Michael Donofrio
Michael Donofrio was an at-large member of the North Syracuse Central School District Board of Education in New York. First elected to the board in 2012, he lost his bid for re-election to a second term in the general election on May 19, 2015.[1][2] His term on the board ended July 1, 2015.
Biography
Donofrio graduated from the North Syracuse Central School District and has lived in the district his entire life. He is the vice president of his family's businesses Donofrio Aerial, Inc. and Donofrio’s Body & Paint Shop. He is a board member of GiGi’s Playhouse Syracuse, Down Syndrome Achievement Center. He also serves as president for Ability Fitness, which helps individuals with disabilities. Donofrio earned his bachelor's degree in business management from Le Moyne College. He and his wife have two children.[2][3][4]
Elections
2015
Four of the nine at-large seats on the North Syracuse Central School District Board of Education were up for general election on May 19, 2015. The election shared the ballot with the school district's annual budget vote.
Three full-term seats held by incumbents Robert Crabtree, Michael Donofrio and George Harrington were on the ballot. A fourth, one-year term seat was also on the ballot due to the death of a board member.
Crabtree did not file for re-election, ensuring at least two newcomers would join the board. Donofrio and Harrington faced three challengers, Paul Farfaglia, Michael Leone and Michael Shusda, in their bids for re-election. The three candidates who received the most votes in the election were elected to three-year terms, and the candidate with the fourth-most votes was elected to a one-year term.
Incumbent Donofrio lost his seat on the board. The top three vote recipients, incumbent Harrington, Farfaglia and Leone, won three-year terms, while fourth place finisher Shusda won the special one-year term.
Results
| North Syracuse Central School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  George Harrington Incumbent |
21.9% | 2,053 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Leone |
21.2% | 1,987 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul Farfaglia |
20.7% | 1,941 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Shusda 1-year term |
18.9% | 1,770 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Donofrio Incumbent | 17.2% | 1,608 | |
| Total Votes | 9,359 | |||
| Source: North Syracuse Central School District, "Voters approve proposed budget," accessed May 19, 2015 and Margaret Koenig, "Phone call with North Syracuse Central School District," May 20, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Donofrio reported no contributions or expenditures to the New York State Board of Elections in the election.[5][6]
Endorsements
Donofrio did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Robert L. Crabtree Incumbent |
30.4% | 3,387 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Donofrio |
29.4% | 3,272 | |
| Nonpartisan | George Harrington |
28.1% | 3,132 | |
| Nonpartisan | Simon Stearns | 12.1% | 1,346 | |
| Total Votes | 11,137 | |||
| Source: Syracuse.com, "School vote 2012: Onondaga County school district," May 15, 2012 | ||||
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See also
- North Syracuse Central School District, New York
- North Syracuse 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
- ↑ Syracuse.com, "North Syracuse school board appoints leadership for 2012-13 school year," July 11, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 North Syracuse Central School District, "Board of Education Candidates - May 19, 2015 Vote," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Mike Donofrio," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ Eagle Star Review, "North Syracuse school board candidate profiles," May 8, 2012
- ↑ 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
| 2015 North Syracuse Central School District Elections | |
| Onondaga County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Michael Donofrio • Incumbent, George Harrington • Paul Farfaglia • Michael Leone • Michael Shusda |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
