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Tony Monteiro
Armenio "Tony" Monteiro is a former at-large representative on the Elizabeth Board of Education in New Jersey. Monteiro sought another term in the general election on November 3, 2015. Monteiro was running as part of the Continue the Progress slate with Elcy Castillo-Ospina and Michelle Velez-Jonte. Tony Monteiro lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Monteiro was a Democratic candidate for District 20 of the New Jersey General Assembly in 2011 and 2015. He was defeated in the Democratic primary on both occasions.
Elections
2015
Opposition
The Elizabeth Board of Education consists of nine members elected at-large to three-year terms. Elections are staggered with three seats up for election each year. At-large incumbents Tony Monteiro, Elcy Castillo-Ospina and Charlene Bathelus were up for re-election on November 3, 2015. Bathelus won re-election, while Stephanie Goncalves and Daniel Nina joined the board. They defeated Monteiro, Castillo-Ospina, Maria Medeiros-DaRassi and Michelle Velez-Jonte. Virginia San Pedro initially filed as a candidate but withdrew prior to the election.[1] Castillo-Ospina, Monteiro and Velez-Jonte were running as part of the Continue the Progress slate.[2]
Results
| Elizabeth Board of Education, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Stephanie Goncalves |
17.74% | 5,027 |
| Charlene Bathelus Incumbent |
17.51% | 4,961 |
| Daniel Nina |
17.18% | 4,868 |
| Tony Monteiro Incumbent | 15.93% | 4,514 |
| Michelle Velez-Jonte | 14.90% | 4,222 |
| Elcy Castillo-Ospina Incumbent | 14.74% | 4,177 |
| Maria Medeiros-DaRassi | 1.93% | 548 |
| Write-in votes | 0.05% | 13 |
| Total Votes | 28,330 | |
| Source: Union County Clerk, "Election Results," accessed December 18, 2015 | ||
Funding
Monteiro ran as part of the Continue the Progress slate, which reported $5,950.00 in contributions and $4,135.00 in expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of October 27, 2015.[3]
Endorsements
Monteiro received the endorsement of the Elizabeth Education Association.[4]
State legislative race
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015.[5] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent Annette Quijano and incumbent Jamel Holley were bracketed together, Jorge Batista and Vivian Bell were bracketed together and Tony Monteiro and Giuliano Farina were bracketed together and faced off in the Democratic primary. Stephen Kozlovich and Roger Stryeski were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Quijano and Holley defeated Kozlovich and Stryeski in the general election.[6][7][8][9][10]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 20 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Annette Quijano Incumbent |
39.4% | 12,061 | |
| Democratic | Jamel Holley Incumbent |
37.8% | 11,568 | |
| Republican | Stephen Kozlovich | 11.7% | 3,593 | |
| Republican | Roger Stryeski | 11.1% | 3,398 | |
| Total Votes | 30,620 | |||
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Jamel Holley Incumbent |
29.6% | 5,907 |
| Annette Quijano Incumbent |
29.4% | 5,857 |
| Tony Monteiro | 16.5% | 3,288 |
| Giuliano Farina | 15.3% | 3,054 |
| Jorge Batista | 4.6% | 916 |
| Vivian Bell | 4.6% | 908 |
| Total Votes | 19,930 | |
2011
Monteiro was a candidate for the 2011 Democratic Party nomination for District 20 of the New Jersey General Assembly. Monteiro was bracketed with Carlos Cedeno in the June 7 primary. Incumbents Joseph Cryan and Annette Quijano defeated Monteiro and Cedeno for the Democratic nomination.[11]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 20 Democratic Primary, 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Joseph Cryan Incumbent |
27.6% | 8,161 |
| Annette Quijano Incumbent |
27% | 7,977 |
| Tony Monteiro | 22.8% | 6,743 |
| Carlos Cedeno | 22.7% | 6,715 |
| Total Votes | 29,596 | |
Recent news
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See also
- Elizabeth Public Schools, New Jersey
- Elizabeth Public Schools elections (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)
- New Jersey General Assembly
- New Jersey General Assembly District 20
- New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2015
- New Jersey State Legislature
External links
- Elizabeth Public Schools
- Office website
- New Jersey State Legislature
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Tony Monteiro on Twitter
- Continue the Progress Facebook page
Additional reading
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ TAPinto.net, "Elizabeth Education Association Endorses Board of Education Candidates," September 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
| 2015 Elizabeth Public Schools Elections | |
| Union County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Charlene Bathelus • Incumbent, Elcy Castillo-Ospina • Incumbent, Tony Monteiro • Stephanie Goncalves • Maria Medeiros-DaRassi • Daniel Nina • Michelle Velez-Jonte |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
