Harry Lee

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Harry Lee

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Prior offices

Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education District 5

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Alabama

Personal

Profession

Financial Advisor

Harry Lee was the District 5 representative on the Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education. He was first elected to the seat in 2009 and won re-election on August 27, 2013. Lee lost a re-election campaign in the by-district general election on March 3, 2017.

Biography

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Lee earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama, where he played football. He went on to play football professionally for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Ontario, Canada. He works as a financial advisor for Equitable Life Insurance. Lee is also involved in the Boy Scouts of America and previously served as President of the Boys and Girls Club of West Alabama.

Elections

2017

See also: Tuscaloosa City Schools elections (2017)

A total of 19 candidates sought the eight seats up for election on the Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education in Alabama on March 7, 2017. Four years after allegations of voter fraud in the 2013 Tuscaloosa City Schools elections, District 4 incumbent Cason Kirby did not seek re-election to his seat. In addition to Kirby, three other incumbents did not file to run for re-election. In the races for three seats, no candidate received at least 50 percent of the vote necessitating a runoff election that was held on April 18, 2017.

In District 1, Matthew Wilson defeated LaQuishia Chandler in the runoff election after defeating candidates Tony Humphries and Earnestine Young in the general election. The District 2 runoff race newcomer Kendra Williams defeated incumbent Earnestine Tucker and challenger. The third candidate, Paul Sanders Sr., did not receive enough votes to advance to the runoff election. In the District 5 general election, incumbent Harry Lee was defeated by challengers Erica Grant and Beth Cleino Allaway. Grant defeated Allaway in the runoff election. Incoming board chairman Eric Wilson and District 3 candidate Guy May ran unopposed and were automatically elected to their seats. Patrick Hamner defeated Zoe Winston in the race for District 4, incumbent Marvin Lucas defeated challenger Andrew Robertson in District 6, and Erskine Simmons defeated LaQuetta Peoples in District 7.

Results

Tuscaloosa City Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Erica Grant	40.05%	511
Beth Cleino Allaway	23.67%	302
Lauren Wilson	19.67%	251
Harry Lee Incumbent	16.61%	212
Total Votes		1,276
Source: City of Tuscaloosa, "Tuscaloosa City Council Reconvened Meeting Agenda," March 14, 2017

2013

Tuscaloosa Board of Education District 5, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Harry Lee Incumbent	63.5%	528
	Nonpartisan	Joe Gattozzi	36.5%	304
Total Votes				832
Source: Fox 6 News These results are unofficial.

2009

In 2009, Lee won the election for the District 5 seat on the Tuscaloosa City Board of Education against candidate Lester Edwards.

Tuscaloosa City Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2009
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Harry Lee	57.1%	333
	Nonpartisan	Lester Edwards	42.9%	250
Total Votes				583

See also

• Tuscaloosa City Schools, Alabama
• Tuscaloosa City Schools elections (2013)
• Tuscaloosa City Schools elections (2017)

External links

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• Tuscaloosa City Schools
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