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Michael J. Ostrander Jr.
Michael J. Ostrander Jr. was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Middletown Township School Board in New Jersey. He lost election to the board on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Ostrander resides in Middletown Township, New Jersey. Ostrander earned his Bachelor's degree from Northeastern University.[1] He is employed as a consultant with the treasury and capital markets division of Deloitte & Touche, and he also serves as a part-time instructor at the Rutgers Graduate School of Business in the Department of Finance and Economics.[2][3]
Elections
2013
Ostrander unsuccessfully ran against nine other candidates for one of three at-large seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Middletown Township School District, At-large General Election, 3-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Michael Donlon |
17.2% | 5,474 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vincent Brand Incumbent |
12.9% | 4,097 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bob Banta |
11% | 3,489 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Bennett Jr. Incumbent | 10.9% | 3,463 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael J. Ostrander Jr. | 10.9% | 3,462 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard G. Campbell | 9.3% | 2,955 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christopher Aveta Incumbent | 7.8% | 2,482 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Craig | 7.1% | 2,257 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anastasia Millicker | 6.7% | 2,147 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rocco DelGuercio | 6% | 1,924 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 98 | |
| Total Votes | 31,848 | |||
| Source: Monmouth County, New Jersey, "11/05/2013 - November General Election," November 20, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Ostrander reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[4]
Endorsements
Ostrander did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
Campaign themes
In response to a survey conducted by The Hub Independent, Ostrander argued that the following were the most significant issues confronting the school district:[2]
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Many issues face the Board of Education, such as keeping the quality of education high while containing costs, improving infrastructure and class sizes, maintaining paraprofessionals and the Common Core guidelines. All of these issues serve to remind us that intelligent, respectful and resourceful leadership is needed if we are to keep the quality of education high for all children while protecting the taxpayers. More importantly, everyone needs their voice to be heard. |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Michael + Ostrander + Middletown + Township + School + District"
See also
- Middletown Township School District, New Jersey
- Middletown Township School District Elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Michael Ostrander," accessed November 1, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Keith Heumiller, The Hub Independent, "Board of Education candidates focus on taxes, curriculum," October 31, 2013
- ↑ Michael Ostrander, Middletown Patch, "Candidate for Board of Education," September 28, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Standard Search," accessed December 27, 2013
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