Douglas Ragland
Douglas Ragland was a member of the Birmingham City Schools in Alabama, representing District 1. He assumed office in 2017. He left office on October 26, 2021.
Ragland ran for re-election to the Birmingham City Schools to represent District 1 in Alabama. He lost in the general runoff election on October 5, 2021.
Biography
Douglas Ragland earned bachelor's and master's degrees in Elementary Education and Educational Leadership from the University of Alabama-Birmingham. He received an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Alabama-Birmingham. His career experience includes working as an educator and superintendent.[1]
Elections
2021
See also: Birmingham City Schools, Alabama, elections (2021)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Birmingham City Schools District 1
Sherman Collins Jr. defeated incumbent Douglas Ragland in the general runoff election for Birmingham City Schools District 1 on October 5, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sherman Collins Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 50.6 | 394 | |
 | Douglas Ragland (Nonpartisan) | 49.4 | 385 | |
| Total votes: 779 | |||
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General election
General election for Birmingham City Schools District 1
Sherman Collins Jr. and incumbent Douglas Ragland advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jerry Tate in the general election for Birmingham City Schools District 1 on August 24, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sherman Collins Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 43.1 | 1,828 | |
| ✔ | | Douglas Ragland (Nonpartisan) | 42.8 | 1,814 |
 | Jerry Tate (Nonpartisan) | 14.2 | 601 | |
| Total votes: 4,243 | |||
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2017
- See also: Birmingham City Schools elections (2017)
All nine seats on the Birmingham City Schools Board of Education in Alabama were up for by-district election on August 22, 2017. The races drew 32 candidates, including four incumbents who filed to retain their seats. Thirty-one candidates appeared on the ballot. Runoff elections for Districts 1, 4, 5, 7, and 8 were scheduled for October 3, 2017, after no candidates in those races received a majority of the votes.[2]
In the general election, District 6 incumbent Cheri Gardner defeated former candidate Ervin Philemon Hill Sr. Incumbent Sandra Brown was re-elected after facing newcomer Lawrence Jackson for the District 9 seat. District 2 newcomer Terri Michal defeated fellow newcomer Brandon McCray. District 3 candidate Mary Boehm defeated former Birmingham City Schools interim Superintendent Larry Contri.[2]
During the runoff election, District 1 former candidate Douglas Ragland defeated newcomer Cedric Small. They defeated former candidates Jerry Tate and Keith Rice and newcomer Bennie Holmes in the general election. District 4 incumbent Daagye Hendricks was re-elected after facing former board member Edward Maddox. They defeated Amber Courtney in the general election. Newcomer Michael Millsap defeated fellow newcomer David McKinney for the District 5 seat. They defeated former candidate Martha McDowell and newcomers Aaisha Muhammad, Eloise Manning Crenshaw, Lt. Buford Burks, Andrea Mitchell, and Angela Scoggins-Watson in the general election. Challengers Patricia Spigner McAdory and Walter "Big Walt" Wilson advanced to a runoff election after defeating incumbent Wardine Alexander in the race for the District 7 seat. Spigner McAdory won the seat. Sonja Smith defeated Patricia Bozeman-Henderson for the District 8 seat. They defeated former candidate Antwon Womack and newcomer Tyrone Silmon in the general election.[3]
| Birmingham City Schools, District 1 Runoff Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Douglas Ragland |
51.73% | 2,319 |
| Cedric Small | 48.27% | 2,164 |
| Total Votes | 4,483 | |
| Source: Birmingham, Alabama, "General Municipal Runoff Official Report," accessed October 11, 2017 | ||
| Birmingham City Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Cedric Small |
37.12% | 1,498 |
| Douglas Ragland |
25.45% | 1,027 |
| Jerry Tate | 20.22% | 816 |
| Keith Rice | 10.36% | 418 |
| Bennie Holmes | 6.86% | 277 |
| Total Votes | 4,036 | |
| Source: Birmingham, Alabama, "Official Summary Report: City of Birmingham Mayoral Election," accessed September 5, 2017 | ||
2013
- See also: Birmingham City Schools elections (2013)
Douglas Ragland ran for the District 1 seat on the Birmingham City School Board against fellow challenger Sherman Collins, Jr. Collins and Ragland defeated incumbent Tyrone H. Belcher, Sr. and challenger Jerry Tate in the general election held on August 27, 2013. Green Calhoun, Jr. withdrew from the race on August 5, 2013.[4] Since no candidate received a majority of the vote, Collins and Ragland continued on to a runoff election on October 8, 2013.[5]
| Birmingham City Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Sherman Collins, Jr. |
30.3% | 970 | |
| Nonpartisan | Douglas Ragland |
27% | 862 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tyrone H. Belcher, Sr. Incumbent | 24.4% | 780 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jerry Tate | 18.3% | 585 | |
| Total Votes | 3,197 | |||
| Source: Birmingham Office of the City Clerk, "City Election - August 27, 2013," accessed August 28, 2013 These results are unofficial and not certified. They will be updated once certified results are available. | ||||
| Birmingham City Schools, District 1 Runoff Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Sherman Collins, Jr. |
62.8% | 544 | |
| Nonpartisan | Douglas Ragland | 37.2% | 322 | |
| Total Votes | 866 | |||
| Source: MyFoxAL.com, "Birmingham Election Run Off Results," accessed October 9, 2013 These results are unofficial and not certified. They will be updated once certified results are available. | ||||
Funding
As of August 28, 2013, no campaign donations or expenditures for Douglas Ragland had been reported to the Alabama Secretary of State.[6]
Endorsements
Douglas Ragland did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Douglas Ragland did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2013
Ragland's campaign website identified the following problems in Birmingham public schools that must be remedied "in order for our school system and community to be on a world-class status in terms of leadership potential in producing the best and the brightest students":[7]
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Recent news
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Committee to Elect Dr. Douglas L. Ragland, "About Dr. Ragland," archived April 3, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 AL.com, "Birmingham municipal election: Final numbers are in, winners declared," accessed August 29, 2017
- ↑ Birmingham, Alabama, "General Municipal Runoff Official Report," accessed October 11, 2017
- ↑ Birmingham Office of the City Clerk, "Updated 2013 Sample Ballot," accessed August 15, 2013
- ↑ Jeremy Gray, AL.com, "Collins, Ragland in runoff for Birmingham's District 1 school board race (updated)," August 27, 2013
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Search FCPA Reports," accessed August 28, 2013
- ↑ Committee to Elect Dr. Douglas L. Ragland, "Issues," accessed July 23, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
