Gwen Sykes
Gwen Sykes was a candidate for the vacant District 4 seat on the Birmingham City School Board. Sykes received enough votes in the general election on August 27, 2013 to continue on to the runoff election on October 8, 2013. She was defeated by Daagye Hendricks in the October 8 2013 runoff election.
Biography
Sykes resides in Birmingham, Alabama. Sykes earned a B.A. in Early Childhood Education from Birmingham-Southern College, an M.A. in Early Childhood Education and a Class AA certification in Educational Administration from University of Alabama, Birmingham. She also has completed some work toward a doctorate at Nova Southeastern University.[1] She began her career as a teacher at North Roebuck Elementary School and later served as an assistant principal at Green Acres Elementary School before retiring.[1]
In 2001, Sykes defeated incumbent Aldrich Gunn for the Birmingham City Council District 4 seat.[2] She experienced some controversy as a city councilor due to her role as a landlord, mother and grandmother to several Birmingham residents alleged by their neighbors to be disruptive and engaged in criminal activity.[3] In 2003, Sykes launched an unsuccessful bid for Birmingham Mayor, receiving 0.38% of the primary vote and failed to proceed to the runoff election.[4] Sykes lost her re-election bid to her City Council seat in 2005 to Maxine Herring Parker.[5] In 2009, Sykes campaigned unsuccessfully for the Birmingham City School Board District 4 seat.[6]
Elections
2013
Gwen Sykes ran for the District 4 seat on the Birmingham City School Board against Daagye Hendricks. Hendricks and Sykes defeated fellow newcomer Rodney Huntley in the general election held on August 27, 2013. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote, Hendricks and Sykes continued on to a runoff election on October 8, 2013.[7]
| Birmingham City Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Gwen Sykes |
41.3% | 1,235 | |
| Nonpartisan | Daagye Hendricks |
39.6% | 1,185 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rodney Huntley | 19.1% | 570 | |
| Total Votes | 2,990 | |||
| Source: Birmingham Office of the City Clerk, "City Election - August 27, 2013," accessed August 28, 2013 These results are unofficial and not certified. They will be updated once certified results are available. | ||||
| Birmingham City Schools, District 4 Runoff Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Daagye Hendricks |
73.8% | 730 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gwendolyn Sykes | 26.2% | 259 | |
| Total Votes | 989 | |||
| Source: MyFoxAL.com, "Birmingham Election Run Off Results," accessed October 9, 2013 These results are unofficial and not certified. They will be updated once certified results are available. | ||||
Funding
As of August 28, 2013, no campaign donations or expenditures for Gwen Sykes had been reported to the Alabama Secretary of State.[8]>
Endorsements
Gwen Sykes has not received any official endorsements for her campaign as of yet.
2009
Sykes first campaigned for the District 4 seat on the Birmingham City School Board in 2009 against incumbent Carolyn Hollman Cobb and fellow challenger Edward Maddox. The primary election was held on August 25, 2009. Sykes did not receive enough votes to proceed to the runoff election where Maddox went on to defeat Cobb. According to a profile of her campaign, Sykes' most important campaign issues were "transparency, community involvement, [and] leadership."[1]
| Birmingham City School Board, District 4 Primary, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Carolyn Hollman Cobb Incumbent | 37.6% | 725 | |
| Nonpartisan | Edward Maddox |
49.2% | 950 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gwen P. Sykes | 13.2% | 255 | |
| Total Votes | 1,930 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Gwen + Sykes + Birmingham + City + School"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 AL.com, "Birmingham Board of Education District 4: Gwen P. Sykes," September 9, 2009
- ↑ Office of the City Clerk, "2001 Municipal Council Runoff," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Black & White, "Naked Birmingham," October 23, 2003
- ↑ Office of the City Clerk, "2003 Mayoral Election," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Office of the City Clerk, "2005 Council and School Board Election," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Office of the City Clerk, "2009 City Council and School Board Election," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Stan Diel, AL.com, "Sykes, Hendricks go to runoff in Birmingham's District 4 BOE race," August 27, 2013
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Search FCPA Reports," accessed August 28, 2013
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