Fort Lee Board of Education (3 seats)
What does this office do?
- Deciding how school district money is spent
- Picking the superintendent
- Choosing curriculum, within state rules
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Amy Ko-Tang has served on the Fort Lee Board of Education since 2024 and chairs its finance committee. She also sits on the board's equity and policy committees.
Nonpartisan
Candace Romba is a former Fort Lee Board of Education member who was the board's vice president in the 2018-19 school year. She was re-elected to the board in 2019.
Nonpartisan
Christian Nowell is a Fort Lee resident who has pressed the borough council on street safety. He has asked the town to start a bicycle bus and to back the state's Complete Streets program.
Nonpartisan
Michael Rubino is a former Fort Lee Board of Education member who served several terms, including one that began after his 2019 re-election. In 2025 he was the board's liaison to the borough mayor and council.
Nonpartisan
Paula Colbath is a former Fort Lee Board of Education member who led the board as president in 2021. She also served on the New Jersey School Boards Association's legislative committee.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Tanya Byers-Kang has served on the Fort Lee Board of Education since 2021 and is its liaison to the Fort Lee Education Foundation. She earlier led the parent-teacher group at Lewis F. Cole Intermediate School as president.
Sources: epe.brightspotcdn.com · nj.gov