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Rusty Johnson (Pennsylvania)
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Rusty Johnson is a Region 2 member of the Pocono Mountain School Board of Directors in Pennsylvania. The seat is up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015. Johnson filed to run in both the Republican and Democratic primaries. He ran unopposed in the primaries and won nominations in both of them. Johnson was first elected to the board in 2011.[1] Rusty Johnson (Pennsylvania) won the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Johnson attended Northhampton Community College and Bloomsburg University where he studied computer science. He started his company, Johnson Technologies, in 1994 and is still the owner and operator. He is involved in various community organizations including McMichaels Hunting Club, Pocono Mountain Little League and the Masons and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles. He has served in the past as Monroe County Weights and Measures officer and as a Planning Commission Board Member. He was elected to the Pocono Mountain School District Board of Directors in 2011 and became Board President in 2014.[1]
Elections
2015
Five of the nine seats on the Pocono Mountain Board of Directors were up for election in the general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015. All candidates, with the exception of Matthew Henry, filed to run in both the Republican and Democratic primaries. Henry ran in the Republican primary only.
Eddie Coover won election without opposition in Region 1 after defeating Maria Geffers and Matthew Henry in the primary election. Region 2 incumbent Rusty Johnson along with Region 3 incumbents John Davis and Jacquelyn Leonard won re-election without general election opposition. No independent candidates filed to run in the general election.[2][3]
Results
| Pocono Mountain School District, Region 2, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican |  Rusty Johnson Incumbent |
100.0% | 1,803 | |
| Total Votes | 1,803 | |||
| Source: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, "Monroe County Election Results, Official Results," accessed December 21, 2015 | ||||
| Pocono Mountain School District, Region 2 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Rusty Johnson Incumbent |
100% | 260 | |
| Total Votes | 260 | |||
| Source: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, "Monroe County Election Results," accessed June 16, 2015 | ||||
| Pocono Mountain School District, Region 2 Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Rusty Johnson Incumbent |
100% | 473 | |
| Total Votes | 473 | |||
| Source: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, "Monroe County Election Results," accessed June 16, 2015 | ||||
Funding
The Monroe County Elections and Voter Registration Department does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.
Endorsements
Johnson received no official endorsements for his campaign during the election.
2011
Results
| Pocono Mountain School District, Region 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Rusty Johnson |
60.5% | 1,190 | |
| Democratic | Mary Zeldenrust Incumbent | 39.5% | 776 | |
| Total Votes | 1,966 | |||
| Source: Monroe County, "Election Results 2011 Municipal Election," accessed April 17, 2015 | ||||
| Pocono Mountain School District, Region 2 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Rusty Johnson |
38.7% | 290 | |
| Republican | Mary Zeldenrust Incumbent | 37.1% | 278 | |
| Republican | Donny Alvarez | 24.2% | 181 | |
| Total Votes | 749 | |||
| Source: Monroe County, "Election Results 2011 Municipal Primary," accessed April 17, 2015 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
- Pocono Mountain School District, Pennsylvania
- Pocono Mountain 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
| 2015 Pocono Mountain School District Elections | |
| Monroe County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary election: May 19, 2015 General election: November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Region 1: • Eddie Coover (D/R) • Maria Geffers (D/R) • Matthew Henry (R) Region 2: • Incumbent Rusty Johnson (D/R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
