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Lawrence Grasso

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Lawrence Grasso is an at-large representative on the Clifton Board of Education in New Jersey. The general election was held on November 3, 2015. Lawrence Grasso won the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Grasso is a sales manager at Pepperidge Farm.[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 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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26.6% | 3,742 |
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25.4% | 3,567 |
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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
Grasso reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of October 27, 2015.[3]
Endorsements
Grasso 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
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- ↑ 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 |