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Debi Bush
Debi Bush was a member of the Greenville County School District school board in South Carolina, representing Area 19. She assumed office in 1996. She left office on November 19, 2024.
Bush ran for re-election to the Greenville County School District school board to represent Area 19 in South Carolina. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Bush's biography on the Greenville County School District website read as follows:
| “ | Mrs. Debi Bush was elected to represent Area 19 in 1996. She is the owner and founder of Expressions Unlimited, Inc., a chain of retail florist and gift stores.
Mrs. Bush is a graduate of Greenville County Schools, RTI Technology, Flowers, Inc. Master Designer, and Society of American Florists Design and Marketing. She has served Greenville County Schools as Board Secretary, Vice Chairman, and Chairman. In addition, Mrs. Bush is a member of many school and community organizations, including PTA, School Improvement Council, Greenville Forum, United Way Vision, Alliance for Quality Education, Furman University Youth Board, Communities in Schools, and Greenville Technical College. Mrs. Bush has served the South Carolina School Boards Association in all leadership positions, including President, as serving on many SCSBA committees. She has participated in numerous regional school board conventions and the NSBA convention and retreat. Mrs. Bush and her husband, Billy, are the parents of two grown children.[1][2] |
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Elections
2020
See also: Greenville County School District, South Carolina, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 19
Incumbent Debi Bush defeated Ashley Martin and Brandon Smith in the general election for Greenville County School District school board, Area 19 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Debi Bush (Nonpartisan) | 43.8 | 6,509 |
| Ashley Martin (Nonpartisan) | 38.3 | 5,691 | ||
| Brandon Smith (Nonpartisan) | 17.0 | 2,529 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 144 | ||
| Total votes: 14,873 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Charles Winfield (Nonpartisan)
2016
Six of the 12 seats on the Greenville County School District board of trustees were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. Area 17 incumbent Joy Grayson filed for re-election and ran unopposed, winning another term on the board. In Area 19, incumbent Debi Bush successfully defended her seat against challengers Myra Gallagher, Charles Winfield, and Monica Wofford. Area 21 incumbent Danna Rohleder filed for re-election and defeated challenger Michael Stewart. Area 23 saw incumbent Glenda Fair file unopposed and gain another term on the board. In Area 25, board incumbent Kenneth Baxter Sr. filed for re-election and faced Michelle Calwile and Justin Stoddard. Calwile succeeded in ousting the incumbent from the board. Area 27 incumbent Crystal O'Connor filed for an additional term on the board and won it, as she was unopposed in her bid. There was no primary.[3][4]
Results
| Greenville County School District, Area 19 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Debi Bush Incumbent |
62.32% | 6,779 |
| Charles Winfield | 13.82% | 1,503 |
| Myra Gallagher | 13.24% | 1,440 |
| Monica Wofford | 9.73% | 1,058 |
| Write-in votes | 0.89% | 97 |
| Total Votes (100) | 10,877 | |
| Source: South Carolina Election Commission, "Official Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Funding
Bush reported no contributions or expenditures to the South Carolina State Ethics Commission as of October 28, 2016.[5]
The following are the guidelines provided by the South Carolina State Ethics Commission for campaign finance reporting:[6]
Initial report: School board candidates were required to file this report within 10 days of spending or receiving the first $500 of campaign funds. A subsequent report was not required until additional funds were raised.
Pre-election report: This report had to be filed by all candidates, whether or not there was any financial campaign activity. The report had to be filed no later than 15 days, and no earlier than 20 days, prior to the general election. The pre-election report was due on October 24, 2016.
Quarterly report: All candidates with contributions on hand were required to file this report. It was required of all candidates once they had begun to file, whether or not there was financial activity. The fourth quarter campaign finance report was due on October 10, 2016.
Final report: This was due after the campaign account was closed.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Debi Bush did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Greenville County School District, "Debi C. Bush," accessed October 28, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Listing for the 11/8/2016 Statewide General Election," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Individual Reports," accessed October 28, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Campaign Practices," accessed October 6, 2016
