Nathan Vesely
Nathan Vesely was an at-large member of the Newburgh Enlarged City Board of Education in New York. He was first elected on May 19, 2009, and he served on the board for three years before losing his re-election bid on May 15, 2012.[1] Vesely ran unsuccessfully to return to the board on May 21, 2013, and May 20, 2014.[2]
Elections
2014
Nathan Vesely, incumbents Dawn Fucheck, Mark Levinstein and Thomas Woodhull and six fellow challengers lost to newcomers Kenneth Copertino, Carole Mineo, William Swart and Darren Stridiron for the four at-large seats in the general election on May 20, 2014.
One of the seats up for election was vacated as a result of the death of board member Judith A. McAfee. Stridiron, the candidate who won election but received the fewest votes, received that seat, which carried an unexpired two-year term.[3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Carole Mineo |
14.1% | 1,601 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kenneth Copertino |
12.7% | 1,445 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Swart |
11.7% | 1,333 | |
| Nonpartisan | Darren Stridiron |
11.2% | 1,275 | |
| Nonpartisan | George Bowles, Jr. | 7.1% | 808 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dawn Fucheck Incumbent | 7% | 791 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sheila Murphy | 6.7% | 763 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Levinstein Incumbent | 6.3% | 716 | |
| Nonpartisan | Runston Lewis | 5.7% | 652 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Woodhull Incumbent | 4.4% | 503 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Rein | 3.9% | 442 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Pagliaro | 3.8% | 427 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andres Arestin | 2.9% | 326 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nathan Vesely | 2.6% | 290 | |
| Total Votes | 11,372 | |||
| Source: Newburgh Enlarged City School District, "School & Library Budget Vote and School Board Election - 5/20/14," accessed July 10, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Vesely did not file a campaign finance report with the New York State Board of Elections during the election.[4][5]
Endorsements
Vesely did not receive any endorsements during the election.
2013
| Newburgh Enlarged City School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Susan Prokosch Incumbent |
22.9% | 1,447 | |
| Nonpartisan | Judith A. McAfee Incumbent |
19.7% | 1,247 | |
| Nonpartisan | R. Andrew Johnston |
16.2% | 1,023 | |
| Nonpartisan | Runston Lewis Incumbent | 15.2% | 960 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eric Motley | 10.2% | 645 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Eliadis | 8.4% | 534 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nathan Vesely | 7.5% | 472 | |
| Total Votes | 6,328 | |||
| Source: Newburgh Enlarged City School District, "2013-2014 Budget Information," accessed May 1, 2014 | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Edward Lawson |
19.5% | 1,322 | |
| Nonpartisan | Philip F. Howard |
17% | 1,153 | |
| Nonpartisan | Pamela R. Freeman-Resch Incumbent |
16.8% | 1,138 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lissette Martinez | 11.3% | 769 | |
| Nonpartisan | David K. Kenan | 10.2% | 695 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eric Motley | 9.4% | 638 | |
| Nonpartisan | Aric C. Meyer | 8.3% | 563 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nathan Vesely Incumbent | 7.4% | 504 | |
| Total Votes | 6,782 | |||
| Source: Newburgh Enlarged City School District, "School and Library Budget Vote and Election of Members to the Board of Education," accessed May 1, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
In a survey conducted by the school district, Vesely stated that the following should be the district's top priority in 2014:
| “ | To be accountable to the Community, and Staff and most importantly to the Students of the District.[6] | ” |
| —Newburgh Enlarged City School District candidate survey (2014)[7] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Nathan + Vesely + Newburgh + Enlarged + City + School + District"
See also
- Newburgh Enlarged City School District, New York
- Newburgh Enlarged City School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NewburghEdInfo, "Mid Hudson Times Covers Newburgh BOE Candidates," May 17, 2009
- ↑ NewburghEdInfo, "NECSD BOE Candidates May 2013," May 11, 2013
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia via phone call with the Newburgh Enlarged City School District administration on May 1, 2014.
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Contribution Search," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Expenditure Search," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Newburgh Enlarged City School District, "2014-2015 Budget Information," accessed May 20, 2014
| 2014 Newburgh Enlarged City School District Elections | |
| Orange County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 20, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Dawn Fucheck • Incumbent, Mark Levinstein • Incumbent, Thomas Woodhull • Andres Arestin • George Bowles, Jr. • Kenneth Copertino • Runston Lewis • Carole Mineo • Sheila Murphy • Robert Pagliaro • David Rein • Darren Stridiron • William Swart • Nathan Vesely |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
