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Ernestine Jackson
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Ernestine Jackson represents the District 3 seat on the Peoria Public Schools District 150 Board of Education in Illinois. She was first elected to the board in the general election on April 7, 2015.[1]
Biography
Jackson works as an equal opportunity associate for the City of Bloomington. She serves as the president of the Illinois Municipal Human Relations Association and also serves on the Illinois Affirmative Action Officers Association. She has also been a state chairperson for Women in the NAACP and has been involved with United Way of Champaign County. She is the mother of three grown sons.[2]
Elections
2015
Two of the seven seats on the Peoria Public Schools District 150 Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015. Both seats represented District 3. One was an unexpired four-year term, and the other was a full five-year term.
The seats of District 3 incumbents Jon Bateman and Chris Crawford were on the ballot. Bateman ran for re-election to a four-year term after getting appointed in August 2014. He faced three challengers, Ernestine Jackson, Daniel Walther and Brenda Wilson. Jackson defeated Bateman to win the four-year term. Crawford did not file to run for re-election, leaving five challengers, Dan Adler, Jeffrey R. Campbell, Josh Haywood, Phil Romanus and Terry Spayer, to run for the open five-year term. Adler was elected to the seat.
Results
| Peoria Public Schools District 150, District 3 Special Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Ernestine Jackson |
34.5% | 1,933 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brenda Wilson | 23.2% | 1,303 | |
| Nonpartisan | Daniel Walther | 28.2% | 1,582 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jon Bateman Incumbent | 14.1% | 788 | |
| Total Votes | 5,606 | |||
| Source: Peoria County Clerk, "Cumulative Report — Official," accessed April 28, 2015, Peoria Election Commission, "04/07/15 Official Cumulative," accessed April 28, 2015 | ||||
Funding
School board candidates in Illinois are only required to file campaign finance reports if they accept contributions or make expenditures in excess of $5,000 in a 12-month period.[3]
Jackson reported no contributions or expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections in this election.[4]
Endorsements
Jackson was endorsed by the organization Change150.[5]
Recent news
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See also
- Peoria Public Schools District 150, Illinois
- Peoria Public Schools District 150 elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget... (April 8, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Peoria County Clerk, "Cumulative Report — Official," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Peoria Journal Star, "Nine candidates seeking two District 150 school board seats," March 14, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Disclosure," accessed March 31, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Disclosure Search," accessed April 3, 2015
- ↑ Peoria Journal Star, "Change150 backs Dan Adler and Ernestine Jackson for 3rd District," January 26, 2015
| 2015 Peoria Public Schools District 150 Elections | |
| Peoria County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 3 four-year term: • Incumbent, Jon Bateman • Ernestine Jackson • Daniel Walther • Brenda Wilson District 3 five-year term: • Dan Adler • Jeffrey R. Campbell • Josh Haywood • Phil Romanus • Terry Spayer |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
