Derrick Dorsey
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Derrick Dorsey is a Democratic at-large representative on the Syracuse City School District school board in New York. First elected in 2013, Dorsey won a new term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Dorsey graduated from Corcoran High School in 1986. He has worked as the director of Community Wide Dialogue to End Racism.[1][2]
Elections
2017
Three of seven seats on the Syracuse City School District Board of Education Commissioners in New York were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Three incumbents ran for re-election. Incumbents Patricia Body, David Cecile, and Derrick Dorsey defeated newcomers Michael Hunter and Darlene Medley.[3]
Body, Cecile, and Dorsey filed as Democrats. Newcomer Hunter filed as a Conservative. Newcomer Medley filed under the Working Families Party along with incumbents Body and Cecile, who cross-filed. Body also filed as a member of the Women's Equality Party.[4]
Results
| Syracuse City School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Cross-filed (2) |  David Cecile Incumbent |
31.99% | 18,088 | |
| Cross-filed (3) | Patricia Body Incumbent |
29.36% | 16,601 | |
| Democratic | Derrick Dorsey Incumbent |
24.19% | 13,675 | |
| Conservative | Michael Hunter | 7.44% | 4,206 | |
| Working Families Party | Darlene Medley | 6.76% | 3,819 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.26% | 146 | ||
| Total Votes | 56,535 | |||
| Source: Onondaga County Board of Elections, "The Election Book - 2017 General Election," accessed December 6, 2017 | ||||
2013
Dorsey won election to the board against incumbent Patricia Body and fellow challengers David Cecile, Edward J. McLaughlin and Barbara E. Humphrey. The Syracuse Democratic Committee designated Dorsey as one of three Democratic candidates during a May 4, 2013 vote.[5]
Results
| Syracuse City School District, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | David Cecile |
30% | 12,336 | |
| Democratic | Patricia Body Incumbent |
23.9% | 9,834 | |
| Democratic | Derrick L. Dorsey |
23.4% | 9,611 | |
| Republican | Edward J. McLaughlin | 15% | 6,177 | |
| Green | Barbara E. Humphrey | 7.6% | 3,115 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 82 | |
| Total Votes | 41,155 | |||
| Source: Information submitted to Ballotpedia through e-mail from the Onondaga County Board of Elections on December 18, 2013. | ||||
Funding
Dorsey reported no contributions or expenditures to the New York State Board of Elections.[6][7]
Endorsements
Dorsey received the endorsement of the Post-Standard in the 2013 election.[8]
Campaign themes
2013
Student discipline
During an October 7, 2013 candidate forum, Dorsey explained his views on disciplinary issues in district schools:[9]
| “ | What we need to look at are the biases that educators bring to the classrooms, and the biases that principals have... I think it's a lack of connecting with the students. I think it's all about building relationships, not trying to inflict middle-class values on raised-poor children, and being able to identify with them. | ” |
Recent news
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See also
- Syracuse City School District, New York
- Syracuse City School District elections (2017)
- Syracuse City School District elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Syracuse.com, "Big field of candidates line up for Syracuse school board," April 10, 2013
- ↑ Interfaith Works of Central New York, "Community Wide Dialogue to End Racism," accessed September 9, 2013
- ↑ Onondaga County Board of Elections, "2017 General Election - 11/7/2017," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ Marielle Bricker, "Email communication with Allison Wright," August 30, 2017
- ↑ DemocracyWise, "Derrick Dorsey," accessed September 9, 2013
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Contribution Search," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Expenditure Search," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ Syracuse.com, "Editorial endorsements: Our picks for Syracuse Board of Education," October 29, 2013
- ↑ Syracuse.com, "Syracuse residents pepper candidates with questions, mostly about schools," October 8, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Syracuse City School District elections in 2017 | |
| Onondaga County, New York | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Patricia Body • Incumbent, David Cecile • Incumbent|Derrick Dorsey • Michael Hunter • Darlene Medley |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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