Celeste Fitzpatrick

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Celeste Fitzpatrick

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 7, 2023

Celeste Fitzpatrick ran for election for an at-large seat of the Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 Board of Education in Colorado. She lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Fitzpatrick completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2023

See also: Cheyenne Mountain School District 12, Colorado, elections (2023)

General election

General election for Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 Board of Education at-large (3 seats)

Incumbent Susan Mellow, Betsy Kleiner, and Michael Grage defeated Rick Gillit and Celeste Fitzpatrick in the general election for Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 Board of Education at-large on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Mellow (Nonpartisan)	25.8	5,020
✔		Betsy Kleiner (Nonpartisan)	25.4	4,943
✔		Michael Grage (Nonpartisan)	19.1	3,706
		Rick Gillit (Nonpartisan)	16.5	3,201
		Celeste Fitzpatrick (Nonpartisan)	13.2	2,574

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,444
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Endorsements

Fitzpatrick received the following endorsements.

• Colorado Conservative Patriot Alliance
• Smart Choice Colorado
• Darcy Schoening - Frmr. El Paso Cnty. Moms for Liberty Chair

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Celeste Fitzpatrick completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Fitzpatrick's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I moved to Colorado Springs in 1998 as a military wife. My 4 children graduated from Cheyenne Mountain High School. I worked at Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School as the Health Aide from 2001-2017. I have 4 grandchildren attending Cheyenne Mountain School District schools. I believe that Cheyenne Mountain has the highest overall achievements of any district in Colorado and I my goal is to continue to strive to maintain that excellence.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Policies that will provide successful outcomes for all students
• Physical and emotional safety by encouraging respectful dialogue for students, teachers and staff.
• Ensure materials in our library and classrooms are age appropriate.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Library books. I would like to make sure that age appropriate books are in our library and classrooms. I’d like to keep children, children.

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