Teri Kubiel
Teri Kubiel was a candidate for Toms River District representative on the Toms River Regional Schools school board in New Jersey. Kubiel was defeated in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.
Kubiel ran for the board in 2014. She was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Kubiel's professional experience includes working as the administrative director of patient care services at Community Medical Center and as an adjunct professor at Ocean County College. She has also served as an advisor to the Salvation Army. Kubiel earned an A.A.S. in nursing from Ocean County College.[1]
Elections
2017
Three of the nine seats on the Toms River Regional Schools school board in New Jersey were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. All three seats up for election were those representing the Toms River District. One former candidate and two newcomers joined the board: Ginny Rhine, Michael Horgan, and Michele Williams. The defeated candidates included board member Robert Onofrietti Jr., former candidates Al Caporaso and Teri Kubiel, and newcomers Tammy Coyle, Stephen Kaczala, and Al Schwartz.[2]
Results
| Toms River Regional Schools, Toms River District General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ginny Rhine |
18.58% | 8,443 |
| Michele Williams |
17.38% | 7,899 |
| Michael Horgan |
15.34% | 6,970 |
| Teri Kubiel | 14.91% | 6,774 |
| Stephen Kaczala | 11.61% | 5,276 |
| Robert Onofrietti Jr. Incumbent | 10.94% | 4,972 |
| Al Schwartz | 10.90% | 4,952 |
| Write-in votes | 0.34% | 156 |
| Total Votes (100) | 45,442 | |
| Source: Ocean County Clerk, "2017 General Election November 7, 2017: Official Report," accessed March 22, 2018 | ||
Funding
The Toms River First slate reported $18,218.00 in contributions and $6,318.63 in expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of October 24, 2017.[3]
2014
Three seats on the Toms River school board were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Three incumbents of the Toms River Township district, Alex Pavliv, Loreen Torrone, and Ben Giovine were up for re-election, but Pavliv did not file to run. Torrone and Giovine faced challengers Robert Onofrietti Jr., Jeremy D. Grunin, Christopher Raimann, Teri Kubiel, Valarie T. Seidner, and Thomas E. Kunz in the general election. Grunin, Kubiel, and Kunz ran as a slate called Accomplishing More Together, while Giovine, Torrone, and Onofrietti ran as The Clean Slate for TRBOE.[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Robert Onofrietti Jr. |
15.9% | 6,688 | |
| Nonpartisan | Loreen Torrone Incumbent |
15.7% | 6,601 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ben Giovine Incumbent |
15.5% | 6,516 | |
| Nonpartisan | Teri Kubiel | 13.6% | 5,739 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas E. Kunz | 11% | 4,615 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeremy D. Grunin | 10.7% | 4,504 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christopher Raimann | 9.3% | 3,918 | |
| Nonpartisan | Valarie T. Seidner | 8.2% | 3,436 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in candidate | 0.2% | 95 | |
| Total Votes | 42,112 | |||
| Source: Ocean County Clerk, "Official General Election Results," accessed December 23, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Kubiel ran as part of Committee to Elect Kubiel, Grunin & Kunz, which reported $41,473.38 in contributions and $32,797.85 in expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of October 27, 2014.[5]
Endorsements
Kubiel did not receive any endorsements in this election.
Campaign themes
2014
Grunin, Kubiel, and Kunz provided the following statement on their joint campaign website:
| “ | We understand and live our core tenet – there are many paths from education to career. We believe it is our job, both as parents, and as future Toms River Board of Education Members to ensure the education of our children allows each child to choose and access great learning throughout their own educational journey.
Collectively, we represent mothers, fathers, husbands, wives--our children ranging in age from kindergarten through graduation. We are highly engaged community participants, professionals, coaches, referees, philanthropic leaders--with strong ethical standards guiding our decisions. We look forward to working with Toms River’s community to:
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” |
| —Accomplishing More Together campaign website (2014)[7] | ||
Campaign videos
Creative Click Media, "'Who We Are' Kubiel, Grunin and Kunz for Toms River B.O.E.," September 21, 2014 |
Creative Click Media, "'Investment' Kubiel, Grunin and Kunz for Toms River B.O.E.," September 21, 2014 |
Creative Click Media, "'Efficiency' Kubiel, Grunin and Kunz for Toms River B.O.E.," September 21, 2014 |
Creative Click Media, "'Affordability' Kubiel, Grunin and Kunz for Toms River B.O.E.," September 21, 2014 |
Creative Click Media, "'Accomplishing More Together' Kubiel, Grunin & Kunz for Toms River Regional Schools B.O.E.," September 18, 2014 |
See also
- Toms River Regional Schools, New Jersey
- Toms River Regional Schools elections (2017)
- Toms River Regional Schools elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Accomplishing More Together, "Who We Are," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ Ocean County New Jersey, "2017 General Election November 7, 2017," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Filings," accessed October 24, 2017
- ↑ Ocean County Clerk's Office, "2014 School Board Candidate List," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Accomplishing More Together, "Homepage," accessed October 17, 2014
| Toms River Regional Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Ocean County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Toms River District: Incumbent, Robert Onofrietti Jr. • Al Caporaso • Tammy Coyle • Michael Horgan • Stephen Kaczala • Teri Kubiel • Ginny Rhine • Al Schwartz • Michele Williams |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
