Thomas Woodhull
Thomas Woodhull was an at-large member of the Newburgh Enlarged City Board of Education in New York. He was first elected in 2001 and served on the board for nine years before losing his re-election bid in 2010.[1] He was re-elected to the board on May 17, 2011, but he lost his re-election bid again on May 20, 2014.[2]
Biography
Thomas Woodhull is a resident of Orange County, New York. He and his wife are both retired, and they have two adult children. Woodhull worked for IBM before reaching retirement, and his wife worked for the Newburgh Enlarged City School District as a teacher.[3]
Elections
2014
Thomas Woodhull, fellow incumbents Mark Levinstein and Dawn Fucheck and seven other challengers lost to newcomers Kenneth Copertino, Carole Mineo, William Swart and Darren Stridiron for the four at-large seats in the general election on May 20, 2014.
One of the seats up for election was vacated as a result of the death of board member Judith A. McAfee. Stridiron, the candidate who won election but received the fewest votes, received that seat, which carried an unexpired two-year term.[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Carole Mineo |
14.1% | 1,601 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kenneth Copertino |
12.7% | 1,445 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Swart |
11.7% | 1,333 | |
| Nonpartisan | Darren Stridiron |
11.2% | 1,275 | |
| Nonpartisan | George Bowles, Jr. | 7.1% | 808 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dawn Fucheck Incumbent | 7% | 791 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sheila Murphy | 6.7% | 763 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Levinstein Incumbent | 6.3% | 716 | |
| Nonpartisan | Runston Lewis | 5.7% | 652 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Woodhull Incumbent | 4.4% | 503 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Rein | 3.9% | 442 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Pagliaro | 3.8% | 427 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andres Arestin | 2.9% | 326 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nathan Vesely | 2.6% | 290 | |
| Total Votes | 11,372 | |||
| Source: Newburgh Enlarged City School District, "School & Library Budget Vote and School Board Election - 5/20/14," accessed July 10, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Woodhull did not file a campaign finance report with the New York State Board of Elections during the election.[5][6]
Endorsements
Woodhull did not receive any endorsements during the election.
2011
| Newburgh Enlarged City School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Dawn Fucheck Incumbent |
21% | 1,482 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Woodhull |
12.6% | 894 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Levinstein |
12.4% | 878 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Swart | 11.8% | 833 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephen A. Bedetti | 11.1% | 785 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert McLymore | 8.8% | 623 | |
| Nonpartisan | William J. Morgan | 8.1% | 575 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ed Poppiti Incumbent | 7.7% | 544 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eric Motley | 6.4% | 454 | |
| Total Votes | 7,068 | |||
| Source: Newburgh Enlarged City School District, "2011-2012 School & Library Budget Vote and School Board Election," accessed May 1, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
In a survey conducted by the school district, Woodhull stated that the following should be the district's top priority in 2014:
| “ | Provide safe learning environment for all personnel and students in the District.[7] | ” |
| —Newburgh Enlarged City School District candidate survey (2014)[3] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Thomas + Woodhull + Newburgh + Enlarged + City + School + District"
See also
- Newburgh Enlarged City School District, New York
- Newburgh Enlarged City School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NewburghEdInfo, "MHT May 2010 Newburgh BOE Candidates Article," accessed May 12, 2014
- ↑ Mid Hudson Times, "School vote is Tuesday," May 12, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Newburgh Enlarged City School District, "2014-2015 Budget Information," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia via phone call with the Newburgh Enlarged City School District administration on May 1, 2014.
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Contribution Search," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Expenditure Search," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2014 Newburgh Enlarged City School District Elections | |
| Orange County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 20, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Dawn Fucheck • Incumbent, Mark Levinstein • Incumbent, Thomas Woodhull • Andres Arestin • George Bowles, Jr. • Kenneth Copertino • Runston Lewis • Carole Mineo • Sheila Murphy • Robert Pagliaro • David Rein • Darren Stridiron • William Swart • Nathan Vesely |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
