Vineland Public Schools elections (2014)

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2014 Vineland Public Schools Elections
General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district Method of election Elections What was at stake? Key deadlines Additional elections External links
See also
New Jersey Vineland Public Schools Cumberland County, New Jersey ballot measures Local ballot measures, New Jersey

Three seats on the Vineland Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. The candidate filing deadline was July 28, 2014.

Incumbents Eugene Medio, Diamaris Rios, and Tom Ulrich all had expiring terms, but Ulrich did not run for re-election. Medio and Rios were joined on the ballot by Kimberly L. Codispoti, Sean R. McCarron, Joseph Pagano, Anthony Rizzo, and Jason Scalzi. Codispoti, Pagano, and Scalzi ran as a slate. Rios, Codispoti, and Pagano were elected in the general election.

See also: What was at stake in the 2014 Vineland Board of Education 2014 election?

About the district

See also: Vineland Public Schools, New Jersey

Vineland Public Schools is located in Cumberland County, New Jersey

Vineland Public Schools is located in Cumberland County, New Jersey. The county seat of Cumberland County is Bridgeton. In 2013, Cumberland County was home to approximately 157,332 residents, according to estimates by the United States Census Bureau. In 2011-2012 school year, Vineland Public Schools was the 19th-largest school district by enrollment in New Jersey and served 9,734 students.

Demographics

In 2012, Cumberland County had a lower percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree compared to the state overall. The United States Census Bureau reported that 14.0 percent of residents aged 25 and older in the county had earned a bachelor's degree, versus 35.4 percent for New Jersey. The median household income in Cumberland County was $51,530, below the state median of $71,637. The unemployment rate in the county was 16.1 percent, compared to 9.9 percent statewide.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Cumberland County (%)	New Jersey (%)
White	72.4	73.4
Black or African American	21.8	14.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	1.6	0.6
Asian	1.4	9.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	2.7	2.0
Hispanic or Latino	28.6	18.9

Presidential Voting Pattern, Cumberland County
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote
2012	34,055	20,658
2008	34,919	22,360
2004	27,875	24,362
2000	28,188	18,882

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Voter and candidate information

As of the 2014 election, the Vineland Board of Education consisted of nine nonpartisan members who were elected at-large to three-year terms. Candidates for the Board of Education must be 18 years old and have resided within the district for at least one year before their election or appointment. There are no term limits.

Candidates were required to submit nominating petitions with 10 signatures to the county clerk by the filing deadline on July 28, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. Voters were required to register by October 14, 2014, to vote in the election.

Elections

2014

Candidates

At-large

• Eugene Medio
  • Incumbent, first elected in 2011
• Diamaris Rios
  • Incumbent, first elected in 2008
• Kimberly L. Codispoti
  • Legal assistant
• Sean R. McCarron
  • School business administrator and board secretary, Runnemede Borough School District
  • Ed.D. in educational leadership, Rowan University
  • M.A. in school administration, Rowan University
  • M.S. in curriculum, instruction, and assessment, Walden University
  • B.A. in elementary education and writing arts, Rowan University
• Joseph Pagano
  • Crime prevention officer, Vineland Police Department
  • President of the Policemen's Benevolent Association
• Anthony Rizzo
• Jason Scalzi
  • Community policing unit and chaplain liaison officer, Vineland Police Department
  • New Jersey Air National Guard, 2004-2010
  • New Jersey Army National Guard, 1997-2004
  • U.S. Marine Corps, 1992-1996
  • Associate's degree in liberal arts, Cumberland County College

Election results

Vineland Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Kimberly L. Codispoti	17.4%	3,693
	Nonpartisan	Joseph Pagano	15.9%	3,374
	Nonpartisan	Diamaris Rios Incumbent	15.6%	3,311
	Nonpartisan	Anthony Rizzo	15.2%	3,221
	Nonpartisan	Jason Scalzi	13.5%	2,860
	Nonpartisan	Eugene Medio Incumbent	13.1%	2,787
	Nonpartisan	Sean R. McCarron	9.4%	1,992
	Nonpartisan	Personal choice	0.1%	11
Total Votes				21,249
Source: Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Kelly A. Hoffman, Cumberland County Clerk's Office Principal Clerk Typist/Election Clerk," February 27, 2015

Campaign finance

No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election as of October 17, 2014, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. Candidates were not required to declare their contributions unless they exceeded $4,500.00. The last campaign finance report before the election was due on October 24, 2014, and the final report was due on November 24, 2014.

