Margaret O'Brien (Connecticut)
Margaret O'Brien was an Independent Party candidate for at-large representative on the Waterbury Public Schools Board of Education in Connecticut. O'Brien was defeated in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
O'Brien was a 2014 Independent candidate for District 73 of the Connecticut House of Representatives. She ran unsuccessfully for an at-large seat on the Waterbury Board of Education in 2013.
Biography
O'Brien earned an Associate's degree in business administration from Mattatuck Community College in 1979, her B.S. in Upper Management and her M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from American InterContinental University. Her professional experience includes working as a Consultant and President of Sillari Advocacy for Connecticut's Special Needs Children since 1996, classroom volunteer and President of the Woodrow Wilson PTO.[1][2]
Elections
2017
Five of 10 seats on the Waterbury Public Schools Board of Education in Connecticut were up for at-large election on November 7, 2017. Four incumbents won re-election: Karen E. Harvey (D), Juanita Hernandez (D), Charles L. Stango (R), and Thomas Van Stone Sr. (R). Newcomer Melissa Serrano-Adorno (D) also won. Republican challenger Zaida Martinez lost, as did Margaret "Maggie" O'Brien, Danielle Albert, and Shakirah Howard, who were endorsed by the Independent Party.[3][4]
| Waterbury Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Melissa Serrano-Adorno |
15.97% | 3,666 | |
| Democratic | Karen E. Harvey Incumbent |
15.65% | 3,594 | |
| Republican | Thomas Van Stone, Sr. Incumbent |
14.79% | 3,395 | |
| Republican | Charles L. Stango Incumbent |
14.68% | 3,370 | |
| Democratic | Juanita Hernandez Incumbent |
14.63% | 3,359 | |
| Republican | Zaida Martinez | 9.89% | 2,271 | |
| CIP | Margaret O'Brien | 5.70% | 1,308 | |
| CIP | Danielle Albert | 4.47% | 1,026 | |
| CIP | Shakirah Howard | 4.22% | 970 | |
| Total Votes | 22,959 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Election Center: 2017 November Municipal Election," accessed November 8, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||||
2014
Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 12, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 10, 2014. Incumbent Jeffrey J. Berger was unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Francis J. Caiazzo, Jr. (I) in the general election.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeffrey J. Berger Incumbent |
71% | 3,200 | |
| Independent | Francis J. Caiazzo, Jr. | 22.5% | 1,012 | |
| Working Families | Jeffrey J. Berger Incumbent |
6.5% | 294 | |
| Total Votes | 4,506 | |||
2013
O'Brien lost election to the board as an independent against nine other candidates on November 5, 2013. She ran as part of an Independent Party ticket including James K. Russell and Kimberly A. Sidoti referred to the Row C coalition due to the slate's placement on the ballot.
| Waterbury Public Schools, General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Karen E. Harvey Incumbent |
17.5% | 5,883 | |
| Democratic | Felix Rodriguez Incumbent |
16% | 5,361 | |
| Democratic | Juanita Hernandez |
15.5% | 5,198 | |
| Republican | Charles L. Stango Incumbent |
12.1% | 4,083 | |
| Republican | Thomas Van Stone, Sr. |
10.6% | 3,551 | |
| Republican | John F. Alseph Jr. | 9.1% | 3,062 | |
| Independent | Margaret A. O'Brien | 6.2% | 2,090 | |
| Independent | James K. Russell | 5% | 1,673 | |
| Independent | Kimberly A. Sidoti | 4.8% | 1,623 | |
| Petitioning Candidate | Ann M. Sweeney Incumbent | 3.2% | 1,082 | |
| Total Votes | 33,606 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Municipal Elections - November 5, 2013," accessed December 16, 2013 | ||||
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See also
- Waterbury Public Schools, Connecticut
- Waterbury Public Schools elections (2017)
- Connecticut House of Representatives
- Connecticut House of Representatives District 73
- Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Margaret O'Brien," accessed October 11, 2013
- ↑ Independent Party Waterbury Town Committee, "Margaret A. O'Brien," accessed October 11, 2013
- ↑ Marielle Bricker, "Email communication with Town Clerk," August 24, 3017
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Waterbury Sample Ballot," accessed October 20, 2017
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official primary and general election results," accessed November 26, 2014
