Old Bridge Township Public Schools elections (2014)

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2014 Old Bridge Township Public Schools Elections
General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district Method of election Elections What was at stake? Key deadlines Additional elections External links
See also
New Jersey Old Bridge Township Public Schools Middlesex County, New Jersey ballot measures Local ballot measures, New Jersey

Three seats on the Old Bridge Township Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. The candidate filing deadline was July 28, 2014.

Three incumbent members, Donna Andriani, Richard J. Dunn, and Frank Weber, ran for re-election. They faced challengers Kelly Ellis-Foster, George S. Gough, and Ramon A. Paulino. Weber and Andriani retained their seats. Dunn lost his re-election bid to challenger Ellis-Foster in the general election.

See also: What was at stake in the 2014 Old Bridge Township Board of Education election?

About the district

See also: Old Bridge Township Public Schools, New Jersey

Old Bridge Township Public Schools is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Old Bridge Township Public Schools is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The county seat of Middlesex County is New Brunswick. In 2013, Middlesex County was home to approximately 828,919 residents, according to estimates by the United States Census Bureau. In 2011-2012 school year, Old Bridge Township Public Schools was the 23rd-largest school district by enrollment in New Jersey and served 9,197 students.

Demographics

In 2012, Middlesex County had a higher percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree compared to the state overall. The United States Census Bureau reported that 39.8 percent of residents aged 25 and older in the county had earned a bachelor's degree, compared with 35.4 percent for New Jersey. The median household income in Middlesex County was $79,442, higher than the state median of $71,637. The poverty rate in the county was 8.0 percent, compared to 9.9 percent for New Jersey as a whole.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Middlesex County (%)	New Jersey (%)
White	62.8	73.4
Black or African American	11.0	14.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.6	0.6
Asian	23.5	9.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	2.0	2.0
Hispanic or Latino	19.5	18.9

Presidential Voting Pattern, Middlesex County
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote
2012	190,555	107,310
2008	193,812	123,695
2004	166,628	126,492
2000	154,998	93,545

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.

Voter and candidate information

As of the 2014 election, the Old Bridge Township Board of Education consisted of nine nonpartisan members who were elected at-large to three-year terms. Candidates for the Board of Education must be 18 years old and have resided within the district for at least one year before their election or appointment. There are no term limits.

Candidates were required to submit nominating petitions with 10 signatures to the county clerk by the filing deadline on July 28, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. Voters had to register by October 14, 2014, to vote in the election.

Elections

2014

Candidates

Sample ballot for the Old Bridge Township Board of Education 2014 election.

At-large

• Donna Andriani
  • Incumbent, first elected in 2008
  • Science teacher
• Richard J. Dunn
  • Incumbent, first elected in 2011
  • B.A. in secondary education, City University of New York
  • Two-year certificate in property and construction management, New York University
  • Vice president of operations at Paramount Assets, LLC
• Frank Weber
  • Incumbent, first elected in 2008
• Kelly Ellis-Foster
• George S. Gough
• Ramon A. Paulino

Election results

Old Bridge Township Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Frank Weber Incumbent	19.6%	3,306
	Nonpartisan	Donna Andriani Incumbent	19.4%	3,282
	Nonpartisan	Kelly Ellis-Foster	18.7%	3,151
	Nonpartisan	Richard J. Dunn Incumbent	16.4%	2,764
	Nonpartisan	Ramon A. Paulino	13.9%	2,340
	Nonpartisan	George S. Gough	12.1%	2,049
Total Votes				16,892
Source: Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Claudia Jackson, Middlesex County Clerk's Office," February 27, 2015

Campaign finance

No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of October 16, 2014. Candidates were not required to declare their contributions unless they exceeded $4,500.00. The last campaign finance report before the election was due on October 24, 2014, and the final report was due on November 24, 2014.

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2013 See also: Old Bridge Township Public Schools elections (2013) Old Bridge Township Board of Education, At-large General election, 3-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Annette Tunyla-Hopman 22.7% 4,518      Nonpartisan Nancy M. Mongon 18.1% 3,593      Nonpartisan Balwinder Singh 14.5% 2,890      Nonpartisan Jeffrey Dynof 12.8% 2,547      Nonpartisan David Josselyn 11.2% 2,227      Nonpartisan Andrew Gonzalez Incumbent 10.9% 2,179      Nonpartisan Mark Palehonki 9.5% 1,898      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 49 Total Votes 19,901 Source: Middlesex County, "Election Results," November 12, 2013 2012 Old Bridge Township Board of Education, At-large General election, 3-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Matthew Sulikowski 20% 5,037      Nonpartisan Salvatore DiPrima 19.9% 5,018      Nonpartisan Kevin G. Borsilli 15.6% 3,932      Nonpartisan Balwinder Singh 13.2% 3,316      Nonpartisan Mark Palehonki 12.8% 3,227      Nonpartisan Annette Tunyla-Hopman 12.1% 3,035      Nonpartisan Isaac Crosson 6.4% 1,604 Total Votes 25,169 Source: NJ.com, "Middlesex County election results 2012," November 6, 2012

What was at stake?

Issues

Issues in the district

NJM ranking

The magazine New Jersey Monthly ranked all 339 New Jersey high schools in 2012 and 2014. The analysis for the report was conducted by the research company Leflein Associates. The report weighted school environment at 1, student performance at 1.5, and student outcomes at 2.1. Old Bridge High School's ranking improved from 178th in the state to 158th from 2012 to 2014.

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Old Bridge Township Public Schools election in 2014:

Deadline	Event
July 28, 2014	Petition filing deadline for candidates
October 6, 2014	Campaign finance reports due
October 14, 2014	Voter registration deadline
October 24, 2014	Campaign finance reports due
October 28, 2014	Mail-in ballot application period ended
November 4, 2014	Election Day
November 24, 2014	Campaign finance reports due

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: New Jersey elections, 2014

This election shared the ballot with the general elections for the United States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, two statewide ballot measures, county offices, and municipal offices.

See also

• New Jersey
• Old Bridge Township Public Schools, New Jersey
• New Jersey school board elections, 2014
• List of school board elections in 2014
• School board elections, 2014
• Middlesex County, New Jersey ballot measures
• Local ballot measures, New Jersey

External links

Suggest a link

• Old Bridge Township Public Schools
• Middlesex County Clerk’s Office