Andrew Martins, Managing Editor
Two incumbents and a newcomer will join the Hillsborough Township Board of Education this January, as voters chose to elect Judith Haas, Dr. Lorraine Soisson and Ann Harris to three-year terms on the school board.
The three incoming board members won in a race of seven, with Linda Fu-Fung, Nicole Risher, Kiru Thangavelu and Thomas Zobele also running for one of the three spots to the nine person board. Current board member Jennifer Haley, whose term ends this year, did not seek re-election to the board.
According to unofficial results provided by the Somerset County Clerk’s Office, Haas took in the largest number of votes with 4,251, while Harris earned 3,555 and Soisson earned 3,333.
Of the remaining candidates, Fu-Fung earned 2,858 votes, Zobele earned 2,455 votes, Risher earned 1,946 votes and Thanavelu earned 1,330 votes.
The results are not official until they are formally certified by the county clerk.
Last night’s results mean that Haas will begin her fifth consecutive term on the board. Soisson, who was appointed back in July to finish out an unexpired term, will start her second full term on the board, having previously served from 2012-2015.
Harris, a 30-year resident of Hillsborough with K-8 teaching experience that spans more than three decades, will begin her first term in January.
