Election 2022: Stafford Township School Board Candidate Joseph Washco

STAFFORD, NJ — Next month, Stafford voters will head to the polls to elect local and state officials. Patch has reached out to candidates to answer profiles on their campaigns. Here is a profile from a Stafford Township Board of Education candidate.

Editor's Note: Patch sent out emails to all candidates to the email addresses listed for their campaign provided to the office of the clerk. The responses received will be published between now and the Nov. 8 general election. These responses will be published edited only for style. Candidates who would like to participate but did not receive one (for whatever reason) can contact veronica.flesher@patch.com.

Name – Joseph Washco

Age – 50

Education – MBA Finance

Occupation – Financial Planner

Family – Married and parent of Southern Regional HS Graduates

Previous Public Office – Current Stafford Board of Education Member

Why are you running for this position – To help make a difference for students as well as the fiscal responsibility for the taxpayers.

What separates you from other candidates – I am dedicated to keeping the needs of our students first.

What do you think is the most pressing issue in the school district and how do you intend to address it –
Government control on mandates in school districts to teach critical race theory and family life topics that are best to be discussed at home. My position is to fight for parents’ rights at the state level and to ensure our schools maintain an age-appropriate curriculum.

What is your stance on the sexual education curriculum that Gov. Murphy put forth earlier this year – I am against the sexual education curriculum. I feel that age-appropriate topics are ok but certain topics are best to be discussed at home which are deemed appropriate by each individual family.

What other issues do you feel must be tackled in your school district that have not been discussed already and how would you tackle these – Helping to bridge the gap of learning loss from Covid-19. Students lost out on almost 2 years of routine education and social environments. I plan to help support educators so that they may reach the varying needs of their students and give our school district a voice to help minimize government control and mandates.

Is there anything else you would like voters to know – I stand for Conservative, Transparency, Fiscal Responsibility, and Security.