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Latasha Casterlow-Lalla
Latasha Casterlow-Lalla was a candidate for at-large representative on the Clifton Board of Education in New Jersey. The general election was held on November 3, 2015. Latasha Casterlow-Lalla lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Casterlow-Lalla earned an M.A. in administration and supervision from Montclair State University in 2007. She joined Passaic Public Schools as a music teacher in 2004. Casterlow-Lalla has been the supervisor of a gifted and talented program in Passaic since 2013.[1]
Elections
2015
- See also: Clifton Public Schools elections (2015)
Four of the nine seats on the Clifton Public Schools Board of Education were up for election on November 3, 2015. The seats of at-large incumbents Tafari Anderson, James Daley and John Houston were up for regularly scheduled elections. Anderson, Daley and Lawrence Grasso defeated Jaime Placek and Latasha Casterlow-Lalla for these seats.
The fourth seat on the ballot was up for special election to fill a one-year unexpired term created by Wayne Demikoff's removal from the board in February 2015. Houston ran for election to the unexpired term rather than a full three-year term. Michael Evans defeated Houston and Bharat Rana for the one-year term.[2]
Results
| Clifton Board of Education, At-large (3-year term), General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lawrence Grasso |
26.6% | 3,742 |
| James Daley Incumbent |
25.4% | 3,567 |
| Tafari Anderson Incumbent |
18.8% | 2,635 |
| Jaime Placek | 15.7% | 2,211 |
| Latasha Casterlow-Lalla | 13.5% | 1,898 |
| Write-in votes | 0.3% | 42 |
| Total Votes | 14,095 | |
| Source: Passaic County, "Statement of Vote," accessed November 12, 2015 | ||
Funding
Casterlow-Lalla reported $275.00 in contributions but no expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, which left her campaign with $275.00 on hand as of October 27, 2015.[3]
Endorsements
Casterlow-Lalla did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
Recent news
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See also
- Clifton Public Schools, New Jersey
- Clifton Public Schools elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Latasha Casterlow-Lalla," accessed October 16, 2015
- ↑ Passaic County, "List of Local School Board Candidates for the General Election – November 3, 2015," accessed August 4, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed October 27, 2015
| 2015 Clifton Public Schools Elections | |
| Passaic County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large, 3-year terms: • Incumbent, Tafari Anderson • James Daley • Latasha Casterlow-Lalla • Lawrence Grasso • Jaime Placek
At-large, 1-year unexpired term: • Incumbent, John Houston • Incumbent, Michael Evans • Bharat Rana |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
