April Griffin (Florida)
April Griffin was an at-large member of the Hillsborough County School Board in Florida. Griffin assumed office in 2006. Griffin left office in 2018.
Griffin (Democratic Party) ran for election for Hillsborough County Tax Collector in Florida. Griffin lost in the Democratic primary on August 18, 2020.
Griffin did not seek re-election to the District 6 seat on the Hillsborough County School Board in 2018.
Biography
Griffin has lived in Hillsborough County her whole life. She is an alumna of the Tampa Chamber of Commerce Leadership Tampa, as well as a member of the Rotary International, Temple Terrace chapter. Prior to her school board membership, she was a member of the parent teach association and classroom volunteer in her children's schools. She also owned her own business.[1]
Griffin represents the School Board on the Hillsborough County Council of Governments, Hillsborough Kids Healthcare Foundation and Juvenile Justice Board, Circuit 13. She was a contributing author for Who's Schooling Who? which was published in 2013.[1]
Her family includes her husband, Brian Griffin, and their two sons who attended Hillsborough County schools.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Hillsborough County, Florida (2020)
General election
General election for Hillsborough County Tax Collector
Nancy Millan defeated T.K. Mathew in the general election for Hillsborough County Tax Collector on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nancy Millan (D) | 54.8 | 377,156 | |
| T.K. Mathew (R) | 45.2 | 311,224 | ||
| Total votes: 688,380 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hillsborough County Tax Collector
Nancy Millan defeated April Griffin in the Democratic primary for Hillsborough County Tax Collector on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nancy Millan | 61.1 | 64,598 | |
 | April Griffin | 38.9 | 41,179 | |
| Total votes: 105,777 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. T.K. Mathew advanced from the Republican primary for Hillsborough County Tax Collector.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Doug Belden (R)
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
Runoff
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  April Griffin Incumbent |
64.9% | 208,159 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dipa Shah | 35.1% | 112,403 | |
| Total Votes | 320,562 | |||
| Source: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed January 2, 2015 | ||||
General
| 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
As of October 28, 2014, Griffin reported $41,021.00 in monetary contributions and $30,292.34 in expenditures to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, which left her campaign with $10,728.66.[2]
Endorsements
Griffin was endorsed by the Tampa Bay Times and co-founder of The Global Dispatch Brandon Jones.[3][4]
2010
Runoff
| Hillsborough County Public Schools, District 6 Runoff Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | April Griffin Incumbent |
62.5% | 158,618 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sally A. Harris | 37.5% | 95,220 | |
| Total Votes | 253,838 | |||
| Source: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "2010 General Election," November 14, 2010 | ||||
General
| Hillsborough County Public Schools, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | April Griffin Incumbent |
48.3% | 53,450 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sally A. Harris |
20.6% | 22,801 | |
| Nonpartisan | Terry Kemple | 19.2% | 21,248 | |
| Nonpartisan | Benjamin Fink | 11.8% | 13,082 | |
| Total Votes | 110,581 | |||
| Source: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "2010 Primary Election," August 27, 2010 | ||||
2006
Runoff
| Hillsborough County Public Schools, District 6 Runoff Election, 4-year term, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | April Griffin |
50.2% | 119,890 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ken Allen | 49.8% | 118,914 | |
| Total Votes | 238,804 | |||
| Source: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "2006 General Election," September 18, 2007 | ||||
General
| Hillsborough County Public Schools, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Ken Allen |
36.4% | 39,290 | |
| Nonpartisan | April Griffin |
32.2% | 34,851 | |
| Nonpartisan | David L. "Dave" Schmidt | 18.3% | 19,799 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephanie Desmarais Georgiades | 13.1% | 14,140 | |
| Total Votes | 108,080 | |||
| Source: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "2006 Primary Election," September 18, 2007 | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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April Griffin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Hillsborough County Public Schools
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- LinkedIn profile
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hillsborough County Public Schools, "School Board Members," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "Reporting group (Election/Committees) : 2014 Candidate Election Cycle (11/4/2014)," accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Times recommends: For Hillsborough School Board," October 6, 2014
- ↑ The Global Dispatch, "Why April Griffin Needs To Stay On Hillsborough County School Board," October 27, 2014
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