Paulette Woods
Paulette Woods is a member of the Buffalo Board of Education in New York, representing Central District. She assumed office in 2016. Her current term ends in 2026.
Woods ran for re-election to the Buffalo Board of Education to represent Central District in New York. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Woods is a senior budget examiner for Erie County, New York. She is an army veteran and has volunteered with the Black Chamber of Commerce and the Citadel of Hope.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Buffalo Public Schools, New York, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Buffalo Board of Education Central District
Incumbent Paulette Woods won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Central District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paulette Woods (Nonpartisan) | 96.1 | 5,670 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.9 | 231 | ||
| Total votes: 5,901 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kelly Craig (Nonpartisan)
2019
See also: Buffalo Public Schools, New York, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Buffalo Board of Education Central District
Incumbent Paulette Woods won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Central District on May 7, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paulette Woods (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 1,211 |
| Total votes: 1,211 | |||
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2016
- See also: Buffalo Public Schools elections (2016)
Six of the nine by-district seats on the Buffalo Public Schools school board were up for general election on May 3, 2016. The six seats drew 11 candidates—five incumbents and six challengers. Central Seat incumbent Mary Ruth Kapsiak decided not to file for re-election, leaving Paulette Woods and Bryon McIntyre to run for the open seat. East Seat incumbent Theresa Harris-Tigg ran unopposed after challengers Colleen Russell and Patricia Elliott were removed from the ballot as a result of challenges to their candidacy petitions. Elliott and Russell continued to run as write-in candidates. Ferry Seat incumbent Sharon Belton-Cottman ran unopposed. Candidate Hope Jay challenged incumbent Jason McCarthy for the North Seat. Incumbent Carl P. Paladino ran for re-election to the Park Seat against Austin Harig. West Seat incumbent James Sampson ran as a write-in candidate against newcomer Jennifer Mecozzi.[3]
Union-backed candidates Woods, Harris-Tigg, Belton-Cottman, Jay, and Mecozzi defeated their opponents to break up the majority faction on the board. Paladino was the only former majority member to win after he defeated Harig by a slim margin.
Results
| Buffalo Public Schools, Central Seat General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Paulette Woods |
57.36% | 1,329 |
| Bryon McIntyre | 42.64% | 988 |
| Total Votes | 2,317 | |
| Source: Erie County, New York, "Buffalo School Board Canvas Book," accessed June 2, 2016 | ||
Funding
Woods reported $1,743.00 in contributions and $1,647.11 in expenditures to the Buffalo Public Schools, which left her campaign with $95.89 on hand during the election.[4]
Endorsements
Woods received an endorsement from the Buffalo Public Schools Central Seat incumbent, Mary Ruth Kapsiak and the Buffalo Teachers Federation.[5][6]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Paulette Woods did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Paulette Woods did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Paulette Woods," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ The Challenger News, "Army Veteran and Community Activist to Run for the Central School District," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ Erie County Board of Elections, "2016 Buffalo School Board Petitions Filed," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Buffalo Public Schools Emlyn Rivera," May 2, 2016
- ↑ The Challenger News, "Army Veteran and Community Activist to Run for the Central School District," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ Buffalo News, "Once-sleepy race for Buffalo School Board becomes ‘vicious’," April 24, 2016
