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Amid ‘no’ votes, incumbent Regents are returned
Mar 12, 2014 4:00 am
Rick Karlin is reporting at Capitol Confidential incumbent Regents Wade Norwood, James Cottrell and Christine Cea were re-elected Tues., Mar. 11, to the panel that oversees the state education system. The fourth slot was taken by a relative newcomer to the education field: Sullivan County Lawyer Josephine Victoria Finn. Finn edged out a former Albany school administrator Maxine Fantroy-Ford and Columbia County educator Helen Regina Rose, who had the backing of an organization fighting the Common Core rollout. Finn won the open seat by a comfortable margin of 121 over 10 for Fantroy-Ford and 20 for Rose. Finn was a late entry who was allowed to submit her application well past the Jan. 31 deadline. Her bid came amid reports that lawmakers were not happy with the other choices. A slot on the Board of Regents is a voluntary position. Read the full story at Capitol Confidential, a Times Union blog.