Sharon Belton-Cottman
Sharon Belton-Cottman is a member of the Buffalo Board of Education in New York, representing Ferry District. She assumed office in 2010. Her current term ends in 2026.
Belton-Cottman ran for re-election to the Buffalo Board of Education to represent Ferry District in New York. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Belton-Cottman was a 2015 Democratic candidate for Masten District of the Buffalo Common Council in New York. The general election took place on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Sharon Belton-Cottman obtained a bachelor's degree from Medaille College. Belton-Cottman's professional experience includes working as a licensed home mortgage consultant at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and in various roles within the banking and finance industries. She has been affiliated with the True Bethel Baptist Church, Brunswick Block Club, Hamlin Park Tax Payer Association, Women of Worth, and the Erie Niagara Sunrise Exchange Club.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Buffalo Public Schools, New York, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District
Incumbent Sharon Belton-Cottman won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sharon Belton-Cottman (Nonpartisan) | 97.6 | 5,300 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 129 | ||
| Total votes: 5,429 | |||
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2019
See also: Buffalo Public Schools, New York, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District
Incumbent Sharon Belton-Cottman won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District on May 7, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharon Belton-Cottman (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 1,228 |
| Total votes: 1,228 | |||
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2016
- See also: Buffalo Public Schools elections (2016)
Six of the nine by-district seats on the Buffalo Public Schools school board were up for general election on May 3, 2016. The six seats drew 11 candidates—five incumbents and six challengers. Central Seat incumbent Mary Ruth Kapsiak decided not to file for re-election, leaving Paulette Woods and Bryon McIntyre to run for the open seat. East Seat incumbent Theresa Harris-Tigg ran unopposed after challengers Colleen Russell and Patricia Elliott were removed from the ballot as a result of challenges to their candidacy petitions. Elliott and Russell continued to run as write-in candidates. Ferry Seat incumbent Sharon Belton-Cottman ran unopposed. Candidate Hope Jay challenged incumbent Jason McCarthy for the North Seat. Incumbent Carl P. Paladino ran for re-election to the Park Seat against Austin Harig. West Seat incumbent James Sampson ran as a write-in candidate against newcomer Jennifer Mecozzi.[2]
Union-backed candidates Woods, Harris-Tigg, Belton-Cottman, Jay, and Mecozzi defeated their opponents to break up the majority faction on the board. Paladino was the only former majority member to win after he defeated Harig by a slim margin.
Results
| Buffalo Public Schools, Ferry Seat General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sharon Belton-Cottman Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 1,294 |
| Total Votes | 1,294 | |
| Source: Erie County, New York, "Buffalo School Board Canvas Book," accessed June 2, 2016 | ||
Funding
Belton-Cottman reported $700.00 in contributions and $700 in expenditures to the Buffalo Public Schools, which left her campaign with $0 on hand during the election.[3]
Endorsements
Belton-Cottman received an official endorsement from the Buffalo Teachers Federation.[4]
2015
The city of Buffalo, New York, held elections for city council on November 3, 2015. A primary election took place on September 10, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 23, 2015.[5] In the Masten District race, Ulysees O. Wingo, Sr. defeated Lamone Gibson and Sharon M. Belton-Cottman in the Democratic primary.[6] Wingo defeated Michael A. Woolford (Constitution Party) in the general election.[7] Yvette Suarez (D) also filed to run but she was removed from the ballot in early August.[8]
| Buffalo City Council Masten District, General election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ulysees O. Wingo, Sr. |
89.1% | 2,258 | |
| Constitution | Michael A. Woolford | 6.0% | 153 | |
| Write-in votes | 4.89% | 124 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,535 | |||
| Source: Erie County Board of Elections, "2015 general election results," accessed December 7, 2015 | ||||
| Buffalo City Council, Masten District Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Ulysees O. Wingo, Sr. |
46.1% | 1,110 | ||
| Sharon M. Belton-Cottman | 41.7% | 1,004 | ||
| Lamone Gibson | 10.7% | 257 | ||
| Write-in votes | 1.5% | 35 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,406 | |||
| Source: Eerie County Board of Elections, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed September 10, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sharon Belton-Cottman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
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Sharon Belton-Cottman did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Buffalo Public Schools, "Meet the Board Members," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ Erie County Board of Elections, "2016 Buffalo School Board Petitions Filed," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Buffalo Public Schools Emlyn Rivera," May 2, 2016
- ↑ Buffalo News, "Once-sleepy race for Buffalo School Board becomes ‘vicious’," April 24, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2015 Official Political Calendar," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Eerie County Board of Elections, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed September 10, 2015
- ↑ Erie County Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "Pridgen unopposed for Council seat after opponent is knocked off ballot," August 6, 2015
