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Jean O'Connell
Jean O'Connell was an at-large member of the Saint Paul school board. She was first elected to the chamber in 2009 and she won re-election in a general election on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Jean O'Connell graduated from St. Paul Central High School and earned her B.S. in mathematics from the University of Minnesota, Duluth.[1] O'Connell spent 34 years working at 3M Co. as an executive focusing on community affairs, quality, supply chain and manufacturing before retiring.[2]
Elections
2013
Jean O'Connell, fellow incumbent John Brodrick and newcomerChue Vue defeated challengers Terrance Bushard and Greg Copeland to win the three at-large seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Saint Paul Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Chue Vue |
30.8% | 20,605 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jean O'Connell Incumbent |
29.3% | 19,621 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Brodrick Incumbent |
24.6% | 16,449 | |
| Nonpartisan | Greg Copeland | 9.4% | 6,307 | |
| Nonpartisan | Terrance Bushard | 5.1% | 3,417 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.7% | 481 | |
| Total Votes | 66,880 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 625 - St. Paul," accessed December 18, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Jean O'Connell began the race with an existing debt of $1,965.00 from her previous campaign. She reported $23,275.00 in contributions and $10,980.00 in expenditures to the Ramsey County Election Office, which left her campaign with $10,330.00 on hand.[3]
Endorsements
Jean O'Connell endorsements for her campaign from:[4][5][6]
- Saint Paul Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
- St. Paul Federation of Teachers
- Mayor Chris Coleman
- Saint Paul Public Schools board members Anne Carroll, Mary Doran, Keith Hardy, Louise Seeba and Elona Street-Stewart
- Saint Paul City Council members Dan Bostrom, Amy Brendmoen, Kathy Lantry, Russ Stark, Chris Tolbert and Dave Thune
- womenwinning
- Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce
- AFSCME Minnesota Council 5, Saint Paul Regional Labor Federation AFL-CIO, IUPAT District Council 82, Saint Paul Building and Construction Trades Council, Teamsters Local 120, International Union of Operating Engineers – Local 49, Plumbers Local Union No. 34, Sheet Metal Workers Local 10,North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters, Carpenters Local #322, IBEW Local 110, St. Paul Pipefitters Local 455 and Millwright and Machinery Erectors Local 548
2009
| Saint Paul Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Elona Street-Stewart Incumbent |
21.9% | 16,279 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jean O'Connell |
18.8% | 13,988 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Brodrick Incumbent |
18.7% | 13,906 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Goldstein Incumbent | 18.2% | 13,512 | |
| Nonpartisan | Chris Conner | 11.9% | 8,865 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Krenik | 9.8% | 7,300 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 455 | |
| Total Votes | 74,305 | |||
| Source: Ramsey County, Minnesota, "Summary of Totals," accessed October 22, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
O'Connell's campaign website listed the following campaign themes for 2013:[7]
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I want to help the district and community use technology to eliminate the achievement gaps we see between groups of students. This is a critical time for our schools. We need to make fundamental changes to improve student achievement and better balance the resources used to support their learning. |
Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Jean + O'Connell + Saint + Paul + Public + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Doug Belden, TwinCities.com, "Retired 3M executive Jean O'Connell running for St. Paul school board," May 13, 2009
- ↑ Jean O'Connell - Saint Paul School Board, "Meet Jean," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Ramsey County, Minnesota, "Campaign Finance Reports - 2013," accessed December 27, 2013
- ↑ Jean O'Connell - Saint Paul School Board, "Supporters," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Saint Paul City DFL, "Saint Paul DFL candidates file for mayor and school board races," July 30, 2013
- ↑ Mila Koumpilova, TwinCities.com, "St. Paul school board candidates agree on problems, but not on fixes," October 17, 2013
- ↑ Jean O'Connell - Saint Paul School Board, "Message from Jean," accessed October 22, 2013
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