Passaic Public Schools elections (2014)

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2014 Passaic Public Schools Elections
General Election date:
April 23, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district Method of election Elections Key deadlines Additional elections External links
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New Jersey Passaic Public Schools Passaic County, New Jersey ballot measures Local ballot measures, New Jersey

Three seats on the Passaic Public Schools Board of Education were up for general election on April 23, 2014. Incumbent board members Horacio Carrera, Kenia Flores and Richard Diaz won re-election against one challenger, Rene L. Griggs. The three incumbents created a joint candidates committee to run as a slate.

About the district

See also: Passaic Public Schools, New Jersey

Passaic Public Schools is located in Passaic County, New Jersey

Passaic Public Schools is located in Passaic County, New Jersey. The county seat of Passaic County is Paterson. Passaic County is home to 502,885 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau. Passaic was the eighth-largest school district in New Jersey, serving 13,136 students during the 2011-2012 school year.

Demographics

Passaic County outperformed the rest of New Jersey in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 25.8 percent of Passaic County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 35.4 percent for New Jersey as a whole. The median household income in Passaic County was $57,540 compared to $71,637 for the state of New Jersey. The poverty rate in Passaic County was 15.8 percent compared to 9.9 percent for the entire state.

Racial Demographics, 2012
Race	Passaic County (%)	New Jersey (%)
White	75.9	73.8
Black or African American	14.7	14.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	1.5	0.6
Asian	5.5	9.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.2	0.1
Two or More Races	2.3	1.9
Hispanic or Latino	38.3	18.5

2013 Party Affiliation, Passaic County
Party	Registered Voters	% of Total
Democratic	97,693	33.08
Republican	52,360	17.73
Libertarian	75	0.03
Green	25	0.01
Other	38	0.01
Unaffiliated	145,114	49.14

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.

Voter and candidate information

The Passaic Board of Education consists of nine members elected to three-year terms at-large by the district as a whole. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on April 23, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014 and three seats will be up for election in 2015.

The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was March 4, 2014 and the deadline to amend a petition or withdraw was March 10, 2014.

Elections

2014

Candidates

At-large

• Horacio "Ray" Carrera
  • Incumbent
  • Loan originator

• Kenia Flores
  • Incumbent
  • Graduate, St. Peter’s University and Fairfield University
  • School psychologist, Elizabeth Public Schools

• Richard Diaz
  • Incumbent
  • United States Marine Corps
  • Public safety director, Passaic, New Jersey

• Rene L. Griggs

Election results

Passaic Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Richard Diaz Incumbent	32.5%	1,317
	Nonpartisan	Kenia Flores Incumbent	24.3%	982
	Nonpartisan	Horacio "Ray" Carrera Incumbent	22.3%	904
	Nonpartisan	Rene L. Griggs	20%	811
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.8%	33
Total Votes				4,047
Source: Passaic County, New Jersey, "April 23, 2014 Summary Report," accessed June 11, 2014

Endorsements

No candidates received endorsements for their campaigns.

Campaign finance

No candidates filed campaign finance reports with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission during the election.

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2013 Passaic Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Craig Miller Incumbent 33.8% 662      Nonpartisan Peter Rosario 32.7% 639      Nonpartisan Maryann Capursi Incumbent 31.8% 622      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 1.7% 33 Total Votes 1,956 Source: Passaic County, New Jersey, "April 16, 2013 Summary Report," accessed February 24, 2014 Passaic Public Schools, At-Large General Election, Unexpired 1-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Kenia Flores 98.2% 585      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 1.8% 11 Total Votes 596 Source: Passaic County, New Jersey, "April 16, 2013 Summary Report," accessed February 24, 2014

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Passaic Public Schools election in 2014:

Deadline	Event
March 4, 2014	Last day to file nominating petitions
March 10, 2014	Last day to withdraw or amend a nomination petition
March 13, 2014	Drawing of names for candidate positions on the ballot
March 26, 2014	Last day to file first campaign finance report
April 14, 2014	Last day to file second campaign finance report
April 23, 2014	Election day
May 13, 2014	Last day to file final campaign finance report

Additional elections on the ballot

This election shared the ballot only with a successful bond measure to raise $16,818,577 for the Passaic Public Schools General Fund for the 2014-2015 school year.

Recent news

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See also

• New Jersey
• Passaic Public Schools, New Jersey
• New Jersey school board elections, 2014
• List of school board elections in 2014
• School board elections, 2014
• Passaic County, New Jersey ballot measures
• Local ballot measures, New Jersey
• Brawling in Newark headlines New Jersey school board elections
• Slates, incumbents prevail in New Jersey school board elections

External links

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• Passaic Public Schools
• Passaic, New Jersey
• Passaic County Board of Elections