Luis Fernandez (New Jersey)
Luis Fernandez was an at-large representative on the Jersey City Public Schools school board in New Jersey. Fernandez joined the board in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016. He resigned from the board on February 28, 2019.[1]
Elections
2016
Three of the nine seats on the Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. No incumbents filed for re-election. Ten candidates filed in the race, including former candidate Gina Verdibello and former board member Angel Valentin. They faced eight newcomers: Asmaa Abdalla, Mussab Ali, Luis Fernandez, Kimberly Goycochea, Natalia Ioffe, Mark Rowan, Sudhan Thomas, and Matthew Schapiro. Valentin, Fernandez, and Thomas won in the general election. Three candidates filed in the race but withdrew their candidacy and did not appear on the ballot: Dominique Lee, DeJon Morris, and Jose Vasquez.[2][3]
Results
| Jersey City Public Schools, At-large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Angel Valentin |
15.96% | 16,308 |
| Sudhan Thomas |
15.69% | 16,033 |
| Luis Fernandez |
13.24% | 13,534 |
| Gina Verdibello | 12.54% | 12,815 |
| Matthew Schapiro | 12.34% | 12,615 |
| Asmaa Abdalla | 11.01% | 11,252 |
| Mussab Ali | 6.15% | 6,290 |
| Natalia Ioffe | 5.27% | 5,389 |
| Mark Rowan | 4.14% | 4,231 |
| Kimberly Goycochea | 3.66% | 3,736 |
| Total Votes | 102,203 | |
| Source: NJ.com, "Hudson County real-time election results 2016," November 8, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Endorsements
Fernandez was endorsed in the election by Ahmed Shedeed, president of the Islamic Center of Jersey City.[4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ NJ.com, "For third time since July, a Jersey City school board member resigns," February 28, 2019
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Phone conversation with district business administration office," August 2, 2016
- ↑ Hudson County View, "Newark BRICK Academy Schools CEO withdraws from Jersey City BOE race," September 7, 2016
- ↑ Hudson County View, "Jersey City United gets endorsement of local Muslim leader in BOE race," October 12, 2016
| 2016 Jersey City Public Schools Elections | |
| Hudson County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Asmaa Abdalla • Mussab Ali • Luis Fernandez • Kimberly Goycochea • Natalia Ioffe • Mark Rowan • Sudhan Thomas • Gina Verdibello • Angel Valentin • Matthew Schapiro |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
