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Amelia Stinson-Wesley
Amelia Stinson-Wesley ran for election to the Pineville Town Council in North Carolina. Stinson-Wesley won in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Stinson-Wesley was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education in North Carolina. The seat was up for general election on November 3, 2015.[1][2] Amelia Stinson-Wesley lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Stinson-Wesley is a pastor at Purcell United Methodist Church. She is also the executive director of the nonprofit organization, World Connections for Women. She previously served on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board from January 2012-December 2013. Stinson-Wesley obtained her bachelor's degree in religion from Meredith College. She went on to earn a master's of divinity from Duke University.[3]
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Pineville, North Carolina (2019)
General election
General election for Pineville Town Council (2 seats)
Amelia Stinson-Wesley and L.R. Gladden defeated Christopher McDonough and Bolyn McClung in the general election for Pineville Town Council on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Amelia Stinson-Wesley (Nonpartisan) | 30.9 | 557 |
| ✔ | L.R. Gladden (Nonpartisan)  | 28.2 | 507 | |
| Christopher McDonough (Nonpartisan) | 20.8 | 375 | ||
| Bolyn McClung (Nonpartisan) | 19.9 | 358 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 1,800 | |||
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2015
Three of the nine seats on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education were up for election on November 3, 2015. The seats represent the district at-large.
The seats of incumbents Ericka Ellis-Stewart, Mary T. McCray, and Timothy Morgan were up for election. Morgan did not run for re-election. Ellis-Stewart and McCray won re-election to their seats. Newcomer Elyse Dashew won the open seat left by Morgan. The other six candidates—Angela Ambroise, Janeen Bryant, Larry Bumgarner, Levester Flowers, Jeremy Stephenson, and Amelia Stinson-Wesley— were defeated in the election.[1][2][4]
Results
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, At-Large, 4-year Term, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ericka Ellis-Stewart Incumbent |
18.3% | 36,922 |
| Elyse Dashew |
14.9% | 29,955 |
| Mary T. McCray Incumbent |
13.8% | 27,709 |
| Jeremy Stephenson | 11.8% | 23,701 |
| Larry Bumgarner | 10.9% | 21,964 |
| Janeen Bryant | 10.6% | 21,270 |
| Amelia Stinson-Wesley | 7.4% | 14,979 |
| Angela Ambroise | 6.3% | 12,775 |
| Levester Flowers | 5.7% | 11,530 |
| Write-in votes | 0.23% | 453 |
| Total Votes | 201,258 | |
| Source: North Carolina Secretary of State, "11/03/2015 Official General Election Results," accessed November 30, 2015 | ||
Funding
Stinson-Wesley reported $5,458.04 in contributions and $4,017.65 in expenditures to the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, which left her campaign with $1,440.39 on hand during the election.[5]
Endorsements
Stinson-Wesley received no official endorsements as of October 15, 2015.
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Amelia Stinson-Wesley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
- Campaign website]
- Campaign Facebook page]
- LinkedIn page
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, "Board of Education," accessed June 26, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, "Candidate Listing," accessed July 20, 2015
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Amelia Stinson-Wesley," accessed October 15, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina Secretary of State, "11/03/2015 Unofficial Municipal Election Results," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed March 7, 2016
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