John Walsh
NJ · Member, Sayreville Board of Education
John Walsh is a member of the Sayreville Board of Education and has served on the board since at least 2021. In 2021 the board chose him as its delegate to the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey.
Where John Walsh stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (1 record), Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Voted yes to buy 13.33 acres at 4 Crossman Road for $15,375,000. The site has a bus garage, and the board chose it for its bus depot. The board approved it 8-0.
June 16, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Seconded and voted yes on the 2026-27 school budget. The main budget was $142,494,330, including $84,974,160 raised from local property taxes. It passed 7-1.
April 28, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Seconded and voted yes on the 2026-27 school budget. The main budget was $142,494,330, including $84,974,160 raised from local property taxes. It passed 7-1.
April 28, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Voted yes to buy 13.33 acres at 4 Crossman Road for $15,375,000. The site has a bus garage, and the board chose it for its bus depot. The board approved it 8-0.
June 16, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Made the motion and voted yes on a land deal with Sayreville Borough to find a site for a new school bus depot. The board agreed to lease school sports fields to the borough for $1. The borough agreed to lease about 7 acres to the board for the bus depot. The board approved it 9-0.
April 26, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
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Track record — General
General · 5 records
Seconded and voted yes to settle the school board's lawsuit with Sayreville Borough over the 2022 bus depot land deal. The borough agreed to waive $600,000 in school police fees over three years. The board approved it 9-0.
August 25, 2026
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Was appointed by the Sayreville Board of Education to fill an empty seat. The board voted 8-0, and he was sworn in the same night.
April 9, 2026
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Made the motion to name the high school music suite after Jon Bon Jovi, a 1980 graduate. The board approved it 8-1 at his last meeting.
December 20, 2022
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Lost his race for another three-year school board term. He finished fourth of four candidates for three seats, with 4,855 votes.
November 8, 2022
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Won a 5-4 board vote to become vice president of the Sayreville Board of Education for 2022.
January 4, 2022
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Past race John Walsh ran in:
- Sayreville Borough Board of Education, 1 Year Unexpired Term · November 3, 2026 · Sayreville Borough School District, New Jersey · incumbent