Samantha Bloom
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Samantha Bloom was a candidate for the Region 2 seat on the West Chester Area 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 both the Democratic and Republican primaries. She won the nomination in the Democratic primary and advanced to the general election.[1][2] Samantha Bloom lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Bloom currently works at Episcopal Academy where she is the director of advancement services. She previously owned her own business that offered organizational management and software training. Bloom serves on the West Chester Area School District Legislative Action Committee. She also volunteers with the Girl Scouts and as a coach for local sports leagues.[3]
Elections
2015
Five of the nine seats on the West Chester Area Board of Directors were up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015.
Incumbent Sue Tiernan (D) and challenger Kate Shaw (D) defeated Republican challengers Debra Maccariella and Vince Paul for two seats in Region 1. Republican candidates Karen Herrmann and Christopher Tabakin defeated Democratic candidates Samantha Bloom and Matthew Morley in Region 2. Gary Bevilacqua (D/R) defeated Matthew Illich in both the Democratic and Republican primaries, and won the Region 3 seat without opposition in the general election.[1][2]
Election Results
| West Chester Area School District, Region 2, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Karen Herrmann |
29.7% | 3,901 | |
| Republican | Christopher Tabakin |
28.1% | 3,691 | |
| Democratic | Samantha Bloom | 21.7% | 2,850 | |
| Democratic | Matthew Morley | 20.5% | 2,689 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.11% | 14 | ||
| Total Votes | 13,145 | |||
| Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania, "Summary Report Official Results," accessed December 21, 2015 | ||||
| West Chester Area School District, Region 2 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Samantha Bloom |
51.3% | 821 | |
| Democratic | Matthew Morley |
48.7% | 778 | |
| Total Votes | 1,599 | |||
| Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania, "Summary Report," accessed June 16, 2015 | ||||
| West Chester Area School District, Region 2 Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Karen Herrmann |
38.6% | 1,403 | |
| Republican | Christopher Tabakin |
36.3% | 1,321 | |
| Republican | Matthew Morley | 13.8% | 501 | |
| Republican | Samantha Bloom | 11.3% | 411 | |
| Total Votes | 3,636 | |||
| Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania, "Summary Report," accessed June 16, 2015 | ||||
Funding
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Endorsements
Bloom received official endorsements for her campaign from Better Direction for West Chester, the Chester County Democratic Committee and the West Chester Borough Democrats.[3][4][5]
Recent news
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See also
- West Chester Area School District, Pennsylvania
- West Chester Area 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 West Chester Area School District, "School Board Members," accessed March 16, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chester County, "2015 Municipal Primary Election Unofficial Candidate List," accessed March 18, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "candidates" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Better Direction for West Chester, "Region 2," accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ West Chester Borough Democrats, "Support the bipartisan team for school board," April 13, 2015
- ↑ Chester County Democratic Committee, "Democratic School Board and Magisterial District Judge Candidates, Spring 2015," accessed May 4, 2015
| 2015 West Chester Area School District Elections | |
| Chester County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary election: May 19, 2015 General election: November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Region 1: • Incumbent Sue Tiernan (D/R) • Debra Maccariella (R) • Vince Paul (D/R) • Kate Shaw (D/R) Region 2: • Samantha Bloom (D/R) • Karen Herrmann (R) • Matthew Morley (D/R) • Christopher Tabakin (R) |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
