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Matthew Illich
Matthew Illich was a candidate for the Region 3 seat on the West Chester Area Board of Directors in Pennsylvania. The seat was up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015. He filed to run in both the Democratic and Republican primaries. He lost in both primary races to Gary Bevilacqua and did not advance to the general election.[1][2]
Biography
Illich obtained his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from West Chester University. He went on the earn his master's degree in criminal justice from St. Joseph's University. He worked in law enforcement until his retirement in 2010. He now operates his own consulting firm, Northeastern Group Consulting. As a consultant he conducts training sessions and helps organizations implement policies regarding domestic and workplace violence. He is also an adjunct professor at Widener University.[3]
Elections
2015
Five of the nine seats on the West Chester Area Board of Directors were up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015.
Incumbent Sue Tiernan (D) and challenger Kate Shaw (D) defeated Republican challengers Debra Maccariella and Vince Paul for two seats in Region 1. Republican candidates Karen Herrmann and Christopher Tabakin defeated Democratic candidates Samantha Bloom and Matthew Morley in Region 2. Gary Bevilacqua (D/R) defeated Matthew Illich in both the Democratic and Republican primaries, and won the Region 3 seat without opposition in the general election.[1][2]
Election Results
| West Chester Area School District, Region 3 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Gary Bevilacqua Incumbent |
82.6% | 779 | |
| Democratic | Matthew Illich | 17.4% | 164 | |
| Total Votes | 943 | |||
| Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania, "Summary Report," accessed June 16, 2015 and Delaware County, "2015 Official Municipal Primary Results," accessed November 13, 2017 | ||||
Funding
Campaign finance information was not available for this election.
Endorsements
Illich received an official endorsement from the Republican Committee of Chester County.[4]
Recent news
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See also
- West Chester Area School District, Pennsylvania
- West Chester Area School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 West Chester Area School District, "School Board Members," accessed March 16, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chester County, "2015 Municipal Primary Election Unofficial Candidate List," accessed March 18, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "candidates" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ LinkedIn, "Matthew Illich," accessed May 6, 2015
- ↑ West Goshen GOP, "Home," accessed May 5, 2015
| 2015 West Chester Area School District Elections | |
| Chester County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary election: May 19, 2015 General election: November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Region 1: • Incumbent Sue Tiernan (D/R) • Debra Maccariella (R) • Vince Paul (D/R) • Kate Shaw (D/R) Region 2: • Samantha Bloom (D/R) • Karen Herrmann (R) • Matthew Morley (D/R) • Christopher Tabakin (R) |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
