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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

    Source: resources.finalsite.net

  • 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

    Source: resources.finalsite.net

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

    Source: resources.finalsite.net

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

    Source: resources.finalsite.net

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

    Source: resources.finalsite.net

  • 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

    Source: resources.finalsite.net

  • Won a 5-4 board vote to become vice president of the Sayreville Board of Education for 2022.

    January 4, 2022

    Source: resources.finalsite.net

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