Brandom Gengelbach

Brandom Gengelbach

Education

Bachelor's

Samford University

Graduate

Southampton University

Personal

Profession

Vice president, Smelter Service Corporation

Contact

Personal website

Brandom Gengelbach was a candidate for the District 7 seat on the Maury County Board of Education in Tennessee. He was defeated in the general election on August 7, 2014 by fellow challenger David A. Bates.

Biography

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Gengelbach has his bachelor's degree in journalism from Samford University and his master's degree from Southampton University. He is a former Maury County chamber president. At the time of his candidacy, Gengelbach was the vice president of business development for the Smelter Service Corporation. He and his wife, Alison, have two sons.

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

Maury County Schools, District 7, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	David A. Bates	31.4%	492
	Nonpartisan	Will Sims	27.9%	437
	Nonpartisan	Brandom Gengelbach	25.6%	401
	Nonpartisan	Jack Coleman	15.2%	238
Total Votes				1,568
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

Gengelbach did not receive any official endorsements in this election.

Campaign themes

Gengelbach answered the following about his campaign in a July 2014 interview with the Columbia Daily Herald:

“

How would you characterize the current relationship between school board and county commission? What would you do to maintain or change it? The relationship is better but can be stronger. As the former President of the Maury County Chamber, I understand the importance of stakeholders working together to accomplish mutual goals. To improve this relationship, we need a team mentality where teamwork and the ability to collaborate is key. What do you believe is he most pressing issue facing the school board and how would you address it? The most pressing issue is the lack of a long term strategy for public education. We need to set the goal of becoming a top ten public school system in Tennessee by 2022 and then leverage teachers, principals and administrators to develop and execute a strategic plan to achieve that goal. How effective do you believe Eddie Hickman has been as the schools director? Explain. We need to improve student achievement, school infrastructure and the relationship with the County Commission. If elected, I will work for these efforts to be part of an overall education strategy where the Director is held accountable for its execution.

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See also

• Maury County Schools, Tennessee
• Maury County Schools elections (2014)

External links

Suggest a link

• Maury County Schools
• Campaign website
• Facebook page