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Charlie Leonelli
Charlie Leonelli was a candidate for the Seat D position on the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board up for general election on October 1, 2013. He was defeated in the October 1, 2013 by Allyson Lambert. Leonelli served as the Seat G member after being appointed in March 2013.
Biography
Leonelli is the owner of Variety Motors in Fairbanks, Alaska. He was appointed to serve in the Seat G position on March 2, 2013, but has chosen to run for the full term, Seat D seat rather than the one year Seat G term. Leonelli has two sons, with one son attending Weller Elementary School.[1]
Elections
2013
Leonelli was running against two other candidate for the Seat D position in the general election on October 1, 2013.[2]
| Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board, Seat D General Election, 3-year term, 2013 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Allyson Lambert |
39.3% | 2,646 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charlie Leonelli | 36% | 2,424 | |
| Nonpartisan | April Johnson | 22.8% | 1,536 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.9% | 130 | |
| Total Votes | 6,736 | |||
| Source: Fairbanks North Star Borough, "2013 election results," accessed August 5, 2014 | ||||
Funding
As of September 25, 2013, Leonelli has not disclosed any campaign finance expenditures or contributions to the Alaska Secretary of State.[3]
Endorsements
Leonelli did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
Campaign themes
2013
In an interview with the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Leonelli explained his view on the district's most pressing issues:[4]
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"The most urgent topic or issue that the district has is funding, and sustainable funding. I’m going to be proactive in applying pressure, gentle pressure, to the Legislature in the state of Alaska so we know, one, how much funding we’re going to get, how likely it is if there’s going to be any increase or decrease, and what our outlook is for the future." |
See also
- Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, Alaska
- Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Weston Morrow News Miner.com, "About Charlie Leonelli," September 23, 2013
- ↑ Fairbanks, Alaska, "FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH OCTOBER 1, 2013 REGULAR ELECTION OFFICIAL CANDIDATE LIST," accessed September 25, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ APOC Online Records, "2013 Statewide Municipal Candidates" accessed August 2, 2013
- ↑ Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, " Three vie for Fairbanks school board Seat D in Tuesday's vote," September 24, 2013
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