George E. Harmening

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George E. Harmening
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Education

Bachelor's

University of Maryland, College Park

Other

Virginia Tech

Personal
Profession
Veterinarian
Contact

George E. Harmening was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Carroll County Board of Education in Maryland. He advanced from a primary election on June 24, 2014, to face five other candidates for three available seats in the general election on November 4, 2014. Harmening, Charles "Bud" Nason and Jim Roenick ran as a slate. George E. Harmening lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Biography

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Harmening earned a B.S. in animal science from the University of Maryland-College Park. He later received a doctorate in veterinary medicine from Virginia Tech. Harmening is the president and CEO of an equine sports medicine practice. He is also an active volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America, serving as an assistant scout master and review board member. Harmening and his wife, Kim, have two children.[1]

Elections

2014

See also: Carroll County Public Schools elections (2014)

The June 24, 2014, primary ballot included incumbent Virginia R. Harrison along with challengers Gary W. Desper, George E. Harmening, Mary Kowalski, Bob Lord, Charles "Bud" Nason, Jim Roenick and Devon Rothschild. Board members Gary Bauer and Barbara Shreeve did not file for re-election. Harmening, Lord, Nason, Roenick, Rothschild and Harrison faced off in the general election on November 4, 2014. Harmening, Nason and Roenick ran as a slate opposed to Common Core.

Harrison, Rothschild and Lord won the general election.

Results

General
Carroll County Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngVirginia R. Harrison Incumbent 21.4% 29,854
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngDevon Rothschild 19.4% 27,004
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngBob Lord 15.5% 21,596
     Nonpartisan George E. Harmening 13.9% 19,456
     Nonpartisan Jim Roenick 14.8% 20,665
     Nonpartisan Charles "Bud" Nason 14.7% 20,494
     Nonpartisan Write-in 0.3% 418
Total Votes 139,487
Source: Carroll County Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014
Primary
Carroll County Public Schools, At-Large Primary Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngVirginia R. Harrison Incumbent 19.2% 13,203
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngDevon Rothschild 16.8% 11,561
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngBob Lord 14.1% 9,676
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge E. Harmening 11.4% 7,821
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJim Roenick 11.4% 7,813
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngCharles "Bud" Nason 11.1% 7,609
     Nonpartisan Mary Kowalski 10% 6,866
     Nonpartisan Gary W. Desper 6% 4,108
Total Votes 68,657
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for Carroll County," July 16, 2014

Funding

Harmening reported $4,370.84 cash contributions, $200.00 in-kind contributions and $2,921.01 in expenditures to the Maryland State Board of Elections as of August 19, 2014, which left his campaign with $1,449.83 on hand.[2]

Endorsements

Harmening was endorsed by Parents Choice of Maryland.[3]

2010

Carroll County Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngVirginia R. Harrison Incumbent 23% 26,533
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Shreeve Incumbent 22.4% 25,803
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngGary Bauer Incumbent 22.4% 25,754
     Nonpartisan Jim Doolan 17.5% 20,098
     Nonpartisan George E. Harmening 14.4% 16,579
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.3% 403
Total Votes 115,170
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2010 Gubernatorial General Election results for Carroll County," accessed June 9, 2014

Campaign themes

2014

Harmening explained his themes for the 2014 race in a series of interviews with the Carroll County Times:

Capital projects

We would have to look at all the needs in the CCPS and determine which take priority. This could be done by forming a committee and that committee should include parents, teachers, administrators, and citizens.

Common Core

Common Core takes the control of education away from parents and local officials. The parents’ rights to guide their children’s education is upheld by the Supreme Court decision (Meyer and Pierce) especially in the area of education. We need to make sure the parents remain their children’s primary and most influential teacher.

District fund balance

The surplus is the county’s tax payers money. Time and time again I have heard this board of education refer to the money as “our money,” it’s not their money it’s the tax payers money. CCPS is a taxpayer funded government entity. Why do they need a surplus of taxpayers money. In cases of emergencies they can request additional funding. If the CCPS would show fiscal responsibility then they would have no trouble receiving additional money.

Teacher salaries

First of all you have to have a board of education and union that has the will to honor the teachers' contract. This board of education and union do not. That's why the teachers have not had a raise in five or more years and only four of the 10 step increases have been given, all while sitting on a $15.5 million surplus. One may ask why the union and board will not give raises. I'll tell you why, because if they give the raises the union and school board would no longer be able to use it as a speaking point to manipulate public perception that the school system isn't getting enough money to give raises.

[4]

Carroll County Times, (2014)

[5][6][7][8]

Campaign logo for the Harmening, Nason and Roenick slate

Harmening, Nason and Roenick provided the following statement on their slate campaign website:

Common Core will only be defeated after all three of us are elected. There are five seats on the school board and three of them are up for election. All the other candidates vying for one of the three available seats SUPPORT COMMON CORE as do the two seats not up for election.

To abandon Common Core we need a majority of the school board (3 of the 5 seats) willing to stand up to the opposition and wage the battle it will take to get this out of our schools. We are the only three candidates running who can create that majority. We can't foretell the outcome of November's election but we hope you will help make something happen, by helping us get onto the school board. We pledge to you our commitment, once elected, to focus our action on removing Common Core from our schools.[9][4]

—Harmening, Nason and Roenick's campaign website (2014)

Recent news

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