Voters to decide Lackawanna City (N.Y.) School District elections on May 18


The general election for Lackawanna City School District in New York is May 18. The filing deadline to run passed on April 29. 

Five candidates will be on the nonpartisan ballot. Incumbents Kimberly Bukaty, Leonard Kowalski, and Mohamed Munassar face challengers Raymond Braxton and Azaldeen Mohamed. Bukaty was appointed to the board in March to replace Nicholas Trifilo. Incumbent Mark Kowalski did not file for re-election.

Candidates are competing for four of seven seats on the board. The three trustees with the highest number of votes will be elected to three-year terms, and the trustee with the fourth-highest number of votes will be elected to a two-year term.

Lackawanna City School District served 1,944 students during the 2018-2019 school year and comprised four schools.

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