Maria Z. Carvalho
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2026
Maria Z. Carvalho is an at-large representative on the Elizabeth Public Schools school board in New Jersey. First elected in 2014, Carvalho won a new term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Carvalho ran with Rosa Moreno Ortega and Jerry Jacobs as a member of the One Team One Dream slate.
Elections
2017
Three of the nine seats on the Elizabeth Public Schools school board in New Jersey were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Board member Maria Z. Carvalho and newcomers Jerry Jacobs and Rosa Moreno Ortega defeated incumbent Paul Perreira and Ricky Castaneda, Sima Farid, Christina Moreira, Armando Da Silva, and Rosa Moreno Ortega.[1]
Carvalho, Moreno Ortega, and Jacobs ran in this election together as a slate called One Team One Dream. Perreira, Da Silva, and Farid ran together as a slate called Children First. Castaneda and Moreira ran together as a slate called Putting Kids First.
Results
| Elizabeth Public Schools, At-large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Maria Z. Carvalho Incumbent |
22.66% | 5,103 |
| Jerry Jacobs |
19.55% | 4,401 |
| Rosa Moreno Ortega |
19.11% | 4,302 |
| Christina Moreira | 10.46% | 2,354 |
| Paul Perreira Incumbent | 10.06% | 2,266 |
| Armando Da Silva | 8.11% | 1,826 |
| Ricky Castaneda | 5.47% | 1,231 |
| Sima Farid | 4.41% | 994 |
| Write-in votes | 0.17% | 38 |
| Total Votes | 22,515 | |
| Source: Union County, "General Election, November 7, 2017: Official Results," accessed March 22, 2018 | ||
Funding
Carvalho did not report campaign contributions or expenditures in this election as of October 17, 2017, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[2]
2014
The election in Elizabeth featured three at-large seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Rafael Fajardo, Francisco González, and Paul Perreira ran against challengers Ana Maria Amin, Stefano Calella, Maria Z. Carvalho, Malik J. Jackson, Anthony Padlo, and Virginia San Pedro. Perreira won re-election, and Amin and Carvalho were added to the board.
Two slates competed for the seats. The Continue the Progress slate included Fajardo, Perreira, and Calella. The Unity for Education slate included Amin, Carvalho, and Jackson. González, Padlo, and San Pedro did not run as part of a slate, and all three candidates withdrew prior to the general election.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Ana Maria Amin |
17.8% | 5,772 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul Perreira Incumbent |
17.4% | 5,642 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maria Z. Carvalho |
17% | 5,527 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rafael Fajardo Incumbent | 16.7% | 5,429 | |
| Nonpartisan | Malik J. Jackson | 16.6% | 5,400 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stefano Calella | 14.3% | 4,640 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 28 | |
| Total Votes | 32,438 | |||
| Source: Union County Clerk, "Official 2014 General Election Results," November 14, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Carvalho ran as part of the Unity for Education slate, which did not report any contributions or expenditures during the election, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[3]
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify any official endorsements for Carvalho in the election.
Recent news
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See also
- Elizabeth Public Schools, New Jersey
- Elizabeth Public Schools elections (2017)
- Elizabeth Public Schools elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Lisa Bobish-Hugelmeyer, Union County Elections Supervisor," August 4, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Filings," accessed October 17, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Standard Search," accessed October 15, 2014
| Elizabeth Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Union County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Maria Z. Carvalho • Incumbent, Paul Perreira • Ricky Castaneda • Armando Da Silva • Sima Farid • Jerry Jacobs • Christina Moreira • Rosa Moreno Ortega |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
| 2014 Elizabeth Public Schools Elections | |
| Union County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Rafael Fajardo • Incumbent, Francisco González • Incumbent, Paul Perreira • Ana Maria Amin • Stefano Calella • Maria Z. Carvalho • Malik J. Jackson • Anthony Padlo • Virginia San Pedro |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
