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Tave Padilla
Tave Padilla was an at-large member of the Newark Public Schools Board of Education in New Jersey. Padilla assumed office in 2019. Padilla left office on November 25, 2020.
Padilla ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Newark Public Schools Board of Education in New Jersey. Padilla won in the general election on April 16, 2019.
Padilla died on November 25, 2020, at the age of 57.[1]
Biography
Padilla is a graduate of Essex Catholic High School and serves as assistant recreation director for a youth leadership and recreation program. Previously, he worked as a legislative aide to former state Rep. Nellie Pou and as chief of staff for former state Rep. Wilfredo Caraballo. Padilla is also active in local youth sports.[2]
Elections
2019
See also: Newark Public Schools, New Jersey, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Newark Public Schools Board of Education (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Newark Public Schools Board of Education on April 16, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | A'Dorian Murray-Thomas (Nonpartisan) | 25.3 | 4,935 | |
| ✔ | Shayvonne Anderson (Nonpartisan) | 23.3 | 4,542 | |
| ✔ | Tave Padilla (Nonpartisan) | 22.7 | 4,420 | |
| Leah Owens (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 1,466 | ||
| Saafir Jenkins (Nonpartisan) | 6.3 | 1,223 | ||
| Denise Cole (Nonpartisan) | 6.0 | 1,165 | ||
| Yolanda Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 3.0 | 592 | ||
| Maggie Freeman (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 360 | ||
| Priscilla Garces (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 295 | ||
| Denise Ann Crawford (Nonpartisan) | 1.4 | 274 | ||
| Arlene Ramsey (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 180 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 19,477 | ||||
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2016
- See also: Newark Public Schools elections (2016)
Three of the nine seats on the Newark Public Schools Board of Education were up for at-large general election on April 19, 2016. No incumbents filed in the race. Newcomers Jason Dotson, Thomas Ellis, Carole Graves, Tamara Moore, Leah Owens, Tave Padilla, Jody Pittman, Juan Silva, George Tillman, Deborah Kim Thompson-Gaddy, Jimmie White, and former candidate Sheila Montague faced each other for the three seats. Owens, Padilla, and Thompson-Gaddy defeated the remaining candidates and won seats on the Newark board. All three of these candidates were members of the Newark Unity slate endorsed by Mayor Ras J. Baraka. There was no primary.[3]
| Newark Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Deborah Kim Thompson-Gaddy |
21.92% | 5,909 |
| Tave Padilla |
21.86% | 5,892 |
| Leah Owens |
18.62% | 5,018 |
| Sheila Montague | 9.56% | 2,576 |
| Carole Graves | 8.09% | 2,180 |
| Tamara Moore | 6.59% | 1,775 |
| Thomas Ellis | 3.32% | 896 |
| Jody Pittman | 2.95% | 794 |
| Juan Silva | 2.29% | 618 |
| George Tillman | 1.87% | 505 |
| Jimmie White | 1.68% | 452 |
| Jason Dotson | 1.25% | 338 |
| Total Votes | 26,953 | |
| Source: Essex County Clerk, "2016 School Board Election," accessed May 10, 2016 | ||
Funding
Padilla reported no individual campaign funding in the election .[4]
The Newark Unity Slate reported $37,825.00 in contributions and $25,304.97 in expenditures on a joint candidate committee campaign finance form as of April 14, 2016. The three candidates named on the form were Deborah Kim Thompson-Gaddy, Leah Owens, and Tave Padilla.[4]
Endorsements
Padilla was endorsed in the race by Newark Unity Slate.[5]
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tave Padilla did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Chalkbeat Newark, "‘Peacemaker’ of Newark school board, Tave Padilla dies at 57," November 26, 2020
- ↑ Newark Trust for Education, "Tave Padilla," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Email communication with Martha Jones, Newark district secretary to the superintendent," March 9, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Public Information," accessed June 24, 2016
- ↑ Newark Unity Slate, "Newark Unity Slate Candidates," accessed April 8, 2016
| 2016 Newark Public Schools Elections | |
| Essex County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | April 19, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Jason Dotson • Thomas Ellis • Carole Graves • Sheila Montague • Tamara Moore • Leah Owens • Tave Padilla • Jody Pittman • Juan Silva • George Tillman • Deborah Kim Thompson-Gaddy • Jimmie White |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
