2026 Morris County Board of Education Candidates

November 2026 general election

Candidates on the 2026 ballot

Explore the candidates and races in the November 2026 general election.
Find your area to see the choices that will appear on your ballot.

128 candidates filed

39 school districts

14 contested races

5 seats with no petition filed

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Boonton Town

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 3

Boonton Town

Brianna O'Halloran (U)

Boonton Town

“Caring-Informed-Committed”

Jennifer Darling (U)

Boonton Town

Joseph Vitale*

Boonton Town

*Declared write-in

1 seat on this ballot had no petition filed

Boonton Township

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 3

Boonton Township

Christine Cabana (U)

Boonton Township

Benjamin Mills (U)

Boonton Township

Jessica Feldmann (U)

Boonton Township

Butler Borough

Contested

3-year term

vote for 3

Butler Borough

Michael Gogel (C)

Butler Borough

Jason Karpowich (C)

Butler Borough

Jane Tadros (C)

Butler Borough

Roberto DiMeo (C)

Butler Borough

Chatham Borough

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 2

School District of the Chathams

Michael Ryan (U)

School District of the Chathams

“Experience Matters”

Jill Weber (U)

School District of the Chathams

“Experience Matters”

Chatham Township

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 1

School District of the Chathams

Bradley Smith (U)

School District of the Chathams

Chester Borough/Township

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 3

Chester School District

Carolyn “CiCi” Byszewski (U)

Chester School District

“Reading, Writing, Arithmetic”

Current Morris BOE Candidate

The New Jersey Project · 2023

Suzanne Dundon (U)

Chester School District

“Excellence in Education”

Current Morris BOE Candidate

The New Jersey Project · 2023

Angela Fantin (U)

Chester School District

Chester Township

Contested

3-year term

vote for 1

West Morris Regional

Erick Arostegui (C)

West Morris Regional

“Protect Preserve Prepare”

Current Morris BOE Candidate

The New Jersey Project · 2023

Srividya Ramamurthy (C)

West Morris Regional

“Transparency. Cost. Results.”

Current Morris BOE Candidate

Districts for Democracy · 2023

Denville Township

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 1

Morris Hills Regional

Contested

3-year term

vote for 3

Denville Township

William Maher (U)

Morris Hills Regional

Dino F Cappello (C)

Denville Township

Michael W Andersen (C)

Denville Township

Cameron Morissette (C)

Denville Township

Won James Kim (C)

Denville Township

Dover Town

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 3

Dover Town

Jamie Frisk (U)

Dover Town

Joshua Bermudez (U)

Dover Town

Yonatan Lazo (U)

Dover Town

East Hanover Township

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 1

Hanover Park Regional

Contested

3-year term

vote for 2

East Hanover Township

Michael Lomio (U)

Hanover Park Regional

Brittany Soto (C)

East Hanover Township

“Transparency Accountability Excellence”

Cara Muscillo (C)

East Hanover Township

Vincent A Ucci, Jr. (C)

East Hanover Township

“For The Kids”

Stephanie A Mitchell (C)

East Hanover Township

“Dedicated Compassionate Diligent”

Meghan Gilmore (C)

East Hanover Township

Florham Park Borough

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 2

Florham Park Borough

Allen Ratz (U)

Florham Park Borough

Erin Morgese (U)

Florham Park Borough

Hanover Township

Contested

3-year term

vote for 3

West Morris Regional

Michael C Pombo (U)

Hanover Park Regional

William McCabe (U)

Hanover Township

“Students Matter Most”

Current Morris BOE Candidate

The New Jersey Project · 2023

Christopher Mattessich (U)

Hanover Township

“Students Matter Most”

Current Morris BOE Candidate

The New Jersey Project · 2023

Joseph Kowalski (U)

Hanover Township

“Students Matter Most”

Harding Township

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 2

Harding Township

Alexander H. Anastasiou (U)

Harding Township

Abhinov Singh (U)

Harding Township

Jefferson Township

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 3

Jefferson Township

Patrick A Phalon (U)

Jefferson Township

“Parent, Educator, Leader”

Stacey Poulas (U)

Jefferson Township

Jaime Grater (U)

Jefferson Township

Kinnelon Borough

Contested

3-year term

vote for 2

Kinnelon Borough

Matthew D. Dibrino (C)

