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Irene Egan
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Irene Egan is the Aquia District representative on the Stafford County Public Schools school board in Virginia. First elected in 2013, Egan won a new term in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Egan earned a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Her work experience includes serving in legislative management positions in the private sector for over 25 years and as a sales and marketing manager for The Hylton Group, a family-owned company. She and her husband, Richard, have two children.[1]
Elections
2017
Four of the seven seats on the Stafford County Public Schools school board in Virginia were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. Incumbents Irene Egan and Holly Hazard ran unopposed and won re-election to the Aquia District seat and the Hartwood District seat, respectively. Incumbent Scott Hirons was defeated by challenger Sarah Breedin Chase in the race for the Falmouth District seat. In the race for the Garrisonville District seat, which was left open when incumbent Christopher P. Connelly did not file to run for re-election, R. Pamela Yeung defeated Barton Randall.[2]
Results
| Stafford County Public Schools, Aquia District General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Irene Egan Incumbent (unopposed) |
95.58% | 4,344 |
| Write-in votes | 4.42% | 201 |
| Total Votes | 4,545 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General," accessed November 21, 2017 | ||
Funding
Egan reported no contributions or expenditures to the Virginia Department of Elections in the election, which left her campaign with $400.95 on hand from her previous campaign.[3]
2013
Results
| Stafford County Public Schools, Aquia District General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Irene Egan |
61.2% | 2,841 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vanessa Griffin | 38.2% | 1,773 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 27 | |
| Total Votes | 4,641 | |||
| Source: Stafford County, Virginia, "November 2013 General Election Official Results," accessed December 12, 2013 | ||||
Endorsements
Egan did not receive any official endorsements in the election.
Funding
Egan reported $6,378.90 in contributions and $6,077.95 in expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections, which left her campaign with $300.95 on hand in the election.[4]
Campaign themes
2013
Egan highlighted the following issues on her campaign website.
| “ | Advocating for School Security
While the State's recent grant to fund full-time school resource officers (SROs) in our middle schools is a great victory, the events of Newtown prove that evil does not discriminate based on age and we need to enlist the program throughout our school division to the elementary school level to ensure that even our most innocent are given the same amount of protection. Revisiting Class Sizes With more and more demands being put on our teachers, the larger class sizes not only make their jobs more difficult, it makes it nearly impossible for them to be able to spend one-on-one time with any of his/her students that may need extra help. To add to that, we've recently cut "specialists" that would otherwise pick up that slack. We need to bring our class sizes down to more manageable levels. Ensuring Responsible Utilization of School Capacity Some members of the community are suggesting we use the underutilized space at Stafford Middle School (Post Grafton Elementary) for uses other than what it is intended - it is the will of this community to keep our Middle School open and unencumbered and I will strongly advocate that it remain a traditional middle school in order to provide for the space needed for growth that’s expected from the Courthouse Road housing developments. Increasing Dual-Enrollment Choices at all Schools While the increases in International Baccalaureate (IB) and Advanced Placement Programs of Excellence (APPX) choices are growing, we have seen a decrease in available courses that help our students achieve college credits or general education courses. It is my intent to advocate for bringing more options to our students to help them apply their HS efforts to getting a jump start on their post-secondary or vocational education. Hiring and Retaining Quality Bus Drivers The past two years have presented us with significant challenges in getting our kids to and from school in a timely manner. Aside from our traffic challenges, it is the shortage of bus drivers in Stafford County that is upsetting the balance of school life and family time. When our kids are sitting in school waiting for a "2nd run" bus to bring them home, that's time away from homework, sports, clubs, scouts and family dinners. We need to ensure we hire and retain our bus drivers by providing a competitive salary. Hiring and Retaining Qualified Teachers Our best and brightest have finally gotten the increases they deserve, but how do we recover from the exodus we've already experienced? We've got to ensure we're doing everything to keep our teachers and staff right here going forward. We need to exercise some creative retention incentives and that means putting our heads together with our County Supervisors to come up with innovative and creative tax incentives. Strengthening Anti-Bullying and Anti-Drug Campaigns The Sheriff's Office does an amazing job educating our youth on the consequences of drug use and bullying, however, we need to be doing more. It is my hope that my work with the Sheriff's office will continue into my term to help the children and families of Stafford deal with these inevitable hurdles. Continuing to Advocate for Special Needs Programs Having first hand experience with Child Find, IEP's and 504 Plans, I can tell you that the journey new parents navigate is not an easy one. It is my hope to assist Stafford County residents in simplifying the process set out by Federal mandates by mapping out easier ways to help your special and exceptional children with evaluations and services.[5] |
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| —Irene Egan (2013)[1] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Stafford County Public Schools, Virginia
- Stafford County Public Schools elections (2017)
- Stafford County Public Schools elections (2013)
External links
- Stafford County Public Schools
- Office website
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Twitter account
- LinkedIn profile
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Irene Egan for Stafford School Board - Aquia District, "Welcome to my Campaign Website," accessed October 15, 2013
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Stafford County Registrar," June 15, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports: Search Committees," accessed January 17, 2018
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections Campaign Finance Reports, accessed December 18, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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