Ann Sheehan
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Ann Sheehan is an at-large representative on the Reading School District school board in Pennsylvania. Sheehan won a first term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Pennsylvania permits school board candidates to cross-file in primary elections. This means that a candidate may file to run in the primary election for both the Democratic and Republican parties. A cross-filed candidate can advance to the general election by winning one or both of the partisan primaries. This maximizes a candidate’s chances of advancing to the general as they have two ways to win in the primary round. If the candidate wins only one of the primaries, they face the winner of the other primary in the general election. Cross-filers who win both primaries may still face independent candidates in the general election.[1]
Biography
Sheehan's professional experience includes working at BCTV and in marketing and development at the Wyomissing Public Library. She earned a bachelor's degree in history from Fordham University.[2]
Elections
2017
- See also: Reading School District elections (2017)
Four of the nine seats on the Reading School District school board in Pennsylvania were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. A partisan primary election was held on May 16, 2017.
Board incumbent Robin Jacobson and newcomers Noahleen Betts and Ann Sheehan cross-filed to run in both the Democratic and Republican primaries. Incumbent Eddie Moran and newcomer Patricia Wright filed to run in the primary as Democrats. All candidates moved on to the general election. In the general election, Sheehan, Jacobson, Moran, and Wright won election, defeating Betts.[3][4][5]
These candidates could have faced independent candidates in the general election. However, no independent candidate filed by the August 1, 2017, deadline to get on the ballot.[6]
General results
| Reading School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican |  Ann Sheehan |
24.38% | 3,336 | |
| Democratic/Republican | Robin Jacobson Incumbent |
23.85% | 3,264 | |
| Democratic | Eddie Moran Incumbent |
19.99% | 2,736 | |
| Democratic | Patricia Wright |
19.91% | 2,725 | |
| Republican | Noahleen Betts | 11.79% | 1,614 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.07% | 9 | ||
| Total Votes | 13,684 | |||
| Source: Berks County, "2017 Municipal General Election - Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed November 8, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||||
Democratic primary results
| Reading School District, At-Large Democratic Primary Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ann Sheehan |
22.35% | 1,584 | |
| Democratic | Eddie Moran Incumbent |
21.50% | 1,524 | |
| Democratic | Patricia Wright |
20.62% | 1,461 | |
| Democratic | Robin Jacobson Incumbent |
19.15% | 1,357 | |
| Democratic | Noahleen Betts | 16.26% | 1,152 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.13% | 9 | ||
| Total Votes | 7,087 | |||
| Source: Berks County, "Election Results," accessed June 21, 2017 | ||||
Republican primary results
| Reading School District, At-Large Republican Primary Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Ann Sheehan |
35.94% | 450 | |
| Republican | Robin Jacobson Incumbent |
33.39% | 418 | |
| Republican | Noahleen Betts |
28.27% | 354 | |
| Write-in votes | 2.4% | 30 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,252 | |||
| Source: Berks County, "Election Results," accessed June 21, 2017 | ||||
Funding
| 2017 Campaign Finance Deadlines in Pennsylvania[7] | |
|---|---|
| Date | Deadline |
| May 5, 2017 | 2nd Friday Pre-Primary report due |
| June 15, 2017 | 30-Day Post-Primary report due |
| October 27, 2017 | 2nd Friday Pre-Election report due |
| December 7, 2017 | 30-Day Post-Election report due |
School board candidates in Pennsylvania were required to report their campaign finance activity. Those who spent or received more than $250 in a reporting period had to file full reports. Those below the threshold had to file forms to declare they were exempt from reporting. Candidates could have, but were not required to, form committees to handle campaign finance transactions. They were not required to have separate bank accounts for campaign purposes.[8]
The table to the left details the four campaign finance deadlines in 2017.[7]
Endorsements
Sheehan received an official endorsement from Planned Parenthood.[9]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pennsylvania School Boards Association, "How to Run for School Board," accessed March 30, 2017
- ↑ Reading Eagle, "Ann Sheehan, active in the community for years, seeking seat on school board in Reading," accessed May 12, 2017
- ↑ Berks County, "Official School District Candidates," accessed March 13, 2017
- ↑ Berks County, "Election Results," accessed May 16, 2017
- ↑ Berks County, "2017 Municipal General Election - Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ Berks County, "2017 Official Candidates," accessed October 25, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed April 19, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Campaign Finance Reporting Law," accessed January 15, 2014
- ↑ Planned Parenthood, "2017 Voter's Guide," accessed November 1, 2017
| Reading School District elections in 2017 | |
| Berks County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary: May 16, 2017 General: November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Robin Jacobson (D)(R) • Incumbent, Eddie Moran (D) • Ann Sheehan (D)(R) • Noahleen Betts (D)(R) • Patricia Wright (D) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
