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Debbie Winskill
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Debbie Winskill is an at-large member on the Tacoma Public Schools Board of Directors in Washington. She was first elected to the board in 1989. Winskill won re-election against challenger Dexter Gordon on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Winskill earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Puget Sound. She has been a lifelong resident of Tacoma and helped raise 24 foster children. Winskill also has five children and nine grandchildren.[1]
Elections
2013
- See also: Tacoma Public Schools elections (2013)
Winskill ran for re-election for an at-large seat on the Board of Directors against Dexter Gordon.
Election results
| Tacoma Public Schools, Position 1, Six-year term, November 5, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Debbie Winskill Incumbent |
55.4% | 21,661 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dexter Gordon | 44.6% | 17,414 | |
| Total Votes | 39,075 | |||
| Source: Pierce County Elections, "November 5, 2013 General Election, November 26, 2013</ref> | ||||
Funding
Winskill reported no contributions or expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.[2]
Endorsements
The Bellingham Herald endorsed Winskill for the November 5, 2013 board election.[3]
2007
Winskill won a fourth term on the board after a contested primary and general election. She finished first ahead of Elly Claus-McGahan and Stan Smith on the August 21, 2007 primary ballot. Winskill defeated Claus-McGahan in the November 6, 2007 general election.[4]
| Tacoma Public Schools Board of Directors, Primary, 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Debbie Winskill Incumbent |
47.3% | 10,952 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elly Claus-McGahan |
30.6% | 7,079 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stan Smith | 22.2% | 5,138 | |
| Total Votes | 23,169 | |||
| Source: Pierce County Elections, "August 21, 2007 Primary," September 5, 2007 | ||||
| Tacoma Public Schools Board of Directors, General, 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Debbie Winskill Incumbent |
59.2% | 21,181 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elly Claus-McGahan | 40.8% | 14,597 | |
| Total Votes | 35,778 | |||
| Source: Pierce County Elections, "November 6, 2007 General Election," November 26, 2007 | ||||
Campaign themes
2013
Winskill provided the following statement for the 2013 Local Voters' Pamphlet in Pierce County:[5]
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"I am seeking re-election to the Tacoma School Board to build upon our many accomplishments, and to further the primary goal of the success of all of the students in our community: their academic success, and their success as productive citizens in the future. All of our students, whatever their backgrounds, have a right to expect the best education possible. We must offer rigorous options for advanced students, classes that engage our reluctant or challenged students, and clear paths to high level achievements for every student, whatever his or her starting point. I endorsed the District's recent reintroduction of sports at the Middle School level. I believe that strong extracurricular programs help keep many of our young people in school. We have strongly increased and enhanced our programs in the arts, sciences, and mathematics. I am a proponent of the principle that these programs be available to all of our students. Last year, we became a State-designated 'Innovative Zone,' and are providing creative new ways to deliver quality education to all Tacoma students, with parental input into that process. My every decision is a decision for my own children and grandchildren, as much as yours." |
Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Debbie + Winskill + Tacoma + Schools"
See also
- Washington school districts
- Tacoma Public Schools, Washington
- Tacoma Public Schools elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tacoma Weekly, "Candidates aim to improve schools," July 25, 2007
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed December 17, 2013
- ↑ The Bellingham Herald, "Our choices for Tacoma, Puyallup, Bethel schools," October 8, 2013
- ↑ Pierce County Elections, "2007 Election Results, accessed August 5, 2013
- ↑ Pierce County Elections, "2013 Local Voters' Pamphlet," accessed September 20, 2013
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