Maryrose Rafferty
Maryrose Rafferty was a candidate for Seat 7 on the Smithtown Central School District Board of Education in New York. She was defeated in the general election on May 19, 2015.[1]
Biography
Rafferty has lived in the Smithtown Central School District for 11 years. She and her husband have three children. Rafferty has served the district in a number of roles, including as president and treasurer of the PTA, as a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee on Instruction and Housing and as a member of the planning committee for Smithtown Parent University.[2]
Elections
2015
Two of the seven seats on the Smithtown Central School District Board of Education were up for general election on May 19, 2015. Board members were elected at-large by all district voters, but each seat on the board was elected separately. Ballotpedia assigned generic titles, Seat 6 and Seat 7, to the seats on the ballot. These seat titles were arbitrary and did not reflect the status or seniority of the board members holding them.
Incumbents Christopher Alcure and Matthew Morton were up for re-election. Alcure ran unopposed and won re-election to Seat 6. Morton did not file to run, leaving Seat 7 open to a newcomer. The race for that seat featured candidates Jeremy Thode and Maryrose Rafferty. Thode won the open seat.
Results
| Smithtown Central School District, Seat 7 General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Jeremy Thode |
71.3% | 2,144 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maryrose Rafferty | 28.7% | 862 | |
| Total Votes | 3,006 | |||
| Source: Smithtown Central School District, "2015-2016 Budget Results," May 19, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Rafferty reported no contributions or expenditures to the New York State Board of Elections in the election.[3][4]
Endorsements
Rafferty was endorsed by the organization Long Island Opt Out.[5]
Recent news
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See also
- Smithtown Central School District, New York
- Smithtown Central School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Smithtown Central School District, "Sample Ballot," accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ TBR Newsmedia, "Three candidates seek Smithtown BOE spots," April 29, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Financial Disclosure: Expenditure Search Page," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Financial Disclosure: Contribution Search Page," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ Long Island Parents and Teachers Against Standardized Testing & APPR Facebook, "Photos," accessed May 18, 2015
| 2015 Smithtown Central School District Elections | |
| Suffolk County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Seat 6 (Alcure seat): • Incumbent, Christopher Alcure Seat 7 (Morton seat): • Jeremy Thode • Maryrose Rafferty |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
