Adam Kleinberg
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Adam Kleinberg is an at-large member of the Half Hollow Hills Central School District Board of Education in New York. He was first elected to the board in the general election on May 19, 2015.[1]
Kleinberg partnered with fellow challenger Stephanie Gurin to form a candidate slate in the 2015 general election. They supported each other's candidacies and successfully asked voters to put both of them on the board.[2]
Kleinberg previously ran for a seat on the board. He lost the general election on May 20, 2014.[3]
Biography
Adam Kleinberg is a resident of Suffolk County. Kleinberg earned his B.A. degree in communications from the State University of New York at Albany and his J.D. degree from Touro Law School in 1999. He is employed as a partner with the Sokoloff Stern LLP law firm.[4]
Elections
2015
Two of the seven at-large seats on the Half Hollow Hills Central School District Board of Education were up for general election on May 19, 2015. Voters could vote for both seats in the election on a joint ballot. The two candidates who received the most votes were elected to the board.
No incumbents filed to run for re-election. The race featured four candidates—Stephanie Gurin, Adam Kleinberg, Scott McElhiney and Adrian Montalvo—running for the two open seats. Gurin and Kleinburg won election to the board.
The candidates split into two factions. Gurin and Kleinburg ran together as a slate, and McElhiney and Montalvo ran as a slate.
Results
| Half Hollow Hills Central School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Stephanie Gurin |
32% | 1,488 | |
| Nonpartisan | Adam Kleinberg |
31.8% | 1,476 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott McElhiney | 19.1% | 887 | |
| Nonpartisan | Adrian Montalvo | 17.1% | 794 | |
| Total Votes | 4,645 | |||
| Source: Half Hollow Hills Central School District, "Media," accessed June 3, 2015 | ||||
Finanzierung
Kleinberg reported no contributions or expenditures to the New York State Board of Elections in the election.[5][6]
Endorsements
Kleinberg was endorsed by the organization Long Island Opt Out.[7]
2014
Adam Kleinberg and four other challengers lost to incumbents Diana Acampora, Paul Peller and Betty DeSabato for the three at-large seats in the general election on May 20, 2014. Acampora, Peller and DeSabato ran together as a slate.[8]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Diana Acampora Incumbent |
15.8% | 1,179 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul Peller Incumbent |
14.9% | 1,116 | |
| Nonpartisan | Betty DeSabato Incumbent |
14.8% | 1,106 | |
| Nonpartisan | Adam Kleinberg | 14.7% | 1,097 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephanie Gurin | 13.2% | 987 | |
| Nonpartisan | Matthew Glaser | 10.6% | 797 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alan Lacher | 8.8% | 661 | |
| Nonpartisan | Craig Gardy | 7.2% | 542 | |
| Total Votes | 7,485 | |||
| Source: Half Hollow Hills Central School District, "Home," accessed May 21, 2014 | ||||
Finanzierung
Kleinberg did not file a campaign finance report with the New York State Board of Elections during the election.[9][10]
Endorsements
Kleinberg did not receive any endorsements during the election.
