Stephon Wright
Stephon Wright is a member-elect of the Buffalo Board of Education in New York, representing Ferry District. Wright assumes office on January 2, 2026.
Wright ran for election to the Buffalo Board of Education to represent Ferry District in New York. Wright won in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Biography
Stephon Wright is a resident of Buffalo, New York. Wright was the first student ever appointed to the Buffalo school board, although he did not have the power to vote.[1] He graduated from Emerson High School and left the school board in 2012. Wright is enrolled as a student at Erie Community College.[2][3]
Elections
2025
See also: Buffalo Public Schools, New York, elections (2025)
General election
General election for Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District
Stephon Wright won election in the general election for Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephon Wright (Nonpartisan) | 97.1 | 3,272 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.9 | 98 | ||
| Total votes: 3,370 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wright in this election.
2014
- See also: Buffalo Public Schools elections (2014)
Stephon Wright lost to incumbent Barbara Seals Nevergold and newcomers Larry Quinn and Patricia B. Pierce for the three at-large seats in the general election on May 6, 2014. Candidates Bryon J. McIntyre and Daniel Rockwitz Reynolds were removed from the ballot after they did not meet the petition signature requirements.[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Larry Quinn |
16.1% | 8,806 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia B. Pierce |
14.7% | 8,061 | |
| Nonpartisan | Barbara Seals Nevergold Incumbent |
13.6% | 7,449 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bernie Tolbert | 11.5% | 6,298 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Licata Incumbent | 9% | 4,930 | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel P. Davis | 7.9% | 4,334 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sergio Rodriguez | 6.3% | 3,447 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gizelle Stokes | 5.6% | 3,059 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ralph R. Hernandez | 5% | 2,733 | |
| Nonpartisan | Wendy Mistretta | 4.4% | 2,414 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephon Wright | 2.3% | 1,242 | |
| Nonpartisan | Adrian Harris | 1.9% | 1,066 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephen Buccilli | 1.7% | 936 | |
| Total Votes | 54,775 | |||
| Source: Erie County, NY - Board of Elections, "Election Results Archive," accessed June 11, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Wright reported $199.99 in contributions and $198.28 in expenditures to the Erie County Board of Elections, which left his campaign with $1.71 on-hand.[5]
Endorsements
Wright did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Stephon Wright did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
In response to a survey published by The Buffalo News, Wright answered several questions outlining his campaign themes, preferred education reforms and priorities.
| “ | Cite an example of a school program (here or elsewhere) that you think should be replicated in Buffalo: I think Buffalo should replicate the success they have here with the Emerson School of Hospitality. Emerson has mixed academics with hands on to keep students' interest as well as teaching job skills. Students have better attendance and also perform better academically. Describe two or three specific actions the district should take to help close the projected $50 million deficit for 2014-15: Actions the district could take to help close projected $50 million deficit are: look at administrative staff which Judy Elliot, distinguished educator, said was over sized and not helpful to schools, cut down on transportation costs with less busing of students, eliminate useless teacher/data coach jobs for teachers that don't work in classrooms with students, and audit the costs of special education, which is a large part of the school budget, to see if there is a way to save money there. List the three most important things you want to accomplish if you are elected: Three most important accomplishments I wish to achieve are: 1. I want families and teachers to be treated with respect again, I want to start a committee to see how we can start a culture of respect. 2. Open the lines of communication to stop fighting between board members, by having more time to talk together as a group 3. Have more transparency, no more secrets and backroom deals, resolving to communicate better with media and community to have more input before decisions are made. Evaluate Pamela Brown's performance as superintendent: Pamela Brown strengths and weaknesses: Her strengths - she is educated and sophisticated, can speak multiple languages and has reached out to families of English language learners. Weaknesses - she doesn't communicate well with the media, cannot separate herself from people that are controversial, and is not a superhero who can do the impossible: turn around a school district in trouble in only two years. I think it is too early to judge her performance.[6] |
” |
| —The Buffalo News survey (2014)[7] | ||
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ WKBW - ABC 7, "Meet New 'Student' School Board Member," March 14, 2012
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "Former student rep wants to run for Buffalo school board," January 20, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Stephon Wright For Buffalo Board of Edu.," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "Two knocked off Buffalo School Board ballot," April 23, 2014
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "School board financial disclosures," April 12, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "Meet the candidates," accessed April 29, 2014
