Rochell Figueroa
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Rochell Figueroa was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Parkland Board of Directors in Pennsylvania. The seat was up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015. She filed to run in the Democratic primary. Figueroa won a nomination in the Democratic primary and advanced to the general election.[1][2] Rochell Figueroa lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Figueroa previously worked as a paraprofessional in the Allentown City School District. She is currently a bus operator with the Lehigh and Northampton Transit Authority.[3]
Elections
2015
Five of the nine seats on the Parkland Board of Directors were up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015.
Incumbents Lisa Adams, Bob Bold, David Kennedy and Jef Reyburn won re-election. Carol Facchiano also joined the board. They defeated Rochell Figueroa.[1][2]
Adams, Kennedy and Facchiano won in both the Democratic and Republican primaries. Figueroa and Bold both won Democratic nominations. Reyburn won a Republican nomination. Martin Brans and David Caruth did not win a nomination from either party and did not advance to the general election. No independent candidates filed to run in the general election.[2]
Results
| Parkland School District, At-Large, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican |  Lisa Adams Incumbent |
19.6% | 6,866 | |
| Democratic/Republican | Carol Facchiano |
19.3% | 6,768 | |
| Democratic/Republican | David Kennedy Incumbent |
19.2% | 6,758 | |
| Democratic/Republican | Bob Bold Incumbent |
18.5% | 6,504 | |
| Republican | Jef Reyburn Incumbent |
13.5% | 4,754 | |
| Democratic | Rochell Figueroa | 9.8% | 3,458 | |
| Total Votes | 35,108 | |||
| Source: 'Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Lehigh County Chief Clerk of Registration and Elections Timothy Bento," December 17, 2015 | ||||
| Parkland School District, At-Large Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Lisa Adams Incumbent |
19.5% | 1,088 | |
| Democratic | Carol Facchiano |
18.6% | 1,039 | |
| Democratic | David Kennedy Incumbent |
16.5% | 920 | |
| Democratic | Bob Bold Incumbent |
14.2% | 790 | |
| Democratic | Rochell Figueroa |
11.6% | 649 | |
| Democratic | Martin Brans | 9.9% | 551 | |
| Democratic | Jef Reyburn Incumbent | 9.7% | 544 | |
| Total Votes | 5,581 | |||
| Source: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, "Municipal Primary - May 19, 2015," accessed July 8, 2015 Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone. | ||||
| Parkland School District, At-Large Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | David Kennedy Incumbent |
17.7% | 1,587 | |
| Republican | Lisa Adams Incumbent |
16.5% | 1,481 | |
| Republican | Carol Facchiano |
15.7% | 1,413 | |
| Republican | Bob Bold Incumbent |
13.1% | 1,180 | |
| Republican | Jef Reyburn Incumbent |
13% | 1,168 | |
| Republican | Martin Brans | 12.5% | 1,119 | |
| Republican | David Caruth | 11.5% | 1,036 | |
| Total Votes | 8,984 | |||
| Source: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, "Municipal Primary - May 19, 2015," accessed July 8, 2015Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone. | ||||
Funding
Figueroa reported no contributions or expenditures to the Lehigh County Voter Registration Department in the election.[4]
Endorsements
Figueroa received no official endorsements for her campaign during the election.
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See also
- Parkland School District, Pennsylvania
- Parkland School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 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)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Parkland School District, "School Board Members," accessed March 13, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial List of Candidates, Municipal Election, May 19, 2015," accessed April 14, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "candidates" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "candidates" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Parkland Press, "School board candidates present their qualifications," May 7, 2015
- ↑ Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed February 3, 2016
| 2015 Parkland School District Elections | |
| Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary election: May 19, 2015 General election: November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Lisa Adams (D/R) • Incumbent, Bob Bold (D/R) • Incumbent, David Kennedy (D/R) • Incumbent, Jef Reyburn (D/R) • Martin Brans (D/R) • David Caruth (R) • Carol Facchiano (D/R) • Rochell Figueroa (D) |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
