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Elizabeth Doerr
Elizabeth Doerr was a member of the Richmond City Public Schools in Virginia, representing District 1. She assumed office in 2016. She left office on January 1, 2025.
Doerr ran for re-election to the Richmond City Public Schools to represent District 1 in Virginia. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Doerr's professional experience includes working as the director at NRV VC, a venture capital firm, and in internal operations and fundraising. Doerr obtained a bachelor's degree in economics and environmental studies from The College of William and Mary. She went on to earn a master's degree in business administration from the same school.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Richmond Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 1
Incumbent Elizabeth Doerr won election in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Elizabeth Doerr (Nonpartisan) | 97.6 | 12,964 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 312 | ||
| Total votes: 13,276 | |||
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2016
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- See also: Richmond Public Schools elections (2016)
A total of 22 candidates ran for the nine seats that were up for election, including incumbents J.E. Dawson Boyer (District 1), Jeff Bourne (District 3), Mamie Taylor (District 5), and Shonda Harris-Muhammed (District 6). District 9 incumbent Tichi Pinkney Eppes filed to run in the election but was seven signatures short of qualifying for candidacy.
In District 1, Boyer lost his bid for re-election to Elizabeth Doerr. In District 2, James Scott Barlow defeated Mariah White. Bourne was the only incumbent to win re-election by defeating challengers Jesse Perry and Kevin Starlings in District 3. Newcomer Jonathan Young overtook Barrett Hardiman, Irvine Reaves, and Sean Smith for the open District 4 seat. Taylor lost her seat to Patrick Sapini in District 5. Felicia Dionne Cosby defeated Harris-Muhammed for the District 6 seat. In District 7, Nadine Marsh-Carter defeated Kirsten Gray and Rick Tatnall. Dawn Page won the District 8 seat by defeating Tia Redd and Christopher Woody. Newcomer Linda Owen ran unopposed and won the District 9 seat after Pinkney Eppes was disqualified from the race.[2]
Results
| Richmond Public Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Elizabeth Doerr |
67.98% | 9,267 |
| J.E. Dawson Boyer Incumbent | 31.49% | 4,292 |
| Write-in votes | 0.53% | 72 |
| Total Votes | 13,631 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2016 November General Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Doerr reported $19,870.23 in contributions and $4,436.62 in expenditures to the Virginia Department of Elections, which left her campaign with $15,433.61 on hand as of October 17, 2016.[3]
Endorsements
Doerr received an official endorsement from President Barack Obama.[4]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Elizabeth Doerr did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Liz Doerr," accessed October 26, 2016
- ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "58 file to run for Richmond City Council, School Board," June 15, 2016
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 18, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Obama endorses alums in hyper local races," November 5, 2016
