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Michael Evans (New Jersey)
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Michael Evans was an at-large representative on the Clifton Public Schools school board. He was appointed to the board in 2015 following the resignation of Wayne Demikoff. He won the remainder of the unexpired term in the general election on November 3, 2015.[1] Evans lost a re-election bid in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Evans is an attorney in private practice who specializes in family law. He and his wife, Theresa, have one child who attended district schools.[2]
Elections
2016
- See also: Clifton Public Schools elections (2016)
Three of the nine seats on the Clifton Public Schools school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Gary Passenti and Rosemary Pino, along with Fahim Abedrabbo, won election to the three seats by defeating Bimal Brahmbhatt, Frank Kasper, Allison Proszowski, Matthew Trella, and incumbent Michael Evans.[3]
Results
| Clifton Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rosemary Pino Incumbent |
20.23% | 9,706 |
| Gary Passenti Incumbent |
15.18% | 7,280 |
| Fahim Abedrabbo |
15.06% | 7,222 |
| Matthew Trella | 13.24% | 6,352 |
| Allison Proszowski | 12.46% | 5,976 |
| Michael Evans Incumbent | 11.63% | 5,579 |
| Frank Kasper | 8.01% | 3,842 |
| Bimal Brahmbhatt | 4.00% | 1,920 |
| Write-in votes | 0.19% | 92 |
| Total Votes | 47,969 | |
| Source: Passaic County, "County Clerk-Election Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Evans reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission in the election.[4]
2015
- See also: Clifton Public Schools elections (2015)
Four of the nine seats on the Clifton Public Schools Board of Education were up for election on November 3, 2015. The seats of at-large incumbents Tafari Anderson, James Daley and John Houston were up for regularly scheduled elections. Anderson, Daley and Lawrence Grasso defeated Jaime Placek and Latasha Casterlow-Lalla for these seats.
The fourth seat on the ballot was up for special election to fill a one-year unexpired term created by Wayne Demikoff's removal from the board in February 2015. Houston ran for election to the unexpired term rather than a full three-year term. Michael Evans defeated Houston and Bharat Rana for the one-year term.[1]
Results
| Clifton Board of Education, At-large (1-year term), General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Michael Evans |
38.5% | 2,005 |
| John J. Houston | 32.3% | 1,681 |
| Bharat Rana | 29.2% | 1,526 |
| Write-in votes | 0.19% | 10 |
| Total Votes | 5,222 | |
| Source: Passaic County, "Statement of Vote," accessed November 12, 2015 | ||
Funding
Evans reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of October 27, 2015.[5]
Endorsements
Evans did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
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See also
- Clifton Public Schools, New Jersey
- Clifton 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Passaic County, "List of Local School Board Candidates for the General Election – November 3, 2015," accessed August 4, 2015
- ↑ Clifton Journal, "Attorney appointed to fill empty seat on Clifton Board of Education," February 13, 2015
- ↑ Passaic County, "List of Local School Board Elections for the General Election-November 8, 2016," accessed July 26, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Public Information," accessed December 12, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed October 27, 2015
| 2016 Clifton Public Schools Elections | |
| Passaic County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Michael Evans • Incumbent, Gary Passenti • Incumbent, Rosemary Pino • Fahim Abedrabbo • Bimal Brahmbhatt • Frank Kasper • Allison Proszowski • Matthew Trella |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
| 2015 Clifton Public Schools Elections | |
| Passaic County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large, 3-year terms: • Incumbent, Tafari Anderson • James Daley • Latasha Casterlow-Lalla • Lawrence Grasso • Jaime Placek
At-large, 1-year unexpired term: • Incumbent, John Houston • Incumbent, Michael Evans • Bharat Rana |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
