Michael Scopone
Michael Scopone was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools school board in Michigan. Scopone was defeated in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
Four of the seven seats on the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. These seats included three seats with six-year terms and one seat with a four-year term. No incumbents filed for a six-year term, leaving nine candidates to fill three seats: Douglas Brooks, Bharat Malhotra, Patti McCoin, Patricia Mullen, Pete Puzzuoli, Leonardo Savage, Michael Scopone, Girish Tiwari, and Gurunath Vemulakonda. Mullen, Brooks, and McCoin won in the general election. Incumbent Patrick Kehoe won re-election to a four-year term without opposition.[1] Malhotra, Vemulakonda, and Tiwari ran as a candidate slate.[2]
Results
| Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, At-Large General Election, 6-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Patricia Mullen |
21.41% | 20,434 |
| Patti McCoin |
18.30% | 17,464 |
| Douglas Brooks |
15.06% | 14,375 |
| Pete Puzzuoli | 10.71% | 10,221 |
| Michael Scopone | 8.81% | 8,408 |
| Gurunath Vemulakonda | 7.37% | 7,039 |
| Leonardo Savage | 6.71% | 6,406 |
| Girish Tiwari | 5.92% | 5,651 |
| Bharat Malhotra | 5.10% | 4,864 |
| Write-in votes | 0.61% | 585 |
| Total Votes | 95,447 | |
| Source: Wayne County, Michigan, "Elections Division-Results," November 22, 2016 | ||
Funding
School board candidates in Michigan were required to file pre-election campaign finance reports with their county election offices by October 28, 2016. Post-election reports were due by December 8, 2016.[3]
In Michigan, candidates are prohibited from receiving contributions from corporations or labor organizations. Within 10 days of becoming a candidate, candidates must form a candidate committee. Following the creation of the committee, candidates have an additional 10 days to register the committee with the school district filing official by filing a statement of organization. A candidate committee that does not expect to receive or spend more than $1,000 during the election cycle is eligible to receive a reporting waiver, which allows that committee not to file pre-election, post-election, and annual campaign statements.[4]
October 28 filing
Candidates received a total of $12,746.00 and spent a total of $10,042.85 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Wayne County Clerk.[5]
Six-year terms
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Brooks | $3,229.00 | $2,972.13 | $256.87 |
| Bharat Malhotra | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Patti McCoin | $5,780.00 | $3,801.32 | $1,978.68 |
| Patricia Mullen | $3,737.00 | $3,269.40 | $467.60 |
| Pete Puzzuoli | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Leonardo Savage | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Michael Scopone | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Girish Tiwari | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Gurunath Vemulakonda | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Four-year term
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Kehoe (incumbent) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Campaign themes
2016
Scopone provided the following responses to questions compiled by MLive for its 2016 voter guide:
| “ |
Why are you running for office? I am not a teacher an accountant or a school operations wizard. What I am is a regular parent like you who will listen. We might not agree but my mind/ears are always open. One of the most dangerous phrases these days is "We've always done things that way" Well if it makes sense than yes if not things always change. We need regular parents on our school board. Not people using this as a spring board to further political goals & positions. Too often the parents have felt ignored. As I said I am not a financial wizard or an expert on running schools. I don't feel those things are required. Common sense is what's important. Example during the mess that was the closing of Allen Elementary too many times parents were told by the board "We will get back to you with those numbers" Were still waiting. What are your top three priorities? What is the most pressing issue for this office? |
” |
| —Michael Scopone (2016) | ||
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Washtenaw County Elections Division, "Official List of Candidates-November 8, 2016 General Election," August 26, 2016
- ↑ PCCS Good Becomes Great, "Home," accessed October 26, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Bureau of Elections, "2016 and 2017 Campaign Finance Filing Schedule," January 12, 2016
- ↑ Genesee County, "Filing Requirements under Michigan's Campaign Finance Act," February 7, 2014
- ↑ Wayne County Clerk, "Wayne County Campaign Finance Information System," accessed October 30, 2016
- ↑ MLive, "Voter Guide," accessed October 26, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2016 Plymouth-Canton Community Schools Elections | |
| Wayne County, Michigan | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Six-year terms (Three seats): Douglas Brooks • Bharat Malhotra • Patti McCoin • Patricia Mullen • Pete Puzzuoli • Leonardo Savage • Michael Scopone • Girish Tiwari • Gurunath Vemulakonda Four-year term (One seat): Incumbent, Patrick Kehoe |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
