Larry Weintraub

About this race

Governs the local public school district. Sets the school budget and local school taxes, hires and oversees the superintendent, and approves curriculum, school calendars and policies.

3 candidates ran for West Orange Township Board of Education (Essex County) in the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. West Orange Township voters.

About Larry Weintraub

Physicist (machine learning research for wireless communication). Has lived in West Orange since 2018 and is a public-school parent of two sons. For the past two years he has been a leader in West Orange Parents for Education, building a computer model of New Jersey's school funding formula and writing white papers on funding reform.

What they say they'll focus on:

• Publish a three-year financial and educational plan before the next budget cycle
• Address the district's budget deficit with fall and winter community input on budget options
• Create an independent community budget advisory council
• Reach a settlement with the teachers' union (WOEA)
• Push the state to reform the school funding formula

In their own words: Patch questionnaire

Summarized in our words from source 1, source 2, source 3, source 4, checked October 2026. Not an endorsement.

Where they stand

This is a nonpartisan race, so we don't estimate where candidates fall from their campaign materials or look up their personal voter registration. We'd place Larry Weintraub only with a published academic score (from a voting record or campaign donors), and we haven't found one we can reliably source.

To see where they stand, read their own words: campaign site · Patch questionnaire. What they say they'll focus on is listed above.

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Also running

• Brendan T. Mims
• Maria Vera

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Quick answers

What does the West Orange Township Board of Education seat do?

Governs the local public school district. Sets the school budget and local school taxes, hires and oversees the superintendent, and approves curriculum, school calendars and policies.

Who is Larry Weintraub running against?

Brendan T. Mims and Maria Vera, for West Orange Township Board of Education (Essex County).

Should I vote for Larry Weintraub?

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