Paul Perreira
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Paul Perreira is the former at-large representative on the Elizabeth Public Schools school board in New Jersey. Perreira was initially appointed to the position in 2010. Perreira lost a re-election campaign in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Perreira ran as part of the Children First slate with Armando Da Silva and Sima Farid.
Biography
A resident of Elizabeth, Perreira is employed as a data center manager for the Americatel Corporation.[1]
Elections
2017
Three of the nine seats on the Elizabeth Public Schools school board in New Jersey were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Board member Maria Z. Carvalho and newcomers Jerry Jacobs and Rosa Moreno Ortega defeated incumbent Paul Perreira and Ricky Castaneda, Sima Farid, Christina Moreira, Armando Da Silva, and Rosa Moreno Ortega.[2]
Carvalho, Moreno Ortega, and Jacobs ran in this election together as a slate called One Team One Dream. Perreira, Da Silva, and Farid ran together as a slate called Children First. Castaneda and Moreira ran together as a slate called Putting Kids First.
Results
| Elizabeth Public Schools, At-large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Maria Z. Carvalho Incumbent |
22.66% | 5,103 |
| Jerry Jacobs |
19.55% | 4,401 |
| Rosa Moreno Ortega |
19.11% | 4,302 |
| Christina Moreira | 10.46% | 2,354 |
| Paul Perreira Incumbent | 10.06% | 2,266 |
| Armando Da Silva | 8.11% | 1,826 |
| Ricky Castaneda | 5.47% | 1,231 |
| Sima Farid | 4.41% | 994 |
| Write-in votes | 0.17% | 38 |
| Total Votes | 22,515 | |
| Source: Union County, "General Election, November 7, 2017: Official Results," accessed March 22, 2018 | ||
Funding
Perreira did not report campaign contributions or expenditures in this election as of October 17, 2017, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[3]
2014
The election in Elizabeth featured three at-large seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Rafael Fajardo, Francisco González, and Paul Perreira ran against challengers Ana Maria Amin, Stefano Calella, Maria Z. Carvalho, Malik J. Jackson, Anthony Padlo, and Virginia San Pedro. Perreira won re-election, and Amin and Carvalho were added to the board.
Two slates competed for the seats. The Continue the Progress slate included Fajardo, Perreira, and Calella. The Unity for Education slate included Amin, Carvalho, and Jackson. González, Padlo, and San Pedro did not run as part of a slate, and all three candidates withdrew prior to the general election.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Ana Maria Amin |
17.8% | 5,772 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul Perreira Incumbent |
17.4% | 5,642 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maria Z. Carvalho |
17% | 5,527 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rafael Fajardo Incumbent | 16.7% | 5,429 | |
| Nonpartisan | Malik J. Jackson | 16.6% | 5,400 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stefano Calella | 14.3% | 4,640 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 28 | |
| Total Votes | 32,438 | |||
| Source: Union County Clerk, "Official 2014 General Election Results," November 14, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Perreira ran as part of the Continue the Progress slate, which did not report any contributions or expenditures during the election, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[4]
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify any official endorsements for Perreira in the election.
2011
| Elizabeth Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Francisco González Incumbent |
22.6% | 3,141 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul Perreira Incumbent |
21.2% | 2,936 | |
| Nonpartisan | Fernando Nazco Incumbent |
19.1% | 2,656 | |
| Nonpartisan | José M. Rodríguez | 13.8% | 1,921 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charlene Bathelus | 11.9% | 1,654 | |
| Nonpartisan | Silvia P. Nasi | 11.2% | 1,552 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 21 | |
| Total Votes | 13,881 | |||
| Source: Union County, New Jersey, "School Election 04/27/2011," accessed September 21, 2014 | ||||
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See also
- Elizabeth Public Schools, New Jersey
- Elizabeth Public Schools elections (2017)
- Elizabeth Public Schools elections (2014)
External links
- Elizabeth Public Schools
- Office website
- Campaign website
- Continue the Progress slate campaign website
- Continue the Progress slate campaign Facebook page
- Twitter page
Footnotes
- ↑ Elizabeth Public Schools, "Paul M. Perreira," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Lisa Bobish-Hugelmeyer, Union County Elections Supervisor," August 4, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Filings," accessed October 17, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Standard Search," accessed October 15, 2014
| Elizabeth Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Union County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Maria Z. Carvalho • Incumbent, Paul Perreira • Ricky Castaneda • Armando Da Silva • Sima Farid • Jerry Jacobs • Christina Moreira • Rosa Moreno Ortega |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
| 2014 Elizabeth Public Schools Elections | |
| Union County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Rafael Fajardo • Incumbent, Francisco González • Incumbent, Paul Perreira • Ana Maria Amin • Stefano Calella • Maria Z. Carvalho • Malik J. Jackson • Anthony Padlo • Virginia San Pedro |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
