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Erika Yvette Mitchell
Erika Yvette Mitchell is a member of the Atlanta Public Schools school board in Georgia, representing District 5. She assumed office on January 1, 2018. Her current term ends on December 31, 2027.
Mitchell ran for re-election to the Atlanta Public Schools school board to represent District 5 in Georgia. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Mitchell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Erika Yvette Mitchell was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Mitchell received her bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in computer information systems from Alabama State University in 2004. She earned a graduate degree from the Keller Graduate School of Management in 2022. Mitchell has taught at the AVEDA Institute. In 2010, she founded La Reina Pageant Productions. She has been associated with the Miss Africa U.S.A., Miss Latina U.S., and Miss Latin American Del Mundo pageants, as well as with the NFL Alumni Association, the Caribbean American Advancement Foundation, and the Salvation Army's Boys and Girls Club of Greater Atlanta.[1][2]
Elections
2023
See also: Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2023)
General election
General election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 5
Incumbent Erika Yvette Mitchell defeated Raynard Johnson in the general election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 5 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Erika Yvette Mitchell (Nonpartisan)  | 70.0 | 3,129 |
 | Raynard Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 30.0 | 1,342 | |
| Total votes: 4,471 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Mitchell in this election.
2021
See also: Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2021)
General election
General election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 5
Incumbent Erika Yvette Mitchell defeated Raynard Johnson in the general election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 5 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erika Yvette Mitchell (Nonpartisan) | 72.5 | 9,342 |
| Raynard Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 27.3 | 3,515 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 12,893 | |||
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2017
- See also: Atlanta Public Schools elections (2017)
All nine seats on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education in Georgia were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Six seats were elected by district and three seats were elected at large. Six incumbents filed for re-election. A runoff election was held on December 5, 2017, after no candidate in Districts 2, 3, 5, and 7 won a majority of votes in the general election.[3][4][5]
District 2 incumbent Byron Amos won against newcomer Keisha Carey in the runoff election after they defeated challenger Tony Burks in the general election. As of December 5, 2017, the runoff election was too close to call. The open District 3 seat drew five newcomers, Adzua Agyapon, Lewis Cartee, Michelle Olympiadis, Antoine Raynard Trammell, and Rashida Winfrey. Olympiadis-Constant defeated Agyapon in the runoff election. Newcomer Erika Yvette Mitchell defeated Raynard Johnson in the runoff election after defeating candidates D'Jaris James, Jatisha Marsh, Bobby Montgomery, and Jackye Rhodes for the District 5 seat. In District 7, newcomer Kandis Wood Jackson won against Patricia Crayton after they defeated candidates Nathaniel Borrell Dyer, John Wright, and Micah Rowland in the general election.[6][7]
In the general election, incumbent Leslie Grant defeated challenger Ade Oguntoye to retain her District 1 seat. Incumbent Nancy Meister was the only candidate to file for the District 4 seat and won unopposed. In District 6, incumbent Eshé Collins defeated newcomers Valrie Walker Sanders, Patreece Hutcherson, and Donta McMichael to retain her seat. District 8 incumbent Cynthia Briscoe Brown won against challengers Ben Stone and Charlie Stadtlander. Incumbent Jason Esteves was the only candidate to file for the District 9 seat and won unopposed.[3][4][5]
Results
| Atlanta Public Schools, District 5 Runoff Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Erika Yvette Mitchell |
63.52% | 7,988 |
| Raynard Johnson | 36.48% | 4,587 |
| Total Votes | 12,575 | |
| Source: City of Atlanta, GA, "Fulton County/DeKalb County ‐ Official and Complete Combined Results," accessed December 12, 2017 | ||
| Atlanta Public Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Erika Yvette Mitchell |
25.34% | 2,988 |
| Raynard Johnson |
18.04% | 2,127 |
| Jatisha Marsh | 16.83% | 1,985 |
| D'Jaris James | 15.32% | 1,806 |
| Jackye Rhodes | 12.35% | 1,456 |
| Bobby Montgomery | 11.56% | 1,363 |
| Write-in votes | 0.57% | 67 |
| Total Votes | 11,792 | |
| Source: Fulton County, Georgia, "Official Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017 and DeKalb County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017 | ||
Funding
Mitchell reported $13,612.39 in contributions and $15,459.25 in expenditures to the City of Atlanta Office of Municipal Clerk as of December 31, 2017.[8]
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Erika Yvette Mitchell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mitchell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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During Mitchell’s first term in office, she developed the first electronic newsletter for her district, established community partnerships, advocated for the renovation of the district Planetarium, and advocated for the repurposing of the vacant school buildings into community centers, she was a strong voice for the Food pantry program in each school, one-one digital devices for all students, and focused on student outcomes.
Mitchell currently serves on the Atlanta Board of Education’s Policy Review Committee, Equity Taskforce, Audit Committee, and the Boards of Directors for the Atlanta BeltLine. In addition, Mitchell is currently on the Georgia Statewide Human Trafficking Taskforce Workgroup, Fulton County Citizen Court Watch for Zone 4, and was appointed by the City of Atlanta’s Mayor Bottoms to serve on the Atlanta 2020 Census Committee. In 2019, Mitchell was selected to sit on the interview panel for the Fulton County Juvenile Court Judges section.- Champion for Students
- Focused on student outcomes
- Servant Leader
Mitchell has led the school board with her work in policy development. Mitchell wrote the first school district’s Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking policy, Trauma-Informed Practices policy Restorative Justice policy, and Early Literacy policy, co-wrote the Atlanta Public School Equity policy, and wrote the Equity and Anti-Racism Resolution for Atlanta Public Schools.
Mitchell is also an elected member of the National School Boards Association’s Council of Urban Boards of Education’s Steering Committee and chaired the Policy & Resolution Committee for both Councils.
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2021
Erika Yvette Mitchell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Mitchell’s campaign website stated the following:
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An Advocate For Excellence
:Quality Teachers and School Faculty
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| —Erika Yvette Mitchell's campaign website (2021)[10] | ||
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Atlanta Public Schools school board District 5 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ericka Y. Mitchell, "Meet Ericka," accessed October 25, 2017
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 20, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Atlanta, Georgia, "City of Atlanta 2017 General Municipal Election: Candidates Who Have Completed Qualifying Process," accessed August 28, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fulton County, Georgia, "Official Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 DeKalb County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017
- ↑ Fulton County, GA, "December 5, 2017 General Municipal and Special Runoff - Unofficial results," accessed December 5, 2017
- ↑ DeKalb County, "Election Summary Report: Unofficial and Incomplete," accessed December 5, 2017
- ↑ City of Atlanta, GA - Easy File, "2017 Disclosure Reports," accessed January 24, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Erika Mitchell, “Priorities,” accessed October 4, 2021
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