School Director Who Lost Election Might Return To Bensalem Board

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —School Director Marc Cohen, who lost in the Nov. 7 general election, may find his way back on the Bensalem Township School Board.

Cohen, who has served on the school board for eight years, told Patch Tuesday that he resigned his post and has thrown his hat in the ring for the open seat created bythe recent resignation of School Director Jack W. Meyer, who is moving to Florida.

"I put in for it along with a few other people," Cohen said. "We'll see what happens."

The school board was expected to appoint a successor at its meeting Tuesday night to fill the vacancy of Meyer, who served as a director for two years.

Two other candidates applied for the school board seat: Joe Wenzel and Joe Doherty.

"Jack is a great man," Cohen said. "He was born and raised in Bensalem. He'll be missed."

In order to be considered, Cohen had to resign his seat. This would have been his final school board meeting with the board reorganizing next month.

Cohen, if appointed, would fill the remaining term that would expire on the first Monday of December 2025.

Cohen and School Board President Eric Price lost their re-election bids in the Nov. 7 general election, according to unofficial results from the Bucks County Board of Elections.

The outcome still stings Cohen, who was recently honored for his service at a recent board meeting.

"I took a couple of weeks to calm down," he said. "It was surprising. I was shocked that I lost the election."

Former School Director Stephanie Ferrandez and Democrats Karen Winters, Deborah King, and Rebecca Mirra will be joining the school board at next month's meeting.

Longtime School Director Heather D. Nicholas, a Republican, finished second in voting to continue her streak as the longest-tenured board member.

Nicholas was recently honored for 16 years of service. She and Cohen were presented with certificates adding them to the PSBA “Honor Roll of School Board Service.”