David A. Bates

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David A. Bates

Prior offices

Maury County Public Schools Board of Education District 7

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Education

Associate

Columbia State Community College

Bachelor's

University of Tennessee, Martin

Law

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Personal

Profession

Attorney

David A. Bates is the District 7 incumbent on the Maury County Board of Education in Tennessee. He defeated three fellow challengers in the general election on August 7, 2014.

Biography

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Bates has his associate degree from Columbia State Community College, his bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee at Martin and his law degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He is an attorney.

Elections

2014

See also: Maury County Schools elections (2014)

The August 7, 2014, general election ballot for District 1 included Loretta Goodloe, Monty G. Overton and Kristin C. Parker. Jyuana L. Martin ran unopposed on the District 3 ballot and David Moore ran unopposed in District 5. The District 7 ballot included challengers David A. Bates, Jack Coleman, Brandom Gengelbach and Will Sims. The District 9 ballot included incumbent Lee Clayborne and challengers Carolyn W. McArthur and Carey Powers. The District 11 ballot included incumbent Tommy Dudley and Bowen Pratt.

Results

Maury County Schools, District 7, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	David A. Bates	31.4%	492
	Nonpartisan	Will Sims	27.9%	437
	Nonpartisan	Brandom Gengelbach	25.6%	401
	Nonpartisan	Jack Coleman	15.2%	238
Total Votes				1,568
Source: Maury County, Tennessee, "August 2014 Official Results," accessed June 9, 2015

Funding

The Maury County Election Commission does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.

Endorsements

Bates did not receive any official endorsements in this election.

Campaign themes

Bates answered the following about his campaign in a July 2014 interview with the Columbia Daily Herald:

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How would you characterize the current relationship between school board and county commission? What would you do to maintain or change it? We all have an interest in having the best schools possible, which will attract better paying jobs, which will in turn lessen the financial burden upon our current taxpayers. I will use my leadership abilities to improve cooperation between the Commission and School Board by focusing on this common interest. What do you believe is he most pressing issue facing the school board and how would you address it? As a father with children attending our public schools, I am concerned the State lists our system as “Not Exemplary.” I plan to change this by using my training as an attorney to (1) communicate high expectations to administrators, (2) closely scrutinize progress, and (3) if necessary, hold administrators accountable. How effective do you believe Eddie Hickman has been as the schools director? Explain. While I am certain our director cares deeply for our students, like most parents, I am concerned the State’s 2013 Report Card states that our school system is “Not Exemplary” and that we failed to reach our goals for student achievement in 4 subjects (and actually declined in 3).

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See also

• Maury County Schools, Tennessee
• Maury County Schools elections (2014)

External links

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• Maury County Schools