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Brandon Simmons
Brandon Simmons is an at-large member of the Columbus City Schools Board of Education in Ohio. He assumed office on January 1, 2024. His current term ends on December 31, 2027.
Simmons ran for election for an at-large seat of the Columbus City Schools Board of Education in Ohio. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Simmons completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2023
See also: Columbus City Schools, Ohio, elections (2023)
General election
General election for Columbus City Schools school board (4 seats)
Incumbent Tina Pierce, Sarah Ingles, incumbent Jennifer Adair, and Brandon Simmons defeated Rhonda Stovall West in the general election for Columbus City Schools school board on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tina Pierce (Nonpartisan) | 25.1 | 76,597 |
| ✔ |  | Sarah Ingles (Nonpartisan)  | 25.1 | 76,455 |
| ✔ | Jennifer Adair (Nonpartisan) | 24.9 | 75,995 | |
| ✔ |  | Brandon Simmons (Nonpartisan) | 24.4 | 74,176 |
 | Rhonda Stovall West (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 555 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 823 | ||
| Total votes: 304,601 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Carol Beckerle (Nonpartisan)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jennifer Adair, incumbent Carol Beckerle, incumbent Tina Pierce, Sarah Ingles, and Brandon Simmons advanced from the primary for Columbus City Schools school board.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ernest Whitted (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Simmons received the following endorsements.
- Andrej Rotter - Upper Arlington City Council cand.
- Franklin County, Ohio, Democratic Party
- Columbus Education Association
- Ohio Association of Public School Employees
- Central Ohio Indivisible
- Central Ohio Young Black Democrats
- Everytown for Gun Safety
- National Association of Social Workers, Ohio Chapter
- Ohio Democratic Party Pride Caucus
- Ohio Young Democrats
- Run for Something
- The Collective Political Action Committee
Pledges
Simmons signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Brandon Simmons completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Simmons' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Redirect our valuable dollars back into the classroom
- More support and wrap around services for our students
- Rebuild public trust in our Board
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
