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Perth Amboy Public Schools elections (2016)
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Three of the nine seats on the Perth Amboy Public Schools school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Randy Convery, Junior Iglesia, and Tashi Vazquez won election to the three seats on the board by defeating incumbents Samuel Lebreault, Israel Varela, and Anthony Bermudez, as well as challengers Ruben Cruz and Hattie Harrell.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Perth Amboy school board consists of nine members elected at large to three-year terms. Three members are up for election every year in November. The district does not hold primary elections. The general election was held on November 8, 2016.[2][3]
School board candidates had to be U.S. citizens and residents of the school district for at least one year prior to the election. They also had to be able to read and write and be registered voters. They could not hold another elected municipal office in Perth Amboy, such as mayor or town council member. To get on the ballot, candidates had to file their nominating petitions with the Middlesex County Clerk's Office.[2]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Perth Amboy Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Junior Iglesia |
17.99% | 3,611 |
| Tashi Vazquez |
15.94% | 3,200 |
| Randy Convenry |
15.27% | 3,065 |
| Ruben Cruz | 12.19% | 2,446 |
| Anthony Bermudez Incumbent | 10.10% | 2,028 |
| Hattie Harrell | 10.01% | 2,010 |
| Israel Varela Incumbent | 9.73% | 1,954 |
| Samuel Lebreault Incumbent | 8.76% | 1,759 |
| Total Votes | 20,073 | |
| Source: Middlesex County, New Jersey, "Historical Election Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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Additional elections
- See also: New Jersey elections, 2016
The Perth Amboy school board election shared the ballot with federal elections for President of the United States and United States Representative. There were two statewide ballot measures on the ballot. There were also municipal elections for Middlesex County freeholder.[4]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for New Jersey school board elections in 2016:[5][6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 25, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| September 9, 2016 | Candidate withdrawal deadline |
| October 10, 2016 | First pre-election campaign finance report due |
| October 18, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 28, 2016 | Second pre-election campaign finance report due |
| November 8, 2016 | Election day |
| November 28, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance report due |
| January 1 - January 7, 2017 | New members sworn in |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $1,345.00 and spent a total of $685.00 in the election, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[7] Randy Convery, Junior Iglesia, and Tashi Vazquez filed a joint financial report.
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Anthony Bermudez | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Randy Convery | $1,345.00 | $685.00 | $660.00 |
| Ruben Cruz | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Hattie Harrell | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Junior Iglesia | $1,345.00 | $685.00 | $660.00 |
| Samuel Lebreault | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Israel Varela | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Tashi Vazquez | $1,345.00 | $685.00 | $660.00 |
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About the district
- See also: Perth Amboy Public Schools, New Jersey
Perth Amboy Public Schools is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The county seat is New Brunswick. Middlesex County was home to 840,900 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[8] The district was the 16th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 9,988 students.[9]
Demographics
Middlesex County outperformed New Jersey as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 40.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 36.4 percent of all state residents. The median household income in Middlesex County was $80,118, compared to $72,062 for the entire state. The poverty rate in the county was 8.3 percent, compared to 10.8 percent statewide.[8]
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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.
Recent news
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See also
| Perth Amboy Public Schools | New Jersey | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Brunswick Today, "Perth Amboy’s Elusive BOE Election Back on For November 8," August 21, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs nameddeadlines - ↑ Perth Amboy Public Schools, "District Policies: 0000 - Perth Amboy 0000 Bylaws," accessed October 15, 2016
- ↑ Middlesex County, New Jersey, "County Clerk-Elections," accessed September 27, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey School Boards Association, "2016 School Board Candidacy & Election Dates," accessed September 20, 2016
- ↑ State of New Jersey Department of State, "General Election Timeline," accessed September 20, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Public Information," accessed December 12, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Quickfacts:United States Census Bureau, "Middlesex County, New Jersey," accessed September 27, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "NJ Election Information and Results Archive," accessed September 8, 2014
| 2016 Perth Amboy Public Schools Elections | |
| Middlesex County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Samuel Lebreault • Incumbent, Israel Varela • Anthony Bermudez • Randy Convery • Ruben Cruz • Hattie Harrell • Junior Iglesia • Tashi Vazquez |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
