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James Lockard
James Lockard was a candidate for District 2 representative on the Shawnee Mission School District school board in Kansas. Lockard was defeated in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Lockard was an environmental science teacher in the district. He retired at the end of the 2017-2018 school year after working in the district for 43 years. He served four terms on the district's East Area Advisory Board.[1]
Elections
2017
Three of the seven seats on the Shawnee Mission School District Board of Education in Kansas were up for general election on November 7, 2017. A primary election was held on August 1, 2017, for the at-large seat and the District 4 seat. In his bid for re-election to the District 4 seat, incumbent Craig Denny ran against challengers Lee Biard, Laura Guy, and Christopher White. Denny and Guy advanced to the general election, where Guy won, defeating the incumbent. Mandi Serrone Hunter and Heather Ousley defeated incumbent Cindy Neighbor and fellow challengers Robert Roberge and Fabian Shepard in the at-large primary and advanced to the general election, where Ousley won the seat.[2][3]
The District 2 seat did not hold a primary election as fewer candidates filed to run for that seat. Mary Sinclair defeated James Lockard for that open seat in the general election.[4][5]
District 4 candidate Lee Biard announced that he stopped actively campaigning, but his name still appeared on the primary election ballot.[6]
Results
| Shawnee Mission School District, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mary Sinclair |
77.42% | 6,029 |
| James Lockard | 22.43% | 1,747 |
| Write-in votes | 0.14% | 11 |
| Total Votes | 7,787 | |
| Source: Johnson County, "Election Summary Report 2017 Fall General Official Final Results," accessed November 17, 2017 | ||
Funding
Lockard filed a statement indicating that he would not spend more than $1,000 in the election. Because of that, he did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[7]
Endorsements
Lockard was endorsed by the National Education Association-Shawnee Mission’s Political Action Committee for the general election.[8]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Shawnee Mission Post, "Retiring Shawnee Mission East teacher James Lockard files for school board race," May 10, 2017
- ↑ Johnson County Election Office, "Election Summary Report: 2017 Fall Primary Official Final Results," accessed August 8, 2017
- ↑ The Kansas City Star, "Slew of first-time candidates raise stakes in Shawnee Mission school board primary," July 27, 2017
- ↑ Johnson County Election Office, "Unofficial Candidate Filings - August 1, 2017," accessed June 1, 2017
- ↑ Johnson County Election Office, "Unofficial Candidate Filings - November 7, 2017," accessed June 1, 2017
- ↑ Shawnee Mission Post, "Our questions for the Shawnee Mission Board of Education candidates," June 19, 2017
- ↑ Johnson County Election Office, "Campaign & Committee Reports," accessed September 5, 2017
- ↑ Shawnee Mission Post, "National Education Association-Shawnee Mission PAC endorses Ousley, White in school board primaries," June 27, 2017
| Shawnee Mission School District elections in 2017 | |
| Johnson County, Kansas | |
| Election date: | Primary election: August 1, 2017 • General election: November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • James Lockard • Mary Sinclair District 4: • Incumbent, Craig Denny • Lee Biard • Laura Guy • Christopher White At-large: • Incumbent, Cindy Neighbor • Mandi Serrone Hunter • Heather Ousley • Robert Roberge • Fabian Shepard |
| Important information: | What's at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
