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Bowen Pratt
Bowen Pratt was a candidate for the District 11 seat on the Maury County Board of Education in Tennessee. He was defeated by incumbent Tommy Dudley in the general election on August 7, 2014.
Biography
Pratt is a mail insertion service technician. He has over 35 years of experience working in a corporate setting, including four years in corporate training and three years as an information technology director.[1]
Elections
2014
- See also: Maury County Schools elections (2014)
The August 7, 2014, general election ballot for District 1 included Loretta Goodloe, Monty G. Overton and Kristin C. Parker. Jyuana L. Martin ran unopposed on the District 3 ballot and David Moore ran unopposed in District 5. The District 7 ballot included challengers David A. Bates, Jack Coleman, Brandom Gengelbach and Will Sims. The District 9 ballot included incumbent Lee Clayborne and challengers Carolyn W. McArthur and Carey Powers. The District 11 ballot included incumbent Tommy Dudley and Bowen Pratt.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Tommy Dudley Incumbent |
60.7% | 511 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bowen Pratt | 39.3% | 331 | |
| Total Votes | 842 | |||
| Source: Maury County, Tennessee, "August 2014 Official Results," accessed June 9, 2015 | ||||
Funding
The Maury County Election Commission does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.
Endorsements
Pratt did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
Campaign themes
Pratt answered the following about his campaign in a July 2014 interview with the Columbia Daily Herald:[2]
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How would you characterize the current relationship between school board and county commission? What would you do to maintain or change it? |
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Bowen + Pratt + Maury + County + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Columbia Daily Herald, "Bowen Pratt," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Columbia Daily Herald, "11th District Candidate Questionnaire," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2014 Maury County Schools Elections | |
| Maury County, Tennessee | |
| Election date: | August 7, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Loretta Goodloe • Monty G. Overton • Kristin C. Parker District 3: • Jyuana L. Martin |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
