William Swart
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William Swart is an at-large member of the Newburgh Enlarged City Board of Education in New York. He won the general election on May 20, 2014. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the board on May 17, 2011.
Biography
William Swart is a resident of Orange County, New York. Swart holds B.A., M.S. and Ed.D. degrees. He is employed as the Graduate Educational Programs coordinator at Mount Saint Mary College.[1] Prior to taking that position, Swart worked as a classroom teacher, school building leader, associate superintendent for pupil personnel, associate superintendent for instruction and superintendent of two school districts.[2]
Elections
2014
William Swart, Kenneth Copertino, Carole Mineo and Darren Stridiron defeated incumbents Dawn Fucheck, Mark Levinstein and Thomas Woodhull and seven fellow challengers for the four at-large seats in the general election on May 20, 2014.
One of the seats up for election was vacated as a result of the death of board member Judith A. McAfee. Stridiron, the candidate who won election but received the fewest votes, received that seat, which carried an unexpired two-year term.[3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Carole Mineo |
14.1% | 1,601 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kenneth Copertino |
12.7% | 1,445 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Swart |
11.7% | 1,333 | |
| Nonpartisan | Darren Stridiron |
11.2% | 1,275 | |
| Nonpartisan | George Bowles, Jr. | 7.1% | 808 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dawn Fucheck Incumbent | 7% | 791 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sheila Murphy | 6.7% | 763 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Levinstein Incumbent | 6.3% | 716 | |
| Nonpartisan | Runston Lewis | 5.7% | 652 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Woodhull Incumbent | 4.4% | 503 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Rein | 3.9% | 442 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Pagliaro | 3.8% | 427 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andres Arestin | 2.9% | 326 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nathan Vesely | 2.6% | 290 | |
| Total Votes | 11,372 | |||
| Source: Newburgh Enlarged City School District, "School & Library Budget Vote and School Board Election - 5/20/14," accessed July 10, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Swart did not file a campaign finance report with the New York State Board of Elections during the election.[4][5]
Endorsements
Swart received an endorsement from the Newburgh Teachers Association.[6]
2011
| Newburgh Enlarged City School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Dawn Fucheck Incumbent |
21% | 1,482 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Woodhull |
12.6% | 894 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Levinstein |
12.4% | 878 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Swart | 11.8% | 833 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephen A. Bedetti | 11.1% | 785 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert McLymore | 8.8% | 623 | |
| Nonpartisan | William J. Morgan | 8.1% | 575 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ed Poppiti Incumbent | 7.7% | 544 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eric Motley | 6.4% | 454 | |
| Total Votes | 7,068 | |||
| Source: Newburgh Enlarged City School District, "2011-2012 School & Library Budget Vote and School Board Election," accessed May 1, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
In a survey conducted by the school district, Swart stated that the following should be the district's top priorities in 2014:
| “ | Governance not Management
Permit all employees to work in a cooperative environment[7] |
” |
| —Newburgh Enlarged City School District candidate survey (2014)[1] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "William + Swart + Newburgh + Enlarged + City + School + District"
See also
- Newburgh Enlarged City School District, New York
- Newburgh Enlarged City School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Newburgh Enlarged City School District, "2014-2015 Budget Information," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Mount Saint Mary College, "William Swart," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia via phone call with the Newburgh Enlarged City School District administration on May 1, 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
- ↑ Times Herald-Record, "School vote: Newburgh school board shake-up," May 22, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2014 Newburgh Enlarged City School District Elections | |
| Orange County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 20, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Dawn Fucheck • Incumbent, Mark Levinstein • Incumbent, Thomas Woodhull • Andres Arestin • George Bowles, Jr. • Kenneth Copertino • Runston Lewis • Carole Mineo • Sheila Murphy • Robert Pagliaro • David Rein • Darren Stridiron • William Swart • Nathan Vesely |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
