Jackson School District elections (2015)

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2015 Jackson School District Elections

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General Election date:
November 3, 2015
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
What was at stake?
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
New Jersey
Jackson School District
Ocean County, New Jersey ballot measures
Local ballot measures, New Jersey

Three seats on the Jackson School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015.[1] The seats of incumbents Theresa Schiazza, Adam Silvan and Marvin Krakower were on the ballot.[2]

Schiazza did not file to run for re-election, guaranteeing at least one newcomer would join the board. Silvan and Krakower faced six challengers: Burnetsky, Grasso, Nathan Grosshandler, Jonathan Regan-Levine, Sargent and Michael Walsh.[3] Silvan and Krakower were defeated in the election with victories going to Burnetsky, Sargent and Grasso.[4]

See how this race compared to past school board elections in both the district and the state in the "Election trends" section.

## Contents

* 1 About the district
* 1.1 Demographics
* 2 Voter and candidate information
* 3 Elections
* 3.1 2015
* 3.1.1 Candidates
* 3.1.1.1 At-large
* 3.1.2 Election results
* 3.1.3 Endorsements
* 3.1.4 Campaign finance
* 3.2 Past elections
* 3.2.1 2014
* 3.2.2 2013
* 3.2.3 2012
* 4 What was at stake?
* 4.1 2015
* 4.1.1 Election trends
* 5 Key deadlines
* 6 Additional elections on the ballot
* 7 Recent news
* 8 See also
* 9 External links
* 10 Footnotes

## About the district[edit]

See also: Jackson School District, New Jersey

Jackson School District is located in Ocean County, N.J.

Jackson School District is located in Ocean County in eastern New Jersey. The county seat is Toms River. Ocean County was home to approximately 586,301 residents in 2014, according to estimates by the United States Census Bureau.[5] During the 2012-2013 school year, Jackson School District was the 23rd-largest school district by enrollment in New Jersey and served 9,224 students.[6]

### Demographics[edit]

Ocean County underperformed compared to the rest of New Jersey in terms of education achievement and median household income in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 25.4 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 35.8 percent for New Jersey as a whole. The median household income for Ocean County was $61,136, compared to the state average of $71,629. The poverty rate was 10.4 percent, which was the same statewide.[5]

|  Racial Demographics, 2013[5]

Race  | Ocean County (%)  | New Jersey (%)
White | 93.0 | 73.4
Black or African American | 3.5 | 14.7
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3 | 0.6
Asian | 1.9 | 9.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.0 | 0.1
Two or More Races | 1.3 | 2.0
Hispanic or Latino | 8.8 | 18.9

|  Presidential Voting Pattern,
Ocean County[7]

Year  | Democratic Vote  | Republican Vote
2012 | 102,300 | 146,474
2008 | 110,189 | 160,677
2004 | 99,839 | 154,204
2000 | 102,104 | 105,684

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[edit]

The Jackson Board of Education consists of seven members elected at large to three-year terms.[8] Members are elected on a staggered basis every year in November. Two members were up for election in both 2013 and 2014, and three members were up for election in 2015.[9] There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1]

School board candidates had to be U.S. citizens and residents of the school district for at least one year prior to the election. They also had to be able to read and write and be registered voters. They could not hold another elected municipal office in Jackson Township, such as mayor or town council member.[10] To get on the ballot, candidates had to file their nominating petitions with the Ocean County Clerk's Office by July 27, 2015.[1][11]

In order to vote in this election, residents of the school district had to be U.S. citizens and at least 18 years old. They also had to have lived in the district for at least 30 days prior to the election. They had to file their Voter Registration Application and Party Affiliation Form with the Ocean County Clerk's Office by October 13, 2015. Photo identification was not required to vote in New Jersey.[12]

## Elections[edit]

### 2015[edit]

#### Candidates[edit]

##### At-large[edit]

Marvin Krakower | Adam Silvan | John Burnetsky | Vicki Grasso

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* Incumbent
* Member from 1996-2015
* Former educator

