Cindy Frakes
Cindy Frakes represented District 1 on the Okaloosa County School Board in Florida. She was first elected to the office on November 3, 1998. She was defeated by challenger Lamar White in the general election on August 26, 2014.
Biography
Frakes was born in western Texas. She attended Hardin Simmons University for two years and then left the state to complete her undergraduate degree in communication disorders at the University of Oklahoma. She later earned a graduate degree in habilitative science from the University of West Florida. She is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Delta Kappa honor societies.[1]
Prior to her time on the school board, Frakes worked as a real estate agent. She still serves as broker and first vice president of American Realty of Northwest Florida, Inc.[2]
Frakes' family includes her husband, Bernie, and their two sons.[1]
Elections
2014
The Okaloosa County general election on August 26, 2014, featured three seats up for election. Cindy Frakes lost her bid for re-election in District 1 to challenger Lamar White. In the District 5 race, incumbent Melissa Thrush defeated challenger David E. Scholl. The District 3 race advanced to the runoff election, which was held on November 4, 2014, as no candidate received 50 percent of the vote. Incumbent Rodney Walker and challenger Joseph Slusser were the top two vote-getters, defeating Christoffer Hyden.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Lamar White |
50.4% | 12,194 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cindy Frakes Incumbent | 49.6% | 12,008 | |
| Total Votes | 24,202 | |||
| Source: Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections, "Primary Election Official Results," August 28, 2014 | ||||
2010
Frakes was re-elected without opposition in 2010.[1]
2006
Frakes was re-elected without opposition in 2006.[1]
2002
| Okaloosa County School District, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Cindy Frakes |
68.1% | 19,317 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bobby Carmichael | 31.9% | 9,044 | |
| Nonpartisan | Chuck Lynch | 0% | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 28,361 | |||
| Source: Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections, "Election Results between 1922 and 2004," accessed August 25, 2014 | ||||
1998
| Okaloosa County School District, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 1998 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Cindy Frakes |
78.8% | 33,146 | |
| NA | William C. Lynch | 21.2% | 8,921 | |
| Total Votes | 42,067 | |||
| Okaloosa County School District, District 1 Primary Election, 4-year term, 1998 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Cindy Frakes |
51.1% | 7,001 | |
| Republican | Desley S. Parker | 48.9% | 6,710 | |
| Total Votes | 13,711 | |||
Campaign themes
2014
Frakes listed the following three points on her campaign website:
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MY VISION
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| —Frakes (2014)[2] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Cindy + Frakes + Okaloosa + County + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Okaloosa County School District, "Cindy Frakes," accessed August 26, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Elect Cindy Frakes, "About Cindy Frakes," accessed August 26, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2014 Okaloosa County School District Elections | |
| Okaloosa County, Florida | |
| Election date: | August 26, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Lamar White • Cindy Frakes District 3: • Rodney Walker • Joseph Slusser • Christoffer Hyden |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
