Raja Krishna
NJ · Member, South Brunswick Board of Education
Raja Krishna is a South Brunswick school board member and a supply chain operations executive who has lived in the township since 2005. He wants careful budget planning so that state aid cuts do not hurt programs, teachers, or staff.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Was named chair of the school board finance committee for 2026.
January 27, 2026
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Nominated Mike Mitchell for school board vice president again, and he won 6-3.
January 7, 2026
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Voted yes to hire Dr. Bernard Bragen Jr. as superintendent of schools. The board approved the hire 9-0 after a months-long search.
October 27, 2025
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Nominated Barry Nathanson to fill an empty school board seat, and the board approved him 4-2 with one member not voting. The same minutes list Krishna on the board team searching for a new superintendent.
July 24, 2025
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Voted no on undoing the approved school closing calendar and on a new version that names holidays, such as Christmas, falling on days off. Both votes passed 5-3.
February 27, 2025
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Filed a state ethics complaint with seven other board members against then-board president Joyce Mehta. In October 2025 the New Jersey School Ethics Commission found she broke the ethics law and recommended that she be censured.
April 29, 2022
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Nominated Mike Mitchell for school board vice president, and he won 6-3. Krishna also voted to make Joyce Mehta board president; she won 5-4.
January 6, 2022
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Past race Raja Krishna ran in:
- South Brunswick Township School District Board of Education - 3 Seats · November 3, 2026 · South Brunswick Township School District, New Jersey · incumbent