Carl P. Paladino
Carl P. Paladino was the Park Seat representative on the Buffalo Board of Education in New York. He joined the board in 2013. He won re-election in the general election on May 3, 2016.[1] In 2017, Paladino was removed from the board.[2]
While the school board is nonpartisan, Paladino ran as the Republican candidate for governor of New York in 2010. He also considered a run for governor in 2014 but did not file by the deadline.[3]
In 2016, Paladino faced high school student Austin Harig who received the backing of local labor unions. Unions and other organizations got involved in the school board race in an effort to break up the majority faction on the board led by Paladino.
During the period of transition between the Obama and Trump administrations, Paladino was reported to be in consideration for a high-level appointment in the Trump administration.
See also: Outside organizations influence school board race and High school student versus New York politics
Biography
When he served on the school board, Carl P. Paladino resided in Buffalo, New York. Both of his parents emigrated from Italy.
After completing law school in 1971, Paladino spent a decade in the U.S. Army; three years on active duty and another seven in the reserves. When he left the Army in 1981, he held the rank of Captain.
In 1973, he founded Ellicott Development Company. When he served on the school board, he was also the senior managing partner with Paladino, Cavan and Quinlivin, a law firm specializing in real estate law.
Paladino initially joined the Democratic Party when he registered to vote in 1974. In 2005, he switched his affiliation to the GOP.
Paladino obtained a bachelor's degree from St. Bonaventure University. He went on to earn a juris doctor from the Syracuse University College of Law.
Elections
2022
See also: New York's 23rd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 23
Nick Langworthy defeated Max Della Pia in the general election for U.S. House New York District 23 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nick Langworthy (R / Conservative Party) | 64.9 | 192,694 |
 | Max Della Pia (D) | 35.1 | 104,114 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 233 | ||
| Total votes: 297,041 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Max Della Pia advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 23.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 23
Nick Langworthy defeated Carl Paladino in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 23 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nick Langworthy | 51.3 | 24,450 |
 | Carl Paladino | 47.5 | 22,603 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 570 | ||
| Total votes: 47,623 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- George Burns (R)
- Joe Sempolinski (R)
- Christopher Jacobs (R)
- Mike Sigler (R)
- Hugh Bahar (R)
- Raymond Juliano (R)
- Richard Moon (R)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Nick Langworthy advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 23.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Christopher Jacobs (Conservative Party)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Results
| Buffalo Public Schools, Park Seat General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Carl Paladino Incumbent |
51.97% | 1,636 |
| Austin Harig | 48.03% | 1,512 |
| Total Votes | 3,148 | |
| Source: Erie County, New York, "Buffalo School Board Canvas Book," accessed June 2, 2016 | ||
Funding
Paladino reported $10,000 in contributions and $7,236.00 in expenditures to the Buffalo Public Schools, which left his campaign with $2,764.00 on hand during the election.[4]
Endorsements
Paladino received no official endorsements for his campaign during the election.
2014
- See also: New York gubernatorial election, 2014
Paladino considered a run for election as Governor of New York in 2014 on the Conservative Party line, saying, “If the Republicans don’t get rid of Skelos and Kolb, I would seriously consider taking a Conservative nod in order to put the Conservative Party on Line 2."[5]
2013
Paladino defeated fellow newcomer Adrian Harris for the Park Subdistrict seat on the Buffalo school board on May 7, 2013.
