Jen Mallo
2020 - Present
2024
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Jen Mallo is a member of the Howard County Public Schools Board of Education in Maryland, representing District 4. She assumed office on December 7, 2020. Her current term ends on December 2, 2024.
Mallo ran for re-election to the Howard County Public Schools Board of Education to represent District 4 in Maryland. She was on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Jen Mallo earned a bachelor's degree from Wittenberg University in 1992 and a master's degree from George Washington University in 1995. Her professional experience includes working as an education advocate, in university administration, as an intelligence analyst, as an educator at the National Cryptologic School, as a preschool president and administrator, and as a president and co-founder of a nonprofit. Mallo has been affiliated with the League of Women's Voters, the NAACP, the Columbia Democratic Club, and multiple PTAs and booster clubs.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Howard County Public Schools, Maryland, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 4
Incumbent Jen Mallo and Julie Kaplan ran in the general election for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| Jen Mallo (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Julie Kaplan (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 4
Julie Kaplan and incumbent Jen Mallo defeated Hiruy Hadgu in the primary for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 4 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Julie Kaplan (Nonpartisan) | 46.3 | 6,202 | |
| ✔ | Jen Mallo (Nonpartisan) | 36.6 | 4,899 | |
| Hiruy Hadgu (Nonpartisan) | 17.1 | 2,290 | ||
| Total votes: 13,391 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Howard County Public Schools, Maryland, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 4
Incumbent Jen Mallo defeated Sezin Palmer and Julie Hotopp in the general election for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jen Mallo (Nonpartisan) | 51.6 | 16,747 | |
 | Sezin Palmer (Nonpartisan) | 47.3 | 15,365 | |
| Julie Hotopp (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.4 | 131 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 219 | ||
| Total votes: 32,462 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 4
The following candidates ran in the primary for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 4 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jen Mallo (Nonpartisan) | 33.0 | 5,672 | |
| ✔ | | Sezin Palmer (Nonpartisan) | 27.5 | 4,719 |
| Kirsten Coombs (Nonpartisan) | 22.6 | 3,882 | ||
| Matt Levine (Nonpartisan) | 11.1 | 1,899 | |
| Mike Sheer (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 533 | |
| Daniel Margolis (Nonpartisan) | 2.8 | 475 | |
| Total votes: 17,180 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2018
General election
General election for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education At-large on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vicky Cutroneo (Nonpartisan) | 15.1 | 58,426 | |
| ✔ | Chao Wu (Nonpartisan) | 14.1 | 54,254 | |
| ✔ | Jen Mallo (Nonpartisan) | 13.9 | 53,766 | |
| ✔ | Sabina Taj (Nonpartisan) | 13.4 | 51,842 | |
| Bob Glascock (Nonpartisan) | 12.2 | 46,929 | |
| Robert Wayne Miller (Nonpartisan) | 11.4 | 43,847 | ||
| Anita Pandey (Nonpartisan) | 9.9 | 38,109 | ||
| Danny Mackey (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 36,923 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1,685 | ||
| Total votes: 385,781 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education At-large on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vicky Cutroneo (Nonpartisan) | 14.1 | 20,602 | |
| ✔ | | Bob Glascock (Nonpartisan) | 12.0 | 17,503 |
| ✔ | Robert Wayne Miller (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 16,469 | |
| ✔ | Chao Wu (Nonpartisan) | 10.7 | 15,600 | |
| ✔ | Jen Mallo (Nonpartisan) | 9.3 | 13,545 | |
| ✔ | Sabina Taj (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 13,326 | |
| ✔ | Anita Pandey (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 10,041 | |
| ✔ | Danny Mackey (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 9,980 | |
| Carleen Pena (Nonpartisan) | 5.7 | 8,301 | ||
| Saif Rehman (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 7,582 | ||
| Mavourene Robinson (Nonpartisan) | 4.0 | 5,828 | |
| Timothy Hodgson Hamilton (Nonpartisan) | 2.5 | 3,691 | |
| Christopher Michael Hilfiger (Nonpartisan) | 2.2 | 3,171 | |
| Total votes: 145,639 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
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2020
Jen Mallo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mallo's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am running for re-election to the Board of Education (BOE), with 20+ years as an education advocate, with experience ranging from preschool to post-undergraduate university. I raised three children in Howard County that graduated from Wilde Lake, Harpers Choice, and Swansfield. During my two years on the BOE, I have collaborated extensively with all Board members to: -Ensure the passage of the first-ever HCPSS equity policy to address achievement and opportunity gaps, -Focused on diversification of the educational workforce, -Passed budgets that significantly increased special education staffing and increased diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, -Reduced school overcrowding through balanced enrollment to ensure continued capital construction funds for new schools
MA-East Asian Studies BA-Economics, East Asian Studies
Current: -Only Board member with experience on HCPSS policy review. -Chair of the BOE Policy Committee -Director to Maryland Association of Boards of Education Legal Services Administration -Blessings in a Backpack Coordinator, food program for food-insecure youth -University Administration
Prior Experience: -Elected Chair of the Community Advisory Council (liaison between Board of Education and the community), Vice Chair -PTAs-President, Reading Room Coordinator, Science Fair Coordinator, Grant Writer, Cultural Arts Coordinator -Literacy project(s) development and management -Classroom volunteer
- Public education has never faced a bigger challenge than it has during the coronavirus pandemic. With five of the seven Board of Education positions up for election, we need candidates with my extensive experience to determine how our students and staff can safely return to the classroom. Our decisions must be grounded in science and data while applied to the vast background of knowledge about school system operations, curriculum, and teaching.
- The achievement and opportunity gaps are real and must be addressed. This must be done through aligning our budget to our values, providing high-quality instruction for all students, diversification of the curriculum and staff, anti-bias and restorative justice efforts, as well as acknowledging and addressing systemic and institutional racism present in our schools.
- As the result of COVD-19, we are going to face incredible budget challenges. I have over ten years of experience analyzing and testifying on the HCPSS budget. My experience analyzing, researching, and ultimately passing the billion-dollar HCPSS budgets gives me the background and experience to get the job done on day one even when difficult decisions must be made.
-Fully funded public schools
-Universal preK access for all students through adequate state funding
-Reducing the achievement and opportunity gaps in education
-Dismantling systemic and institutional racism
-Using public money for public schools instead of charter schools and school-choice
-Increased funding for mental health supports for our children
-Starting school later in the day for the health and well-being of our students
-Providing the educators with the tools necessary to ensure that all children can read fluently
-Advocating for sensible gun reform to make our schools safer for our children
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 18, 2020
