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Ida Carol Short
2025 - Present
2028
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Ida Carol Short is an at-large member of the Detroit Public Schools Community District in Michigan. Short assumed office on January 1, 2025. Short's current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Short ran for election for an at-large seat of the Detroit Public Schools Community District in Michigan. Short won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Short was an at-large representative on the Detroit Public Schools Board of Trustees in Michigan. She won re-election in the general election on November 4, 2014. The board was disbanded on July 1, 2016, following the creation of a new school district to oversee city schools.
Short lost election to the newly created Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (Nonpartisan) | 12.5 | 57,228 |
| ✔ |  | Monique Bryant (Nonpartisan) | 9.3 | 42,928 |
| ✔ |  | Ida Carol Short (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 41,181 |
| Sherisse Butler (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 38,351 | ||
| Aliya Moore (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 36,407 | ||
| Boyd White III (Nonpartisan) | 7.3 | 33,592 | ||
 | Tawanna Simpson (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 27,252 | |
| Nicole Conaway (Nonpartisan) | 5.5 | 25,167 | ||
 | Toson Jewell-Knight (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 21,996 | |
| Christopher Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 14,498 | ||
| Marie Hill-Nixon (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 14,333 | ||
| Victor B. Gibson (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 14,125 | ||
 | Kenneth Snapp (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 12,628 | |
| Eugene Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 12,360 | ||
| Jason Malone (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 10,371 | ||
| Jeremiah Steen (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 9,036 | ||
| Faustine Onwuneme (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 9,003 | ||
 | Richard Clement (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 8,187 | |
| Jen Nixon (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 7,366 | ||
| Benjamin Royal (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 6,865 | ||
 | Tabrian Joe (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 5,823 | |
| R. Amir Short (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 4,914 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 5,803 | ||
| Total votes: 459,414 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jaylin Harris (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Short received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | LaTrice McClendon (Nonpartisan) | 10.3 | 42,780 | |
| ✔ |  | Iris Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 8.8 | 36,502 |
| ✔ |  | Corletta Vaughn (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 33,395 |
| ✔ |  | Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry (Nonpartisan) | 7.4 | 30,475 |
 | LaMar Lemmons (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 28,676 | |
 | Deborah Hunter-Harvill (Nonpartisan) | 6.5 | 27,097 | |
| Monique Bryant (Nonpartisan) | 6.4 | 26,663 | |
| Regina Ann Campbell (Nonpartisan) | 6.2 | 25,782 | ||
| Bessie Harris (Nonpartisan) | 6.0 | 24,815 | ||
| Aliya Moore (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 19,687 | ||
| Jamaal Muhammad (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 19,481 | ||
| Georgia Lemmons (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 19,261 | ||
| Patrice Douglas (Nonpartisan) | 4.2 | 17,309 | ||
| Ida Carol Short (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 15,007 | |
| John Telford (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 13,537 | ||
| Ridgeley Hudson Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 2.8 | 11,639 | ||
| Richard Clement (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 10,994 | |
| Reba Neely (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 10,985 | ||
| Total votes: 414,085 | |||
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2020
See also: Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sonya Mays (Nonpartisan) | 14.7 | 69,144 |
| ✔ |  | Misha Stallworth (Nonpartisan) | 14.0 | 66,132 |
| ✔ | | Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 53,344 |
| Iris Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 10.9 | 51,388 | |
| LaMar Lemmons (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 39,400 | |
| Bessie Harris (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 37,649 | ||
| Ida Carol Short (Nonpartisan) | 6.6 | 30,982 | |
| Jermain Jones (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 22,669 | ||
 | Elena Herrada (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 20,258 | |
| Zsa Zsa Hubbard (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 19,493 | ||
| John Telford (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 15,691 | ||
| Richard Clement (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 15,640 | |
| Terrance Lemmons (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 15,305 | ||
| Chico Frank Sorrell (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 11,292 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 3,471 | ||
| Total votes: 471,858 | |||
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2016
- See also: Detroit Public Schools elections (2016)
Seven seats on the Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. There was no primary. A total of 63 candidates filed for the election including 10 of the 11 incumbent board members. The top two vote recipients will serve six-year terms, the next three winners will serve four-year terms, and the remaining two winners will serve two-year terms.[1][2] The winning candidates were Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry, LaMar Lemmons, Georgia Lemmons, Sonya Mays, Misha Stallworth, Deborah Hunter-Harvill, and Iris Taylor.
