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Holly Gibbs
Holly Gibbs was a candidate for the District 5 seat on the Harrison County Board of Education in Mississippi. The seat was up for general election on November 4, 2014. Holly Gibbs lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Holly Gibbs is a resident of Harrison County, Mississippi. Gibbs earned her associate degree in early childhood education from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and her bachelor's degree in management from the University of Southern Mississippi. She is employed as the executive director of Hands On Mississippi, which is a nonprofit. Before taking that position, she spent three years as the director of administration with the Boys and Girls Club of the Gulf Coast.[1]
Elections
2014
The election in Harrison featured one seat up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Bill Bradley ran against challenger Holly Gibbs for the District 5 seat.
Results
|Chamber=Harrison County School District, District 5 General Election, 6-year term |party1=Nonpartisan |party2=Nonpartisan |winner1=Bill Bradley |candidate2=Holly Gibbs |votes1=1740 |votes2=1614 |Inc1=Y |ref=WLOX 13, "2014 Election Coverage," accessed November 5, 2014 }}
Funding
The Harrison County Circuit Clerk does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.
Endorsements
Gibbs did not receive any official endorsements for her campaign during the election.
Campaign themes
2014
Gibbs published her platform on her campaign website:
| “ | The three pillars of my platform are Accountability, Communication, and Technology. We need to, "ACT" not react.
Accountability 1. Identifying areas of opportunity to enhance retention of our valuable human resources. Communication Build open communication between the Board and the Community. By opening the lines of communication and really listening we can identify the most pressing concerns of the teachers, students, and parents. Let's face it, times have changed and there just aren't enough hours in a day. Between parents taking time to attend school functions, PTA meetings, Little League or sporting events, Association Meetings around community issues, when are we spending time with our children? School Board meetings are important to parents, and so are PTA meetings but when you have to make the trade off, these things lose. Just because parents don't attend school board meetings or PTA meetings doesn't mean they don't care. If there's a hot agenda item, people attend. If nothing earthshaking is on the agenda, many people ask someone going to the meeting to fill them in on what transpired. Technology 1. New upgraded technology I would like to see the School Board meetings available via webcast and/or televised, so more people can follow what's going on. Remember, School Board meetings aren't just for parents. Students, teachers, homeowners and community members are all impacted by decisions made by the School Board. In closing, I am not a politian. I may not have all the answers but I do have motivation to research and find as many solutions as I can. What is my motivation you ask? They are 18, 12, 11, and 2 years old and they are my priority.[2] |
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| —Holly Gibbs campaign website (2014)[3] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Holly + Gibbs + Harrison + County + School + District"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Holly Gibbs," accessed October 21, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Holly J. Gibbs, "My Campaign," accessed October 21, 2014
| 2014 Harrison County School District Elections | |
| Harrison County, Mississippi | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 5: • Incumbent, Bill Bradley • Holly Gibbs |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
