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Three of the nine seats on the Middletown Township School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. John Little Jr., Leonora Caminiti, and incumbent Michael Donlon won election to the three seats by defeating incumbent Vincent Brand, Donald Hager, and Frank Higgins. Andrew Nicholes originally filed to run in the race but was appointed to the Middletown board in August 2016, after incumbent Helene Henkel resigned.[1]
One candidate participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of school board candidates. Click here to read Donald Hager's responses.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Middletown Township Board of Education consists of nine members elected to three-year terms at large by the district as a whole. Elections are staggered with three seats up for election each year. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. There was no primary election.[2]
Candidates for the school board must be at least 18 years of age and registered to vote. They must have resided within the district for at least one year prior to their election or appointment. Candidates cannot concurrently hold office as mayor or as a member of the governing body of a municipality within the district. Board members cannot have been convicted of a felony. There are no term limits.[2]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
This election was held on November 8, 2016.
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 John Little Jr. |
19.07% | 11,246 |
| Leonora Caminiti |
18.96% | 11,184 |
| Michael Donlon Incumbent |
17.56% | 10,355 |
| Donald Hager | 15.88% | 9,365 |
| Frank Higgins | 15.79% | 9,314 |
| Vincent Brand Incumbent | 12.34% | 7,276 |
| Write-in votes | 0.4% | 237 |
| Total Votes | 58,977 | |
| Source: Monmouth County, New Jersey, "Official Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Vincent Brand | Michael Donlon 
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| Donald Hager | Frank Higgins | John Little Jr.
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Additional elections
- See also: New Jersey elections, 2016
The Middletown Township Board of Education election shared the ballot with federal elections for President of the United States and United States Representative. There were two statewide ballot measures on the ballot. There were also municipal elections for Ocean County sheriff and freeholder.[3]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for New Jersey school board elections in 2016:[4][5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 25, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| September 9, 2016 | Candidate withdrawal deadline |
| October 10, 2016 | First pre-election campaign finance report due |
| October 18, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 28, 2016 | Second pre-election campaign finance report due |
| November 8, 2016 | Election day |
| November 28, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance report due |
| January 1 - January 7, 2017 | New members sworn in |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported in the election, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[6]
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What was at stake?
Candidate survey
Survey responses
One candidate in this race participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of school board candidates. The following sections display the responses to the survey questions from Donald Hager.
Hope to achieve
When asked what he hoped to achieve if elected to the school board, Hager stated:
| “ | I hope to make our School Board's more of a community environment. I want more participation in the decision making processes our School Board makes. I want to serve Middletown to the best of my ability by providing accurate information to members of the public as well as voice concerns of those who live in our community.[7] | ” |
| —Donald Hager (October 4, 2016)[8] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the school district, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. This table displays his rankings:
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| Expanding arts education | ||||
| Improving relations with teachers | ||||
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | ||||
| Improving post-secondary readiness | ||||
| Closing the achievement gap | ||||
| Improving education for special needs students | ||||
| Expanding school choice options | ||||
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer nine multiple choice and short answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. A link to his responses can be found below.
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About the district
Middletown Township School District is located in central New Jersey in Monmouth County. The county seat is Freehold Borough. The district serves K-12 students in several communities including Colts Neck, Farmingdale, and Howell. Monmouth County was home to 628,715 in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[9] The district was the 18th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 9,807 students.[10]
Demographics
Monmouth County outperformed New Jersey as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 42.0 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 36.4 percent of all state residents. The median household income for Monmouth County was $85,605, compared to the statewide average of $72,062. The poverty rate for the county was 8.2 percent, while it was 10.8 percent for the entire state.[9]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms 'Middletown Township School District' 'New Jersey'. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
| Middletown Township School District | New Jersey | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mandy Gillip,"Phone conversation with Monmouth County Clerk," August 1, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Middletown Township Public Schools, "school board Policies," accessed August 31, 2016
- ↑ Ocean County, New Jersey, "2016 Ocean County & Municipal Election Candidates," accessed September 27, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey School Boards Association, "2016 School Board Candidacy & Election Dates," accessed September 20, 2016
- ↑ State of New Jersey Department of State, "General Election Timeline," accessed September 20, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Public Information," accessed December 12, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's school board candidate survey, "Donald Hager's responses," October 4, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quick Facts: Monmouth County," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "NJ Election Information and Results Archive," accessed September 28, 2016
| 2016 Middletown Township School District Elections | |
| Monmouth County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Vincent Brand • Incumbent, Michael Donlon • Leonora Caminiti • Donald Hager • Frank Higgins • John Little Jr. |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
