Politics & Government

Meet Parsippany’s BOE Candidates At Upcoming Forum

Six candidates are vying for three seats on the board.

PARSIPPANY, NJ — Elections are rapidly approaching, and many candidates are taking steps to introduce themselves to their future constituents.

This weekend, there will be a Parsippany School District Board of Education election forum. Residents will be given the opportunity to meet with new and returning candidates ahead of the Nov. 4 election.

The forum, which is in a Q&A format, will be Oct. 16 at Parsippany High School, 309 Baldwin Road, at 7 p.m. The event is being hosted by the Parsippany PTA.

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Residents are encouraged to attend the session in person, or they can watch it live-streamed on this YouTube channel.

Questions can be asked during the event or submitted beforehand online here.

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Forum organizers remind participants that the purpose of the event is to learn about candidates, not create debate.

See the list of Parsippany’s BOE candidates below (*denotes incumbent):

  • Jack S. Raia*
  • Michelle Shappell*
  • Alison Cogan*
  • Lamia R. Elharairi
  • Dhaval Shah
  • Susy Golderer
Election Day is Nov. 4

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