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Ade Oguntoye

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Education

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Redan High School

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Emory University

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Columbia University

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Ade Oguntoye was a candidate for District 1 representative on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education in Georgia. Oguntoye was defeated in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.

Biography

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Oguntoye received a bachelor's degrees in economics and psychology from Emory University and his master's degree in social policy from Columbia University. He founded One World Link, where he has been the executive director, and also started a commercial transportation company in 2012. He has worked as a program director for TEAM at the University of Georgia and as a counselor.[1]

Elections

2017

See also: Atlanta Public Schools elections (2017)

All nine seats on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education in Georgia were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Six seats were elected by district and three seats were elected at large. Six incumbents filed for re-election. A runoff election was held on December 5, 2017, after no candidate in Districts 2, 3, 5, and 7 won a majority of votes in the general election.[2][3][4]

District 2 incumbent Byron Amos won against newcomer Keisha Carey in the runoff election after they defeated challenger Tony Burks in the general election. As of December 5, 2017, the runoff election was too close to call. The open District 3 seat drew five newcomers, Adzua Agyapon, Lewis Cartee, Michelle Olympiadis, Antoine Raynard Trammell, and Rashida Winfrey. Olympiadis-Constant defeated Agyapon in the runoff election. Newcomer Erika Yvette Mitchell defeated Raynard Johnson in the runoff election after defeating candidates D'Jaris James, Jatisha Marsh, Bobby Montgomery, and Jackye Rhodes for the District 5 seat. In District 7, newcomer Kandis Wood Jackson won against Patricia Crayton after they defeated candidates Nathaniel Borrell Dyer, John Wright, and Micah Rowland in the general election.[5][6]

In the general election, incumbent Leslie Grant defeated challenger Ade Oguntoye to retain her District 1 seat. Incumbent Nancy Meister was the only candidate to file for the District 4 seat and won unopposed. In District 6, incumbent Eshé Collins defeated newcomers Valrie Walker Sanders, Patreece Hutcherson, and Donta McMichael to retain her seat. District 8 incumbent Cynthia Briscoe Brown won against challengers Ben Stone and Charlie Stadtlander. Incumbent Jason Esteves was the only candidate to file for the District 9 seat and won unopposed.[2][3][4]

Results

Atlanta Public Schools,
District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Leslie Grant Incumbent 74.86% 10,237
Ade Oguntoye 24.79% 3,390
Write-in votes 0.34% 47
Total Votes 13,674
Source: Fulton County, Georgia, "Official Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017 and DeKalb County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017

Funding

Oguntoye reported $9,623.00 in contributions and $8,702.34 in expenditures to the City of Atlanta Office of Municipal Clerk, which left his campaign with $920.66 as of November 2, 2017.[7]

Endorsements

Oguntoye was endorsed by the Atlanta Association of Educators, the Atlanta Black Slate, the Atlanta Federation of Teachers, and the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys.[8][9][10][11]

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