Ann Sutherland
Ann Sutherland is the former District 6 representative on the Fort Worth Board of Trustees in Texas. She was first elected to the board in 2010. She did not seek re-election in 2019.
Sutherland participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 survey of school board candidates. To read her responses, check out her 2015 campaign themes.
Biography
As of 2015, Sutherland was an educator and budget analyst. She was involved with the Fort Worth Commission for Women, the League of Women Voters of Tarrant County and the Women’s Policy Forum of Greater Fort Worth. She was also an appointee on the John Peter Smith Access Committee, a member of the Wedgwood South Neighborhood Association, and the founder of the Kennedy Fund.[1]
Elections
2015
The general election on May 9, 2015, in the Fort Worth Independent School District featured four seats up for election. In the District 2 race, incumbent Tobi Jackson faced challengers Joel Aguilar and Sultan Cole. District 5 incumbent Judy Needham ran against Linda LaBeau. Challenger Cecelia Speer aimed to unseat incumbent Ann Sutherland in District 6. Incumbent Christene Chadwick Moss ran unopposed in District 3. Incumbents Jackson, Moss, Needham and Sutherland won re-election to the Districts 2, 3, 5 and 6 seats, respectively.
Results
| Fort Worth Independent School District, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Ann Sutherland Incumbent |
56.1% | 2,055 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cecelia Speer | 43.9% | 1,605 | |
| Total Votes | 3,660 | |||
| Source: Tarrant County Clerk, "Official Results," accessed June 1, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Sutherland began the race with an existing account balance of $24,228.04 from her previous campaign. She reported $12,755 in contributions and $16,766.59 in expenditures to Texas Ethics Commission, which left her campaign with $20,216.45 on hand as of April 9, 2015.[2]
Texas school board candidates and officeholders must file semiannual reports, which were due on January 15, 2015, and July 15, 2015. In addition, candidates in contested elections were required to file 30-day and 8-day pre-election reports, unless the candidate chose modified reporting.[3]
Candidates in contested elections who did not intend to exceed $500 in contributions or expenditures, excepting filing fees, were eligible for modified reporting. If they exceeded the threshold before the 30th day prior to the election, candidates were required to submit the 30- and 8-day reports. If they exceeded the threshold after the 30th day prior to the election, they were required to file a report within 48 hours of exceeding the threshold and participate in regular reporting for the rest of the election cycle.[4]
Endorsements
Sutherland received no official endorsements during the election.
Campaign themes
2015
Ballotpedia survey responses
Sutherland participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 survey of school board candidates. The following sections display her responses to the survey questions. When asked what her top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Less control by the central office. In our district it is killing the classrooms.[5] | ” |
| —Ann Sutherland (2015)[6] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the school district, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important:
| Education policy |
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| Education on the ballot |
| Issue importance ranking | |
|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | |
| Improving college readiness | |
| Expanding school choice options | |
| Improving education for special needs students | |
| Closing the achievement gap | |
| Expanding career-technical education | |
| Expanding arts education | |
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer 10 questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column of the following table:
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| "Texas has not adopted them." | |
| "It is a state prerogative." | |
| "No." | |
| "Yes." | |
| "We can't. Most of the cause is outside school capacity to affect." | |
| "Practices such as positive behavior strategies should be used before expulsion is considered." | |
| "We have state rules on this. The state requires us to establish a plan to make changes." | |
| "No." | |
| "Due process requires they be given a work plan." | |
| "Hard work." |
Recent news
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See also
- Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas
- Fort Worth Independent School District elections (2015)
- Decreased success for school board incumbents in Texas; 1/3 defeated in largest districts (May 11, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Fort Worth Independent School District, "District 6," accessed April 2, 2015
- ↑ Fort Worth Independent School District, "Ann Sutherland Campaign Finance Report," accessed April 28, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2015 Filing Schedule for Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File with Local Filing Authorities," September 1, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2015, "Ann Sutherland responses," April 21, 2015
