Chuck Pagano
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Chuck Pagano was a Democratic at-large representative on the Waterbury Board of Education in Connecticut. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] Chuck Pagano won the general election on November 3, 2015.
As of July 6, 2017, Pagano was no longer on the board. He was replaced by Catherine Awwad.
Biography
Pagano earned a bachelor's degree in electrical and electronics engineering in 1984 and a master's degree in organizational behavior in 2007, both from the University of Hartford. He is currently enrolled in a master's program for liberal studies at Wesleyan University. From 1979 to 2015, Pagano worked at ESPN, holding several managerial titles before retiring as executive vice president of technology and CTO.[2]
Elections
2015
Opposition
Five of the nine seats on the Waterbury Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 3, 2015. Democratic incumbents Ann M. Sweeney and Liz Crichton Brown won re-election, along with fellow party nominee Chuck Pagano. Incumbent Jason Van Stone was the only Republican to win in the election, placing fourth overall. The other seat was won by Connecticut Independent Party (CIP) nominee John Theriault.
Republican incumbent McEntee and newcomer Besa Kalici were also nominated by their party for the election, but placed seventh and eight, respectively, out of the nine candidates seeking six available seats. The Connecticut Independent Party also nominated Danielle Albert and George Noujaim, who were both defeated in the general election.[1] The three CIP candidates ran as a slate along with the CIP candidate for mayor, Lawrence V. De Pillo.
Results
| Waterbury Public Schools, At-Large (4-year terms), General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Ann M. Sweeney Incumbent |
20.0% | 6,198 | |
| Democratic | Chuck Pagano |
18.4% | 5,705 | |
| Democratic | Liz Crichton Brown Incumbent |
17.3% | 5,368 | |
| Republican | Jason Van Stone Incumbent |
10.5% | 3,249 | |
| CIP | John Theriault |
8.7% | 2,707 | |
| CIP | George Noujaim | 7.4% | 2,302 | |
| Republican | Bryan McEntee Incumbent | 7.1% | 2,196 | |
| Republican | Besa Kalici | 5.7% | 1,761 | |
| CIP | Danielle Albert | 5.1% | 1,579 | |
| Total Votes | 31,065 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Prescribed form for Return of Votes Cast At A Municipal Election," accessed November 5, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
Pagano received no official endorsements in this election.
About the district
- See also: Waterbury Public Schools, Connecticut
The Waterbury school district is based in New Haven County in southern Connecticut. The county was home to 861,277 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] Waterbury Public Schools was the fourth-largest school district in Connecticut, serving 18,391 students during the 2012-2013 school year.[4]
Demographics
New Haven County underperformed compared to the rest of Connecticut in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 32.9 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 36.5 percent of state residents. The median household income in the county was $61,996, compared to $69,461 for the state of Connecticut. The poverty rate in the county was 12.4 percent, compared to 10.2 percent for the entire state.[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
- Waterbury Public Schools, Connecticut
- Waterbury 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 Waterbury Town Clerk Antoinette Chick Spinelli," October 6, 2015
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Chuck Pagano," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "New Haven County, Connecticut," accessed December 30, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed September 4, 2015
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed October 8, 2013
