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Camille White
Camille White was a candidate for District 4 representative on the Dallas Independent School District board of trustees in Texas. The general election was held on May 7, 2016. White was defeated in the election by fellow candidate Jaime Resendez.[1]
This race was marked by differing opinions on how the district should be led and if the district's Teacher Excellence Initiative (TEI), a pay-for-performance initiative, should be thrown out, continued, or amended. Those elected to the board were in favor of amending the TEI and keeping the district's board of trustees set up.
Elections
2016
The 2016 Dallas ISD elections were marked by a slew of newcomer candidates. District 5 incumbent Lew Blackburn was the sole incumbent to seek re-election for one of three seats on the ballot. Blackburn was challenged by new entrants Marquis Hawkins and Linda Wilkerson-Wynn. In District 4, three newcomers—Omar Jimenez, Jaime Resendez, and Camille White—vied for the seat. Newcomers Isaac Faz and Audrey Pinkerton ran in District 7.
Additionally, a special election was held in conjunction with the regular board elections. Previous board member Mike Morath vacated his District 2 seat after being tapped as the new commissioner of the Texas Education Agency. Mita Havlick and Dustin Marshall placed ahead of Carlos Marroquin and Suzanne Smith, but neither candidate received a majority of the votes. Marshall defeated Havlick in the runoff election on June 18, 2016.[2]
Ultimately, Blackburn retained his seat, defeating challengers Hawkins and Wilkerson-Wynn. Resendez and Pinkerton defeated their fellow candidates to take the District 4 and 7 seats, respectively.[1]
Results
| Dallas Independent School District, District 4 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jaime Resendez |
56.78% | 737 |
| Camille White | 31.43% | 408 |
| Omar Jimenez | 11.79% | 153 |
| Total Votes | 1,298 | |
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Unofficial Final Cumulative Results," accessed February 28, 2017 | ||
Funding
White reported $4,863.90 in contributions and $1,023.30 in expenditures to the Dallas Independent School District in the election.[3]
Endorsements
White did not receive any official endorsements in the election.
The Dallas Independent School District received a Met Standard designation from the Texas Education Agency in the state's 2014 accountability report. District schools met 94 percent of indicators established by state officials to measure academic progress. The district also surpassed target scores for student achievement, student progress, closing performance gaps, and postsecondary readiness.[4]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dallas County Elections, "Early Voting Totals Only," accessed May 7, 2016
- ↑ The Dallas Morning News, "Texas Education Agency recruits charter school experts as longtime officials leave," April 14, 2016
- ↑ Dallas ISD, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ Dallas Independent School District, "Accountability Summary 2014," accessed April 18, 2016
| 2016 Dallas Independent School District Elections | |
| Dallas County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 7, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2 special: Mita Havlick • Carlos Marroquin • Dustin Marshall • Suzanne Smith District 4: Omar Jimenez • Jaime Resendez • Camille White |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
