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kokoromelody t1_itmyytl wrote

And just to tag on: u/AlexanderHamiltonJC (one of the few BOE officials who voted No for the prior quarter's budget increase) is doing an AMA Tuesday 10/25 6-8PM. He's fielding questions for it on the thread below:

https://www.reddit.com/r/jerseycity/comments/yc0wh2/hello_rjerseycity_im_alexander_hamilton_i/

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letsnotdolunch t1_itq5p2d wrote

Do you have a list of all BOE officials up for election that voted No to the budget increase?

FYI everyone - Alexander Hamilton is running on the ballot under the "Change for Children" grouping in the BOE section.

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kokoromelody t1_itqdp4b wrote

This has been reported previously:

https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/05/jersey-city-school-board-approves-nearly-1-billion-budget-in-close-vote.html

>The 5-4 vote broke along the same lines as the vote for initial approval in March. President Gerry Lyons, Vice President Gina Verdibello, and trustees Noemi Velazquez, Paula Jones-Watson, and Lorenzo Richardson voted to approve.

Vice President Natalia Ioffe and trustees Alexander Hamilton, Younass Barkouch, and LeKendrick Shaw voted against the budget.

Unfortunately I think Hamilton is the only one who voted No who is running for re-election this year.

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The_Nomadic_Nerd OP t1_itra5p9 wrote

OK so now we need to vote Velazquez the fuck out. I think Hamilton is running with Ervin and Reyes. Do you know if those other 2 would vote against a future ridiculous budget like this?

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AlexanderHamiltonJC t1_its1wuv wrote

I know for a fact that Doris Toni Ervin and Kenny Reyes would vote against such a bloated budget.

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kokoromelody t1_itrd6aa wrote

I don't. You can search for any of their given statements online though, as they've submitted them to a number of news sites and local blogs. You can also use the AMA tonight with Hamilton to ask.

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