Balena Shorter
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Balena Shorter is an at-large representative on the Fairfield City School District Board of Education. She was appointed to the board in 2009. Shorter sought another term in the general election on November 3, 2015.[1] Balena Shorter won the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Shorter is a senior engineer at Belcan Engineering. She is a member of the Fairfield Township Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association. She serves on the parent resource team for the district and volunteers in her children's classrooms. Shorter received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She went on to earn a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Cincinnati.[2]
Elections
2015
Opposition
Two of the five seats on the Fairfield City School District Board of Education were up for election on November 3, 2015. All members represent the district at-large.
Incumbents Jerome Kearns and Balena Shorter won re-election to their seats. Leila Kubesch filed to run against the incumbents but withdrew from the race.[3][4][5]
Results
| Fairfield City School District, At-Large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jerome Kearns Incumbent |
57.1% | 10,810 |
| Balena Shorter Incumbent |
42.9% | 8,115 |
| Total Votes | 18,925 | |
| Source: Board of Elections, "Official Results", accessed November 27, 2015 | ||
Funding
Shorter reported $151.47 in contributions but no expenditures to the Butler County Board of Elections, which left her campaign with $151.47 on hand in the election.[6]
Endorsements
Shorter received no official endorsements for her campaign during the election.
Recent news
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See also
- Fairfield City School District, Ohio
- Fairfield City School District elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandidates - ↑ Fairfield City Schools, "School Board," accessed October 28, 2015
- ↑ Butler County, Ohio, "Candidate and Issues List," accessed August 6, 2015
- ↑ Fairfield City School District, "School Board," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ Board of Elections, "Unofficial Results", accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Butler County Board of Election, "Search for Campaign Finance Reports," accessed February 3, 2016
| 2015 Fairfield City School District Elections | |
| Butler County, Ohio | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Jerome Kearns • Leila Kubesch • Balena Shorter |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
