Ved Shravah
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Ved Shravah was an at-large member of the Wappingers Central Board of Education in New York. He first served on the board from 1992 to 2007. He won election to a new term on the board in May 17, 2011, and was re-elected to a special one-year term in the general election on May 20, 2014.[1]
Shravah lost his re-election bid in the nonpartisan general election on May 19, 2015. His term on the board ended July 1, 2015.[2]
Biography
Shravah has lived in the Wappingers Central School District for over 30 years. He has worked as an educator and administrator for nearly 50 years.[3]
Elections
2015
Three of the nine at-large seats on the Wappingers Central School District Board of Education were up for general election on May 19, 2015. The election shared the ballot with the school district's annual budget vote. Voters could vote for all three seats in this election on a joint ballot. The three candidates who received the most votes were elected to the board.
The seats held by incumbents Ved Shravah, Robert Rubin and Douglass Bitteker were on the ballot. Bitteker did not file to run for re-election, ensuring at least one newcomer would join the board. Shravah and Rubin faced four challengers—Deborah Torres Henning, Karen Mauhs Karath, Anne LaValle and Babu Munusamy—in their bids for re-election.
Ultimately, Rubin retained his seat while Shravah was defeated. Returning candidate LaValle and newcomer Karath won the other two seats up for election.
Results
| Wappingers Central School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Robert Rubin Incumbent |
19.5% | 2,549 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anne LaValle |
18.5% | 2,422 | |
| Nonpartisan | Karen Mauhs Karath |
16.3% | 2,136 | |
| Nonpartisan | Deborah Torres Henning | 15.9% | 2,087 | |
| Nonpartisan | Babu Munusamy | 15.9% | 2,083 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ved Shravah Incumbent | 13.9% | 1,825 | |
| Total Votes | 13,102 | |||
| Source: Wappingers Central School District, "Jun 01, 2015 - Board Workshop/Special Board Meeting Agenda," accessed June 8, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Shravah reported no contributions or expenditures to the New York State Board of Elections in the election.[4][5]
Endorsements
Shravah was endorsed by Wappingers Central school board member Seema Rizvi.[6]
2014
Ved Shravah, fellow incumbent John Lumia and newcomers Peggy Kelland, Tracy V. Pelton and Seema Rizvi defeated six challengers for the five at-large seats in the general election on May 20, 2014. Although Shravah's campaign Facebook page identified him as a Democrat, the school board election was nonpartisan.[7]
The resignations of board members Thomas Piliouras and Daniel Miller in February 2014 led to an increase in the number of seats up for election from three to five. The candidate who received the fourth-most votes in the May election, Seema Rizvi, received Piliouras' seat, which carried an unexpired two-year term. The candidate who received the fifth-most votes, Ved Shravah, received Miller's seat, which carried an unexpired one-year term.[8][9]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | John Lumia Incumbent |
12.8% | 3,197 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peggy Kelland |
12.4% | 3,076 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tracy V. Pelton |
11.4% | 2,835 | |
| Nonpartisan | Seema Rizvi |
10% | 2,490 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ved Shravah Incumbent |
9.6% | 2,398 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephen Perillo | 8.8% | 2,192 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anne LaValle | 8.4% | 2,098 | |
| Nonpartisan | Matthew Henning | 7.4% | 1,847 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eddy A. Sloshower | 7.1% | 1,759 | |
| Nonpartisan | Emanuele Marinaro | 7% | 1,731 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles J. Ricotta | 5.1% | 1,275 | |
| Total Votes | 24,898 | |||
| Source: Poughkeepsie Journal, "Wappingers budget passes; 5 win seats," May 20, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Shravah did not file a campaign finance report with the New York State Board of Elections during the election.[10][11]
Endorsements
Shravah was endorsed by the Wappingers Congress of Teachers.[12]
Campaign themes
2015
Shravah submitted the following list of school board goals in the school district's 2015 spring newsletter:
| “ | Goals • To make Board understand that it is not about us, it is about children As Champion of Student Safety, Sports and Quality Education Mr. Shravah, with the help of taxpayers and Board Members: |
” |
| —Ved Shravah (2015)[3] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Wappingers Central School District, New York
- Wappingers Central School District elections (2015)
- Wappingers Central School District elections (2014)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Wappingers Central School District, "InPrint," accessed May 12, 2014
- ↑ Abbey Smith, "Email communication with Susan Penney, District Clerk/Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent, Wappingers Central School District," May 7, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wappingers Central School District, "Spring Newsletter: 2015-2016 WCSD Budget," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Financial Disclosure: Expenditure Search Page," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Financial Disclosure: Contribution Search Page," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ Poughkeepsie Journal, "Letters to editor, 5/14," May 14, 2015
- ↑ Facebook, "About," accessed May 12, 2014
- ↑ ShreveportTimes, "Today's news summary, Feb. 11, 2014," February 11, 2014
- ↑ Poughkeepsie Journal, "Another Wappingers board member resigns," February 17, 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
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia on May 10, 2018.
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2015 Wappingers Central School District Elections | |
| Dutchess County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Robert Rubin • Incumbent, Ved Shravah • Deborah Torres Henning • Karen Mauhs Karath • Anne LaValle • Babu Munusamy |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