A June 2016 state reorganization bill split Detroit Public Schools into two entities. The existing district will collect taxes to pay down debts, while a new district overseen by the school board was created to oversee school operations. This bill reduced the school board's membership from 11 to seven after the November 2016 election. The state-appointed Detroit Financial Review Commission will oversee the new district's financial dealings.[1]
Results
Funding
School board candidates in Michigan were required to file pre-election campaign finance reports with their county election offices by October 28, 2016. Post-election reports were due by December 8, 2016.[3]
In Michigan, candidates are prohibited from receiving contributions from corporations or labor organizations. Within 10 days of becoming a candidate, candidates must form a candidate committee. Following the creation of the committee, candidates have an additional 10 days to register the committee with the school district filing official by filing a statement of organization. A candidate committee that does not expect to receive or spend more than $1,000 during the election cycle is eligible to receive a reporting waiver, which allows that committee not to file pre-election, post-election, and annual campaign statements.[4]
October 28 filing
Candidates received a total of $164,533.68 and spent a total of $100,234.02 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Wayne County Clerk.[5] Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry led the field with $57,980.00 in contributions and $40,364.82 in expenditures for the reporting period. Her biggest donor through October 28, 2016, was the United Auto Workers Michigan V-PAC, which contributed $27,500.00 to her candidate committee. Sixteen of the 63 candidates filed campaign finance statements by October 30, 2016. The remaining candidates had not filed their reports or qualified for exemption from reporting.
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tawanna Simpson | $1,200.00 | $996.38 | $203.62 |
| Ida Carol Short | $1,409.15 | $975.00 | $434.15 |
| Herman Davis | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry | $57,980.00 | $40,346.82 | $17,633.18 |
| Kevin Turman | $5,038.99 | $3,555.84 | $1,483.15 |
| Deborah Hunter-Harvill | $3,950.00 | $4,387.83 | -$577.83 |
| John Telford | $19,000.00 | $5,341.52 | $13,658.51 |
| Markita Meeks | $100.00 | $25.00 | $75.00 |
| Mary Kovari | $14,383.54 | $16,883.54 | $4,315.86 |
| Ben Washburn | $500.00 | $0.00 | $500.00 |
| Iris Taylor | $10,725.00 | $6,311.16 | $4,413.84 |
| Sonya Mays | $20,935.00 | $15,450.49 | $0.00 |
| Charmaine Johnson | $0.00 | $1,939.68 | $0.00 |
| Phillip Caldwell II | $2,915.00 | $2,713.37 | $201.67 |
| Leslie Andrews | $16,114.00 | $0.00 | $6,500.00 |
| Penny Bailer | $10,283.00 | $1,307.39 | $8,975.61 |
2014
- See also: Detroit Public Schools elections (2014)
Incumbents LaMar Lemmons, Reverend David Murray and Ida Carol Short faced the following 13 challengers in the general election on November 4, 2014: Dennis M. Bryant, Victor B. Gibson, Wytrice Harris, Arlyssa Heard, Georgia Lemmons, Ramon J. Patrick, Robin Paul, Sharon Render-Johnson, Kerry Sanders, Ulice Sherman Jr., Patricia Johnson Singleton, Gregory White and James W. Williams IV. Russ Bellant also filed to run in the race, but withdrew on July 25, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  LaMar Lemmons Incumbent |
11.9% | 42,112 | |
| Nonpartisan | Reverend David Murray Incumbent |
10.8% | 38,242 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ida Carol Short Incumbent |
9.5% | 33,453 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia Johnson Singleton |
8.5% | 30,130 | |
| Nonpartisan | Arlyssa Heard | 7.3% | 25,959 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kerry Sanders | 7.2% | 25,514 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dennis M. Bryant | 7.1% | 24,963 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sharon Render-Johnson | 6.8% | 23,975 | |
| Nonpartisan | Victor B. Gibson | 5.2% | 18,456 | |
| Nonpartisan | Georgia Lemmons | 4.8% | 16,913 | |
| Nonpartisan | Wytrice Harris | 4.6% | 16,255 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gregory White | 4.5% | 15,952 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robin Paul | 3.2% | 11,321 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ramon J. Patrick | 3.2% | 11,175 | |
| Nonpartisan | James W. Williams IV | 2.8% | 9,984 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ulice Sherman Jr. | 1.7% | 5,844 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.9% | 3,094 | |
| Total Votes | 353,342 | |||
| Source: Wayne County Clerk, "Elections Division - Results," accessed January 5, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Short reported no contributions or expenditures to the Wayne County Clerk's Office in the election, which left her campaign with $474.15 on hand from her previous campaign.[6]
Endorsements
Short did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
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Other survey responses
Ballotpedia identified the following surveys, interviews, and questionnaires Short completed for other organizations. If you are aware of a link that should be added, email us.
2022
Ida Carol Short did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ida Carol Short did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wayne County, Michigan, "Elections Division-Election Information," accessed August 30, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ The Detroit Free Press, "72 people seek seven Detroit school board seats," July 26, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Bureau of Elections, "2016 and 2017 Campaign Finance Filing Schedule," January 12, 2016
- ↑ Genesee County, "Filing Requirements under Michigan's Campaign Finance Act," February 7, 2014
- ↑ Wayne County Clerk, "Wayne County Campaign Finance Information System," accessed October 30, 2016
- ↑ Wayne County Campaign Finance Information System, "View Filed Reports Information," accessed January 5, 2015
