School Board Elections Take Shape For Haddon Twp., Haddonfield

HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ — Six candidates filed to run in Haddon Township's Board of Education election, while Haddonfield's school board is set for an uncontested race.

Monday marked the state deadline for school board candidates to file petitions to get on the Nov. 5 ballot. Six candidates submitted petitions in Haddon Township, while three did so in Haddonfield.

Each board has three seats up for grabs, with terms lasting three years.

Both school boards will likely have at least one new face next year, as two officeholders in the final year of their respective terms are not among the listed candidates: Haddon Township's Allison Rodman and Haddonfield's Rachael Brown.

The candidate fields are not yet final, as the petitions must be fully certified. All candidate information comes from the Camden County Clerk's Office.

Below is a list of candidates for each school board, and a campaign slogan if they submitted one.

Haddon Township Board of Education
(three-year terms, vote for three)

• Christopher Cook
• Mark Henley, "Back To Basics"
• Joshua Kennedy
• John Lavell
• James Lex (incumbent), "Experience Matters"
• David Ricci (incumbent)

Haddonfield Board of Education

(three-year terms, vote for three)

• Stephanie K. Benecchi (incumbent), "Service Stewardship Success"
• Meg Hollingworth (incumbent), "Service, Stewardship, Success"
• Matt Ritter, "Supporting Our Students"

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

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