Kinnelon Borough

Jean T Donaldson (C)

Kinnelon Borough

Daniel Schwartz (C)

Kinnelon Borough

“Integrity Accountability Excellence”

David Hodas (C)

Kinnelon Borough

“Money Smart Schools”

Lincoln Park Borough

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 2

Lincoln Park Borough

No petition filed

1-year term

vote for 1

Lincoln Park Borough

Jennifer Aiello (U)

Lincoln Park Borough

Elizabeth VanderValk (U)

Lincoln Park Borough

Long Hill Township

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 1

Watchung Hills Regional

Contested

3-year term

vote for 3

Long Hill Township

Christina Melapioni (C)

Long Hill Township

Kim Case (C)

Long Hill Township

“Towards Greater Achievement”

Tanya Paschke (C)

Long Hill Township

Eric Calabrese (C)

Long Hill Township

“Collaborative Dedicated Informed”

Madison Borough

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 3

Madison Borough

David Duran (U)

Madison Borough

“Current Board Member”

Current Morris BOE Candidate

BoardBOOST · 2023

Districts for Democracy · 2023

Lisa Ellis (U)

Madison Borough

“Putting Students First”

Eric Fontes (U)

Madison Borough

“Current Board Member”

Mendham Borough

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 3

Mendham Borough

Ryan Mullany (U)

Mendham Borough

Michael Nichol (U)

Mendham Borough

Stephen McLaud (U)

Mendham Borough

Mendham Township

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 1

West Morris Regional

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 2

Mendham Township

Robert Strobel (U)

West Morris Regional

“Cost Conscious Excellence”

Current Morris BOE Candidate

Districts for Democracy · 2023

Richard Gondek (U)

Mendham Township

“Smart. Experienced. Leadership”

Namita Kallianpurkar (U)

Mendham Township

“Smart. Experienced. Leadership.”

Montville Township

Contested

3-year term

vote for 3

Montville Township

Joseph Daughtry (C)

Montville Township

“Excellence in Education”

Ryan Pisano (C)

Montville Township

“Excellence in Education”

Michael J Palma (C)

Montville Township

“Education First”

Current Morris BOE Candidate

The New Jersey Project · 2023

Jennifer Shenkman (C)

Montville Township

“Parents. Partners. Leaders.”

Ronak Trivedi (C)

Montville Township

“Parents. Partners Leaders.”

Susan Lieberman (C)

Montville Township

“Parents Partners Leaders.”

Morris Plains Borough

Contested

3-year term

vote for 3

Morris Plains Borough

Shawna Longo (C)

Morris Plains Borough

Anoli Piccirillo (C)

Morris Plains Borough

Denise Rawding (C)

Morris Plains Borough

Steven Persak (C)

Morris Plains Borough

“Kids. Community. Caring.”

Steve Goscinski (C)

Morris Plains Borough

Morris Township

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 1

Morris School District

Charles Rowan (U)

Morris School District

“Experience. Leadership. Community.”

Morristown Town

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 2

Morris School District

Elisabeth L Wall (U)

Morris School District

“For Every Child”

Current Morris BOE Candidate

Districts for Democracy · 2023

Jennifer Hernandez (U)

Morris School District

Mount Arlington Borough

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 3

Mount Arlington Borough

Karl Svenningsen (U)

Mount Arlington Borough

Melissa Eckert (U)

Mount Arlington Borough

Rachel Byrne (U)

Mount Arlington Borough

Mount Olive Township

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 3

Mount Olive Township

Jeannie O'Neill (U)

Mount Olive Township

Alyssa Wetzel (U)

Mount Olive Township

Marc Orzillo (U)

Mount Olive Township

Mountain Lakes Borough

Contested

3-year term

vote for 3

Mountain Lakes Borough

Jessica Bollenbach (C)

Mountain Lakes Borough

Erez Levin (C)

Mountain Lakes Borough

“Listening. Representing. Serving.”

