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====Endorsements====
====Endorsements====
Velez-Jonte received the endorsement of the Elizabeth Education Association.<ref>[https://www.tapinto.net/sections/elections/categories/news/articles/elizabeth-education-association-endorses-board-of ''TAPinto.net,'' "Elizabeth Education Association Endorses Board of Education Candidates," September 22, 2015]</ref>
Velez-Jonte received the endorsement of the Elizabeth Education Association.<ref>[https://www.tapinto.net/sections/elections/categories/news/articles/elizabeth-education-association-endorses-board-of ''TAPinto.net,'' "Elizabeth Education Association Endorses Board of Education Candidates," September 22, 2015]</ref>
==About the district==
::''See also: [[Elizabeth Public Schools, New Jersey]]''
[[File:Map of New Jersey highlighting Union County.svg|100px|thumb|left|link=Elizabeth Public Schools, New Jersey|Elizabeth Public Schools is located in Union County, N.J.]]
Elizabeth Public Schools is located in [[Union County, New Jersey|Union County]] in northern [[New Jersey]]. The county seat is [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]]. Union County was home to 552,939 residents in 2014, according to estimates by the United States Census Bureau.<ref name=census>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/34/34039.html ''United States Census Bureau'', "Union County, New Jersey," accessed January 21, 2015]</ref> During the 2012-2013 school year, Elizabeth Public Schools was the [[Largest school districts in the United States by enrollment|fourth-largest school district]] in [[Public education in New Jersey|New Jersey]] and served 23,988 students.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/elsi/tableGenerator.aspx ''National Center for Education Statistics,'' "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 29, 2015]</ref>
===Demographics===
Union County underperformed compared to the state's median household income as measured by the United States Census Bureau. The median household income in Union County was $68,507, compared to $71,629 for the state of New Jersey. The poverty rate in Union County was 10.8 percent compared to 10.4 percent for the entire state. The U.S. Census also found that 31.8 percent of Union County residents aged 25 years and older attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 35.8 percent in New Jersey.<ref name=census/>
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! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Racial Demographics, 2014<ref name=Census/>
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! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Race
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Union County (%)
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | New Jersey (%)
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| White || 68.4 || 73.0
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| Black or African American || 23.5 || 14.8
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0.7 || 0.6
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| Asian || 5.4 || 9.4
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0.1 || 0.1
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| Two or More Races || 1.9 || 2.1
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| Hispanic or Latino || 30.0 || 19.3
|}
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! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Presidential Voting Pattern,<br>Union County<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-information-archive.html ''New Jersey Department of State'', "NJ Election Information and Results Archive," accessed January 20, 2014]</ref>
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! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Year
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Democratic Vote
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Republican Vote
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| 2012 ||139,752||68,314
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| 2008 ||141,417||78,768
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| 2004 ||119,372||82,517
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| 2000 ||112,003||68,554
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|}
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==Recent news==
==Recent news==

Latest revision as of 17:48, 2 May 2025

Michelle Velez-Jonte

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Michelle Velez-Jonte was a candidate for at-large representative on the Elizabeth Board of Education in New Jersey. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] Velez-Jonte was running as part of the Continue the Progress slate with Tony Monteiro and Elcy Castillo-Ospina. Michelle Velez-Jonte lost the general election on November 3, 2015.


Elections

2015

See also: Elizabeth Public Schools elections (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.[2]

Results

Elizabeth Board of Education, At-large, General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Stephanie Goncalves 17.74% 5,027
Green check mark transparent.png Charlene Bathelus Incumbent 17.51% 4,961
Green check mark transparent.png 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

Velez-Jonte ran as part of the Continue the Progress slate, which reported $5,950.00 in contributions and $4,135.00 in expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of October 27, 2015.[3]

Endorsements

Velez-Jonte received the endorsement of the Elizabeth Education Association.[4]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abbey Smith, "Email communication with Lisa Bobish," August 4, 2015
  2. ↑ Facebook, "Continue the Progress Team," accessed October 27, 2015
  3. ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed October 27, 2015
  4. ↑ TAPinto.net, "Elizabeth Education Association Endorses Board of Education Candidates," September 22, 2015
2015 Elizabeth Public Schools Elections
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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
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