Kearny 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
As of September 2026, we found no public information about Ann Rodrigues's job, background, or goals.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Laura Cifelli-Pettigrew is a member of the Kearny Board of Education. She is a former Kearny town councilwoman.
Nonpartisan
As of September 2026, we found no public information about Mackenzie Elliott's job, background, or goals.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Samantha Paris is president of the Kearny Board of Education, first elected in 2013. She is a certified public accountant and a partner at the accounting firm PKF O'Connor Davies, with an accounting degree from Rutgers University.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
S.J. Zibbie Viscuso is a retiree and a longtime member of the Kearny Board of Education. He led the board's work to restore the Kearny High School front lawn, paid for in part by selling memorial paver bricks.
Sources: kearnyschools.com · nj.gov