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Barbara Smith (Texas)
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Barbara Smith was the District 5 incumbent on the Tyler school board in Texas. She won election to the seat by defeating then-incumbent Ross Strader in the special election for a one-year term on May 10, 2014. She ran for re-election to a full-term in the District 5 seat on May 9, 2015. She lost the election.[1]
Biography
Smith is a former educator and mother of seven children, six of whom attended Tyler ISD schools. She is also an ordained minister and serves as a leader at Tyler Metro Church. She has previously owned and operated a local newspaper, Megaplex Heritage News, and is an author, having written nine books.[2]
Elections
2015
Opposition
Two of the seven seats on the Tyler Board of Trustees were up for election on May 9, 2015. District 5 incumbent Barbara Smith was defeated by challenger Aaron Martinez in the election. District 7 incumbent J.A. Bergfeld won re-election unopposed.
Results
| Tyler Independent School District, District 5 General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Aaron Martinez |
56.6% | 159 | |
| Nonpartisan | Barbara Smith Incumbent | 43.4% | 122 | |
| Total Votes | 281 | |||
| Source: Smith County, Texas, "Smith County Election Results," accessed June 9, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Smith reported no contributions or expenditures to the Texas Ethics Commission as of April 9, 2015.[3] The next filing deadline was May 1, 2015.
Endorsements
Smith received no official endorsements as of April 7, 2015.
2014
Barbara Smith defeated incumbent Ross Strader in the May 10, 2014, election for the District 5 seat. Smith won the unexpired one-year term left by former member Brad Spradlin.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Barbara Smith |
57.5% | 367 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ross Strader Incumbent | 42.5% | 271 | |
| Total Votes | 638 | |||
| Source: Smith County of Texas, "Election Results," accessed February 25, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Smith did not file a campaign finance report with the Texas Ethics Commission.[4]
Endorsements
Smith did not receive an endorsement in this election.
Campaign themes
2015
Smith provided the following statements on her campaign website:
| “ | Barbara Smith is a parent, former educator and Christian writer who has published nine books. She has been involved in the education system in Tyler for over 20 years, including teaching full-time at T.K. Gorman, serving on the Tyler Catholic School Board and substituting in various schools throughout the Tyler Independent School District. Barbara has served on the Board for the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast, Habitat for Humanity and Head Start (in New York). She is also the Minister of Prayer at Tyler Metro Church where she has been a member for 30 years. Barbara has a B.A. from The City University of New York- Medgar Evers College and studied International Relations at the Masters level at New York University. She and her husband have seven children and have lived in Tyler for over 30 years.[5] |
” |
| —Barbara Smith's campaign website (2015)[6] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Tyler Independent School District, Texas
- Tyler Independent School District elections (2015)
- Tyler Independent School District elections (2014)
- Decreased success for school board incumbents in Texas; 1/3 defeated in largest districts (May 11, 2015)
External links
- Tyler Independent School District
- Office website
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Grassroots America We the People page on Barbara Smith
Footnotes
- ↑ Smith County, Texas, "Smith County Election Results," accessed May 9, 2015
- ↑ The Tyler Morning Telegraph, "May Election - Smith: Key to improving education in Tyler is getting parents more involved," April 25, 2014
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Search Campaign Finance Reports," accessed April 10, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed April 29, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Re-Elect Barbara Smith - TISD School Board, "Re-Election," accessed April 30, 2015
| 2015 Tyler Independent School District Elections | |
| Smith County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 9, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 5: Incumbent, Barbara Smith • Aaron Martinez
District 7: Incumbent, J.A. Bergfeld |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
| 2014 Tyler Independent School District Elections | |
| Tyler, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 10, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Cedrick Granberry, Sr. • Incumbent, Orenthia Mason District 5: Incumbent, Ross Strader • Barbara Smith |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