Campaign themes
2015
Kleinberg and Gurin highlighted the following statement on their campaign website:
| " | Hello Residents of Half Hollow Hills. As you may remember, we both ran for the Board of Education last year. We both believed then, and still believe now, that the children and their education is the top priority, that communication and openness between the board, administration and district residents is the key to a successful district, and that all community members deserve a voice. Another year has gone by and we continue to believe that we can offer the Half Hollow Hills community a superior path for the future. Therefore, we have decided to combine our efforts and join together to run for election this year. There are two seats available and we feel that with the strong support we had and hopefully still have, along with our combined ideas and experience, we are ready and able to fill those seats. We are looking forward to speaking to the members of the Half Hollow Hills community, listening to your concerns, and sharing our views that will detail how, if elected to the Board of Education, we will help lead our district through these challenging educational times. Over the next several weeks we hope we will earn your trust and your vote. Thank you.[11] | ” |
| —Adam Kleinberg and Stephanie Gurin's campaign website (2015)[12] | ||
2014
Kleinberg's campaign website listed the following campaign themes for 2014:
| " | I want to restore and enhance student programs, ensure we continue to attract the best teachers and administrators, and eliminate wasteful spending. I also want to implement greater transparency as far as the ideas, efforts and deliberations of the Board. My expertise in the laws of open government and civil rights will be a great asset to the community in this regard. I have no hidden or special agenda. I believe every taxpayer is entitled to representation, and my goal is to make decisions that are in the best interest of the entire community at large.[11] | ” |
| —Adam Kleinberg campaign website (2014)[13] | ||
Kleinberg elaborated on his campaign in a separate post on his campaign website:
| " | I believe we need to utilize the time, talents and energy that members of our community have devoted to learning about and responding to the common core. To ensure that our administrators are acting in line with the values and beliefs of the public, it is vital that we create a specific committee that can focus on programs to educate the community and work on solutions to the common core problems we're faced with. The Board, administration and faculty should be working closely with a committee of community members specific to the common core and its related issues. The committee can use social media and the District website to make the findings and literature easily available to the public. I believe that would go a long way towards trying to reconcile the actions of administration and the opinions and beliefs of the public.
I believe all the challengers are running with the best interests of the community in mind. I try to ignore rumors, but I have heard the same one several times. So I will address it again. I am NOT a petitioner in the article 78 petition brought in court against the district. Neither is my wife. My law firm has absolutely nothing to do with the case. Regardless of my opinion on the manner in which the current board interprets the open meetings law, my wife and I did not feel bringing a lawsuit against the district was the right thing for us personally. I am running for election because I sincerely believe I can help bring about positive changes in the future. Yes, my wife is one of 58 petitioners who signed a petition with the Commissioner of Education. The petition was filed in November, I believe. It is the product of various community members asking questions, not having them answered, reviewing the BOE’s stated goals and the information presented to the public and believing they did not match up. The petition asked for immediate relief. That was denied. The merits of the petition have not yet been decided. To me, the question right now is this. If elected, and the school closing decision is somehow overturned, would I vote to reopen Forest Park and close Vanderbilt. The answer is without a doubt NO. The past is in the past and I am concerned about the future. By now, the District has been redistricted, transportation issues have been addressed, and Forest Park students have all been to Vanderbilt for a welcoming celebration that my second grader said was awesome. So I would not look to undo the school closing decision. Of course, I would look to hold the BOE accountable in accordance with any court decision or commissioner decision.[11] |
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| —Adam Kleinberg campaign website (2014)[13] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Half Hollow Hills Central School District, New York
- Half Hollow Hills Central School District elections (2015)
- Half Hollow Hills Central School District elections (2014)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Newsday, "Long Island School Elections 2015-16," accessed May 20, 2015
- ↑ Vote for Adam Kleinberg & Stephanie Gurin for HHH BOE Trustees Facebook, "About," accessed April 28, 2015
- ↑ Half Hollow Hills Central School District, "Home," accessed May 21, 2014
- ↑ Sokoloff Stern LLP, "Adam I. Kleinberg, Partner," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Financial Disclosure: Expenditure Search Page," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Financial Disclosure: Contribution Search Page," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ Long Island Parents and Teachers Against Standardized Testing & APPR Facebook, "Photos," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ Facebook, "Peller, Acampora & DeSabato for HHH School Board," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Contribution Search," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Expenditure Search," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Vote for Adam Kleinberg & Stephanie Gurin for HHH BOE Trustees Facebook, "About," accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Facebook, "Adam Kleinberg for HHH BOE," accessed May 19, 2014
| 2015 Half Hollow Hills Central School District Elections | |
| Suffolk County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Stephanie Gurin • Adam Kleinberg • Scott McElhiney • Adrian Montalvo |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
