Sean Spiller
Sean Spiller (b. 1975[1]) is a New Jersey politician, union leader and teacher from Montclair, New Jersey running in the Democratic primary for Governor in the 2025 election.
Early life and education
Spiller was born in Jamaica to Tom and Hyacinth Spiller. Along with his brother the family moved around the world until eventually staying in Montville, New Jersey.[2] He graduated from Montville High School in 1993[3] and went on to Rutgers University where he played club hockey and later returned to graduate with a BA.[4] He taught at Kinnelon High School shortly after graduating, later graduated from Ramapo College with a MS degree[5] and spent his last years of teaching at Wayne Valley High School, where he was named president of the Wayne Education Association in 2007. He left to become a full time member of state teachers' union NJEA leadership in 2013.[6]
Political career
Spiller ran for and won election to Montclair's third ward by a margin of 133 votes in 2012; he was subsequently elected NJEA Secretary/Treasurer in 2013, which eventually led to a lawsuit due to potential conflict of interest. He had been appointed as a member of the Montclair Board of School Estimate at the same time as being part of NJEA leadership, and was required by the judge to step down from the Montclair Board in 2016.[7] Despite the controversy, he was re-elected by a nearly fifty percent margin that year.[1] Four years later, Spiller ran for mayor of Montclair in 2020 and won by 450 votes.[6]
After announcing he would not run for re-election to the mayorship in March 2024, he eventually announced his gubernatorial run in June of that year.
New Jersey Education Association leadership
The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) is the state chapter of the National Education Association teachers' union. Sean Spiller was first elected Secretary/Treasurer in 2013;[8] he was then elected vice president in 2017. His election as president of the NJEA followed in 2021.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fox, Joey (2025-01-28). "A brief electoral history of Sean Spiller". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
- ↑ Agent, Import (2021-08-31). "From Mentors to Members". New Jersey Education Association. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
- ↑ "The Montville Township High School Hall of Fame Committee Announces 2021 Inductees". TAPinto. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
- ↑ "Sean Spiller LinkedIn Profile". Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ↑ "Mayor Sean M. Spiller". www.montclairnjusa.org. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Former Wayne School Teacher Sean Spiller Elected Mayor of Montclair". TAPinto. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
- ↑ George, Liz (2016-02-22). "MKF v. Sean Spiller: Judge Rules Against Spiller, Says Service is Conflict of Interest (UPDATED)". Montclair Local. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
- ↑ Star-Ledger, Jeanette Rundquist/The (2013-05-16). "NJEA names new president, officers". nj. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
- ↑ "President". New Jersey Education Association. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
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