Clifford Stockton III
Clifford Stockton III (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 97. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 6, 2020.
Stockton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Clifford Stockton III attended The College of Wooster and Butler University for undergraduate study.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 97
John Gillespie defeated Gabby Salinas in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 97 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Gillespie (R)  | 50.8 | 14,712 |
 | Gabby Salinas (D) | 49.2 | 14,246 | |
| Total votes: 28,958 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 97
Gabby Salinas defeated Ruby Powell-Dennis, Allan Creasy, and Clifford Stockton III in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 97 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gabby Salinas | 51.3 | 2,460 |
 | Ruby Powell-Dennis | 25.9 | 1,241 | |
 | Allan Creasy | 13.9 | 665 | |
 | Clifford Stockton III | 9.0 | 432 | |
| Total votes: 4,798 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 97
John Gillespie defeated Brandon Weise in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 97 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Gillespie | 78.2 | 3,628 |
| Brandon Weise | 21.8 | 1,009 | ||
| Total votes: 4,637 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Clifford Stockton III completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stockton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Mr. Stockton has had many diverse experiences in education that span a range from K-12. He spent several years in secondary education, first assisting, then leading campus-wide efforts to develop exemplar schools and improve outcomes for a network of 7 public charter schools in, the Midwest. Realizing that he was often meeting students too late to help them prepare for better outcomes including getting accepted to college, Mr. Stockton returned to the classroom as a teacher at the middle and high school levels in both traditional public and charter institutions. Mr. Stockton has written curriculum, piloted innovative instructional programs, coached teachers and leaders and worked diligently to improve the academic progress of students. Through his support and leadership, Tindley Accelerated Schools have received both local and national recognition for consistently producing high academic outcomes in a low-income setting that consistently outperforms the state average and the local district averages on Indiana's State Test as well as the SAT.
Mr. Stockton was hand-chosen to serve as Senior Project Manager and Special Operations Coordinator to the CEO for the Memphis Education Fund. In 2016, he worked alongside education and non-profit leaders to rebrand and launch the Memphis Education Fund (MEF). MEF seeks to increase the number of high-quality educational options for kids in Memphis by supporting the proven programs and orgs.- Education Reform
- Economic Development
- Healthcare: Medicaid Expansion
Clifford is a proud graduate of public schools, and as a former teacher and instructional/leadership coach, he has worked with our kids in their classrooms and our education leaders in their buildings. He understands the challenges our students and teachers are up against. Clifford believes every child deserves a safe environment to learn, and no teacher should be treated less than the professionals they are. He knows that vouchers are not the solution - they only drain much-needed resources from the very schools that need it most. Clifford will lead the fight for fully-funded public schools.
Criminal Justice & Public Saftey
Clifford has spent 20 years serving the communities he grew up in. While the privilege to serve these neighborhoods has been an honor, he is confronted every day with a harsh reality: the system is not working for our children or our community. Our jails are overcrowded with low-level offenders saddled with mandatory minimum sentences that offer little chance at rehabilitation. Far too many young people end up in the justice system and cannot escape a cycle of crime and poverty. Clifford will be ready from the day after election to take the lead on common-sense reforms that will reduce recidivism and break the school-to-prison pipeline. We have to create and be the change we want to see in our neighborhoods.
Memphis, TN
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 28, 2020
