Barbara L. Parsons
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Barbara L. Parsons held an at-large seat on the Monongalia County Schools school board in West Virginia. She was initially appointed to the chamber in 2000 and won re-election on May 13, 2014.
Biography
Parsons earned a bachelor's degree in family resources, a master's degree in industrial and labor relations and a doctorate in education from West Virginia University. She is a graduate of the Leadership West Virginia Class of 1992 and coordinated the Leadership Monongalia program for 14 years. Parsons is a member of Monongalia County’s Metropolitan Planning Organization. She has also has served on the Morgantown Utility Board, the Board of Lutheran Senior Service, the Personnel Committee of the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties and the Monongalia County Extension Services advisory board. Additionally, Parsons currently serves as membership liaison for the West Virginia School Building Authority’s executive committee. She has appeared before the West Virginia Legislature’s House Education and Joint Finance Committees as an advocate for local boards of education and has presented proposals on education governance to the West Virginia Commission on Governance and Administration. Parsons is a former assistant professor of management at Fairmont State and West Virginia University. She has also held the positions of vice president of Employee Relations at Fairmont General Hospital and corporate director of Human Resources at Monongalia Health System. She retired May 2012 as director of Educational Services for Monongalia Health System. Parsons resides in Morgantown with her husband, Dietrich Schaupp.[1]
Elections
2014
Barbara Parsons faced incumbents Clarence Harvey, Jr. and Mike Kelly as well as Rob Core for one of three at-large seats in the general election on May 13, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Barbara L. Parsons Incumbent |
29.6% | 4,772 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Kelly Incumbent |
27.8% | 4,485 | |
| Nonpartisan | Clarence Harvey, Jr. Incumbent |
22.6% | 3,649 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rob Core | 20% | 3,229 | |
| Total Votes | 16,135 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed June 23, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Parsons did not report any campaign contributions or expenditures to the West Virginia Secretary of State.[2]
Endorsements
Parsons did not receive any official endorsements for her campaign.
2010
| Monongalia County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Barbara Parsons |
22.8% | 5,827 | |
| Nonpartisan | Clarence Harvey, Jr |
17.4% | 4,439 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Kelly |
16% | 4,089 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rebecca S. Meyers | 16.3% | 4,169 | |
| Nonpartisan | Donna Tennant | 13.6% | 3,478 | |
| Nonpartisan | Horace E. Belmear | 8.6% | 2,208 | |
| Nonpartisan | Harry V. Bertram | 5.3% | 1,347 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.1% | 25 | |
| Total Votes | 25,582 | |||
| Source: Monongalia County Clerk, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed April 11, 2014 | ||||
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Footnotes
| 2014 Monongalia County Schools Elections | |
| Monongalia County, West Virginia | |
| Election date: | May 13, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Barbara L. Parsons • Clarence Harvey, Jr. • Mike Kelly • Rob Core |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
