Deborah Schildkraut
Deborah Schildkraut was a candidate for at-large representative on the Edison Township Board of Education in New Jersey. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] Schildkraut, Deborah Anes and Dennis Pipala were running as a slate in the 2015 election. Deborah Schildkraut lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Schildkraut earned her B.S. in business administration and music from State University of New York at Albany. She worked as a preschool music teacher for five years. Schildkraut has been a marketing professional with a technology firm for more than two decades. She has volunteered time as a board member, committee member and executive with a local religious school. She and her husband have two children who attend district schools.[2]
Elections
2015
Three seats on the Edison Township school board were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The seats of incumbents Deborah Anes, Lora L. Fong, and Margot Harris were on the ballot.[3] Anes won re-election, while newcomers Ralph Errico and Shivi Prasad-Madhukar joined the board. They defeated William Araujo, Richard Brescher, Hollie Gilroy, Dennis Pipala, Deborah Schildkraut, and Kiel Thoms. Anes, Pipala, and Schildkraut were running as a slate.[1][4]
Results
| Edison Township Board of Education, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Deborah Anes Incumbent |
17.1% | 3,325 |
| Ralph Errico |
13.6% | 2,639 |
| Shivi Prasad-Madhukar |
13.4% | 2,607 |
| William Araujo | 13.0% | 2,535 |
| Deborah Schildkraut | 10.7% | 2,081 |
| Dennis Pipala | 10.1% | 1,978 |
| Richard Brescher | 10.1% | 1,957 |
| Hollie Gilroy | 7.6% | 1,485 |
| Kiel Thoms | 4.3% | 823 |
| Total Votes | 19,430 | |
| Source: Middlesex County, "Nov 3, 2015 General Election," accessed December 18, 2015 | ||
Funding
Schildkraut reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of October 27, 2015.[5]
Endorsements
Schildkraut did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
About the district
Edison Township Public Schools is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The county seat of Middlesex County is New Brunswick. Middlesex County was home to an estimated 828,919 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] Edison Township was the sixth-largest school district in New Jersey, serving 14,224 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[7]
Demographics
Middlesex County outperformed the rest of New Jersey in terms of higher education achievement, median household income and poverty rate in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 40.1 percent of Middlesex County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 35.8 percent for New Jersey as a whole. The median household income in Middlesex County was $79,596, compared to $71,629 for the state of New Jersey. The poverty rate in Middlesex County was 8.5 percent, while that of the state as a whole was 10.4 percent.[6]
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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
- Edison Township Public Schools, New Jersey
- Edison Township 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)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Claudia Jackson, Middlesex County Clerk's Office," March 4, 2015
- ↑ TAPinto.net, "Edison Board of Education Candidate Statement: Deborah Schildkraut," August 31, 2015
- ↑ The Star-Ledger, "Live coverage: N.J. school board election results," April 18, 2012
- ↑ Facebook, "Anes, Pipala & Schildkraut for Edison BOE," accessed October 20, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Middlesex County, New Jersey," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "NJ Election Information and Results Archive," accessed January 20, 2014
| 2015 Edison Township Public Schools Elections | |
| Middlesex County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Deborah Anes • William Araujo • Richard Brescher • Ralph Errico • Hollie Gilroy • Dennis Pipala • Shivi Prasad-Madhukar • Deborah Schildkraut • Kiel Thoms |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
