Catherine Ushka
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Catherine Ushka was a member of the Tacoma Public Schools Board of Directors in Washington, representing Position 2. Ushka assumed office in 2009.
Ushka ran for re-election to the Tacoma Public Schools Board of Directors to represent Position 2 in Washington. Ushka won in the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Ushka is the marketing and communication manager for Green River Community College, a post she has held since 2012. She is also a veteran of the United States Navy. She earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from The Evergreen State College.[1]
Elections
2015
- See also: Tacoma Public Schools elections (2015)
Two of the five seats on the Tacoma Board of Directors were up for primary election on August 4, 2015. In the Position 2 race, incumbent Catherine Ushka and Will Jenkins Sr. defeated challengers Robert Bearden and Antonio Wyatt. Ushka defeated Jenkins in the general election on November 3, 2015. In the Position 4 race, Andrea Cobb and Alisa Regala O'Hanlon defeated David Carnahan and advanced to the general election. Cobb defeated O'Hanlon to win the Position 4 seat.
Results
| Tacoma Public Schools Board of Directors, Position 2 General Election, 6-year term, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Catherine Ushka Incumbent |
65.8% | 21,791 |
| Will Jenkins Sr. | 34.2% | 11,344 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 33,135 | |
| Source: Pierce County Auditor, "November 3, 2015 General Election," accessed November 13, 2015 | ||
| Tacoma Public Schools Board of Directors, Position 2 Primary Election, 6-year term, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Catherine Ushka Incumbent |
54.7% | 12,052 |
| Will Jenkins Sr. |
21.7% | 4,770 |
| Robert Bearden | 16.9% | 3,713 |
| Antonio Wyatt | 6.2% | 1,374 |
| Write-in votes | 0.49% | 108 |
| Total Votes | 22,017 | |
| Source: Pierce County, Washington, "August 4, 2015 - Primary Election Pierce County Official Election Results," accessed August 20, 2015 | ||
Funding
Ushka reported $4,445.21 in contributions and $2,911.98 in expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission, which left her campaign with $1,533.23 on hand as of August 4, 2015.[2]
Endorsements
Ushka was endorsed by The News Tribune.[3]
2009
| Tacoma Public Schools, Position 2 General Election, 6-year term, 2009 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Catherine Ushka |
55% | 21,363 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jerry Thorpe | 44.6% | 17,310 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 157 | |
| Total Votes | 38,830 | |||
| Source: Tacoma County Elections, "Official Results," accessed July 20, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
Pierce County voters' pamphlet
Ushka stated the following about her campaign in the Pierce County voters' pamphlet:
| “ |  numbers. |
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| —Catherine Ushka, (2015) | ||
See also
- Tacoma Public Schools, Washington
- Tacoma Public Schools elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Catherine Ushka," accessed August 4, 2015
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed August 4, 2015
- ↑ The News Tribune, "Our picks for Tacoma School Board: Ushka, Cobb," July 12, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Pierce County, "Pierce County Official Local Voters' Pamphlet," accessed August 4, 2015
| 2015 Tacoma Public Schools Elections | |
| Pierce County, Washington | |
| Election date: | Primary - August 4, 2015
General - November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Position 2: Incumbent, Catherine Ushka • Robert Bearden • Will Jenkins Sr. • Antonio Wyatt Position 4: David Carnahan • Andrea Cobb • Alisa Regala O'Hanlon |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
