Matthew Schapiro
Matthew Schapiro is a former at-large representative on the Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education in New Jersey. Schapiro served on the board from 2017 until he resigned in July 2019.[1]
Schapiro was an unsuccessful candidate for the board in 2016. He lost the general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2017
In the first election following the return of local control to the district, four of the nine seats on the Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education in New Jersey were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Three seats were up for regular three-year terms and one seat was up for a one-year unexpired term after former board member John Reichart resigned from the board.
Board members Amy DeGise and Lorenzo Richardson won additional three-year terms on the board and were joined in their victory by Matthew Schapiro. They defeated incumbent Gerald Lyons and challenger Yousef Saleh. Mussab Ali took the one-year term, defeating David Miranda.[2]
Results
| Jersey City Public Schools, At-large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Amy DeGise Incumbent |
31.65% | 19,125 |
| Matthew Schapiro |
18.89% | 11,419 |
| Lorenzo Richardson Incumbent |
18.49% | 11,173 |
| Yousef Saleh | 15.61% | 9,433 |
| Gerald Lyons Incumbent | 15.25% | 9,216 |
| Write-in votes | 0.12% | 70 |
| Total Votes | 60,436 | |
| Source: Hudson County Clerk's Office, "General Election 2017," accessed March 22, 2018 | ||
Funding
Schapiro did not report campaign contributions or expenditures in this election as of October 23, 2017, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[3]
2016
Three of the nine seats on the Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. No incumbents filed for re-election. Ten candidates filed in the race, including former candidate Gina Verdibello and former board member Angel Valentin. They faced eight newcomers: Asmaa Abdalla, Mussab Ali, Luis Fernandez, Kimberly Goycochea, Natalia Ioffe, Mark Rowan, Sudhan Thomas, and Matthew Schapiro. Valentin, Fernandez, and Thomas won in the general election. Three candidates filed in the race but withdrew their candidacy and did not appear on the ballot: Dominique Lee, DeJon Morris, and Jose Vasquez.[4][5]
Results
| Jersey City Public Schools, At-large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Angel Valentin |
15.96% | 16,308 |
| Sudhan Thomas |
15.69% | 16,033 |
| Luis Fernandez |
13.24% | 13,534 |
| Gina Verdibello | 12.54% | 12,815 |
| Matthew Schapiro | 12.34% | 12,615 |
| Asmaa Abdalla | 11.01% | 11,252 |
| Mussab Ali | 6.15% | 6,290 |
| Natalia Ioffe | 5.27% | 5,389 |
| Mark Rowan | 4.14% | 4,231 |
| Kimberly Goycochea | 3.66% | 3,736 |
| Total Votes | 102,203 | |
| Source: NJ.com, "Hudson County real-time election results 2016," November 8, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Endorsements
Schapiro was endorsed in the election by Ahmed Shedeed, president of the Islamic Center of Jersey City.[6]
Recent news
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See also
- Jersey City Public Schools, New Jersey
- Jersey City Public Schools elections (2017)
- Jersey City Public Schools elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NJ.com, "Jersey City school board member to step down — fourth since July," updated May 2, 2019
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Hilda Rosario, Hudson County Supervisor of Elections," August 7, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Filings," accessed October 23, 2017
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Phone conversation with district business administration office," August 2, 2016
- ↑ Hudson County View, "Newark BRICK Academy Schools CEO withdraws from Jersey City BOE race," September 7, 2016
- ↑ Hudson County View, "Jersey City United gets endorsement of local Muslim leader in BOE race," October 12, 2016
| Jersey City Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Hudson County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | 3-year terms: Incumbent, Amy DeGise • Incumbent, Gerald Lyons • Incumbent, Lorenzo Richardson • Yousef Saleh • Matthew Schapiro 1-year term: Mussab Ali • David Miranda |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
