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Milady Tejeda
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Milady Tejeda is an at-large representative on the Perth Amboy Public Schools school board in New Jersey. Tejeda was initially appointed to the position in 2010. Tejeda won a new term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Tejeda's professional experience includes working as a system analyst for Siemens Healthcare and as a medical lab technician for Rahway Hospital. She earned her computer programming certification from the Chubb Institute of Technology. Prior to that, Tejeda earned her bachelor's degree in biology from Kean University and her associate degree in medical lab technology from Middlesex County College. Tejeda's community involvement has included serving as a member of the parish council at Our Lady of Fatima Parrish and as secretary of the United Dominicans of Perth Amboy. Tejeda migrated to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic in 1974.[1]
Elections
2017
Three of the nine seats on the Perth Amboy Public Schools school board in New Jersey were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Board member Milady Tejeda won the election along with newcomers Jesus Martinez and Lisett Lebron. They defeated incumbent Manuel Nunez and challengers Irving Lozada and Eddie Tejada.[2]
Results
| Perth Amboy Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jesus Martinez |
18.50% | 2,014 |
| Milady Tejeda Incumbent |
18.31% | 1,993 |
| Lisett Lebron |
17.33% | 1,886 |
| Irving Lozada | 16.59% | 1,806 |
| Manuel Nunez Incumbent | 16.20% | 1,764 |
| Eddie Tejada | 13.07% | 1,423 |
| Total Votes | 10,886 | |
| Source: Middlesex County, New Jersey, "Historical Election Results: November 2017," accessed March 22, 2018 | ||
Funding
Tejeda did not report campaign contributions or expenditures in this election as of October 24, 2017, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[3]
2014
Three seats on the Perth Amboy school board were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Former board member Anton J. Massopust and incumbents Dianne Roman and Milady Tejada ran against Jose Rodriguez, Junior Iglesia, Thomas Thor, and Manuel Nunez in the general election. While incumbent Maria Garcia's term also expired at the end of the year, she did not file to run for re-election.[4] Roman, Thor, and Iglesia ran as a slate called Restoring Educational Priorities.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Milady Tejada Incumbent |
19.7% | 2,378 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jose Rodriguez |
19.6% | 2,369 | |
| Nonpartisan | Manuel Nunez |
16.3% | 1,971 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dianne Roman Incumbent | 13.7% | 1,654 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anton J. Massopust | 12.6% | 1,525 | |
| Nonpartisan | Junior Iglesia | 9.1% | 1,100 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Thor | 8.8% | 1,067 | |
| Total Votes | 12,064 | |||
| Source: Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Claudia Jackson, Middlesex County Clerk's Office," February 27, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Tejeda had not reported any contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of October 16, 2014.[5]
Endorsements
Tejeda had not received any official endorsements as of October 16, 2014.
2011
| Perth Amboy school board, At-Large General election, 3-year terms, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Dianne Roman |
21.7% | 693 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eric Rodgers Incumbent |
21% | 672 | |
| Nonpartisan | Milady Tejeda Incumbent |
19.5% | 624 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nina Perkins-Nieves | 19% | 608 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jacqueline Rodriguez-Sanchez | 18.8% | 603 | |
| Total Votes | 3,200 | |||
| Source: City of Perth Amboy, "School Board Election Results: April 27, 2011," accessed October 10, 2014 | ||||
See also
- Perth Amboy Public Schools, New Jersey
- Perth Amboy Public Schools elections (2017)
- Perth Amboy Public Schools elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Together for Quality Schools, "Biographies," accessed September 25, 2017
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Cassandra Achille, Middlesex County Elections official," August 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Filings," accessed October 24, 2017
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "E-mail correspondence with Claudia P. Jackson, Middlesex County Clerk's Office," September 8, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed October 16, 2014
| Perth Amboy Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Middlesex County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Manuel Nunez • Incumbent, Milady Tejeda • Lisett Lebron • Irving Lozada • Jesus Martinez • Eddie Tejada |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
