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David Bryant Singletary
David Bryant Singletary (Republican Party) was a member of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools school board in North Carolina, representing District 2. Singletary assumed office in 2014. Singletary left office in 2018.
Singletary (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools school board to represent District 2 in North Carolina. Singletary lost in the Republican primary on May 8, 2018.
He was elected to the office in 2014.
Singletary and fellow Republicans Dana Caudill Jones, Jeannie Metcalf and Lori Goins Clark faced Democratic candidates Laura Elliott and Deanna Frazier Kaplan in the general election on November 4, 2014. David Bryant Singletary won the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Singletary has worked as a district leader for Primerica Financial Services since 2012. He is also a precinct chairman for the Forsyth County Republican Party.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 2 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lida Calvert Hayes (R) | 17.9 | 54,592 |
| ✔ | Leah Crowley (R) | 17.3 | 52,747 | |
| ✔ |  | Lori Goins Clark (R) | 17.2 | 52,462 |
| ✔ |  | Dana Caudill Jones (R) | 17.2 | 52,460 |
 | Marilynn Baker (D) | 15.4 | 47,029 | |
 | Rebecca Nussbaum (D) | 15.1 | 46,271 | |
| Total votes: 305,561 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 2 (4 seats)
Incumbent Lori Goins Clark, incumbent Lida Calvert Hayes, incumbent Dana Caudill Jones, and Leah Crowley defeated incumbent David Bryant Singletary in the Republican primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 2 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lori Goins Clark | 21.8 | 6,246 |
| ✔ | | Lida Calvert Hayes | 21.3 | 6,086 |
| ✔ | | Dana Caudill Jones | 20.0 | 5,722 |
| ✔ | Leah Crowley | 18.5 | 5,308 | |
 | David Bryant Singletary | 18.4 | 5,265 | |
| Total votes: 28,627 | |||
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2014
David Bryant Singletary advanced from the May 6, 2014, Republican primary against Irene May, Jeannie Metcalf, Dana Caudill Jones and Lori Goins Clark. Singletary, Metcalf, Clark and Jones faced Democratic candidates Laura Elliott and Deanna Frazier Kaplan in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Results
General
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Jeannie Metcalf Incumbent |
19.6% | 47,290 | |
| Republican | Lori Goins Clark |
19.3% | 46,588 | |
| Republican | Dana Caudill Jones |
18% | 43,608 | |
| Republican | David Bryant Singletary |
16.2% | 39,139 | |
| Democratic | Deanna Frazier Kaplan | 14% | 33,913 | |
| Democratic | Laura Elliott | 12.9% | 31,204 | |
| Total Votes | 241,742 | |||
| Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014 | ||||
Primary
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeannie Metcalf |
26.1% | 12,563 | |
| Republican | Lori Goins Clark |
23.3% | 11,213 | |
| Republican | Dana Caudill Jones |
19.8% | 9,532 | |
| Republican | David Bryant Singletary |
15.6% | 7,505 | |
| Republican | Irene May | 15.2% | 7,308 | |
| Total Votes | 48,121 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, " 05/06/2014 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - FORSYTH," May 13, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Singletary reported $144.00 in contributions and $99.00 in expenditures to the Forsyth County Board of Elections, leaving his campaign with $45.00 on hand as of April 30, 2014.[2]
Endorsements
Singletary had not received any official endorsements as of April 30, 2014.
Campaign themes
2014
Singletary provided the following platform on his campaign website:
| “ | As a resident of Forsyth County and a graduate of the WS/FC Schools, I want to see our Students and Teachers excel. I want to see them exceed their own expectations and stand out as both a group and as individuals.
The importance of the relationship between the Student and the Teacher is undeniable. We hear stories of Students coming back, after many years, to applaud a Teacher for the impact they made in the Student's life. Our Teachers, make daily sacrifices for the love of teaching, and often their greatest reward comes from the look in the eyes of a child, when they learn something new, or make a new achievement. Unfortunately, the current assault on Teachers from the Public, Corporations, and Government has only served to make Teachers jobs that much more difficult and, as a result, the learning environment has suffered. The resulting environment has been and continues to be unrewarding for our Students, as well. Our Students are being over tested and under educated, but the fault does not lie with our Teachers. The fault lies with our State Legislators, the Department of Public Instruction, Superintendents, and School Boards who are failing to ask the difficult questions and take the actions that are necessary. Actions that are necessary to create the educational environments that establish Teachers as the respected professionals they are, and provide Students with the resources they need to become the future leaders and life long learners that we need. Students, who will become Leaders with in our Communities and bringing in new projects, promoting growth, and contributing to a strong local Community. As a member of the WS/FC School Board, I will actively work toward and fight for: Our Students and Teachers... 1. Deserve Schools where they feel safe from intimidation, from both Students and Staff. Schools that provide safe learning environments and promote learning as a life long and worthwhile pursuit. 2. Deserve to be rewarded for a "job well done" with a grading system that is reasonable and measurable, and supported by an Educational Curriculum that provides pathways to both technical degrees and college. 3. Deserve to have a Curriculum that is well balanced, and promotes a healthy and challenging learning environment, while also encouraging participation in both sports and the arts. 4. Deserve to have a School year with a reasonable number of days and hours available to accomplish all of the necessary goals and still have time for a decent lunch period. Additionally, I will work and fight for: Our Teachers, who... 1. Deserve to be treated as the Professionals they are and supported as our first line promoters of Education and its benefits. 2. Deserve to be supported by a recognized Standard for Conduct and Discipline within our Schools. 3. Deserve to be paid for their work and benefit from a pay structure that not only recognizes their skills and achievements, but also recognizes their Time-in-Service. There are so many more points that could be made, and the argument could be made that many of these points are not the most important, but I believe they are important to our Students and Teachers. And we have to start somewhere... So, among these points, let me add this... We must stop denigrating and diminishing our Teachers as being ineffective and uncaring drains on our State resources. Our Teachers must know they have the support of the School Board, the Superintendent and Administrators, along with their State Legislators. Pitting Teachers and Parents against each other is unproductive! Like Teachers, Parents are in caught up in the daily struggle of life. The animosity that has been created and blame that has been cast has no place in Education program and has to end now. The goal of everyone from the Parent to the Governor should be to provide each and every Student with access to a high-quality education. Our Constitution is clear that "The people have a right to the privilege of Education, and it is the duty of the State to guard and maintain that right," but we can't stop there. Education is more than a privilege, Education is a pathway to knowledge and better living, and to merely call Education a privilege is to diminish its true value. Promises have been made and promises must be kept! This is only a part of my commitment to the Students and Teachers of the WS/FC School. It is a good starting point and I believe these are points that we can all agree upon. With your support, we will be the change that we want to see...[3] |
” |
| —David Bryant Singletary's campaign website (2014)[4] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "David + Singletary + Winston + Salem + Forsyth + County + Schools"
See also
- Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina
- Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools elections (2014)
External links
- Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
- Office website
- Campaign website
- Facebook campaign page
- Twitter feed
- LinkedIn profile
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "David Singletary," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Forsyth County Board of Elections, "Local Campaign Report: Board of Education," accessed April 29, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Elect David Singletary WS/FC School Board 2014, "My Platform," accessed October 23, 2014
| Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools elections in 2018 | |
| Forsyth County, North Carolina | |
| Election date: | Primary election: May 8, 2018 • General election: November 6, 2018 |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
