Antonia Watts
Antonia Watts is a member of the Howard County Public Schools Board of Education in Maryland, representing District 2. She assumed office on December 7, 2020. Her current term ends on December 4, 2028.
Watts ran for re-election to the Howard County Public Schools Board of Education to represent District 2 in Maryland. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Antonia Watts attended the University of Delaware for undergraduate study. She attended the University of California Berkeley and the University of Michigan for graduate study.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Howard County Public Schools, Maryland, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 2
Incumbent Antonia Watts defeated Larry Doyle in the general election for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Antonia Watts (Nonpartisan) | 67.3 | 18,363 |
| Larry Doyle (Nonpartisan) | 31.4 | 8,576 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 332 | ||
| Total votes: 27,271 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Antonia Watts and Larry Doyle advanced from the primary for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 2.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Watts in this election.
2020
See also: Howard County Public Schools, Maryland, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 2
Antonia Watts defeated Larry Pretlow II in the general election for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antonia Watts (Nonpartisan) | 72.1 | 21,968 |
 | Larry Pretlow II (Nonpartisan) | 27.1 | 8,267 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 218 | ||
| Total votes: 30,453 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 2
Antonia Watts and Larry Pretlow II defeated James Cecil in the primary for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 2 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antonia Watts (Nonpartisan) | 56.0 | 8,237 |
| ✔ | | Larry Pretlow II (Nonpartisan) | 22.6 | 3,317 |
| James Cecil (Nonpartisan) | 21.4 | 3,147 | ||
| Total votes: 14,701 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Watts' endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Antonia Watts did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Antonia Watts completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Watts' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I believe that it is critical to tend to the unique needs of the child in order to be successful in educating the child.
- I believe that if we create positive working conditions, we put our educators in a position to do their best work.
- I believe that it is important to develop an inclusive and civil relationship among community members in the conversation surrounding education.
OPPORTUNITY GAP: Students from traditionally disadvantaged backgrounds have significantly fewer educational opportunities compared to their peers. This gap starts even before kindergarten. Children without access to early education may enter school up to two academic years behind their peers and may never catch up. will work to expand the number of high quality and affordable pre-K programs in our schools.
SPECIAL EDUCATION: Some parents feel overwhelmed and intimidated by the complex special education process creating a distrust in the system. This can be mitigated by developing knowledge-based guidelines to make the process more transparent and universally consistent. Special educators are stretched thin. Increasing the number of paraeducators alleviates some of their workload and allows more focus on students.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 2 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 21, 2020
