Larry Quinn
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Larry Quinn is a former at-large member of the Buffalo school board in New York. He served on the school board from 2014 to 2019.
He won the general election on May 6, 2014 alongside incumbent Barbara Seals Nevergold and newcomer Patricia B. Pierce against 10 other challengers.
Biography
Larry Quinn is a resident of Buffalo, New York. Quinn graduated from Canisius High School before earning his bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1974. He was then appointed to the positions of director of development and later commissioner of development by the mayor of Buffalo. From 1982 to 1992, he worked as a developer in Manhattan in New York City and Princeton, New Jersey. Quinn was appointed to the position of president and chief executive officer of the Buffalo Sabres professional hockey team in 1996 until he was removed in 1998. He returned to the team as a managing partner in 2004 and became a minority owner of the team in 2008. Quinn cut ties with the team following a change in its ownership in 2011.[1][2]
Elections
2014
- See also: Buffalo Public Schools elections (2014)
Larry Quinn, Patricia B. Pierce and incumbent Barbara Seals Nevergold won the three at-large seats against incumbent John Licata and nine other candidates in the general election on May 6, 2014. Candidates Bryon J. McIntyre and Daniel Rockwitz Reynolds were removed from the ballot after they did not meet the petition signature requirements.[3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Larry Quinn |
16.1% | 8,806 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia B. Pierce |
14.7% | 8,061 | |
| Nonpartisan | Barbara Seals Nevergold Incumbent |
13.6% | 7,449 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bernie Tolbert | 11.5% | 6,298 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Licata Incumbent | 9% | 4,930 | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel P. Davis | 7.9% | 4,334 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sergio Rodriguez | 6.3% | 3,447 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gizelle Stokes | 5.6% | 3,059 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ralph R. Hernandez | 5% | 2,733 | |
| Nonpartisan | Wendy Mistretta | 4.4% | 2,414 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephon Wright | 2.3% | 1,242 | |
| Nonpartisan | Adrian Harris | 1.9% | 1,066 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephen Buccilli | 1.7% | 936 | |
| Total Votes | 54,775 | |||
| Source: Erie County, NY - Board of Elections, "Election Results Archive," accessed June 11, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Quinn reported $34,000.00 in contributions and $268.61 in expenditures to the Erie County Board of Elections, which left his campaign with $33,731.39 on-hand. Quinn contributed a total of $5,000.00 to his own campaign. He also received a contribution of $3,000.00 and an additional $384.57 in-kind donation of data files from StudentsFirst, which is a national education reform advocacy organization.[4] StudentsFirst's policy agenda includes support for teacher merit pay, eliminating tenure for teachers and promoting school choice.[5]
Endorsements
Quinn received endorsements from StudentsFirst, the Buffalo Niagara Partnership and The Buffalo News.[6] He also received endorsements from board members Jason McCarthy, James Sampson and Carl P. Paladino.[7][8]
Campaign themes
2014
In response to a survey published by The Buffalo News, Quinn answered several questions outlining his campaign themes, preferred education reforms and priorities.
| “ | Cite an example of a school program (here or elsewhere) that you think should be replicated in Buffalo: Charter School for Applied Technologies, Tapestry Charter School, Elmwood Village Charter School all have proven records locally. Nationally, Uncommon Schools, Success Academies and Teach for America have an excellent record educating kids from the poorest backgrounds. Describe two or three specific actions the district should take to help close the projected $50 million deficit for 2014-15: Rightsize the district - 50,000 seats for 30,000 students. Renegotiate BTF contract. Greatly increase the number of charter schools. List the three most important things you want to accomplish if you are elected: Establish a set of governance procedures at the board level that has the result of holding the superintendent and her staff to a high level of accountability. Close and restart of failing district schools. Create a Board that can foster a real partnership between students, teachers, and parents. Which means putting an end to top down micro-managing, financial reform, and a complete restructuring of how the Board deploys its human and financial resources. Evaluate Pamela Brown's performance as superintendent: Pamela Brown's performance to date has been very poor. She has been less than forthcoming and transparent with information regarding school plans, she has not been able to build a strong administrative staff, and she does not appear to have a good grasp of the school district's finances. But most importantly, Pamela Brown has shown no inclination to be an agent or leader for change. Fairly or unfairly, Pamela Brown has become the poster child for the status quo. In a district as badly broken as ours, these are not qualities that will likely engender future success.[9] |
” |
| —The Buffalo News survey (2014)[7] | ||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Additional reading
- The Buffalo News, "Quinn seeks School Board seat to help fix ‘broken’ system," April 24, 2014
- The Buffalo News, "Quinn raises $34,000 in run for Buffalo School Board," April 12, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ Sabres, "Larry Quinn - Managing Partner/Minority Owner," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "Larry Quinn weighs School Board run," February 19, 2014
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "Two knocked off Buffalo School Board ballot," April 23, 2014
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "School board financial disclosures," April 12, 2014
- ↑ StudentsFirst, "StudentsFirst Policy Agenda: Summary," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "At a watershed moment in education, The News endorses three candidates for School Board," April 27, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Buffalo News, "Meet the candidates," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Twitter, "Sandra Tan," May 2, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2014 Buffalo Public Schools Elections | |
| Buffalo, New York | |
| Election date: | May 6, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Barbara Seals Nevergold • Incumbent, John Licata • Adrian Harris • Wendy Mistretta • Larry Quinn • Sergio Rodriguez • Bernie Tolbert • Stephon Wright • Stephen Buccilli • Patricia B. Pierce • Ralph R. Hernandez • Samuel P. Davis • Gizelle Stokes |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
