Dornell Chatman
Dornell Chatman was a candidate for the District 1 seat on the Jackson-Madison County Board of Education in Tennessee up for general election on August 7, 2014. She was defeated by incumbent George F. Neely.
Biography
Dornell Chatman is a resident of Madison County, Tennessee. Chatman spent her career as an elementary and special education teacher before she retired.[1]
Elections
2014
The general election in Jackson-Madison County featured five seats up for election on August 7, 2014. George F. Neely won re-election in District 1 against Dornell Chatman. Incumbent Dave Bratcher won against newcomer Jeff Wall in the District 5, Position 2 race. David Clifft and Bob Alvey both won unopposed for re-election to their seats in District 4, Positions 1 and 2, respectively. District 6, Position 2 incumbent Joe H. Mays also won his seat unopposed.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  George F. Neely Incumbent |
53.3% | 907 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dornell Chatman | 46.7% | 796 | |
| Total Votes | 1,703 | |||
| Source: Madison County, Tennessee, "Cumulative Report — Official," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
Funding
The Madison County Election Commission does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.
Endorsements
Chatman did not receive any endorsements during the election.
Campaign themes
2014
Chatman explained the reasons she decided to run for school board in an interview with The Jackson Sun:
| “ | I feel our children need a voice, someone who knows what their needs are and addresses what is going on in the system. It seems like the system has become very political. There is a distance between teaching staff and administration.
[...] She (Superintendent Verna Ruffin) has a very clear picture of what the district needs. I think Dr. Ruffin sees the long-range plan with the restructuring — that's a very good idea. [...] I believe anyone who goes into education genuinely has an interest in making a difference in the lives of children. I'd like to bring that interest back. I'd like to improve things for the students, educators and for the system. And hopefully turn around some of the people running away and leaving the system.[2] |
” |
| —Dornell Chatman interview (2014)[1] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Dornell + Chatman + Jackson-Madison + County + School + System"
See also
- Jackson-Madison County School System, Tennessee
- Jackson-Madison County School System elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Jackson Sun, "Chatman, Neely face off in School Board election," July 22, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