In that race, Paladino campaigned for the removal of incumbent board members and the dismissal of the district's top administrators, including Superintendent Pamela Brown.[6] After joining the board, Paladino continued to call for Superintendent Brown's resignation or firing, stating that she is "obviously incapable."[7][8] He also filed two unsuccessful petitions with the New York State Education Department and Commissioner of Education John King arguing that Board President Barbara Seals Nevergold's failure to run for re-election in the May 2013 election violated board policies and state law.[9]
| Buffalo Public Schools, Park Subdistrict General Election, 3-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Carl P. Paladino |
79.3% | 2,704 | |
| Nonpartisan | Adrian Harris | 20.7% | 706 | |
| Total Votes | 3,410 | |||
| Source: Erie County, NY - Board of Elections, "Election Results Archive," accessed March 26, 2014 | ||||
2010
Paladino faced Andrew Cuomo (D), Warren Redlich (L), Howie Hawkins (G) and six other candidates in the general election on November 2, 2010. Paladino lost to Cuomo.[10]
| New York Governor/Lt. Governor, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Andrew Cuomo/Robert Duffy |
61% | 2,910,876 | |
| Republican | Carl Paladino/Gregory Edwards | 32.5% | 1,547,857 | |
| Green | Howie Hawkins/Gloria Mattera | 1.3% | 59,906 | |
| Rent is 2 Damn High | Jimmy McMillan/No candidate | 0.9% | 41,129 | |
| Libertarian | Warren Redlich/Alden Link | 1% | 48,359 | |
| Anti-Prohibition | Kristin Davis/Tanya Gendelman | 0.4% | 20,421 | |
| Freedom | Charles Barron/Eva Doyle | 0.5% | 24,571 | |
| Blank | - | 2.3% | 107,823 | |
| Void | - | 0.1% | 3,963 | |
| Scattering | - | 0.1% | 4,836 | |
| Total Votes | 4,769,741 | |||
| Election results via New York State Board of Elections | ||||
Demographics
Erie County underperformed in comparison to New York as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 31.2 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 33.7 percent of state residents. The median household income in Erie County was $51,050, compared to $58,687 for the state of New York. The poverty rate in the county was 15.2 percent, while it was 15.9 percent for the entire state.[11]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Carl P. Paladino | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | District-level delegate |
| Congressional district: | 26 |
| State: | New York |
| Bound to: | Donald Trump |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
Paladino was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from New York. Paladino was one of 89 delegates from New York bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[13] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Delegate rules
At-large delegates from New York to the Republican National Convention were selected by the New York Republican State Committee and were awarded to presidential candidates based on the results of the New York Republican primary election on April 19, 2016. District-level delegates were elected in the state primary election. All New York delegates were bound on the first round of voting at the convention.
New York primary results
- See also: Presidential election in New York, 2016
| New York Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
59.2% | 554,522 | 89 | |
| John Kasich | 24.7% | 231,166 | 6 | |
| Ted Cruz | 14.5% | 136,083 | 0 | |
| Blank or void | 1.6% | 14,756 | 0 | |
| Totals | 936,527 | 95 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and New York State Board of Elections | ||||
Delegate allocation
New York had 95 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 81 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 27 congressional districts). New York's district delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the vote in a district in order to be eligible to receive a share of that district's delegates. The first place finisher in a district received two of that district's delegates and the second place finisher received one delegate. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all of that district's delegates.[14][15]
Of the remaining 14 delegates, 11 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive a share of the state's at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[14][15]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandidates - ↑ The Buffalo News, "Carl Paladino's polarizing time on School Board comes to an end," August 17, 2017
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List," July 10, 2014
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Buffalo Public Schools Emlyn Rivera," May 2, 2016
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Carl Paladino Says He May Run For New York Governor As Conservative Party Candidate," August 26, 2013
- ↑ Mike Desmond, WBFO 88.7: NPR News & More, "Paladino to launch major push to remove school board incumbents," January 24, 2013
- ↑ Mike Desmond, WBFO 88.7: NPR News & More, "Paladino wins, vows to shake up school district," May 8, 2013
- ↑ Mike Desmond, WBFO 88.7: NPR News & More, "Seeking changes, Paladino takes school board seat," July 10, 2013
- ↑ Sandra Tan, The Buffalo News, "State denies Paladino’s bid to unseat board president," April 5, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Governor/Lt. Governor Election Returns November 2, 2010," accessed December 22, 2010
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCensus - ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Voter Enrollment by County, Party Affiliation and Status - Voters Registered as of April 01, 2016," accessed April 15, 2016
- ↑ Newsday, "Here are the New York State GOP delegates," May 20, 2016
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
