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April 21, 2010
School Board Elections Boost Labor Candidate Victories Past 600
Voters went to the polls on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, to elect members of their Board of Education. School Boards establish local policy, award construction contracts, establish PLA’s and also act on issues related to employee contracts. These issues are of particular interest to New Jersey’s working families represented by the New Jersey State AFL-CIO.
The New Jersey State AFL-CIO is proud of all the rank-and-file union members who seek election to public office through the Labor Candidates Program. Working in partnership with the Central Labor Councils and all affiliated unions, 11 union members were elected to their local school board yesterday. Since the program’s inception, rank-and-file union members have won 603 elections to public office in New Jersey.
| Name | Union | Office |
| Mark Schmitz | AFT 4531 | Black Horse Pike Regional Board of Education |
| Carl Ingram | BAC 1 PA/DE | Mt. Ephraim Board of Education |
| Ken Carmen | IBEW 351 | Magnolia Board of Education |
| Paul Moore | IBEW 827 | Pleasantville Board of Education |
| Matt McDevitt | IBEW 98 | Pennsauken Board of Education |
| Marie Levigne | IBEW retired | Magnolia Board of Education |
| James Galvin | IUOE 68 | Egg Harbor Township Board of Education |
| Matthew Walker | IUOE 825 | Buena Borough Board of Education |
| Joe Toland | SMWIA 27 | Somers Point Board of Education |
| George Caruso | UBC 8 | Monroe Township Board of Education |
| Helen Bruno-Raccuia | UFT 2 | Sayreville Board of Education |
The New Jersey State AFL-CIO congratulates these members for their election success. Working together, the voice of working families will continue to be heard at the polls and in the halls of government.