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Sharon Beloin-Saavedra
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Sharon Beloin-Saavedra (Democratic Party) was an at-large member of the Consolidated School District of New Britain school board in Connecticut. Beloin-Saavedra assumed office in 2005. Beloin-Saavedra left office in 2017.
Beloin-Saavedra (Republican Party) ran for election to the Connecticut House of Representatives to represent District 24. Beloin-Saavedra lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Beloin-Saavedra was an at-large member of the New Britain Board of Education. She won re-election to the board as a Democratic candidate against five other candidates on November 5, 2013. Beloin-Saavedra first won election to the board in 2005. Beloin-Saavedra was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 6 of the Connecticut State Senate. She was defeated in the Democratic primary.
Biography
Beloin-Saavedra graduated from New Britain High School in 1983. She later earned a B.A. in political science from Central Connecticut State University. Beloin-Saavedra was a member of the New Britain Common Council from 1989 to 1993. She served as a legislative assistant to State Senator Joseph Harper from 1991 to 1994. Beloin-Saavedra and her husband, Ed Saavedra, have three children.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 24
Incumbent Rick Lopes defeated Sharon Beloin-Saavedra in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 24 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rick Lopes (D) | 61.2 | 4,255 |
 | Sharon Beloin-Saavedra (R) | 38.8 | 2,699 | |
| Total votes: 6,954 | |||
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2016
- See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Connecticut State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Incumbent Terry Gerratana defeated Charles Paonessa in the Connecticut State Senate District 6 general election.[2]
| Connecticut State Senate, District 6 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Terry Gerratana Incumbent |
64.60% | 19,683 | |
| Republican | Charles Paonessa | 35.40% | 10,788 | |
| Total Votes | 30,471 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State | ||||
Incumbent Terry Gerratana defeated Sharon Beloin-Saavedra in the Connecticut State Senate District 6 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Connecticut State Senate, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Terry Gerratana Incumbent |
66.92% | 2,425 | |
| Democratic | Sharon Beloin-Saavedra | 33.08% | 1,199 | |
| Total Votes | 3,624 | |||
Charles Paonessa ran unopposed in the Connecticut State Senate District 6 Republican primary.
| Connecticut State Senate, District 6 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Charles Paonessa (unopposed) | |
2013
Beloin-Saavedra won re-election to the board against five other candidates on November 5, 2013.
| New Britain Public Schools, General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Judy Greco Incumbent |
17.9% | 4,193 | |
| Democratic | Sharon Beloin-Saavedra Incumbent |
17.6% | 4,122 | |
| Republican | Daniel Davis |
16.6% | 3,879 | |
| Republican | Nick Mercier |
16.4% | 3,847 | |
| Democratic | Daisy Sanchez |
16.1% | 3,762 | |
| Republican | Stacey Rosado | 15.5% | 3,621 | |
| Total Votes | 23,424 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Municipal Elections - November 5, 2013," accessed December 17, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Sharon Beloin-Saavedra did not report any contributions or expenditures to the Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission.
Campaign themes
2013
Beloin-Saavedra provided the following reasons for her 2013 re-election campaign in the New Britain City Journal:[5]
| “ |
I am seeking re-election to a third term on the New Britain Board of Education because I believe deeply in urban education. Education is the great equalizer in life. It levels the playing field of opportunity. I would like to continue working with Mr. Cooper in an effort to change the trajectory of student achievement. A process that began this year with the recapturing of instructional hours, commitment to meaningful time on task, simplification of initiatives, equalizing the academic offerings for our students through the new neighborhood school model and successfully advocating for and receiving funds for new technology and textbooks. We have successfully reduced class size and increased the number of classroom teachers in our district. My role as President of the BOE is to work closely with the Superintendent and collaborate on ideas while working on policy and budgets. I am proud of the search process that led to the hiring of Mr. Cooper. [6] |
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See also
- Connecticut
- New Britain Public Schools, Connecticut
- New Britain Public Schools elections (2013)
- Connecticut State Senate
- Connecticut State Senate District 6
- Connecticut State Senate elections, 2016
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Connecticut House of Representatives
- Connecticut General Assembly
External links
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- Connecticut Legislature
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- Connecticut General Assembly
Footnotes
- ↑ New Britain Public Schools, "Sharon Beloin-Saavedra," accessed October 8, 2013
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of the State, "Election Night Reporting, 2016 General Election," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Primary election candidate list," accessed July 25, 2016
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ New Britain City Journal, "Elections 2013 – Board of Education – Sharon Beloin-Saavedra (D)," October 4, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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