Rose G. Conley
Rose G. Conley was a Republican at-large member of the Upper Darby School Board in Pennsylvania. She first won election to the board in 1996. Conley lost her re-election bid during the general election on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Conley earned a B.S. in education from West Chester University. She later received a Master's degree in Reading from West Chester University. Conley has worked as a public school teacher in Upper Darby as well as a professor of graduate studies as Penn State University. She and her husband, Arthur, have one adult child.[1]
Elections
2013
Conley lost re-election against seven other opponents during the general election on November 5, 2013.
Election results
General election
| Upper Darby School District, At-large, Four-year term, November 5, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Maureen E. Carey Incumbent |
13.4% | 6,935 | |
| Democratic | Rachel Mitchell |
13.2% | 6,871 | |
| Republican | Earl Toole Incumbent |
12.7% | 6,574 | |
| Democratic | Manjit Singh |
12.7% | 6,567 | |
| Democratic | Stacey Hawley | 12.5% | 6,495 | |
| Democratic | Phyllis Fields | 12.2% | 6,322 | |
| Republican | John McMullan | 11.7% | 6,055 | |
| Republican | Rose G. Conley | 11.7% | 6,051 | |
| Total Votes | 51,870 | |||
| Source: Delaware County Election Bureau, "Municipal Election 2013 Results," accessed January 30, 2014 | ||||
Primary
| Upper Darby School District, Republican primary, Four-year term, May 21, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Maureen E. Carey Incumbent |
21.5% | 2,455 | |
| Republican | Earl Toole Incumbent |
20.3% | 2,309 | |
| Republican | Rose G. Conley |
19.3% | 2,205 | |
| Republican | John McMullan |
16.2% | 1,851 | |
| Republican | Rachel Mitchell | 9.1% | 1,042 | |
| Republican | Stacey Hawley | 7.6% | 868 | |
| Republican | Phyllis Fields | 3.8% | 436 | |
| Republican | Tyra Virden | 2% | 227 | |
| Republican | Write-in votes | 0% | 3 | |
| Total Votes | 11,396 | |||
| Source: Delaware County Election Bureau, "Municipal Primary 2013," accessed January 30, 2014 | ||||
| Upper Darby School District, Democratic primary, Four-year term, May 21, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Rachel Mitchell |
18.9% | 1,234 | |
| Democratic | Stacey Hawley |
18.8% | 1,230 | |
| Democratic | Manjit Singh |
18.8% | 1,228 | |
| Democratic | Phyllis Fields |
14.1% | 923 | |
| Democratic | Rose G. Conley | 8.1% | 529 | |
| Democratic | Maureen E. Carey Incumbent | 7.2% | 471 | |
| Democratic | John McMullan | 5.2% | 339 | |
| Democratic | Earl Toole Incumbent | 4.8% | 316 | |
| Democratic | Tyra Virden | 4.1% | 270 | |
| Democratic | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 6,546 | |||
| Source: Delaware County Election Bureau, "Municipal Primary 2013," accessed January 30, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Conley reported no campaign contributions or expenditures to the Pennsylvania Secretary of State.[2]
Endorsements
Conley received no published endorsements during this election.
Campaign themes
2013
Conley discussed her campaign themes in a interview with the Upper Darby Parent Coalition:[3]
|
The three important areas that I see needing reform in education are (1) establishing a funding formula in the State, (2) properly funding special education in the State, and (3) redesigning charter school funding so that the funding is not taken away from our traditional public schools. The Costing Out Study showed that Upper Darby has been shortchanged millions of dollars since 1992. Putting that formula back into practice or establishing another similar formula would generate more Basic Education Funding for Upper Darby Schools. Our Special Education costs have risen dramatically in recent years while funding from the State has been flat. We need a formula based on the true number of students and the types of services that they are receiving in order to be properly funded for this mandate. Charter schools are draining funds out of school districts for the traditional public schools which have been the backbone of American Education for generations. This has to stop! |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Rose + Conley + Upper + Darby + School + District"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Upper Darby Parent Coalition, "Rose Conley," accessed January 31, 2014
- ↑ PA Voter Services, "Advanced Search," accessed January 30, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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| 2013 Upper Darby School District Elections | |
| Upper Darby, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | November 5, 2013 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Maureen E. Carey • Rose G. Conley • Phyllis Fields • Stacey Hawley • John McMullan • Rachel Mitchell • Manjit Singh • Earl Toole |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
