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Rosemary Pino
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Rosemary Pino (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Pino was an at-large member of the Clifton Public Schools Board of Education in New Jersey. She assumed office in 2013.
Biography
Pino resides in Clifton, New Jersey. Pino's family emigrated to the United States from Ecuador when she was a child. She attended Clifton High School before earning her GED and receiving a Bachelor's degree in Finance from Rutgers University.[1] Pino began her career working in the Passaic County Community College finance department before joining Passaic County One Stop, which is a career development center that teaches résumé and interviewing skills to the unemployed.[2] In 2011, she ran unsuccessfully for the Clifton school board, finishing in fifth place.[3]
Elections
2026
See also: New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 9
Incumbent Nellie Pou, Samuel Buccola, and Rosemary Pino are running in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 9 on November 3, 2026.
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2016
- See also: Clifton Public Schools elections (2016)
Three of the nine seats on the Clifton Public Schools school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Gary Passenti and Rosemary Pino, along with Fahim Abedrabbo, won election to the three seats by defeating Bimal Brahmbhatt, Frank Kasper, Allison Proszowski, Matthew Trella, and incumbent Michael Evans.[4]
Results
| Clifton Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rosemary Pino Incumbent |
20.23% | 9,706 |
| Gary Passenti Incumbent |
15.18% | 7,280 |
| Fahim Abedrabbo |
15.06% | 7,222 |
| Matthew Trella | 13.24% | 6,352 |
| Allison Proszowski | 12.46% | 5,976 |
| Michael Evans Incumbent | 11.63% | 5,579 |
| Frank Kasper | 8.01% | 3,842 |
| Bimal Brahmbhatt | 4.00% | 1,920 |
| Write-in votes | 0.19% | 92 |
| Total Votes | 47,969 | |
| Source: Passaic County, "County Clerk-Election Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Pino reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission in the election.[5]
2013
- See also: Clifton Public Schools elections (2013)
Pino, Wayne Demikoff and Gary Passenti defeated Laura De Benedetto to win three at-large seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Clifton Public Schools, At-large General Election, 3-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Gary Passenti Incumbent |
27.8% | 6,032 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rosemary Pino |
27.6% | 5,974 | |
| Nonpartisan | Wayne Demikoff Incumbent |
22.2% | 4,806 | |
| Nonpartisan | Laura De Benedetto | 22% | 4,775 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 80 | |
| Total Votes | 21,667 | |||
| Source: Passaic County, New Jersey, "Summary Report," November 15, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Pino reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[6]
Endorsements
Pino did not receive any official endorsements for her campaign.
2011
| Clifton Public Schools, At-large General Election, 3-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Judith A. Bassford |
19.6% | 2,392 | |
| Nonpartisan | Arlene Agresti |
19.5% | 2,379 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lucy Danny |
17.5% | 2,135 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul K. Graupe Incumbent | 15% | 1,832 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rosemary Pino | 13.2% | 1,611 | |
| Nonpartisan | Blase Billack | 12.7% | 1,545 | |
| Nonpartisan | Suzanne Sia | 2.6% | 316 | |
| Total Votes | 12,210 | |||
| Source: The Record, "Clifton 2011 school election results," April 28, 2011 | ||||
Campaign themes
2026
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mary Ann Santiago, AllMedia4U, "Rosemary Pino packs her livingroom for her campaign Kick off fundraiser," March 15, 2011
- ↑ Terence McGinley, Clifton Journal, "Four vie for three Clifton school board seats," October 25, 2013
- ↑ The Record, "Clifton 2011 school election results," April 28, 2011
- ↑ Passaic County, "List of Local School Board Elections for the General Election-November 8, 2016," accessed July 26, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Public Information," accessed December 12, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Standard Search," accessed December 20, 2013
