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Michael Basile
Michael Basile was a candidate for Samuel Miller District representative on the Albemarle County School Board in Virginia. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] Michael Basile lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Basile previously served as the president of the Jefferson Area Tea Party.[2]
Elections
2015
The Albemarle County School Board is a seven-member board with six members elected by district and one member elected at-large. The seats of Rivanna District incumbent Jason Buyaki, Scottsville District incumbent Stephen Koleszar, White Hall District incumbent Barbara Massie Mouly, and at-large incumbent Ned Gallaway were up for election on November 3, 2015.[3] Jonathan Alcaro defeated fellow newcomers Dolly Joseph and Catherine Lochner for the at-large seat. The White Hall District race featured challengers Caroll Hatcher and David Oberg; Oberg won the open seat. Incumbents Buyaki and Koleszar ran unopposed and won re-election to their Rivanna District and Scottsville District seats, respectively.
The Samuel Miller District seat, vacated by Eric Strucko's resignation on April 29, 2015, was up for special election on November 3, 2015. Michael Basile, Graham Paige, and Brian Vanyo filed for the special election. Paige won the remainder of Stucko's term.[4][5]
Results
| Albemarle County School Board, Samuel Miller District, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Graham Paige |
62.4% | 2,355 |
| Michael Basile | 22.2% | 839 |
| Brian Vanyo | 15.0% | 566 |
| Write-in votes | 0.42% | 16 |
| Total Votes | 3,776 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
Funding
Basile reported no contributions or expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections as of October 28, 2015.[6]
Endorsements
Basile did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
Campaign themes
2015
Candidate website
Basile highlighted the following issues on his campaign blog:
| “ |
Why Run??? Albemarle schools are great for many students. Yet, the number of families requiring free and reduced lunch is increasing. Success in our schools does not mean most of our graduates are practiced or knowledgeable at getting ahead financially. Many do not know how to pay themselves first, save for the long term, accumulate wealth, or improve property for their benefit. This is vitally important for success and the pursuit of happiness. Some of our students do, they learn it at home by the daily habits and activities of their parents. Our schools focus on teaching students to be life-long learners, but not how to succeed financially so they may take care of themselves and their families. Many of our students do not learn the basics to get ahead financially. Albemarle County is rich with people who know how to improve property, accumulate stocks, create intellectual property through written material and music, and more. Let us teach our students what these people know. Let us motivate students with the possibility of living better than we have before. I want to support the teachers and the families of Albemarle County. On the school board, We will provide direction and goals to the school administration. We will reward successful accomplishment of the goals. We will reward teachers and staff for learning new skills needed to teach these financial concepts, and, for innovations in presenting them to our students. All of our students will come out of school practiced at budgeting their money and knowledgeable in ways to save money and accumulate property, no matter their job desires. It is difficult for teachers to feel valued and paid their worth when your employer wastes money and material by replacing and discarding useful school furniture after a year of use. It is difficult for families in the county to support our school administration when this is one way they spend our money. The next priority is to focus on cost savings in our school departments. We will incentivize cost reductions and savings and reward those who speak up and help in this regard. It must be OK for our school personnel to speak out. I want transparency from our school administration and direction for our schools to come from the community, through the school board. That is why I am running. [7] |
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| —Michael Basile's campaign blog, (2015), [8] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Albemarle County Public Schools, Virginia
- Albemarle County Public Schools elections (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
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," September 9, 2015
- ↑ Charlottesville Tomorrow, "Field finalized for Samuel Miller seat on School Board," August 21, 2015
- ↑ Albemarle County Public Schools, "School Board," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Charlottesville Tomorrow, "Samuel Miller applicants outline positions for School Board," June 8, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," September 9, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Vote Mike Basile, "Kicking Off the Run for Albemarle School Board," September 10, 2015