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2013 See also: Vineland Public Schools elections (2013) Vineland Public School Board, At-large Unexpired Term, 1-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Tom Ulrich Incumbent 42.8% 3,326      Nonpartisan Geralynn Testa-McCann 22.9% 1,780      Nonpartisan Wanda Lopez 20.9% 1,629      Nonpartisan Eric Girone 8.2% 635      Nonpartisan Ryan DeVito 5.2% 406      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 4 Total Votes 7,780 Source: Cumberland County Clerk, "2013 General Election Results," accessed January 29, 2014 Vineland Public School Board, At-large General Election, 3-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Richard Baruffi 25.8% 5,272      Nonpartisan Scott English Incumbent 21.2% 4,349      Nonpartisan Brian DeWinne 17.6% 3,607      Nonpartisan Alan Mounier Incumbent 13.3% 2,727      Nonpartisan Frank Bongiovanni Incumbent 13% 2,652      Nonpartisan David Mazur 9% 1,852      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 14 Total Votes 20,473 Source: Cumberland County Clerk, "2013 General Election Results," accessed January 29, 2014 2012 Vineland Board of Education, At-large General Election, 3-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Frank DiGiorgio Incumbent 30.8% 9,926      Nonpartisan Susanne Morello 21.6% 6,971      Nonpartisan Christopher E. Jennings 18.5% 5,969      Nonpartisan Frank Bongiovanni 14.9% 4,793      Nonpartisan Rigo Onofre 14.1% 4,549      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 19 Total Votes 32,227 Source: Cumberland County Board of Elections, "General - November 6, 2012," December 12, 2012 2011 Vineland Board of Education, At-large General Election, 3-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Carlos A. Mercado Jr. 21.7% 1,470      Nonpartisan Eugene Medio 17.3% 1,166      Nonpartisan Diamaris Rios Incumbent 16.4% 1,110      Nonpartisan Graig S. Parrish 15.9% 1,076      Nonpartisan Gary E. Beres 15.3% 1,034      Nonpartisan Rudolph W. Harris 6.7% 454      Nonpartisan Warren J. Devonshire Sr. 6.5% 440      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 9 Total Votes 6,759 Source: Cumberland County Board of Elections, "School Board Election Results," April 27, 2011

What was at stake?

Issues in the district

NJM ranking

The magazine New Jersey Monthly ranked 339 New Jersey high schools in 2012 and 2014. The analysis for the report was conducted by the research company Leflein Associates. The report weighted school environment at 1, student performance at 1.5, and student outcomes at 2.1. Vineland Senior High School was ranked 297th in 2012. The school rose by more than 30 positions to 264th in the 2014 rankings.

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Vineland Public Schools election in 2014.

Deadline	Event
July 28, 2014	Petition filing deadline for candidates
October 6, 2014	Campaign finance reports due
October 14, 2014	Voter registration deadline
October 24, 2014	Campaign finance reports due
October 28, 2014	Mail-in ballot application period ended
November 4, 2014	Election Day
November 24, 2014	Campaign finance reports due

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: New Jersey elections, 2014

This election shared the ballot with the general elections for the United States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, two statewide ballot measures, county offices, and municipal offices.

See also

• New Jersey
• Vineland Public Schools, New Jersey
• New Jersey school board elections, 2014
• List of school board elections in 2014
• School board elections, 2014
• Cumberland County, New Jersey ballot measures
• Local ballot measures, New Jersey

External links

Suggest a link

• Vineland Public Schools
• Cumberland County Clerk’s Office