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Deborah Prickett
Deborah Prickett was a member of the Wake County Public School System in North Carolina, representing District 7. Prickett assumed office in 2009. Prickett left office in 2013.
Prickett ran for election to the Wake County Public School System to represent District 1 in North Carolina. Prickett lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Prickett received her B.A. at North Carolina State University and her master's from North Carolina Central University. Prickett is an Education Consultant/Program Administrator for Statewide Afterschool Programs at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. She was previously a Character Education Consultant for the State of North Carolina at the Department of Public Instruction. She has also been a lead counselor, a high school counselor, an elementary counselor, a high school english teacher, math/reading competency teacher and a language arts teacher. Prickett is also a licensed real estate broker, a part of the State of North Carolina Leadership Team for PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions & Support) and an AVID Counselor (Advancement via Individual Determination).[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Wake County Public School System, North Carolina, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Wake County Public School System, District 1
Incumbent Heather Scott defeated Deborah Prickett in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Heather Scott (Nonpartisan) | 55.8 | 37,274 |
 | Deborah Prickett (Nonpartisan) | 42.8 | 28,639 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 926 | ||
| Total votes: 66,839 | |||
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2013
Prickett was defeated by Zora Felton for the District 7 seat on October 8, 2013.
| Wake County Public School System General Election, 4-year term, District 7, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Zora Felton |
57.8% | 6,135 | |
| Nonpartisan | Deborah Prickett | 42.2% | 4,476 | |
| Total Votes | 10,611 | |||
| Source: WNCN These results are unofficial | ||||
Endorsements
Prickett was endorsed by a number of community advocates and district parents. The following elected officials endorsed Prickett:[2]
- Joe Bryan (Chair, Wake County Commissioners)
- Phil Matthews (Vice Chair, Wake County Commissioners)
- Paul Coble (Wake County Commissioner, former Mayor of Raleigh and Raleigh City Council)
- Tony Gurley (Wake County Commissioner)
- Representative Paul "Skip" Stam (Speaker Pro Tempore, North Carolina House of Representatives)
- Tom Murry (North Carolina House of Representatives District 41 (Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Morrisville), former Morrisville Town Council)
- North Carolina Senator Neal Hunt (District 15)
- Donnie Harrison (Wake County Sheriff)
- Jennifer Robinson (Cary Town Council)
- Don Frantz (Cary Town Council)
- Keith Weatherly (Mayor, Town of Apex)
- Gene Schulze (Mayor Pro Tem, Apex Town Council)
Campaign finance
Prickett raised a total of 7,346.66 in campaign contributions.[3]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Prickett | $7,346.66 | $5,187.93 | $2,158.73 |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Deborah Prickett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- District Site
- Re-elect Deborah Prickett Wake County School Board, District 7 (dead link)
Footnotes