Sara Forman (C)

Mountain Lakes Borough

“Laker Pride”

Megan Armani (C)

Mountain Lakes Borough

Jennifer Parker (C)

Mountain Lakes Borough

Julia McVeigh (C)

Mountain Lakes Borough

Netcong Borough

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 3

Netcong Borough

Edward J. Koster, Jr. (U)

Netcong Borough

Kimberly Albensi (U)

Netcong Borough

Parsippany-Troy Hills Township

Contested

3-year term

vote for 3

Parsippany-Troy Hills Township

Jaya Trivedi (C)

Parsippany-Troy Hills Township

“Vision Learning Success”

Trivikrama Reddy (C)

Parsippany-Troy Hills Township

“Vision Learning Success”

Akshay Pujara (C)

Parsippany-Troy Hills Township

“Vision Learning Success”

Timothy Berrios (C)

Parsippany-Troy Hills Township

“Selfless Public Service”

Current Morris BOE Candidate

The New Jersey Project · 2023

Jack Raia (C)

Parsippany-Troy Hills Township

“Selfless Public Service”

Current Morris BOE Candidate

Moms for Liberty · 2022

The New Jersey Project · 2022

Nicole DellaFave (C)

Parsippany-Troy Hills Township

“Parent. Educator. Logical”

Wendy Wright (C)

Parsippany-Troy Hills Township

“Students, Teachers, Families.”

Pequannock Township

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 3

Pequannock Township

Christina Wiswesser (U)

Pequannock Township

Amanda Trombetta (U)

Pequannock Township

Timothy Gitin (U)

Pequannock Township

Randolph Township

Contested

3-year term

vote for 3

Randolph Township

Christina (Nina) Lifshey (C)

Randolph Township

Amanda Adams (C)

Randolph Township

“Compassion Equity Leadership”

Rachel Bhatia (C)

Randolph Township

“Special Education Collaboration”

Joshua Weiner (C)

Randolph Township

“Accountable, Credible, Experienced”

Sheldon Epstein (C)

Randolph Township

“Accountable, Credible, Experienced”

Lam Vo (C)

Randolph Township

Riverdale Borough

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 1

Riverdale Borough

Marybeth Thomas (U)

Riverdale Borough

“Community, Experience, Dedication”

Rockaway Borough

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 2

Rockaway Borough

Edward Graf (U)

Rockaway Borough

Jaclyn D Long (U)

Rockaway Borough

Rockaway Township

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 2

Morris Hills Regional

Contested

3-year term

vote for 2

Rockaway Township

Uncontested

1-year term

vote for 1

Rockaway Township

William Serafin (U)

Morris Hills Regional

Brian Roach (U)

Morris Hills Regional

Lisa Mezik (C)

Rockaway Township

“Our Kids Matter!”

Russell G Nydegger (C)

Rockaway Township

“Educational Stewardship”

Munir "Monir" Mamoun (C)

Rockaway Township

“Accountability Transparency Representation”

Olivier Borno (U)

Rockaway Township

“Ready to Listen”

Current Morris BOE Candidate

Districts for Democracy · 2023

Roxbury Township

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 3

Roxbury Township

Anne Thereze Colucci (U)

Roxbury Township

“Stronger Schools Together”

Current Morris BOE Candidate

The New Jersey Project · 2023

Camilo Bonilla (U)

Roxbury Township

“Stronger Schools Together”

Current Morris BOE Candidate

The New Jersey Project · 2023

Valerie Galdieri (U)

Roxbury Township

“Stronger Schools Together”

Current Morris BOE Candidate

The New Jersey Project · 2023

Washington Township

Uncontested

3-year term

vote for 1

West Morris Regional

Contested

3-year term

vote for 3

Washington Township

Suzanne Bliesath (U)

West Morris Regional

“Put Students First”

Current Morris BOE Candidate

Districts for Democracy · 2023

Elizabeth (Liz) Moliterno (C)

Washington Township

“Promoting Educational Wellbeing”

Camillia Spadaccini (C)

Washington Township

“For Our Kids”

Laurie Bravo (C)

Washington Township

“Achieving Excellence Together”

Padraig Sean Hare (C)

Washington Township

“Serving Our Schools”

Peter Dressler (C)

Washington Township

“Future Ready”

Nicholas J Whitney (C)

Washington Township

Wharton Borough

Contested

3-year term

vote for 2

Wharton Borough

Uncontested

1-year term

vote for 1

Wharton Borough

Cristina Rice (C)

Wharton Borough

“Education, Family, Community”

Anthony Astrologo (C)

Wharton Borough

Gabriel Gonzalez (C)

Wharton Borough

Colleen F Pascale (U)

Wharton Borough

“Trust and Transparency”