Thomas Van Stone Sr.
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Thomas Van Stone Sr. is a Republican at-large representative on the Waterbury Public Schools Board of Education in Connecticut. First elected in 2013, Van Stone won a new term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Van Stone earned an A.S. in industrial management from Waterbury State Technical College and an A.A. in business from Fairfield University. He later earned a B.S. in management from Post University and an M.A. in organizational management from Fairfield University. Van Stone worked for 32 years as an engineer with Sikorsky Aircraft. He has served as a member of the Waterbury AOH and a coach with the Town Plot Sports Association. Van Stone and his wife, Kathy, have four adult children.[1]
Elections
2017
Five of 10 seats on the Waterbury Public Schools Board of Education in Connecticut were up for at-large election on November 7, 2017. Four incumbents won re-election: Karen E. Harvey (D), Juanita Hernandez (D), Charles L. Stango (R), and Thomas Van Stone Sr. (R). Newcomer Melissa Serrano-Adorno (D) also won. Republican challenger Zaida Martinez lost, as did Margaret "Maggie" O'Brien, Danielle Albert, and Shakirah Howard, who were endorsed by the Independent Party.[2][3]
| Waterbury Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Melissa Serrano-Adorno |
15.97% | 3,666 | |
| Democratic | Karen E. Harvey Incumbent |
15.65% | 3,594 | |
| Republican | Thomas Van Stone, Sr. Incumbent |
14.79% | 3,395 | |
| Republican | Charles L. Stango Incumbent |
14.68% | 3,370 | |
| Democratic | Juanita Hernandez Incumbent |
14.63% | 3,359 | |
| Republican | Zaida Martinez | 9.89% | 2,271 | |
| CIP | Margaret O'Brien | 5.70% | 1,308 | |
| CIP | Danielle Albert | 4.47% | 1,026 | |
| CIP | Shakirah Howard | 4.22% | 970 | |
| Total Votes | 22,959 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Election Center: 2017 November Municipal Election," accessed November 8, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||||
2013
Van Stone won election to the board as a Republican candidate against nine other candidates on November 5, 2013. He ran as part of a Republican slate including incumbent Charles L. Stango and challenger John F. Alseph Jr.
| Waterbury Public Schools, General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Karen E. Harvey Incumbent |
17.5% | 5,883 | |
| Democratic | Felix Rodriguez Incumbent |
16% | 5,361 | |
| Democratic | Juanita Hernandez |
15.5% | 5,198 | |
| Republican | Charles L. Stango Incumbent |
12.1% | 4,083 | |
| Republican | Thomas Van Stone Sr. |
10.6% | 3,551 | |
| Republican | John F. Alseph Jr. | 9.1% | 3,062 | |
| Independent | Margaret A. O'Brien | 6.2% | 2,090 | |
| Independent | James K. Russell | 5% | 1,673 | |
| Independent | Kimberly A. Sidoti | 4.8% | 1,623 | |
| Petitioning Candidate | Ann M. Sweeney Incumbent | 3.2% | 1,082 | |
| Total Votes | 33,606 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Municipal Elections - November 5, 2013," accessed December 16, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Thomas Van Stone Sr. has not reported any contributions or expenditures to the Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission.
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See also
- Waterbury Public Schools, Connecticut
- Waterbury Public Schools elections (2017)
- Waterbury Public Schools elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Van Stone for Mayor, "Thomas Van Stone, Sr.," accessed October 11, 2013
- ↑ Marielle Bricker, "Email communication with Town Clerk," August 24, 3017
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Waterbury Sample Ballot," accessed October 20, 2017
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