Rene Griggs
Rene Griggs was a candidate for at-large representative on the Passaic Public Schools school board in New Jersey. Griggs was defeated in the at-large general election on April 25, 2017.
The 2017 election marked Griggs' eighth campaign for the board: she previously sought election to the board in 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, and 2016.
Elections
2017
- See also: Passaic Public Schools elections (2017)
Four of the nine seats on the Passaic Public Schools school board in New Jersey were up for at-large election on April 25, 2017. Three seats were up for regular three-year terms and one seat was up for a one-year term. Board incumbent Ray Carrera won another three-year term and was joined in his victory by newcomers Arthur Soto and Christina Schratz. They defeated Maltie Bhokal, Amilcar Lopez, Deyanira Pena, and Devon Troxler. Board incumbent Daniel Rodriguez defeated Rene Griggs and Omar Ledesma for the one-year term.[1]
Results
| Passaic Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 1-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Daniel Rodriguez Incumbent |
56.66% | 2,064 |
| Omar Ledesma | 28.33% | 1,032 |
| Rene Griggs | 14.88% | 542 |
| Write-in votes | 0.14% | 5 |
| Total Votes | 3,643 | |
| Source: Passaic County, "Summary Report," accessed May 26, 2017 | ||
2016
- See also: Passaic Public Schools elections (2016)
Three of the nine seats on the Passaic Public Schools school board were up for at-large general election on April 19, 2016. Incumbents Maryann Capursi, Craig Miller and Peter Rosario filed for re-election. They faced candidates Juan Arroyo, Jeffrey Dye and Rene Griggs. There was no primary.[2]
| Passaic Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Peter Rosario Incumbent |
26.66% | 1,994 |
| Craig Miller Incumbent |
25.48% | 1,906 |
| Maryann Capursi Incumbent |
25.14% | 1,880 |
| Jeffrey Dye | 9.05% | 677 |
| Rene L. Griggs | 8.92% | 667 |
| Juan Arroyo | 4.75% | 355 |
| Total Votes | 7,479 | |
| Source: Passaic County New Jersey County Clerk, "Official Results-2016 School Board-By District," accessed May 10, 2016 | ||
2015
- See also: Passaic Public Schools elections (2015)
Three at-large seats on Passaic's school board were up for election on April 21, 2015. At-large incumbents Byron Bustos, Salim Patel and Ronald Van Rensalier defeated returning challenger Rene Griggs.[3] The three incumbents, Bustos, Patel and Van Rensalier, ran as a slate called "Passaic School Board 2015."
Results
| Passaic Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Salim Patel Incumbent |
28.6% | 1,818 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ronald Van Rensalier Incumbent |
28.3% | 1,803 | |
| Nonpartisan | Byron Bustos Incumbent |
25.8% | 1,641 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rene L. Griggs | 16.6% | 1,055 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.7% | 45 | |
| Total Votes | 6,362 | |||
| Source: Passaic County, New Jersey, "PASS Totowa School Election April 21, 2015: Summary Report," April 24, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Griggs reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission in the election.[4]
Endorsements
Griggs did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
2014
- See also: Passaic Public Schools elections (2014)
Griggs lost to incumbents Horacio Carrera, Kenia Flores, and Richard Diaz for the three at-large seats in the general election on April 23, 2014. The three incumbents created a joint candidate committee to run as a slate.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Richard Diaz Incumbent |
32.5% | 1,317 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kenia Flores Incumbent |
24.3% | 982 | |
| Nonpartisan | Horacio "Ray" Carrera Incumbent |
22.3% | 904 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rene L. Griggs | 20% | 811 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.8% | 33 | |
| Total Votes | 4,047 | |||
| Source: Passaic County, New Jersey, "April 23, 2014 Summary Report," accessed June 11, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Griggs did not report any campaign contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission in this election.[5]
Endorsements
Griggs did not receive any official endorsements for her campaign in this election.
2009
| Passaic Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2009 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Byron Bustos |
20% | 1,961 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ronald Van Rensalier Incumbent |
19.3% | 1,898 | |
| Nonpartisan | Salim Patel |
19% | 1,862 | |
| Nonpartisan | Horacio Carrera | 12.4% | 1,219 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carlos B. Sinnung Incumbent | 11.8% | 1,155 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rene L. Griggs | 8% | 789 | |
| Nonpartisan | Angelo Pallato | 5.1% | 500 | |
| Nonpartisan | Julio Santana | 4.4% | 432 | |
| Total Votes | 9,816 | |||
| Source: City of Passaic, "School Board Election, April 21, 2009," accessed March 23, 2015 | ||||
2008
Griggs ran unsuccessfully for an at-large seat in 2008 against seven other candidates.
Campaign themes
2015
In an interview with The Record, Griggs stated:
| “ | My slogan is, ‘I’m another choice with an independent voice.’ I don’t have the political machine behind me, and I think I would bring a different voice to the board. I will be listening to the people, and I will be responding.[6] | ” |
| —Rene Griggs (2015)[7] | ||
See also
- Passaic Public Schools, New Jersey
- Passaic Public Schools elections (2017)
- Passaic Public Schools elections (2015)
- Passaic Public Schools elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ North Jersey, "School, city election fields set in Passaic," March 6, 2017
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Email communication with Lydia Arce, district secretary," March 2, 2016
- ↑ The Record, "Lone challenger to face three incumbents in Passaic school board election," March 3, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed April 17, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Record, "One challenger seeks seat on Passaic school board," April 16, 2015
| Passaic Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Passaic County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | April 25, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large (3-year terms): Incumbent, Ray Carrera • Maltie Bhokal • Amilcar Lopez • Deyanira Pena • Arthur Soto • Christina Schratz • Devon Troxler At-Large (1-year term): Incumbent, Daniel Rodriguez • Rene Griggs • Omar Ledesma |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
