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Bruce D. Alexander
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Bruce D. Alexander is an at-large representative on the Akron Public Schools school board in Ohio. First elected in 2009, Alexander won a new term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Alexander earned a B.A. in Health Education from Youngstown State University in 1983. He currently serves as superintendent of Summit County Juvenile Court. Alexander and his wife have two children attending district schools.[1]
Elections
2017
- See also: Akron Public Schools elections (2017)
Four of seven seats on the Akron Public Schools Board of Education in Ohio were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Three incumbents filed for re-election. Incumbents Bruce D. Alexander, Lisa Mansfield, and Patrick Bravo and former board member Ginger Baylor defeated newcomers N.J. Akbar and Helena Larios for the four at-large seats.[2][3]
| Akron Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lisa Mansfield Incumbent |
23.21% | 16,092 |
| Bruce D. Alexander Incumbent |
19.66% | 13,631 |
| Ginger Baylor |
17.65% | 12,239 |
| Patrick Bravo Incumbent |
16.94% | 11,750 |
| Helena Larios | 11.92% | 8,267 |
| N.J. Akbar | 10.62% | 7,363 |
| Total Votes | 69,342 | |
| Source: Summit County Board of Elections, "2017 General Election Official Count," accessed December 6, 2017 | ||
2013
- See also: Akron Public Schools elections (2013)
Alexander won re-election to the board against six other candidates in the November 5, 2013 general election. There were four available seats on the board in 2013.
Results
| Akron Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Lisa Mansfield Incumbent |
20.9% | 11,621 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bruce D. Alexander Incumbent |
18.6% | 10,344 | |
| Nonpartisan | Veronica Sims Incumbent |
15.8% | 8,816 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dave Lombardi |
13.8% | 7,670 | |
| Nonpartisan | Janice O. Davis | 12.2% | 6,814 | |
| Nonpartisan | Debbie Maire Walsh | 9.8% | 5,466 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott Stetson | 9% | 5,003 | |
| Total Votes | 55,734 | |||
| Source: Summit County Board of Elections, "Election Summary Report for General Election in Summit County, Ohio," accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Alexander reported no contributions or expenditures to the Ohio Secretary of State.[4]
Endorsements
The Akron Beacon Journal endorsed Alexander on October 11, 2013.[5]
2009
Alexander won election to one of four available seats on the board in the November 3, 2009, general election. He placed second among eight candidates in the race, which went to an automatic recount due to the narrow margin between the fourth-place and fifth-place candidates.[6]
| Akron Board of Education, At-large, November 3, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Lisa Mansfield |
20.1% | 15,907 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bruce D. Alexander |
16.1% | 12,701 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jason Haas |
14.5% | 11,440 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ginger Baylor |
12.9% | 10,206 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dianna Smith | 12.7% | 10,051 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rita M. Hosch | 9.6% | 7,587 | |
| Nonpartisan | Virgil Anthony Ortiz | 7.1% | 5,607 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mexie J. Wilson | 7.1% | 5,596 | |
| Total Votes | 79,095 | |||
| Source: Summit County Board of Elections | ||||
Campaign themes
2009
| Bruce Alexander, My APS (2011) |
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"My proven experience working with youth, families, and the community through the Summit County Juvenile Court System for over 22 plus years along with my 16 years of service working within the Akron School System would allow me to apply my knowledge, experience, and skills to help take the Akron School System to a higher level. I am an advocate for students and learning, love the Akron community, and who loves to see students rising and overcoming obstacles to become the best they can be. This brings me joy because I was once labeled at risk and doom to fell but with determination, perseverance, and help from family and others, I was able to overcome the odds and I know our students can do just as good if not better." [7] |
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See also
- Akron Public Schools, Ohio
- Akron Public Schools elections (2017)
- Akron Public Schools elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Akron.com, "Akron Public Schools Board of Education," October 22, 2009
- ↑ Summit County Board of Elections, "GENERAL ELECTION - November 7, 2017 Filing Deadline," accessed August 9, 2017
- ↑ Summit County Board of Elections, "2017 General Election Unofficial Reports Summary," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Elections & Voting: Campaign Finance," accessed December 26, 2013
- ↑ Akron Beacon Journal, "For the Akron school board," October 11, 2013
- ↑ The Suburbanite, "Coventry trustee election board recount makes no change," December 4, 2009
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Akron Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Summit County, Ohio | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Bruce D. Alexander • Incumbent, Lisa Mansfield • N.J. Akbar • Ginger Baylor • Patrick Bravo • Helena Larios |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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