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Deanna Frazier Kaplan
Deanna Frazier Kaplan (Democratic Party) is an at-large member of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools school board in North Carolina. She assumed office in 2018. Her current term ends in 2026.
Kaplan (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools school board in North Carolina. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Frazier Kaplan was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the District 2 seat in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Kaplan was born in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, and graduated from High Point Central High School. She went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Meredith College. She has worked for the Child Care Nutrition Program, as the dietary director of the Winston-Salem Convalescent Center, and as a nutrition consultant for Forsyth Internal Medicine.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Deanna Frazier Kaplan (D) | 18.1 | 66,900 |
| ✔ | Sabrina Coone (D) | 17.7 | 65,417 | |
| ✔ | Richard Watts (D) | 17.6 | 65,288 | |
 | Sarah Absher (R)  | 15.1 | 55,785 | |
 | Allen Daniel (R) | 14.5 | 53,721 | |
| Michael Hardman (R) | 14.5 | 53,481 | ||
| Regina Garner (L) | 2.6 | 9,484 | ||
| Total votes: 370,076 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large (3 seats)
Incumbent Deanna Frazier Kaplan, Richard Watts, and Sabrina Coone defeated Kimberly Stone in the Democratic primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deanna Frazier Kaplan | 29.2 | 14,626 |
| ✔ | Richard Watts | 28.0 | 14,019 | |
| ✔ | Sabrina Coone | 23.8 | 11,932 | |
| Kimberly Stone | 19.0 | 9,523 | ||
| Total votes: 50,100 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sarah Absher | 20.0 | 9,901 |
| ✔ | Michael Hardman | 19.7 | 9,757 | |
| ✔ | | Allen Daniel | 15.2 | 7,535 |
| Robert Nunzio Capizzi | 14.6 | 7,218 | ||
| Carolyn Albright | 13.2 | 6,530 | ||
| Tabitha Hackett | 10.9 | 5,390 | ||
| Millie Williams | 6.6 | 3,273 | ||
| Total votes: 49,604 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deanna Frazier Kaplan (D) | 19.8 | 72,758 |
| ✔ |  | Elisabeth Motsinger (D) | 19.0 | 69,952 |
| ✔ |  | Andrea Pace Bramer (D) | 16.8 | 61,779 |
 | Robert Barr (R) | 15.7 | 57,611 | |
| Timothy Brooker (R) | 14.4 | 52,835 | ||
| Jim Smith (R) | 14.3 | 52,393 | ||
| Total votes: 367,328 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2014
Deanna Frazier Kaplan sought election to one of four District 2 seats against Laura Elliott and Republican candidates Lori Goins Clark, Dana Caudill Jones, Irene May, and Jeannie Metcalf in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Results
| 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 | ||||
Funding
Kaplan had not reported any contributions or expenditures to the Forsyth County Board of Elections.
Endorsements
Kaplan was endorsed by the Winston-Salem Journal for the general election.[2]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Deanna Frazier Kaplan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Kaplan provided the following statement on her campaign website:
| “ | Excellent public education is the key to our children's success. I know the positive impact that public education has had on my life and on the lives of my five children. A strong environment for learning and developing creates better community outcomes for all of the citizens of Forsyth County.
Teachers and staff should earn salaries commensurate with their peers nationwide. Period. Currently, North Carolina is ranked near the bottom for teacher compensation - which is unacceptable. While serving on the Board of Education, I will encourage fellow board members to advocate for better compensation for teachers and staff. It is the only way Forsyth County can attract the best and the brightest to the teaching profession - and keep them. Our students also should have access to energy efficient schools with state-of-the-art technology and the basic resources that they need. Parents and teachers should not be required to constantly supplement our classrooms with basic items that should be readily available to all.[3] |
” |
| —Deanna Frazier Kaplan's campaign website (2014)[4] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Elect Deanna Kaplan, "About Deanna," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ The Winston-Salem Journal, "Endorsements 2014: WS/Forsyth school board races," October 21, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Elect Deanna Kaplan, "The Issues," accessed October 23, 2014
