7 Candidates Running For Cinnaminson School Board: See Who's In The Race

CINNAMINSON, NJ — With nearly half of the seats up for grabs, seven candidates filed to run for the Cinnaminson Board of Education.

Monday marked the state deadline for school board candidates to file petitions to get on the Nov. 5 ballot. Four incumbents and three challengers are running for four available Cinnaminson school board positions.

Board Members Laura Fitzwater, Daniel Evans, III and Donna Marie Iacone are each running to serve another term, which lasts three years. Two challengers — Jennifer Falconiero and Edyta Poplawski — have also entered the race, running on a joint ticket with Iacone.

Fitzwater is currently board president.

The board also has two candidates running for a one-year, unexpired term. In March, the school board appointed Toni Topps to fill a vacancy on the governing body. Topps replaced Christine Turner, whose term was set to expire at the end of 2025.

The school district must now hold an election to see who will finish out the term. Topps is running against Eileen Bleistine.

The candidate fields are not yet final, as the petitions must be fully certified.

Below is a list of candidates, and a campaign slogan if they submitted one. All information comes from the Burlington County Clerk's Office.

Three-year term (vote for three):

• Daniel T. Evans, III (incumbent)
• Laura Fitzwater (incumbent), "Progress you Know"
• Donna M Iacone (incumbent), "Every Voice Matters"
• Jennifer Falconiero, "Every Voice Matters"
• Edyta Poplawski, "Every Voice Matters"

One-year, unexpired term (vote for one):

• Toni Topps (incumbent), "Equal Education"
• Eileen Bleistine, "Putting Students First"

Early voting will take place from Saturday, Oct. 26 through Sunday, Nov. 3. The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 5.

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