Scott Caserta
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Scott Caserta was a candidate for at-large representative on the Cabell County School Board in West Virginia. The general election was held on May 10, 2016.[1] He lost the election.[2]
All five candidates running in the 2016 school board race discussed the issues facing the district with The Herald-Dispatch. To see what they said, check out the "Issues in the election" section below.
Caserta previously ran for a seat on the board. He was defeated in the general election on May 13, 2014.[3]
Biography
Caserta was born and raised in Cabell County. He attended Barboursville High School, Marshall University and the Tri-State Fire Academy. He works for as a carpenter shop for Special Metals/Precision Castparts Corp. Caserta serves on the Board of Directors of the Children's Place Early Learning Child Development Center. He was elected to the District 7 seat on the Huntington City Council in 2004 and won re-election in 2008 and 2012. He is married and has one daughter.[4][5]
Elections
2016
- See also: Cabell County Schools elections (2016)
Two of the five seats on the Cabell County Schools School Board were up for general election on May 10, 2016. In his bid for re-election, incumbent Garland "Skip" Parsons ran against four challengers—Scott Caserta, Gordon Ramey II, Austin Sanders and Denis Chapman.[1][6] Parsons won re-election, and Ramey won the open seat.[2]
Though the election was held at large, only two members from the same geographical district could be on the board during a given term. Parsons and Caserta were from District 4. Chapman and Ramey were from District 2, and Sanders was from District 1.[1][7] The three members of the board not up for election in 2016 were from Districts 1, 2 and 4. That meant that only one candidate from each of those districts could win election to the board, which pinned Parsons and Caserta against each other and Chapman and Ramey against each other.[6] Though Caserta received more votes than Ramey, he did not receive enough to defeat Parsons, which gave Ramey the chance to take the seat.[2][8]
Results
| Cabell County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Garland "Skip" Parsons Incumbent |
31.03% | 8,924 |
| Scott Caserta | 24.02% | 6,907 |
| Gordon Ramey II |
17.70% | 5,089 |
| Denis Chapman | 16.79% | 4,827 |
| Austin Sanders | 10.35% | 2,976 |
| Write-in votes | 0.11% | 33 |
| Total Votes | 28,756 | |
| Source: Cabell County Clerk, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed May 27, 2016 | ||
Funding
The Cabell County Clerk's Office does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. Ballotpedia requested this information, but the county did not provide it.
Endorsements
Caserta received no official endorsements in the election.
2014
- See also: Cabell County Schools elections (2014)
Scott Caserta challneged Mary L. Neely, Samuel R. Moore, Karen Nance, Rhonda E. Smalley and Nazim M. Abbess II for an at-large in the general election on May 13, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Mary L. Neely Incumbent |
17.7% | 3,898 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rhonda E. Smalley |
17.1% | 3,766 | |
| Nonpartisan | Karen Nance |
16.4% | 3,622 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott Caserta | 15.7% | 3,473 | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel R. Moore | 15.7% | 3,471 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nazim M. Abbess II | 5.6% | 1,242 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 11.8% | 2,596 | |
| Total Votes | 22,068 | |||
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Phone conversation with Cabell County Voter Registration Department," June 18, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Caserta did not report any campaign contributions or expenditures to the West Virginia Secretary of State for the 2014 election.[9]
Endorsements
Caserta did not receive any official endorsements for his 2014 campaign.
Recent news
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See also
- Cabell County Schools, West Virginia
- Cabell County Schools elections (2016)
- Cabell County Schools elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cabell County Clerk, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed February 1, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cabell County Clerk, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed May 10, 2016
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Phone conversation with Cabell County Voter Registration Department," June 18, 2015
- ↑ The Herald-Dispatch, "Election Profile: Scott Caserta," March 24, 2014
- ↑ Linked In, "Scott Caserta," accessed February 19, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cabell County Schools, "Board," accessed February 1, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Legislature, "Chapter 18. Education: Article 5. County Board Of Education," accessed February 1, 2016
- ↑ The Herald-Dispatch, "Live Election Night Results," accessed May 10, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State," Elections," accessed February 18, 2014
| 2016 Cabell County Schools Elections | |
| Cabell County, West Virginia | |
| Election date: | May 10, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Garland "Skip" Parsons • Scott Caserta • Denis Chapman • Gordon Ramey II • Austin Sanders |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
| 2014 Cabell County Schools Elections | |
| Cabell County, West Virginia | |
| Election date: | May 13, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Karen Nance • Mary L. Neely • Samuel R. Moore • Scott Caserta • Rhonda E. Smalley • Nazim M. Abbess II |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
