Alison McGillivray Fernandez
Alison McGillivray Fernandez
was
a candidate for the District 6 seat on the Hillsborough County School Board in Florida. She
faced
seven other candidates in the general election on August 26, 2014, but did not advance to the runoff election.
Elections
2014
The August 26, 2014, general election in Hillsborough County featured three seats up for election. The general election determined if candidates for each seat could garner a majority of the vote total. Because no candidate received 50 percent plus one of the general election votes in any of the districts, the top two vote recipients in all three races advanced to the runoff election on November 4, 2014.
District 6 incumbent April Griffin was the only board member to seek re-election and faced a challenge from seven other candidates in the general election. Griffin advanced to the runoff election with challenger Dipa Shah.
Newcomers Sally Harris, Michelle Popp Shimberg and Michael Weston ran for the District 2 seat. Shimberg and Harris advanced to the runoff election. Terry Kemple, Dee Prether and Melissa Snively sought election to the District 4 seat. Snively and Temple advanced to the runoff election for the open seat.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  April Griffin Incumbent |
27% | 31,272 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dipa Shah |
16.4% | 19,022 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stacy Hahn | 15.7% | 18,214 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paula P. Meckley | 14.7% | 17,050 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alison McGillivray Fernandez | 12.5% | 14,441 | |
| Nonpartisan | Randy Toler | 6.5% | 7,587 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lee Sierra | 4.4% | 5,044 | |
| Nonpartisan | Asher D. Edelson | 2.8% | 3,302 | |
| Total Votes | 115,932 | |||
| Source: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 Primary Election Results," September 2, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Fernandez reported $7,937.31 in contributions and $1,697.28 in expenditures to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, as of July 25, 2014.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Fernandez's campaign website listed the following themes for the 2014 race:
| “ |
Transportation This topic has been in the news frequently. One of the problems that no one has addressed is the fact that the school district does not track fuel and maintenance costs per vehicle. This is a necessary management practice to ensure that fleet expenses are appropriately analyzed and evaluated. How can management know if the costs to maintain the fleet are more expensive than the costs to replace? Common Core Many questions have been raised about common core. I am opposed to what the state legislature has mandated. My main concerns are:
But my biggest concern is that all of this and more has been said to our state legislators from people representing many different groups, and they have refused to consider this feedback or make the necessary changes. This is a key reason that communities want local control and this is an example of what will happen if more control moves to the state or federal levels. Strategic Planning and Budgeting Currently, the School Board does not engage in a process of strategic planning. Every entity, especially one with a total budget of $3.5 million should engage in strategic planning each year. The budgets for each department should be established to reflect the policy decisions made by the Board. Strategic planning and reviewing past practices is necessary to make sure that funds and assets are maximized. What was spent in past years should not be the basis for creating future spending. |
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| —Alison McGillivray Fernandez's campaign website, (2014) | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Alison + McGillivray + Fernandez + Hillsborough + County + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, " Local Candidates," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Elect Alison McGillivray Fernandez, "Issues and Concerns," accessed July 25, 2014
| 2014 Hillsborough County Public Schools Elections | |
| Hillsborough County, Florida | |
| Election date: | August 26, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Sally Harris • Michelle Popp Shimberg • Michael Weston District 4: • Terry Kemple • Dee Prether • Melissa Snively |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
