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Stacey Coleman
Stacey Coleman was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Paterson Public Schools Board of Education in New Jersey. Coleman was defeated in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
- See also: Paterson Public Schools elections (2016)
Four of the nine seats on the Paterson Public Schools Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Three of the seats came with three-year terms, and one seat came with a two-year term. Incumbents Christopher Irving and Flavio Rivera, along with Emanuel Capers, won election to the board by defeating incumbent Kenneth Simmons, Joseph Atallo, Corey Teague, and Stacey Coleman. A special election was held for a fourth seat with a two-year term after board member-elect Michael Henry was barred from serving on the school board due to the discovery of a past criminal background. Errol Kerr was appointed to fill Henry's position. He ran for re-election and lost to newcomer Manny Martinez.[1]
Results
| Paterson Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Flavio Rivera Incumbent |
19.11% | 8,109 |
| Christopher Irving Incumbent |
17.69% | 7,504 |
| Emanuel Capers |
15.29% | 6,487 |
| Corey Teague | 13.89% | 5,892 |
| Kenneth Simmons Incumbent | 13.68% | 5,803 |
| Stacey Coleman | 11.37% | 4,823 |
| Joseph Atallo | 8.82% | 3,741 |
| Write-in votes | 0.15% | 65 |
| Total Votes | 42,424 | |
| Source: Passaic County, "County Clerk-Election Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Coleman reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission in the election.[2]
About the district
- See also: Paterson Public Schools, New Jersey
Paterson Public Schools is located in Passaic County in northern New Jersey. The county seat is Paterson. Passaic County was home to 510,916 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] The district was the fourth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 24,598 students.[4]
Demographics
Passaic County underperformed compared to New Jersey as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 26.2 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 36.4 percent of all state residents. The median household income in Passaic County was $59,513, compared to $72,062 for the entire state. The poverty rate in the county was 18.2 percent, compared to 10.8 percent statewide.[3]
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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.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey, "Field in Paterson’s school election includes seven candidates with past board experience," July 26, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Public Information," accessed December 12, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts:Passaic County, New Jersey," accessed September 27, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "NJ Election Information and Results Archive," accessed January 20, 2014
