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Yu Taylor Zhong
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Yu Taylor Zhong currently represents Plainsboro on the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District school board in New Jersey. He was first elected in 2013. Zhong won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Zhong is currently a risk manager with a local financial firm.[1]
Elections
2016
Three of the nine seats on the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District school board were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Yu Taylor Zhong defeated Shrenik Dagli, Russel Melville, and former board member Todd Hochman for the Plainsboro seat. In the race for the West Windsor seat, incumbent Louisa Ho and Carol Herts won the two seats up for election by defeating incumbent Scott Powell, Deborah Marinsky, Mirna White, and former board member Richard Kaye.[2]
Results
| West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, Plainsboro District General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Yu Taylor Zhong Incumbent |
51.82% | 2,626 |
| Russel Melville | 20.42% | 1,035 |
| Todd Hochman | 13.16% | 667 |
| Shrenik Dagli | 12.96% | 657 |
| Write-in votes | 1.64% | 83 |
| Total Votes | 5,068 | |
| Source: Mercer County, New Jersey, "Official Results," accessed December 1, 2016 Middlesex County, New Jersey, "Historical Election Results," accessed December 1, 2016 |
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Funding
Zhong reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission in the election.[3]
2013
Incumbent Alapakkam Manikandan sought re-election for the Plainsboro seat against Zhong. The race for two seats from West Windsor includes incumbent Louisa Ho and challengers Rakesh Kak, Scott Powell and Yingchao Zhang. Incumbent Hemant Marathe ran for Mayor of West Windsor after serving for nine years on the board.[4]
Results
| West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School School Board, Plainsboro District, 3-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Yu Taylor Zhong |
52.2% | 1,484 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alapakkam Manikandan Incumbent | 47.8% | 1,360 | |
| Total Votes | 2,844 | |||
| Source: Middlesex County, "Election Results," November 12, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Zhong reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[5]
Campaign themes
2013
In an interview with the League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area, Zhong explained his views on major issues facing the district:[1]
District growth
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"Growth of the school district means more students will be vying for limited resources. One responsibility for a board member is to review and vote on budget for various programs. If I get elected, I will constantly review the programs. While we should support all the students, I would rank and prioritize the programs by enrollment. I will support programs with large enrollment. I'll also seek help for those with smaller enrollment or find external resources to support them." |
Financial challenges
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"We must seek external resources. There are several ways:
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School safety
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"Since the Sandy Hook incident, the district made school safety a top issue. This year $1 million was budgeted for increased security measures. The district is considering expanding the Eyes on the Door security pilot program. The program will be extended to the middle schools as well as Village and Millstone River, and it will also be implemented for after-school activities. In addition, 42 security cameras have been purchased and will be installed in the schools. I support these measures. Other districts also take school safety seriously. Some arm their teachers, some place police officers inside school building, others installed camera. Summit schools in New Jersey are stopping unannounced visits. WW-P is one of the top ranked-school districts in the state, let's make it one of the safest as well." |
Recent news
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See also
- New Jersey
- West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, New Jersey
- West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area, "Plainsboro Candidates for WW-P School Board 2013," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Mercerspace, "10 file in WW-P school board election," July 29, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Public Information," accessed December 12, 2016
- ↑ NJ.com, "West Windsor-Plainsboro school board president to challenge mayor in November election," June 24, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Standard Search," accessed December 27, 2013
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