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Virginia San Pedro
Virginia San Pedro was a candidate for at-large representative on the Elizabeth Board of Education in New Jersey. She was defeated in the general election that was held on November 8, 2016.
San Pedro previously ran for a seat on the Elizabeth school board in 2014 and 2015 but withdrew from both races before the elections.[1]
Elections
2016
Three of the nine seats on the Elizabeth Public Schools school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Stanley Neron and Jose Rodriguez, along with Diane Barbosa, defeated incumbent Carlos Trujillo, Ricky Castaneda, Christina Moreira, Maria Medeiros DaRassi, Sima Farid, Maria Lorenz, and former candidate Virginia San Pedro for the three seats up for election.[2]
Results
| Elizabeth Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Diane Barbosa |
25.33% | 11,330 |
| Jose Rodriguez Incumbent |
21.62% | 9,669 |
| Stanley Neron Incumbent |
21.59% | 9,656 |
| Carlos Trujillo Incumbent | 10.67% | 4,774 |
| Christina Moreira | 7.33% | 3,277 |
| Sima Farid | 3.96% | 1,773 |
| Maria Lorenz | 3.92% | 1,753 |
| Ricky Castaneda | 2.23% | 999 |
| Maria Medeiros DaRassi | 1.79% | 799 |
| Virginia San Pedro | 1.44% | 642 |
| Write-in votes | 0.13% | 56 |
| Total Votes | 44,728 | |
| Source: Union County Clerk, "Official Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Funding
San Pedro reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission in the election.[3]
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.[4]
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
San Pedro reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of October 27, 2015.[5]
Endorsements
San Pedro did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
2014
The election in Elizabeth featured three at-large seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Rafael Fajardo, Francisco González, and Paul Perreira ran against challengers Ana Maria Amin, Stefano Calella, Maria Z. Carvalho, Malik J. Jackson, Anthony Padlo, and Virginia San Pedro. Perreira won re-election, and Amin and Carvalho were added to the board.
Two slates competed for the seats. The Continue the Progress slate included Fajardo, Perreira, and Calella. The Unity for Education slate included Amin, Carvalho, and Jackson. González, Padlo, and San Pedro did not run as part of a slate, and all three candidates withdrew prior to the general election.
Funding
San Pedro did not report any contributions or expenditures during the election, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[6]
Endorsements
San Pedro did not receive any official endorsements for her campaign during the election.
Recent news
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See also
- Elizabeth Public Schools, New Jersey
- Elizabeth Public Schools elections (2014)
- 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)
- Elizabeth Public Schools elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abbey Smith, "Email communication with Lisa Bobish," August 4, 2015
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Email communication with Lisa Bobish, Union County Election Supervisor," July 26, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Public Information," accessed December 12, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "Continue the Progress Team," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Standard Search," accessed October 15, 2014
| 2016 Elizabeth Public Schools Elections | |
| Union County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Stanley Neron • Incumbent, Jose Rodriguez • Incumbent, Carlos Trujillo • Diane Barbosa • Ricky Castaneda • Christina Moreira • Sima Farid • Maria Lorenz • Maria Medeiros DaRassi • Virginia San Pedro |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
| 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 |
| 2014 Elizabeth Public Schools Elections | |
| Union County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Rafael Fajardo • Incumbent, Francisco González • Incumbent, Paul Perreira • Ana Maria Amin • Stefano Calella • Maria Z. Carvalho • Malik J. Jackson • Anthony Padlo • Virginia San Pedro |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
