Candice McKinley
Candice McKinley ran for election to the DeKalb County School District school board to represent District 2 in Georgia. McKinley lost in the general runoff election on June 21, 2022.
McKinley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Candice McKinley earned a bachelor's degree from Spelman College in 2002. McKinley earned a law degree from the Florida A&M University College of Law in 2009. McKinley's career experience includes working as a attorney.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: DeKalb County School District, Georgia, elections (2022)
General runoff election
General runoff election for DeKalb County School District school board District 2
Whitney McGinniss defeated Candice McKinley in the general runoff election for DeKalb County School District school board District 2 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Whitney McGinniss (Nonpartisan)  | 57.4 | 3,253 |
 | Candice McKinley (Nonpartisan) | 42.6 | 2,412 | |
| Total votes: 5,665 | |||
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General election
General election for DeKalb County School District school board District 2
Candice McKinley and Whitney McGinniss advanced to a runoff. They defeated Steven Bowden and Wendy Hamilton in the general election for DeKalb County School District school board District 2 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Candice McKinley (Nonpartisan) | 29.4 | 4,096 |
| ✔ | | Whitney McGinniss (Nonpartisan) | 27.7 | 3,854 |
| Steven Bowden (Nonpartisan) | 23.6 | 3,295 | ||
| Wendy Hamilton (Nonpartisan) | 19.3 | 2,691 | ||
| Total votes: 13,936 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Candice McKinley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McKinley's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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1) community inclusive policy making; 2) diversity, equity, and inclusion training/development; 3) civil litigation; 4) teacher insight; and 5) wellness instructor/advocate.
I can bring a unique perspective to the Board as a former teacher of Atlanta Public Schools, former DeKalb District employee, and practicing attorney. More importantly, I understand the role of Board Members which is centered on three areas: policy making, fiscal oversight, and accountability.- I am running because of my personal experience in finding my children the right educational fit drove me to seek a seat at the table to have a voice for all. In 2015, my son began sixth grade at a middle school on the East side of DeKalb with very low performance. My son would come home almost daily crying because there was a fight at school. He could not focus in the chaotic environment. In a matter of months, I had to make a change and moved to the north side of DeKalb. The change was like night and day. The academic rigor was unparalleled, the aura of high expectations danced through the halls of the schools from the teachers/staff, and the school was rich with diversity. It took us moving to a more affluent zip code for my son to have a
- I am running because I know that nothing happens overnight and that change happens incrementally. When I taught first and second grade in Atlanta Public Schools in a housing community, my students were labeled as ‘less than’ and unable to learn because of their environment. Every day in my classroom, I saw my scholars as the future and poured all I could into them--never treating them as something other than great. We have to see all students as capable and cultivate their genius. We can work together to change the expectation in our District that no matter where you come from--you can achieve anything.
- I am running in District #2 because its time. I have honed my legal skills as a practitioner in the areas of education and civil rights law. It’s time for me to step up, express the bold ideas I have for change, and push the status quo. We are One DeKalb, We are Diverse, and we will continue to educate all our students at the highest level. With your help we can do much more for our students. I ask that you stand with me and vote for Candice D. McKinley for Dekalb County School Board, District #2 on May 24, 2022.
Our schools in District #2 need immediate attention to ensure they are safe places for our students. The attention must be on both operational upgrades and intentionality to social and emotional supports inside our schools. When our students come into spaces that are not safe and do not feel safe due to wellness challenges from COVID-19, other mental health issues, or ineffective discipline policies --there is a dire problem. We must act now. Safety and well-being is essential and just as important to our staff who have spent the last two years on the front lines of an education revolution.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 16, 2022
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