Who Filed For A Seat On The Marlboro Board Of Education In 2021?

MARLBORO, NJ - Eleven candidates will pursue three open seats on the Marlboro Township Board of Education come November.

Here's who filed petitions to run for election by Monday's 4 p.m. deadline, according to the Monmouth County Clerk's Office:

• Angelo Del Giudice
• Valentina Mendez
• Kelly Dowd
• Kathleen Amster
• Andrew McCormack
• Aldo Patruno
• Christina Russotto
• Irene Dekhterman
• Paul Ferland
• Sean McCauley
• Elizabeth Sugarman Lawrence

Amster and Ferland currently serve on the board.

Separately, two candidates have filed for a two-year unexpired term on the board. One seat is available, with candidates Debra Venedam and Jessica Piernik competing for the spot.

In New Jersey, elections are bipartisan, although it appears as though that line is being blurred in Morris County. Read more here: County GOP Backing 'Nonpartisan' School Board Candidates

Election Day in New Jersey is Nov. 2.