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1 Candidate Pulls Out Of Wayne School Board Race, 4 Remain

There will be at least one new person elected to the Board of Education this November.

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Three current Wayne Township School Board members will see their terms expire at the end of December if they aren't re-elected, though only two are running.
Three current Wayne Township School Board members will see their terms expire at the end of December if they aren't re-elected, though only two are running. (Alex Mirchuk/Patch)

WAYNE, NJ — One of the candidates for this year's Wayne Township School Board election has dropped out from the race, citing personal reasons.

Three current members will see their terms expire at the end of December if they aren't re-elected, though only two are running. This means there will be at least one new person elected to the Board of Education this November.

Francina Kaiser, who was running under the slogan of "Embracing Unity," confirmed to Patch that she had to withdraw for personal reasons, as TAPinto Wayne first reported.

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A total of four candidates will appear on the ballot for those three open seats, now that Kaiser has dropped out. Here are their names and any slogan they submitted:

  • Haralampos Prassakos (incumbent)
  • Ryan Paul (incumbent), "Common Sense Solutions"
  • Ehab "Ahab" Husein, "Building Bridges Together"
  • Wilson Alequin

Current member Iveta Wentink's term also expires at the end of the year, but she did not appear on the candidate list alongside Prassakos and Paul.

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

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