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Anjana R. Patel

NJ · Member, Edison Township Board of Education

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Anjana R. Patel is a member of the Edison Township Board of Education. She is on the "Moving Edison Forward" slate.

Where Anjana R. Patel stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Education Quality (1 record), Public Infrastructure (2 records)

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (2 records), Civil Rights (2 records)

Track record

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose

  • Voted yes on a finance package that approved buying the property at 430 Talmadge Road for up to $9,000,000. The board said it planned to use the land for an athletic field or other school use.

    July 22, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

  • Voted yes to use lease-purchase financing to pay for an addition and renovations at James Madison Intermediate School. The measure passed 6-3.

    May 20, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 1 support

  • Voted no on turning down a $2,307,810 state preschool grant for 3- and 4-year-olds. She had first voted for a finance package that rejected the grant, then voted to reopen that item.

    April 28, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 2 oppose

  • Voted yes on a set of policy changes that repealed the district's transgender student policy (Policy 5756). Three members voted no on that policy.

    May 20, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

  • Voted yes on a floor motion to repeal the district's transgender student policy (Policy 5756). The motion passed 5-3.

    September 30, 2024Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 2 support

  • Voted yes on a finance package that approved buying the property at 430 Talmadge Road for up to $9,000,000. The board said it planned to use the land for an athletic field or other school use.

    July 22, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

  • Voted yes to use lease-purchase financing to pay for an addition and renovations at James Madison Intermediate School. The measure passed 6-3.

    May 20, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

Track record — General

General · 2 records

  • Voted yes on the 2026-2027 school budget of $352,368,650, with $249,113,958 to be raised from local taxes. It passed 5-3.

    April 28, 2026

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

  • Voted no on bringing back a resolution to cancel the district's contract to buy 430 Talmadge Road. The vote tied 4-4, so the motion failed.

    April 28, 2026

    Source: go.boarddocs.com

Track record — Candidate Ethics

Candidate Ethics · 1 record

  • Was suspended from the Edison school board for 30 days by the state Commissioner of Education. The state School Ethics Commission found she broke the School Ethics Act by not filing required financial disclosure forms on time.

    December 12, 2025

    Source: nj.gov

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