Philip Dwyer
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Philip Dwyer is an at-large representative on the Fairfield Board of Education in Connecticut. Dwyer won another term in the general election on November 3, 2015. He was nominated by the Democratic Town Committee and endorsed by the Working Families Party for this election.[1][2] Philip Dwyer won the general election on November 3, 2015.
Dwyer was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 28 of the Connecticut State Senate.
Elections
2016
- See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Connecticut State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Incumbent Tony Hwang defeated Philip Dwyer in the Connecticut State Senate District 28 general election.[3]
| Connecticut State Senate, District 28 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Tony Hwang Incumbent |
60.37% | 32,659 | |
| Democratic | Philip Dwyer | 39.63% | 21,441 | |
| Total Votes | 54,100 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State | ||||
Philip Dwyer ran unopposed in the Connecticut State Senate District 28 Democratic primary.
| Connecticut State Senate, District 28 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Philip Dwyer (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Tony Hwang ran unopposed in the Connecticut State Senate District 28 Republican primary.
| Connecticut State Senate, District 28 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Tony Hwang Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2015
Opposition
Five of the nine seats on the Fairfield Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015. Five at-large incumbents' seats were up for election in 2015: Philip Dwyer (D), Paul Fattibene (R), Jessica Gerber (D), Jennifer Maxon-Kennelly (D) and John Convertito (R). Dwyer, Gerber and Maxon-Kennelly won re-election, along with two Republican newcomers: Anthony Calabrese and Trisha Pytko. The partisan makeup of the board going into this election was five Democrats and four Republicans; this election did not shift the overall Democrat/Republican split.
Incumbents Dwyer, Gerber and Maxon-Kennelly were nominated to retain their seats by the Fairfield Democratic Town Committee. Also receiving Democratic nominations were Zhanna Funaro and Matthew Hutzelmann; Funaro withdrew from the race prior to the election.[4] Dwyer and Maxon-Kennelly were also endorsed by the Working Families Party.[5]
Meanwhile, the Fairfield Republican Town Committee nominated a field of newcomers for the board: Laura Bernaschina, Anthony Calabrese, Patricia Donavan, Jason Li and Trisha Pytko.[6] Donavan and Bernaschina ran as a slate called "The Team to Move Fairfield Forward."
Results
| Fairfield Public Schools, At-Large, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Anthony Calabrese |
15.0% | 10,226 | |
| Democratic/WFP | Philip Dwyer Incumbent |
13.2% | 8,973 | |
| Republican | Trisha Pytko |
13.2% | 8,943 | |
| Democratic/WFP | Jennifer Maxon-Kennelly Incumbent |
13.1% | 8,941 | |
| Democratic | Jessica Gerber Incumbent |
12.7% | 8,607 | |
| Republican | Patricia Donavan | 9.8% | 6,683 | |
| Republican | Jason Li | 8.7% | 5,906 | |
| Republican | Laura Bernaschina | 8.3% | 5,647 | |
| Democratic | Matthew Hutzelmann | 5.9% | 4,044 | |
| Total Votes | 67,970 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Prescribed Form for Return of Votes Cast at a Municipal Election: Fairfield," Novemeber 3, 2015 | ||||
About the district
- See also: Fairfield Public Schools, Connecticut
Fairfield Public Schools is located in southwestern Connecticut in Fairfield County. The county was home to 945,438 residents in 2014, according to estimates by the United States Census Bureau.[7] Fairfield Public Schools was the ninth-largest school district in Connecticut and served 10,294 students in the 2012–2013 school year.[8]
Demographics
Fairfield County outperformed Connecticut as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2009–2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 44.8 percent of county residents aged 25 and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 36.5 of state residents. The median household income for Fairfield County was $82,283, compared to $69,461 for Connecticut. The percentage of county residents below poverty level was 9.1 percent, while it was 10.2 percent for the state residents.[7]
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Recent news
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See also
- Connecticut State Senate
- Connecticut State Senate District 28
- Connecticut State Senate elections, 2016
- Connecticut General Assembly
- Fairfield Public Schools, Connecticut
- Fairfield Public Schools elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
- [http://phildwyer2016.com/ Official campaign website (State Senate)
- Fairfield Public Schools
- Office website
- Connecticut General Assembly
Footnotes
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandidates2 - ↑ Connecticut Secretary of the State, "Election Night Reporting, 2016 General Election," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ Fairfield Citizen, "Democrats back Tetreau, Marmion to lead ticket," July 24, 2015
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Betsy Brown, Fairfield Town Clerk," September 3, 2015
- ↑ Fairfield Citizen, "Kiley dumped by GOP as Tymniak gets nod for top slot," July 22, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts, "Fairfield County, Connecticut," accessed August 5, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 15, 2015
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed October 9, 2013
