Ralph E. Ross Sr.
NJ · Member, Washington Township Board of Education
Ralph Ross Sr. is a Washington Township Board of Education member and a retired educator who led the Black Horse Pike Regional School District as superintendent. He says he wants to bring the board together around shared goals for students.
Where Ralph E. Ross Sr. stands, based on their records
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 1 oppose
Voted no on giving the superintendent $27,325 in bonus pay and letting him carry over vacation days. The motion failed 4-3.
June 30, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Seconded a motion to cut four district director jobs to save money, and voted yes on all four. The board cut two of the jobs and kept two.
May 7, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted yes on asking the state to let the district raise school taxes above the normal limit. Board members said it meant a 7.39% tax increase. It passed 6-3.
April 14, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — General
General · 8 records
Voted no on the 2026-2027 school budget. It passed 5-3. Voted the same way on April 30, 2024.
April 28, 2026
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Voted no on bringing the superintendent back from paid leave. The motion failed 3-3, with three members not voting.
July 29, 2025
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Voted yes on the 2025-2026 school budget. It passed 6-3.
May 13, 2025
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Was elected president of the school board by a 5-4 vote.
January 2, 2024
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Won a three-year seat on the school board with 4,338 votes. He finished third of seven candidates, 60 votes ahead of fourth place.
November 7, 2023
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Voted to lift the five-minute limit on public speakers at a board meeting so everyone could be heard. The motion failed 2-7.
August 15, 2023
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Was appointed to a vacant seat on the Washington Township school board by an 8-0 board vote. He replaced Brian Ellis.
March 7, 2023
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Lost a race for a two-year seat on the Washington Township school board. He got 6,630 votes to Sean Patrick Lindsay's 7,532.
November 8, 2022
Source: results.enr.clarityelections.com
Past race Ralph E. Ross Sr. ran in:
- Washington Township School District (Gloucester County) Board of Education - 3 Seats · November 3, 2026 · Washington Township School District (Gloucester County), New Jersey · incumbent