Richard Brescher
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Richard Brescher was an at-large member of the Edison Township Public Schools school board in New Jersey. Brescher won the seat in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.
Brescher previously ran for an at-large seat on the Edison Township school board in the general election that was held on November 3, 2015. He was defeated in that race.[1]
Biography
Brescher earned his high school diploma from John P. Stevens High School. He is the founder of Just About Building Associates Inc. and previously founded RK Associates. Brescher and his wife, June, have two children who attended district schools.[2]
Elections
2016
Three of the nine seats on the Edison Township Public Schools school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Theresa Ward was the sole incumbent to run for re-election. Ward, Richard Brescher, and Xiaohan Peng defeated William Araujo for the three seats up for election. Nilesh Dasondi originally filed to run but withdrew from the race before the election.[3]
Results
| Edison Township Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Theresa Ward Incumbent |
27.00% | 13,128 |
| Xiaohan Peng |
24.66% | 11,988 |
| Richard Brescher |
24.31% | 11,819 |
| William Araujo | 24.03% | 11,680 |
| Total Votes | 48,615 | |
| Source: Middlesex County, New Jersey, "Historical Election Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Funding
Brescher reported $20,877.27 in contributions and $18,039.76 in expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, which left his campaign with $2,837.51 in the election.[4]
2015
Three seats on the Edison Township school board were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The seats of incumbents Deborah Anes, Lora L. Fong, and Margot Harris were on the ballot.[5] Anes won re-election, while newcomers Ralph Errico and Shivi Prasad-Madhukar joined the board. They defeated William Araujo, Richard Brescher, Hollie Gilroy, Dennis Pipala, Deborah Schildkraut, and Kiel Thoms. Anes, Pipala, and Schildkraut were running as a slate.[1][6]
Results
| Edison Township Board of Education, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Deborah Anes Incumbent |
17.1% | 3,325 |
| Ralph Errico |
13.6% | 2,639 |
| Shivi Prasad-Madhukar |
13.4% | 2,607 |
| William Araujo | 13.0% | 2,535 |
| Deborah Schildkraut | 10.7% | 2,081 |
| Dennis Pipala | 10.1% | 1,978 |
| Richard Brescher | 10.1% | 1,957 |
| Hollie Gilroy | 7.6% | 1,485 |
| Kiel Thoms | 4.3% | 823 |
| Total Votes | 19,430 | |
| Source: Middlesex County, "Nov 3, 2015 General Election," accessed December 18, 2015 | ||
Funding
Brescher reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of October 27, 2015.[7]
Endorsements
Brescher did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
See also
- Edison Township Public Schools, New Jersey
- Edison Township Public Schools elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
- Edison Township Public Schools elections (2016)
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Claudia Jackson, Middlesex County Clerk's Office," March 4, 2015
- ↑ TAPinto.net, "Edison Board of Education Candidate Statement: Richard Brescher," August 19, 2015
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Email communication with the Mercer County Clerk's Office," July 29, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Public Information," accessed December 12, 2016
- ↑ The Star-Ledger, "Live coverage: N.J. school board election results," April 18, 2012
- ↑ Facebook, "Anes, Pipala & Schildkraut for Edison BOE," accessed October 20, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed October 27, 2015
| 2016 Edison Township Public Schools Elections | |
| Middlesex County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Theresa Ward • William Araujo • Richard Brescher • Nilesh Dasondi • Xiaohan Peng |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
| 2015 Edison Township Public Schools Elections | |
| Middlesex County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Deborah Anes • William Araujo • Richard Brescher • Ralph Errico • Hollie Gilroy • Dennis Pipala • Shivi Prasad-Madhukar • Deborah Schildkraut • Kiel Thoms |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
