Reyes Ortega
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Reyes Ortega was a 2015 Republican candidate for District 19 of the New Jersey General Assembly. Ortega did not appear on the official candidate list for the general election.[1]
Ortega was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Perth Amboy Board of Education in New Jersey. He lost his election bid on November 5, 2013, against eight other candidates for three available seats.
Biography
Ortega is a small business owner and the president of the Perth Amboy Merchants Association. He also serves as the chairman of the Perth Amboy Republican Committee.[2]
Elections
2015
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015.[3] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent John Wisniewski and incumbent Craig Coughlin were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Thomas E. Maras and Reyes Ortega were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Ortega did not appear on the official candidate list for the general election; he was replaced by Jesus Varela.[1][4] Wisniewski and Coughlin defeated Varela and Maras in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 19 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  John Wisniewski Incumbent |
36.3% | 16,159 | |
| Democratic | Craig Coughlin Incumbent |
35.6% | 15,880 | |
| Republican | Thomas E. Maras | 14.8% | 6,597 | |
| Republican | Jesus Varela | 13.3% | 5,916 | |
| Total Votes | 44,552 | |||
2013
Ortega sought election to the board against eight other candidates for three available seats on November 5, 2013. He ran with fellow challenger Junior Iglesia on the Students First slate.[9]
Results
| Perth Amboy Board of Education, At-large General election, 3-year term, 2013, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Israel Varela Incumbent |
17.1% | 1,741 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anthony Bermudez |
16.4% | 1,666 | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel Lebreault |
15.3% | 1,559 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Carvajal Incumbent | 11.4% | 1,161 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anton J. Massopust Incumbent | 10.7% | 1,090 | |
| Nonpartisan | Reyes Ortega | 10.4% | 1,061 | |
| Nonpartisan | Benjamin L. Salerno | 10.1% | 1,026 | |
| Nonpartisan | Junior Iglesia | 4.6% | 472 | |
| Nonpartisan | Damaris Isales | 3.9% | 392 | |
| Total Votes | 10,168 | |||
| Source: Middlesex County, "Election Results," November 12, 2013</ref> | ||||
Funding
Ortega reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[10]
Endorsements
Ortega did not receive any endorsements in this election.
2012
Ortega ran for election to the board on November 6, 2012 but placed seventh out of ten candidates for three available seats.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | William Ortiz |
15.8% | 2,237 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kenneth J. Puccio |
12.6% | 1,785 | |
| Nonpartisan | Obdulia Gonzalez |
12.1% | 1,722 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nina Perkins Nieves | 9.5% | 1,347 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeanette Gonzalez | 8.9% | 1,263 | |
| Nonpartisan | Junior Iglesia | 8.8% | 1,255 | |
| Nonpartisan | Reyes Ortega | 8.5% | 1,208 | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel Lebreault | 8.5% | 1,205 | |
| Nonpartisan | Benjamin L. Salerno | 7.7% | 1,092 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maria Rojas | 7.6% | 1,077 | |
| Total Votes | 14,191 | |||
| Source: City of Perth Amboy | ||||
Recent news
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See also
- New Jersey General Assembly
- New Jersey General Assembly District 19
- New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2015
- New Jersey State Legislature
- New Jersey
- Perth Amboy Public Schools, New Jersey
- Perth Amboy Public Schools elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidates for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ NJ.com, "Once down and out, Perth Amboy is enjoying a renaissance," July 1, 2012
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Amended Certification," September 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ MyCentralJersey.com, "Two Perth Amboy BOE candidates sever campaign ties," October 8, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Standard Search," accessed December 27, 2013
