Marc Patten
Marc Patten is the former Democratic at-large representative on the Fairfield Public Schools school board in Connecticut. First elected in 2013, Patten lost a re-election campaign in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Patton earned a B.A. in Communications and Marketing from the University of Connecticut. He is the owner of Destination Entertainment LLC as well as a District 7 member on the Representative Town Committee. Patton has served as a member of the Fairfield Solid Waste & Recycling Commission and the North Stratfield PTA. He and his wife, Andrea, have two children.[1]
Elections
2017
Five of nine seats on the Fairfield Public Schools Board of Education in Connecticut were up for at-large election on November 7, 2017. One of the seats was up for special election due to a resignation on the board.[2] Newcomer Christine Vitale (D) defeated newcomer Sally Connolly (R) for the two-year seat. Two incumbents filed for re-election. Incumbent Nick Aysseh (R) and newcomers Jennifer Jacobsen (D), Jennifer Leeper (D), and Jeff Peterson (R) won the four-year seats. John Convertito (D) and incumbent Marc Patten (D), though they received the third- and fifth-highest vote total, respectively, were not elected due to a state minority election law that prevents one political party from controlling more than two-thirds of the board's seats.[3]
Republican candidates Chris McCoy and Joe Palmer withdrew their candidacy and did not appear on the ballot.[4][5]
These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.
| Fairfield Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jennifer Jacobsen |
19.86% | 7,627 | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Leeper |
19.18% | 7,366 | |
| Democratic | John Convertito | 17.18% | 6,595 | |
| Republican | Jeff Peterson |
15.12% | 5,806 | |
| Democratic | Marc Patten Incumbent | 14.85% | 5,701 | |
| Republican | Nick Aysseh Incumbent |
13.80% | 5,300 | |
| Total Votes | 38,395 | |||
| Source: Fairfield, Connecticut, "Town of Fairfield - 11/07/2017 Election, Unofficial Results," accessed November 10, 2017 | ||||
2013
Patton won election as a Democrat against four other candidates for four seats on the board.
| Fairfield Public Schools, General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Eileen Liu-McCormack |
22.8% | 6,724 | |
| Republican | John Llewellyn |
21.2% | 6,269 | |
| Democratic | Marc Patten |
20.1% | 5,919 | |
| Democratic | Donna Karnal |
18.2% | 5,382 | |
| Democratic | Kenneth Lee | 17.7% | 5,214 | |
| Total Votes | 29,508 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Municipal Elections - November 5, 2013," accessed November 6, 2013 These results are unofficial and not certified. They will be updated once certified results are available. | ||||
Funding
Mark Patton did not report any contributions or expenditures to the Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission.
Campaign themes
2013
Patton explained his reasons for running in 2013 to the Fairfield Democratic Town Committee:[1]
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"One Town. That’s what Fairfield needs to get back to and that’s the theme of my campaign in a nutshell. Community is about helping one another. It’s about working together and making compromises and sacrifices for the overall long term good. In my Professional and public service careers, I always look at the big picture. I have a strong track record of working positively with people of differing opinions from all walks of life to achieve progress towards a common goal. I want to see a Board of Education that isn’t adversarial–one that includes teachers, parents and the administration working together to better educate each and every child in Fairfield, and give them a complete rounded educational experience to best prepare them for life when they leave our care. This can all be achieved by listening to one another, and making rational decisions that are fiscally responsible. Our tax dollars may be limited, but our desire to achieve excellence is limitless." [6] |
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Recent news
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See also
- Fairfield Public Schools, Connecticut
- Fairfield Public Schools elections (2017)
- New Britain Public Schools elections (2013)
External links
- Fairfield Public Schools
- Fairfield Democratic Town Committee profile
- Fairfield Taxpayer 2013 Election Forum profile
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fairfield Democratic Town Committee, "Board of Education," accessed October 9, 2013
- ↑ Fairfield Citizen, "Republicans pick Nick Aysseh for vacated BOE seat," accessed July 24, 2017
- ↑ Danbury, Connecticut, "Election Results," accessed November 10, 2017
- ↑ Marielle Bricker, "Phone conversation with Town Clerk's office," October 24, 2017
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Fairfield Sample Ballot," accessed October 24, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Fairfield Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Fairfield County, Connecticut | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large (4-year): Incumbent, Marc Patten • Incumbent, Nick Aysseh • John Convertito • Jennifer Jacobsen • Jennifer Leeper Chris McCoy • Joe Palmer • Jeff Peterson At-large (2-year): Christine Vitale • Sally Connolly |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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