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Janet Barresi
Janet Barresi (Republican Party) was the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction. She assumed office on January 10, 2011. She left office on January 12, 2015.
Barresi (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District. She lost in the Republican primary on June 30, 2020.
Barresi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Prior to holding office, Barresi helped start two charter schools in Oklahoma. She lost her re-election bid for state superintendent in 2014.
Biography
Early in her career, Barresi worked in the Harrah and Norman public school systems as a speech pathologist. She then worked in the Department of Otolaryngology at the O.U. Health Sciences Center. In 1984, she earned her DDS degree and became a dentist. After 24 years, she retired from the business.
In 2000, Barresi helped found Oklahoma’s first charter school in the Oklahoma City public school district, Independence Charter Middle School. A few years later she helped to establish Harding Charter Preparatory High School.[1][2]
Education
- D.D.S., University of Oklahoma, 1984
- M.S. in speech and language disorders, University of Oklahoma 1975
- B.A. in education, University of Oklahoma, 1974
Elections
2020
See also: Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Democratic primary)
Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5
Stephanie Bice defeated incumbent Kendra Horn in the general election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephanie Bice (R) | 52.1 | 158,191 |
 | Kendra Horn (D) | 47.9 | 145,658 | |
| Total votes: 303,849 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5
Stephanie Bice defeated Terry Neese in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on August 25, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephanie Bice | 52.9 | 27,402 |
 | Terry Neese | 47.1 | 24,369 | |
| Total votes: 51,771 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5
Incumbent Kendra Horn defeated Tom Guild in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kendra Horn | 85.7 | 60,168 |
 | Tom Guild | 14.3 | 10,050 | |
| Total votes: 70,218 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Terry Neese | 36.5 | 24,828 |
| ✔ | | Stephanie Bice | 25.4 | 17,292 |
 | David Hill | 19.0 | 12,922 | |
 | Janet Barresi | 10.0 | 6,799 | |
 | Jake Merrick | 2.6 | 1,736 | |
 | Michael Ballard | 2.5 | 1,691 | |
 | Miles Rahimi | 1.4 | 967 | |
 | Shelli Landon | 1.3 | 912 | |
| Charles Tuffy Pringle | 1.3 | 908 | ||
| Total votes: 68,055 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dan Belcher (R)
- Oakley Jacob (R)
- David Greene (R)
- Merideth VanSant (R)
2014
Barresi ran for re-election as Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2014.[3] Barresi failed to win re-nomination as a Republican in the primary on June 24.
Primary results
| Oklahoma Superintendent, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Joy Hofmeister |
57.6% | 151,124 | ||
| Brian S. Kelly | 21.4% | 56,060 | ||
| Janet Barresi | 21% | 55,048 | ||
| Total Votes | 262,232 | |||
| Election results via Oklahoma State Election Board. | ||||
2010
Barresi was first elected Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 2, 2010.
| Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Janet Barresi |
55.9% | 573,716 | |
| Democratic | Susah Paddack | 37.7% | 387,007 | |
| Independent | Richard E. Cooper | 6.4% | 65,243 | |
| Total Votes | 1,025,966 | |||
| Election results via Oklahoma State Election Board | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
Video for Ballotpedia
| Video submitted to Ballotpedia Released October 2, 2019 |
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Janet Barresi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Barresi's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I come to the campaign with 40 years of experience being a healthcare professional, business owner, and only Republican candidate who, has won an election for and, held a statewide office.
- Our values are under assault by radical Washington liberals. I will stand up for our second amendment rights, support pro-life issues, support President Trump and help create solutions to the out of control healthcare cost. There is no getting around it, today's Socialist Democrat Party is trying to fundamentally change our great nation. I've taken on the liberal establishment, and I've got the scars to prove it. I know what it takes to stand up for Oklahoma values.
- We need principled conservative fighters ready to make the case for freedom and defeat the radical left in Congress. We can't settle for just any Republican. I believe that I'm the most qualified candidate to, on day one, be able to sit down and face off against Nancy Pelosi, AOC, and socialist liberals.
Second Amendment - The right to bear arms is a fundamental right guaranteed by our constitution. Janet is a proud member of the NRA and will defend our Second Amendment rights from liberals who seek to take our guns.
Right to Life - Janet believes that we must protect all innocent life, including unborn babies. She believes life begins at conception and understands that any country that permits late-term abortions and infanticide is not just. She will fight for every child's right to reach their God-given potential.
Taxes - Janet supports the tax cuts passed by Republicans in Congress and signed into law. She will vote to make the tax cuts permanent. Washington has enough money. They just spend too much.
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Political career
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction (2011-2015)
Barresi served as Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2011 to 2015. She supported the original implementation of the Common Core education initiative in Oklahoma. She also supported charter schools by working to increase funding for scholarship programs.[4] At the end of her tenure, however, Barresi's position on Common Core shifted, as explained on her campaign website:
| “ | I strongly support higher academic standards. At one time, as it was emerging from Republican and conservative ideas from individual states, I did support Common Core. However, as it has become entangled with federal government, it has become too difficult and inflexible. There’s no disputing that Common Core and the debate surrounding it have become a distraction to raising standards. Whether the standards in question are Common Core or another set, what is important is creating and implementing standards that truly prepare our children so they attain their dreams. I have never wavered in my support of greater rigor. The clock is ticking on each and every child in Oklahoma classrooms, and we must press forward to make Oklahoma’s public schools the best they can be.[5] | ” |
| —Janet Barresi, Janet Barresi for Superintendent official campaign website | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Barresi's biography
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Janet Barresi on Twitter
- Facebook profile
- Janet Barresi on Flickr
- Janet Barresi on YouTube
- LinkedIn profile
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ Janet Barresi, "Bio," accessed December 22, 2013
- ↑ Chiefs for Change, "Janet Barresi: Biography," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ Janet Barresi, Campaign website," accessed January 16, 2014
- ↑ Janet Barresi, "Issues," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sandy Garrett (D) |
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction 2011-2015 |
Succeeded by Joy Hofmeister (R) |