* Incumbent
* Member from 2012-2015

* Business owner, Farley’s Homemade Ice Cream

* Graduate, Montclair State University and Georgian Court College
* Art teacher, Old Bridge High School

Nathan Grosshandler | Jonathan Regan-Levine | Scott Sargent | Michael Walsh

* Graduate, Stockton University, Georgian Court College and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln
* Director of school counseling, Hazlet Township Public Schools
* Adjunct professor, Kean University

* Graduate, Hussian School of Art

* Former school board member
* Safety coordinator, Jackson Township

* Retired athletic director, Jackson School District

#### Election results[edit]

Jackson Board of Education, At-large, General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
John Burnetsky | 17.6% | 2,362
Scott Sargent | 15.5% | 2,071
Vicki Grasso | 14.8% | 1,981
Michael Walsh | 14.1% | 1,888
Marvin Krakower Incumbent | 12.6% | 1,690
Nathan Grosshandler | 12.2% | 1,627
Jonathan Regan-Levine | 6.8% | 905
Adam Silvan Incumbent | 6.4% | 861
Total Votes | 13,385
Source: Ocean County, "2015 General Election November 3, 2015, Official Results," accessed November 20, 2015

#### Endorsements[edit]

No candidate received an official endorsement for this election.

#### Campaign finance[edit]

See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2015

No contributions or expenditures were reported in the election, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[13]

School board candidates were required to file a Certificate of Organization and Designation of Campaign Treasurer and Depository form if they received a contribution of any amount, including their own funds. They filed this form with the Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).[14] Three reports were required from candidates who received contributions: the 29-day pre-election report, the 11-day pre-election report and the 20-day post-election report. Contributions received between October 21, 2015, and November 3, 2015, required 48-hour notice reports.[15]

### Past elections[edit]

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

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#### 2014

See also: Jackson School District elections (2014)
Jackson School District, At-Large General Election,
3-year term, 2014 | Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Barbara Fiero Incumbent | 40.8% | 5,643
| Nonpartisan  | Michael R. Hanlon Incumbent | 39.7% | 5,490
| Nonpartisan  |  Jonathan Regan-Levine | 19% | 2,632
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.5% | 76
Total Votes | 13,841
Source: Ocean County Clerk, "General Election November 4, 2014, Official Results," November 12, 2014

#### 2013

See also: Jackson School District elections (2013)
Jackson School District, At-Large General Election,
3-year term, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Sharon E. Dey Incumbent | 25.6% | 4,007
| Nonpartisan  | Thomas Colucci | 25.6% | 4,006
| Nonpartisan  |  Laurie Keats | 19.6% | 3,072
| Nonpartisan  |  Tina Pohlemus | 16.3% | 2,563
| Nonpartisan  |  Tracey Murnane | 12.6% | 1,982
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.3% | 46
Total Votes | 15,676
Source: Ocean County, New Jersey, "Official results," November 14, 2013

#### 2012

Jackson School District, At-Large General Election,
3-year term, 2012 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Theresa Schiazza Incumbent | 29.7% | 13,767
| Nonpartisan  | Adam M. Silvan | 26% | 12,023
| Nonpartisan  | Marvin H. Krakower Incumbent | 24% | 11,102
| Nonpartisan  |  Tracey Murnane Incumbent | 20% | 9,280
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.3% | 117
Total Votes | 46,289
Source: Dan Alexander, 92.7 WOBM, "Election Numbers From Ocean County," November 7, 2012

## What was at stake?

### 2015[edit]

#### Election trends[edit]

See also: 2013 school board elections and 2014 school board elections

With three seats up for election in November 2015, nearly half of the Jackson Board of Education had the potential to change hands. Incumbent Theresa Schiazza did not file to run in the election, guaranteeing at least one new member would be elected to the board. In additional to winning the open seat, challengers defeated the two incumbents who ran in the election, bringing a total of three new members to the board. With two incumbents and six challengers, the 2015 election had an average of 2.67 candidates per seat. That was the highest average in recent years.

