Tom Schuster
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Tom Schuster is an at-large member of the Scranton Board of Directors in Pennsylvania. The seat was up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015. He filed to run in both the Democratic and Republican primaries. Schuster won nominations in both primaries and advanced to the general election.[1][2] Tom Schuster won the general election on November 3, 2015.
Scranton teachers went on strike after working under an expired contract for a month. The strike began on September 25, 2015, and ended on October 13, 2015.[3]
Elections
2015
Five of the nine seats on the Scranton school board were up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015.
Incumbents Paul Duffy (D/R) and Carol Owens Oleski (D/R) won re-election, while Democratic challengers Bob Lesh and James Timlin joined the board. Cross-filed candidate Tom Schuster also won a seat on the board. They defeated Republican candidates Larry Wynne and Marcel Lisi in the general election. No independent candidates filed to run in the general election.[2]
Joseph Matyjevich and Adam Swieciaszek were defeated in the primary election and, therefore, did not proceed to the general election. Greg Popil withdrew from the race after the primary election. The Republican Party used a substitute nomination certificate to nominate Lisi in the place of Popil.[4]
Results
| Scranton School District, At-Large, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican |  Paul Duffy Incumbent |
18.0% | 6,821 | |
| Democratic/Republican | Tom Schuster |
16.3% | 6,182 | |
| Democratic/Republican | Carol Owens Oleski Incumbent |
16.2% | 6,158 | |
| Democratic | James Timlin |
15.5% | 5,873 | |
| Democratic | Bob Lesh |
13.1% | 4,964 | |
| Republican | Larry Wynne | 7.9% | 3,004 | |
| Republican | Marcel Lisi | 6.5% | 2,451 | |
| Write-in votes | 6.7% | 2,546 | ||
| Total Votes | 37,999 | |||
| Source: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, "Summary Report, Certified Results," accessed December 21, 2015 | ||||
| Scranton School District, At-Large Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Paul Duffy Incumbent |
15.9% | 4,600 | |
| Democratic | Carol Owens Oleski Incumbent |
14.5% | 4,187 | |
| Democratic | James Timlin |
13.2% | 3,811 | |
| Democratic | Tom Schuster |
12.4% | 3,600 | |
| Democratic | Bob Lesh |
12.1% | 3,512 | |
| Democratic | Larry Wynne | 9.8% | 2,832 | |
| Democratic | Joseph Matyjevich | 9.6% | 2,766 | |
| Democratic | Greg Popil | 9.1% | 2,643 | |
| Democratic | Adam Swieciaszek | 3% | 883 | |
| Democratic | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 117 | |
| Total Votes | 28,951 | |||
| Source: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, "Certified Results," accessed July 7, 2015 | ||||
| Scranton School District, At-Large Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Tom Schuster |
18.9% | 847 | |
| Republican | Paul Duffy Incumbent |
18.5% | 833 | |
| Republican | Carol Owens Oleski Incumbent |
18.2% | 817 | |
| Republican | Greg Popil |
15.5% | 697 | |
| Republican | Larry Wynne |
14.2% | 636 | |
| Republican | Adam Swieciaszek | 8.8% | 397 | |
| Republican | Write-in votes | 5.9% | 264 | |
| Total Votes | 4,491 | |||
| Source: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, "Certified Results," accessed July 7, 2015 | ||||
Funding
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Endorsements
Schuster received no official endorsements for his campaign during the election.
Recent news
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See also
- Scranton School District, Pennsylvania
- Scranton School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Scranton School District, "Board of Directors," accessed March 16, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, "List of Candidates, Municipal Primary, May 19, 2015," accessed March 18, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
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| 2015 Scranton School District Elections | |
| Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary election: May 19, 2015 General election: November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent Paul Duffy (D/R) • Incumbent, Carol Owens Oleski (D/R) • Bob Lesh (D) • Marcel Lisi (R) • Joseph Matyjevich (D) • Greg Popil (D/R) • Tom Schuster (D/R) • Adam Swieciaszek (D/R) • James Timlin (D) • Larry Wynne (D/R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
