[ 2026 NYSUT RA ]

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elegates to the 2026 NYSUT Representative Assembly voted for candidates for NYSUT officers, At-Large director positions, Election District director positions and AFT State Federation delegates and alternates.

Below are the total votes cast for each candidate. The winner in contested races is indicated by +.

The American Arbitration Association assisted with tabulating the ballots and certified the election results.

Complete election results including roll call votes cast are available at nysut.org/Election2026 (login required). Procedures for Notice of Nomination and Election and Campaign & Elections Procedures were published in the January/February 2026 issue of NYSUT United.

President
Melinda Person
297,595.3185
Executive Vice President
Jaime L. Ciffone
296,978.2730
Second Vice President
Ron Gross
297,875.5730
Secretary-Treasurer
J. Philippe Abraham
297,425.7999
At-Large Directors
ED 1 & 3
Daniel Weiss
239,596.1262
ED 2 & 44
Michelle Licht
239,874.2030
ED 4 & 46
Andrew D. Bogey
239,026.8604
ED 5 & 6
Brian Ebertz
241,932.2779
ED 7 & 8
Nicole Capsello
241,470.8329
ED 9 & 10
Michelle E. Bushey
239,700.3700
ED 11, 12, 45
Natalie McKay
239,492.3016
ED 13 & 14
Matthew Haynes
244,678.0452
ED 15 & 16
Samantha Rosado-Ciriello
239,934.5284
ED 17 & 20
Cordelia Anthony
241,583.0429
ED 18 & 19
Nicole J. Brown
240,512.5384
ED 21, 22, 23
Nancy L. Sanders
241,113.9893
ED 24 & 25
Vanecia T. Wilson
237,100.6820
ED 26 & 27
Michael Sill
236,967.2376
ED 28 & 29
Sean Rotkowitz
236,967.2376
ED 30 & 31
Thomas M. Brown
237,461.7026
ED 32 & 33
Janella T. Hinds
237,100.6820
ED 34 & 35
Leo Gordon
236,404.6820
ED 37, 38, 39
James Davis
247,392.2058
ED 40, 41, 42
Frederick Kowal
244,070.2514
ED 51, 52, 53
Florence McCue
238,439.3910
Community College
Andrew D. Sako
263,502.1033
Health Care
Anne Goldman
281,325.6429
Higher Education
Pamela Malone
277,613.5823
Higher Education
Andrea A. Vazquez
274,413.3729
Private Higher Education
Kate Conroy
277,138.9616
SRPs
Angie Rivera+
249,679.3718
Josh Frasier+
228,034.1944
Priscilla Castro+
251,911.2151
Kim McEvoy+
259,097.0555
Anita D. Williams
71,008.2961
Karen Lee Arthmann+
241,731.5024
Election District Directors
ED 1
Jeff Orlowski
2,540.9999
ED 2
Donna Walters
4,037.9998
ED 3
Darla R. Schultz-Bubar+
2,194.9998
Mark Warren
845.0001
ED 4
Jennifer Austin
1,004.0000
ED 5
Adam Urbanski
7,710.6656
ED 6
Andrew S. Jordan
4,418.7500
ED 7
Mary Patroulis
6,984.4739
ED 8
Jennifer Edick
3,076.0001
ED 9
Bob Ladouceur
1,905.0000
ED 10
Laura Franz
3,723.8567
ED 11
Joseph E. Herringshaw
1,865.0000
ED 12
Mike Silvestri
3,570.3330
ED 13
Richard Sands
1,088.5000
Steven L. Grey
389.0000
Kimberly Popken+
5,957.5002
ED 14
Sparrow Tobin
8,396.3333
ED 15
Sean Kennedy
3,532.9999
ED 16
Anthony Nicodemo
7,023.6658
ED 17
Matthew Adler
2,330.9003
Malcom Gilbert+
2,920.7671
ED 18
Lesli Deninno+
4,358.0003
Leslie Rose
3,053.0005
ED 19
Heather Evers
1,054.0000
Corey Cohn
733.6000
Ronald Roaldsen+
4,595.4000
ED 20
Robert M. Richardelli
3,803.0000
ED 21
Kevin W. Coyne
4,322.9999
ED 22
Kevin Toolan
6,615.1428
ED 23
Laura Spencer
5,841.9997
ED 24
Karen Alford
123,833.8536
ED 25
Tabio DaCruz
123,430.7836
ED 26
Mary Vaccaro
123,430.7836
ED 27
Servia I. Silva
123,833.8536
ED 28
MaryJo Ginese
123,833.8536
ED 29
Mary Atkinson
123,632.3186
ED 30
Carl Cambria
123,229.2486
ED 31
Michael Mulgrew
123,229.2486
ED 32
Elizabeth Pérez
123,229.2486
ED 33
Victoria Lee
123,229.2486
ED 34
Richard I. Mantell
123,430.7836
ED 35
LeRoy Barr
123,229.2486
ED 37
Sharmainie Y. Griffin
1,221.0002
Felicia Wharton+
15,937.0000
ED 38
Jen Gaboury
17,158.0002
ED 39
Dante E. Morelli
5,929.4285
ED 40
Alissa G. Karl
30,624.0000
ED 41
Jeri O’Bryan-Losee
33,408.0000
ED 42
Carolyn Kube
32,712.0000
ED 44
Rich Nigro
4,275.6662
ED 45
Jaime Francey-Henry
934.0000
ED 46
Dora Leland
1,569.0000
ED 51
Paul Farfaglia
37.5000
ED 52
Joan Perrini
41.0000
ED 53
Sterling Roberson
204.1711
AFT State Delegates
J. Philippe Abraham
287,758.4554
Jaime L. Ciffone
285,258.1609
Ron Gross
285,076.3896
Anthony Nicodemo
282,084.2640
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