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Daagye Hendricks

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Daagye Hendricks
Image of Daagye Hendricks
Prior offices
Birmingham City Schools District 4

Elections and appointments
Last election

August 24, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

Clark Atlanta University

Personal
Profession
Parking and ground transportation manager
Contact

Daagye Hendricks was a member of the Birmingham City Schools in Alabama, representing District 4. She assumed office in 2013. She left office on October 26, 2021.

Hendricks ran for re-election to the Birmingham City Schools to represent District 4 in Alabama. She lost in the general election on August 24, 2021.

Biography

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Daagye Hendricks graduated with a B.A. in finance from Clark Atlanta University in 1996.[1] She was also in the Executive Master's of Business Administration program at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.[2] Hendricks began her career with GE Capital as a Client Service Manager before joining the family business, Wee Care Academy, as the vice president of operations.[1][3] Hendricks worked with the Birmingham Airport Authority as an employment officer before taking a position as the parking and ground transportation manager for Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport.[1] Hendricks' son attended the Birmingham City School District.[3]

Elections

2021

See also: Birmingham City Schools, Alabama, elections (2021)

General election

General election for Birmingham City Schools District 4

Derek L. Billups defeated incumbent Daagye Hendricks in the general election for Birmingham City Schools District 4 on August 24, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Derek L. Billups (Nonpartisan)
 
55.1
 
1,952
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Daagye Hendricks (Nonpartisan)
 
44.9
 
1,589

Total votes: 3,541
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2017

See also: Birmingham City Schools elections (2017)

All nine seats on the Birmingham City Schools Board of Education in Alabama were up for by-district election on August 22, 2017. The races drew 32 candidates, including four incumbents who filed to retain their seats. Thirty-one candidates appeared on the ballot. Runoff elections for Districts 1, 4, 5, 7, and 8 were scheduled for October 3, 2017, after no candidates in those races received a majority of the votes.[4]

In the general election, District 6 incumbent Cheri Gardner defeated former candidate Ervin Philemon Hill Sr. Incumbent Sandra Brown was re-elected after facing newcomer Lawrence Jackson for the District 9 seat. District 2 newcomer Terri Michal defeated fellow newcomer Brandon McCray. District 3 candidate Mary Boehm defeated former Birmingham City Schools interim Superintendent Larry Contri.[4]

During the runoff election, District 1 former candidate Douglas Ragland defeated newcomer Cedric Small. They defeated former candidates Jerry Tate and Keith Rice and newcomer Bennie Holmes in the general election. District 4 incumbent Daagye Hendricks was re-elected after facing former board member Edward Maddox. They defeated Amber Courtney in the general election. Newcomer Michael Millsap defeated fellow newcomer David McKinney for the District 5 seat. They defeated former candidate Martha McDowell and newcomers Aaisha Muhammad, Eloise Manning Crenshaw, Lt. Buford Burks, Andrea Mitchell, and Angela Scoggins-Watson in the general election. Challengers Patricia Spigner McAdory and Walter "Big Walt" Wilson advanced to a runoff election after defeating incumbent Wardine Alexander in the race for the District 7 seat. Spigner McAdory won the seat. Sonja Smith defeated Patricia Bozeman-Henderson for the District 8 seat. They defeated former candidate Antwon Womack and newcomer Tyrone Silmon in the general election.[5]

Birmingham City Schools,
District 4 Runoff Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Daagye Hendricks Incumbent 51.22% 2,185
Edward Maddox 48.78% 2,081
Total Votes 4,266
Source: Birmingham, Alabama, "General Municipal Runoff Official Report," accessed October 11, 2017


Birmingham City Schools,
District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Edward Maddox 46.91% 1,791
Green check mark transparent.png Daagye Hendricks Incumbent 34.28% 1,309
Amber Courtney 18.81% 718
Total Votes 3,818
Source: Birmingham, Alabama, "Official Summary Report: City of Birmingham Mayoral Election," accessed September 5, 2017

2013

See also: Birmingham City Schools elections (2013)

Daagye Hendricks ran for the District 4 seat on the Birmingham City School Board against Gwen Sykes. Hendricks and Sykes defeated fellow newcomer Rodney Huntley in the general election held on August 27, 2013. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote, Hendricks and Sykes continued on to a runoff election on October 8, 2013, which Hendricks won.[6]

Birmingham City Schools, District 4 Runoff Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngDaagye Hendricks 73.8% 730
     Nonpartisan Gwendolyn Sykes 26.2% 259
Total Votes 989
Source: Birmingham Office of the City Clerk, "Summary Report, Municipal Run-off election, August 27, 2013," accessed August 2, 2017


Birmingham City Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngGwen Sykes 41.3% 1,235
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngDaagye Hendricks 39.6% 1,185
     Nonpartisan Rodney Huntley 19.1% 570
Total Votes 2,990
Source: Birmingham Office of the City Clerk, "Summary Report, City Election, August 27, 2013," accessed August 2, 2017

Funding

No campaign donations or expenditures for Daagye Hendricks were reported to the Alabama Secretary of State.[7]

Endorsements

Daagye Hendricks received an official endorsement for her campaign from the Birmingham Association of Realtors.[8]

Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2013

Hendricks' campaign website listed the following campaign themes for 2013:[3]

  • "I believe EVERY CHILD CAN LEARN … resources, opportunities, and exposure are all that separate individual achievements of children."
  • "I believe that our system needs leaders who will find creative and collaborative ways to affect policy on behalf of our children, because they are our most precious resource!"
  • "I believe that I can provide a unique perspective to the Board as a parent who has worked in many schools and in many districts. I support our teachers and students and believe that we must include their needs when making decisions in our system."
  • "I believe that Board members should work together for the best results for our children"
  • "I believe we should be available to our community and willing to engage them in policy and not operate on separate islands."
  • "I believe there is a direct relationship between quality schools and neighborhood economic development."

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