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Bobby Montgomery

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Bobby Montgomery
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Education

Bachelor's

Tennessee State University

Graduate

Life Christian University

Contact

Bobby Montgomery was a candidate for District 5 representative on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education in Georgia. Montgomery was defeated in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.

Biography

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Montgomery received a bachelor's degree in communications from Tennessee State University and a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in Christian education from Life Christian University. He has worked as a real estate broker and teacher and has owned a property management company. He has been associated with the council advisory board for Sarah Smith Elementary and Peachtree Presbyterian. He has been a court appointed special advocate.[1]

Elections

2017

See also: Atlanta Public Schools elections (2017)

All nine seats on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education in Georgia were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Six seats were elected by district and three seats were elected at large. Six incumbents filed for re-election. A runoff election was held on December 5, 2017, after no candidate in Districts 2, 3, 5, and 7 won a majority of votes in the general election.[2][3][4]

District 2 incumbent Byron Amos won against newcomer Keisha Carey in the runoff election after they defeated challenger Tony Burks in the general election. As of December 5, 2017, the runoff election was too close to call. The open District 3 seat drew five newcomers, Adzua Agyapon, Lewis Cartee, Michelle Olympiadis, Antoine Raynard Trammell, and Rashida Winfrey. Olympiadis-Constant defeated Agyapon in the runoff election. Newcomer Erika Yvette Mitchell defeated Raynard Johnson in the runoff election after defeating candidates D'Jaris James, Jatisha Marsh, Bobby Montgomery, and Jackye Rhodes for the District 5 seat. In District 7, newcomer Kandis Wood Jackson won against Patricia Crayton after they defeated candidates Nathaniel Borrell Dyer, John Wright, and Micah Rowland in the general election.[5][6]

In the general election, incumbent Leslie Grant defeated challenger Ade Oguntoye to retain her District 1 seat. Incumbent Nancy Meister was the only candidate to file for the District 4 seat and won unopposed. In District 6, incumbent Eshé Collins defeated newcomers Valrie Walker Sanders, Patreece Hutcherson, and Donta McMichael to retain her seat. District 8 incumbent Cynthia Briscoe Brown won against challengers Ben Stone and Charlie Stadtlander. Incumbent Jason Esteves was the only candidate to file for the District 9 seat and won unopposed.[2][3][4]

Results

Atlanta Public Schools,
District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Erika Yvette Mitchell 25.34% 2,988
Green check mark transparent.png Raynard Johnson 18.04% 2,127
Jatisha Marsh 16.83% 1,985
D'Jaris James 15.32% 1,806
Jackye Rhodes 12.35% 1,456
Bobby Montgomery 11.56% 1,363
Write-in votes 0.57% 67
Total Votes 11,792
Source: Fulton County, Georgia, "Official Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017 and DeKalb County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017

Funding

Montgomery reported no contributions or expenditures to the City of Atlanta Office of Municipal Clerk as of December 31, 2017.[7]

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