Richard Duffee
Richard Duffee was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Stamford Board of Education. He lost election to the board as a Green Party candidate against five other candidates on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Duffee earned a Bachelor's degree in Philosophical Psychology from the University of Chicago in 1972. He later earned an M.A. in English from SUNY New Paltz in 1979 and J.D. from Pace University in 1992. Duffee has been a lawyer, essayist and English teacher during his career.[1]
Elections
2013
- See also: Stamford Public Schools elections (2013)
Duffee lost election to the board against five other candidates for three available seats on November 5, 2013.
| Stamford Public Schools, General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Geoff Alswanger Incumbent |
22.5% | 11,311 | |
| Democratic | Richard Lyons II Incumbent |
20.9% | 10,500 | |
| Republican | John Leydon Jr. Incumbent |
19.7% | 9,906 | |
| Democratic | Dolores Burgess | 18.4% | 9,238 | |
| Democratic | Nicola Tarzia | 16.5% | 8,314 | |
| Green | Richard Duffee | 2% | 994 | |
| Total Votes | 50,263 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Municipal Elections - November 5, 2013," accessed December 17, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Richard Duffee has not reported any contributions or expenditures to the Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission.
Past elections
2008
Duffee lost his bid to win election to the U.S. House on November 4, 2008.
| U.S. House, Fourth District, November 4, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jim Himes |
51.3% | 158,475 | |
| Republican | Christopher Shays | 47.6% | 146,854 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Anthony | 0.7% | 2,049 | |
| Green | Richard Duffee | 0.4% | 1,388 | |
| Independent | Write-in votes | 0% | 10 | |
| Total Votes | 308,776 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State | ||||
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