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Fabian Shepard
Fabian Shepard was a candidate for at-large representative on the Shawnee Mission School District school board in Kansas. Shepard was defeated in the at-large primary election on August 1, 2017.
The primary race was too close to call on election night. The winners will be determined after official results are made available.
Biography
Shepard was born in the Republic of Panama and became a U.S. citizen after he graduated high school. His work experience includes serving as an export representative and environmental health and safety leader for Zoetis, Inc. and with the animal health business unit for Pfizer. Shepard also served in the U.S. Army Reserve as a combat medical specialist. He previously worked in live entertainment and as a railroad contractor, and he owned a moving business. Shepard has been involved with the Ronald McDonald House Charities Red Shoe Society and has served as a member of the Kansas City Automotive Museum. He and his wife have six children.[1]
Elections
2017
Three of the seven seats on the Shawnee Mission School District Board of Education in Kansas were up for general election on November 7, 2017. A primary election was held on August 1, 2017, for the at-large seat and the District 4 seat. In his bid for re-election to the District 4 seat, incumbent Craig Denny ran against challengers Lee Biard, Laura Guy, and Christopher White. Denny and Guy advanced to the general election, where Guy won, defeating the incumbent. Mandi Serrone Hunter and Heather Ousley defeated incumbent Cindy Neighbor and fellow challengers Robert Roberge and Fabian Shepard in the at-large primary and advanced to the general election, where Ousley won the seat.[2][3]
The District 2 seat did not hold a primary election as fewer candidates filed to run for that seat. Mary Sinclair defeated James Lockard for that open seat in the general election.[4][5]
District 4 candidate Lee Biard announced that he stopped actively campaigning, but his name still appeared on the primary election ballot.[6]
Results
| Shawnee Mission School District, At-large Primary Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Heather Ousley |
42.29% | 7,641 |
| Mandi Serrone Hunter |
20.79% | 3,756 |
| Cindy Neighbor Incumbent | 20.71% | 3,742 |
| Fabian Shepard | 13.75% | 2,485 |
| Robert Roberge | 2.47% | 446 |
| Total Votes | 18,070 | |
| Source: Johnson County Election Office, "Election Summary Report: 2017 Fall Primary Official Final Results," accessed August 8, 2017 | ||
Funding
Shepard reported $5,427.00 in contributions and $5,032.01 in expenditures to the Johnson County Elections Office, which left his campaign with $394.99 on hand in the election.[7]
Endorsements
Shepard was endorsed by Kansans for Life for the primary election.[8]
Campaign themes
2017
Shepard highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | Initiatives
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| —Fabian Shepard (2017)[10] | ||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Fabian Shepard, "About," accessed July 25, 2017
- ↑ Johnson County Election Office, "Election Summary Report: 2017 Fall Primary Official Final Results," accessed August 8, 2017
- ↑ The Kansas City Star, "Slew of first-time candidates raise stakes in Shawnee Mission school board primary," July 27, 2017
- ↑ Johnson County Election Office, "Unofficial Candidate Filings - August 1, 2017," accessed June 1, 2017
- ↑ Johnson County Election Office, "Unofficial Candidate Filings - November 7, 2017," accessed June 1, 2017
- ↑ Shawnee Mission Post, "Our questions for the Shawnee Mission Board of Education candidates," June 19, 2017
- ↑ Johnson County Election Office, "Campaign & Committee Reports," accessed September 5, 2017
- ↑ Kansans for Life, "Pro-Life Endorsements for Aug. 1 Primary," accessed July 20, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Fabian Shepard, "Home," accessed July 20, 2017
| Shawnee Mission School District elections in 2017 | |
| Johnson County, Kansas | |
| Election date: | Primary election: August 1, 2017 • General election: November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • James Lockard • Mary Sinclair District 4: • Incumbent, Craig Denny • Lee Biard • Laura Guy • Christopher White At-large: • Incumbent, Cindy Neighbor • Mandi Serrone Hunter • Heather Ousley • Robert Roberge • Fabian Shepard |
| Important information: | What's at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
