{"id":967895,"date":"2021-11-04T13:59:37","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T17:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=967895"},"modified":"2021-11-04T13:59:44","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T17:59:44","slug":"19-year-old-running-for-school-board-trounces-member-who-helped-ruin-his-senior-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/19-year-old-running-for-school-board-trounces-member-who-helped-ruin-his-senior-year\/","title":{"rendered":"19-Year-Old Running For School Board Trounces Member Who Helped Ruin His Senior Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F19-year-old-running-for-school-board-trounces-member-who-helped-ruin-his-senior-year%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=967895&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Nicholas Seppy, a 19-year-old high school graduate whose senior year was heavily disrupted by his school\u2019s COVID-19 policies, decided to run against one of the school board members responsible \u2013 and he won.<\/p>\n<p>The College Fix <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/19-year-old-who-saw-senior-year-disrupted-by-covid-shutdowns-unseats-incumbent-in-school-board-race\/\">reported<\/a> that Seppy, who graduated from Egg Harbor Township High School in New Jersey last year, defeated Terre Alabarda on the township\u2019s school board \u201cby an overwhelming 17-point margin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith 100 percent of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/results.enr.clarityelections.com\/NJ\/Atlantic\/111509\/web.278093\/#\/summary?category=C_3&amp;subcategory=C_3_8\">precincts reporting<\/a>&nbsp;as of Wednesday afternoon, Seppy had received 4,042 votes to Alabarda\u2019s 2,830,\u201d the outlet reported. \u201cAfter initially closing their doors in March 2020, Egg Harbor Township School District&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pressofatlanticcity.com\/news\/local\/education\/egg-harbor-township-school-district-approves-plan-for-increased-in-person-learning\/article_50dd6240-ce80-5b8f-8f1e-4d868824739e.html\">forced<\/a>&nbsp;most of its students into entirely online learning or hybrid learning models with limited components of in-person instruction for most of the 2020-21 school year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seppy did not respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire, but he did tell the Fix in a statement that the school shutdowns that disrupted his senior year were \u201cawful,\u201d motivating him to run \u201cout of a desire to serve in [his] community\u201d and \u201cgive parents a voice in the district.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seppy told the outlet that, as a school board member, he wants to \u201cexpand civics education and increase vocational training opportunities for the township\u2019s students,\u201d according to the outlet. The Fix reported that Seppy\u2019s \u201celection platform also focused on pledging to represent the students\u2019 best interests as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to running for school board, Seppy served as the student representative on the school board during the 2019-2020 school year.<\/p>\n<p>Seppy\u2019s win is not the only upset in New Jersey. As the Fix reported, Republicans are \u201cpoised to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/legislature\/republicans-likely-to-pick-up-8-assembly-seats\/\">pick<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/legislature\/sweeney-trailing-in-re-election-bid-polistina-stanfied-win-pappas-leads-zwicker\/\">up<\/a>&nbsp;almost a dozen seats in the New Jersey legislature, make significant down-ballot&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/what-the-hell-just-happened-in-new-jersey-how-the-2021-election-redefined-crazy.html\">gains<\/a>&nbsp;in local races.\u201d Further, the GOP came within spitting distance of winning the governorship, which was finally called for Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>And as The Daily Wire reported, one of the biggest upsets appears likely in the Garden State\u2019s 3rd district, where commercial truck driver Edward Durr looks ready to defeat state Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford). Sweeney has been Senate President since 2010 and has served in the state Senate since 2002.<\/p>\n<p>Durr reportedly spent just $153 on his own primary campaign, while Sweeney is backed by one of the most powerful political machines in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Durr\u2019s low-key campaign and potential to oust Sweeney has shocked politicos, even if the race has received a fraction of the coverage as that of the gubernatorial election. The tightness of the race was<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicholas Seppy, a 19-year-old high school graduate whose senior year was heavily disrupted by his school\u2019s COVID-19 policies, decided to run against one of the school board members responsible \u2013 and he won.The College Fix reported that Seppy, who graduated from Egg Harbor Township High School in New Jersey last year, defeated Terre Alabarda on the township\u2019s school board \u201cby an overwhelming 17-point margin.\u201d\u201cWith 100 percent of\u00a0precincts reporting\u00a0as of Wednesday afternoon, Seppy had received 4,042 votes to Alabarda\u2019s 2,830,\u201d the outlet reported. \u201cAfter initially closing their doors in March 2020, Egg Harbor Township School District\u00a0forced\u00a0most of its students into entirely online learning or hybrid learning models with limited components of in-person instruction for most of the 2020-21 school year.\u201dSeppy did not respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire, but he did tell the Fix in a statement that the school shutdowns that disrupted his senior year were \u201cawful,\u201d motivating him to run \u201cout of a desire to serve in [his] community\u201d and \u201cgive parents a voice in the district.\u201dSeppy told the outlet that, as a school board member, he wants to \u201cexpand civics education and increase vocational training opportunities for the township\u2019s students,\u201d according to the outlet. The Fix reported that Seppy\u2019s \u201celection platform also focused on pledging to represent the students\u2019 best interests as well.\u201dPrior to running for school board, Seppy served as the student representative on the school board during the 2019-2020 school year.Seppy\u2019s win is not the only upset in New Jersey. As the Fix reported, Republicans are \u201cpoised to\u00a0pick\u00a0up\u00a0almost a dozen seats in the New Jersey legislature, make significant down-ballot\u00a0gains\u00a0in local races.\u201d Further, the GOP came within spitting distance of winning the governorship, which was finally called for Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) on Wednesday afternoon.And as The Daily Wire reported, one of the biggest upsets appears likely in the Garden State\u2019s 3rd district, where commercial truck driver Edward Durr looks ready to defeat state Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford). Sweeney has been Senate President since 2010 and has served in the state Senate since 2002.Durr reportedly spent just $153 on his own primary campaign, while Sweeney is backed by one of the most powerful political machines in the state.Durr\u2019s low-key campaign and potential to oust Sweeney has shocked politicos, even if the race has received a fraction of the coverage as that of the gubernatorial election. The tightness of the race was so unexpected that the New Jersey Globe was forced to\u00a0retract\u00a0its article calling the race for Sweeney early in the night. The Globe initially reported within minutes of the polls closing that Sweeney, as well as Assemblyman John Burzichelli (D-Paulsboro) and Assemblyman Adam Taliaferro (D-Woolwich), won re-election.The tightness of the race is especially shocking since Sweeney faced a well-funded challenge back in 2017 but won handily. As the New JerseyGlobe reported:In 2017, the 3rd district hosted the\u00a0most expensive state legislative race\u00a0in American history. Republicans and the New Jersey Education Association, both fed up with Sweeney\u2019s time as Senate President, funnelled millions towards Republican Fran Grenier, and Sweeney responded in kind. The ultimate price tag of the race was more than $24 million, but Sweeney won easily, 59-41%.The three incumbents spent enough in 2021 to make the 3rd\u00a0District races one of New Jersey\u2019s five most expensive, even though, at least in the case of Sweeney, little pushback was made on the other side.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-967895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/967895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=967895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/967895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=967895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=967895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=967895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}