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Perth Amboy Public Schools elections (2014)

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2014 Perth Amboy 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
Perth Amboy Public Schools
Middlesex County, New Jersey ballot measures
Local ballot measures, New Jersey
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Three seats on the Perth Amboy Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. The candidate filing deadline was July 28, 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.[1] Tejada was elected to another term, while Roman was defeated by newcomers Nunez and Rodriguez.

See also: What was at stake in the Perth Amboy Board of Education 2014 election?

About the district

See also: Perth Amboy Public Schools, New Jersey
Perth Amboy Public Schools is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Perth Amboy 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.[2] In 2011-2012 school year, Perth Amboy Public Schools was the 15th-largest school district by enrollment in New Jersey and served 10,258 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.[2]

Racial Demographics, 2013[2]
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[3]
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 Perth Amboy 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.[4][5]

Elections

2014

Sample ballot for the Perth Amboy Board of Education 2014 election.

Candidates

At-large


Election results

Perth Amboy Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngMilady Tejada Incumbent 19.7% 2,378
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJose Rodriguez 19.6% 2,369
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngManuel 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

Campaign finance

No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election as of October 16, 2014, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[6] 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

What was at stake?

Issues

Issues in the district

Superintendent and ethics complaints

Perth Amboy Public Schools hired Superintendent Janine Walker Caffrey in 2011. During her time with the school district, Caffrey filed at least 13 ethics complaints against the school board. Caffrey's contract was set to expire on June 30, 2014, but she was placed on administrative leave by the board in the fall of 2013. It was the board's third attempt to place and keep her on administrative leave. On June 13, 2014, the board and Caffrey agreed to a settlement that paid Caffrey and her attorney $184,000 while requiring her to never live in the city again and to not testify voluntarily in any of the ethics complaints cases.[7]

John Paff, a Libertarian activist and Franklin resident, posted copies of several of the ethics complaints on his website.[8] After the school board's agreement with Caffrey was revealed, Paff wrote to the School Ethics Commission requesting that they compel Caffrey to testify on the ethics complaints. Paff stated in his letter, "In our representative form of government it is essential that the conduct of members of local boards of education and local school administrators hold the respect and confidence of the people. Given this legislative policy, I find it offensive when school-board members who are subject to the Ethics Act negotiate a secret settlement agreement."[9]

Several ethics complaints by Caffrey had been dismissed by the School Ethics Commission, though several remained unresolved at the time of the settlement agreement.[9]

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.[10] Perth Amboy High School dropped from 320th in 2012 to 322nd in 2014.[11]

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Perth Amboy Public Schools election in 2014:[4][5]

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, and municipal offices.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Margaret Koenig, "E-mail correspondence with Claudia P. Jackson, Middlesex County Clerk's Office," September 8, 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Middlesex County, New Jersey," accessed September 9, 2014
  3. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "NJ Election Information and Results Archive," accessed September 8, 2014
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Jersey School Boards Association, "NOVEMBER ELECTIONS: IMPORTANT DATES," accessed September 8, 2014
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 New Jersey Department of State, "2014 General Election Timeline," accessed September 8, 2014
  6. ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed October 16, 2014
  7. ↑ myCentralJersey.com, "Perth Amboy pays ex-superintendent $121G to leave town," September 8, 2014
  8. ↑ Random notes on NJ government, "Thirteen recent ethics cases against Perth Amboy school board members," August 29, 2014
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 myCentralJersey.com, "Activist: Don't let Perth Amboy BOE pay hush money," September 8, 2014
  10. ↑ New Jersey Monthly, "Top Schools 2014: Methodology," September 2, 2014
  11. ↑ New Jersey Monthly, "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014," September 2, 2014
2014 Perth Amboy Public Schools Elections
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Election date:November 4, 2014
Candidates:At-large: • Incumbent, Dianne Roman • Incumbent, Milady Tejada • Jose Rodriguez • Anton J. Massopust • Junior Iglesia • Thomas Thor • Manuel Nunez
Important information:What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot
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