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Nakima Redmon
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Nakima Redmon is an at-large representative on the Paterson Public Schools Board of Education in New Jersey. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] Nakima Redmon won the general election on November 3, 2015.
Elections
2015
- See also: Paterson Public Schools elections (2015)
Opposition
Three of the nine seats on the Paterson Public Schools Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The seats of at-large incumbents Errol Kerr, Manuel Martinez Jr. and Corey Teague's seats were up for election. Kerr and Teague filed to seek re-election, while Martinez did not. Challengers Nakima Redmon, Oshin Castillo and Kevin Henry defeated Kerr, Teague and Jesus Castro. Write-in candidates were allowed in this election.[1]
Results
| Paterson Board of Education, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Nakima Redmon |
20.5% | 2,927 |
| Oshin Castillo |
18.8% | 2,695 |
| Kevin Henry |
18.7% | 2,687 |
| Errol Kerr Incumbent | 15.5% | 2,186 |
| Corey Teague Incumbent | 15.1% | 2,157 |
| Jesus Castro | 11.3% | 1,625 |
| Write-in votes | 0.2% | 29 |
| Total Votes | 14,306 | |
| Source: Passaic County, "Statement of Vote," accessed November 12, 2015 | ||
Funding
Redmon reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of October 27, 2015.[2]
Endorsements
Redmon did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
Campaign themes
2015
Redmon discussed the district's projected budget shortfalls in an interview with the Paterson Press:
| “ |
Clearly, the current system of school funding isn’t working. For our schools to succeed in the long run, local school boards, policymakers, and the public need to reexamine how public education is funded at the local, state, and federal levels. The federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and education job funds are simply tourniquets for hemorrhaging local and state education budgets. We need a new system that will stop the bleeding permanently by providing reliable and sustainable funding for public education. What that new funding system looks like should be the subject of a serious conversation and the subject of in-depth research. The board of education must effectively communicate how severe the long-term outlook is to the local community. If the NJDOE keeps underfunding the Paterson school district, our students who are just starting school now will not be able to compete with their international peers when they graduate from high school. Asking the Paterson school district to do more with less does not make sense. How much less can our schools have before they are unable to do more? [3] |
” |
| —Nakima Redmon (2015), [4] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Paterson Public Schools, New Jersey
- Paterson 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, New Jersey, "List of Local School Board Candidates for General Election - November 3, 2015," accessed July 28, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Paterson Press, "Paterson school board candidates provide their thoughts on district’s fiscal problems," October 20, 2015
| 2015 Paterson Public Schools Elections | |
| Passaic County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Errol Kerr • Incumbent, Corey Teague • Oshin Castillo • Jesus Castro • Kevin Henry • Nakima Redmon |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
