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Graham Paige
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Graham Paige is the Samuel Miller Magisterial District representative on the Albemarle County Public Schools school board in Virginia. First elected in 2015, Paige won a new term in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Paige earned a B.S. from Hampton University and a master's degree in education from the University of Virginia.[1] He worked as a science teacher in the district for 25 years prior to his retirement. Paige has been a member of the Albemarle County Democratic Party Steering Committee and the board of the Albemarle Responsible Citizens Alliance.[2][3] Paige has also served on the district's Long Range Planning Advisory Committee.[4]
Elections
2017
Three of the seven seats on the Albemarle County Public Schools school board in Virginia were up for general election on November 7, 2017. In her bid for re-election to the Jack Jouett Magisterial District seat, incumbent Katherine Lee Acuff ran unopposed. In the race for the Rio Magisterial District seat, which was left open when incumbent Pamela Moynihan did not file to run for re-election, Katrina Callsen defeated Mary McIntyre. Incumbent Graham Paige defeated challenger Julian Waters in the race for the Samuel Miller Magisterial District seat.[5]
Results
| Albemarle County Public Schools, Samuel Miller Magisterial District General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Graham Paige Incumbent |
65.24% | 4,249 |
| Julian Waters | 34.15% | 2,224 |
| Write-in votes | 0.61% | 40 |
| Total Votes | 6,513 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General," accessed November 21, 2017 | ||
Funding
Paige reported no contributions or expenditures to the Virginia Department of Elections in the election.[6]
Endorsements
Paige was endorsed by the Albemarle County Democrats.[7]
2015
The Albemarle County School Board is a seven-member board with six members elected by district and one member elected at-large. The seats of Rivanna District incumbent Jason Buyaki, Scottsville District incumbent Stephen Koleszar, White Hall District incumbent Barbara Massie Mouly, and at-large incumbent Ned Gallaway were up for election on November 3, 2015.[8] Jonathan Alcaro defeated fellow newcomers Dolly Joseph and Catherine Lochner for the at-large seat. The White Hall District race featured challengers Caroll Hatcher and David Oberg; Oberg won the open seat. Incumbents Buyaki and Koleszar ran unopposed and won re-election to their Rivanna District and Scottsville District seats, respectively.
The Samuel Miller District seat, vacated by Eric Strucko's resignation on April 29, 2015, was up for special election on November 3, 2015. Michael Basile, Graham Paige, and Brian Vanyo filed for the special election. Paige won the remainder of Stucko's term.[9][10]
Results
| Albemarle County School Board, Samuel Miller District, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Graham Paige |
62.4% | 2,355 |
| Michael Basile | 22.2% | 839 |
| Brian Vanyo | 15.0% | 566 |
| Write-in votes | 0.42% | 16 |
| Total Votes | 3,776 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
Funding
Paige reported no contributions or expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections as of October 28, 2015.[11]
Endorsements
Paige received an official endorsement from the Albemarle County Democratic Party.[12]
Campaign themes
2017
Paige highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | I am in favor of:
|
” |
| —Graham Paige (2017)[14] | ||
2015
Paige submitted the following themes in an email to Ballotpedia:
| “ |
My main positions for School Board are:
|
” |
| —Graham Paige (2015)[1] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Albemarle County Public Schools, Virginia
- Albemarle County Public Schools elections (2017)
- Albemarle County Public Schools elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nick Katers, "Email exchange with Graham Paige," September 15, 2015]
- ↑ Albemarle Responsible Citizens Alliance, "Board," accessed September 11, 2015
- ↑ Albemarle County Democratic Party, "Steering Committee," accessed September 11, 2015
- ↑ Charlottesville Tomorrow, "Albemarle School Board special election taking shape," July 26, 2015
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Richard Washburne, Albemarle County General Registrar," June 15, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports: Search Committees," accessed January 17, 2018
- ↑ Wina, "Albemarle Democrats raise money for their fall campaigns," accessed October 16, 2017
- ↑ Albemarle County Public Schools, "School Board," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Charlottesville Tomorrow, "Samuel Miller applicants outline positions for School Board," June 8, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," September 9, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Albemarle County Democratic Party, "Our Candidates," accessed October 21, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Graham Paige for School Board, "I am in favor of," accessed October 16, 2017