The board saw one new member join in 2013, but no newcomers were elected in 2014. Two seats were up for election both years. Only one incumbent filed to run in 2013, leaving one seat open for a newcomer. An average of 2.5 candidates filed to run for each seat. There was less competition in 2014, with only 1.5 candidates running per seat. The 2014 average in the Jackson School District election was less than the 2014 state average of two candidates per seat in New Jersey's largest school districts.

## Key deadlines[edit]

The following dates were key deadlines for the Jackson School District election in 2015:[1][15]

Deadline  | Event

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July 27, 2015 | Candidate filing deadline
July 31, 2015 | Objection to petitions filing deadline
September 4, 2015 | Candidate withdrawal deadline
October 5, 2015 | 29-day pre-election campaign finance report due
October 13, 2015 | Voter registration deadline
October 23, 2015 | 11-day pre-election campaign finance report due
November 3, 2015 | Election Day
November 23, 2015 | 20-day post-election campaign finance report due

## Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: New Jersey elections, 2015

The Jackson School District election shared the ballot with New Jersey General Assembly elections for District 9, District 10, District 12 and District 30, as well as several municipal elections within Ocean County, including county clerk, freeholder director and freeholder deputy director. Other towns and school districts within the county also held elections for mayors, town council seats and school board seats on November 3, 2015.[9][16][17]

## Recent news[edit]

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms 'Jackson School District' New Jersey. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

Jackson School District elections (2015) - Google News

## See also[edit]

Jackson School District | New Jersey | School Boards

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* Jackson School District elections (2014)
* Jackson School District elections (2013)
* List of school districts in New Jersey

* New Jersey school board elections, 2015
* Public education in New Jersey
* Local ballot measures, New Jersey

* School board elections, 2015
* School board elections, 2014
* School board election data analysis, 2015
* School board election data analysis, 2014

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Jackson School District
* Ocean County Clerk's Office

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 New Jersey Department of State, "2015 General Election Timeline," accessed January 29, 2015
2. ↑ Dan Alexander, 92.7 WOBM, "Election Numbers From Ocean County," November 7, 2012
3. ↑ Ocean County Clerk, "2015 School Board Candidate List November 3rd General Election," accessed July 28, 2015
4. ↑ Ocean County, "2015 General Election November 3, 2015, Unofficial Results," accessed November 3, 2015
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "Ocean County, New Jersey," accessed July 22, 2015
6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 29, 2015
7. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "NJ Election Information and Results Archive," accessed September 8, 2014
8. ↑ Jackson School District, "Board Bylaws: 0141 Board Member Number and Term," accessed July 22, 2015
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ocean County Clerk, "2015 Elected School Board Members of Ocean County," accessed July 22, 2015
10. ↑ Jackson School District, "Board Bylaws: 0142 Board Member Qualifications, Prohibited Acts And Code Of Ethics," accessed July 22, 2015
11. ↑ Ocean County Clerk, "Election Services," accessed July 22, 2015
12. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Register to Vote," accessed July 22, 2015
13. ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed November 24, 2015
14. ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Campaign Reporting for Candidates, Joint Candidates Committees and Election Related Committees," accessed July 22, 2015
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "2015 Reporting Dates," accessed July 21, 2015
16. ↑ Ocean County Clerk, "2015 Elected Officials of Ocean County," accessed July 22, 2015
17. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official List Candidates for General Assembly," accessed July 23, 2015

2015 Jackson School District Elections

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Election date:| November 3, 2015
Candidates:| At-large: • Incumbent, Marvin Krakower • Incumbent, Adam Silvan • John Burnetsky • Vicki Grasso • Nathan Grosshandler • Jonathan Regan-Levine • Scott Sargent • Michael Walsh
Important information:| What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot

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