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Jeannie Cole
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Jeannie Cole was the Zone III, Position 7 representative on the Fort Smith Public Schools school board in Arkansas. First elected in 1997, Cole won a new term in the by-district general election on September 19, 2017.
Biography
Cole graduated from Harding University in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in music education. She moved to Fort Smith in 1980. She began serving with the PTA in 1985, and served as the Arkansas PTA president from 2001 to 2003. Cole also served as secretary of the board of managers of The Hope Chest and as a member of CoMend, the Mayor's Task Force for Youth Violence, the Department of Education Citizens Review Committee for Benchmark Testing, the Center for Effective Parenting Special Advisory Committee, Arkansas Healthy Schools, and the Child Health Advisory Committee and Great Expectations / A+ Schools Assessment Advisory Committee. She also co-taught Bible classes at her church, sang with the Fort Smith Chorale, and was a member of the League of Women Voters. Cole has represented the Arkansas School Boards Association at the Federal Relations Network Conference in Washington D.C. on multiple occasions. She and her husband have two children.[1]
Elections
2017
Two seats on the Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education in Arkansas were up for general election on September 19, 2017. Incumbent Deanie Mehl did not file to run for re-election to the at-large, Position 2 seat, which left it open for a newcomer. Greg Magness was the only candidate to file to run for the seat and was elected to the seat. In her bid for re-election to the Zone III, Position 7 seat, incumbent Jeannie Cole ran unopposed and won another term.[2][3]
Results
| Fort Smith Public Schools, Zone III, Position 7 General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jeannie Cole Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 53 |
| Total Votes | 53 | |
| Source: Sebastian County Clerk, "Sebastian County Election Results," accessed October 2, 2017 | ||
Funding
The Sebastian County Clerk does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.
2014
Incumbent Jeannie Cole ran unopposed in Zone 3 and incumbent Deanie Mehl ran unopposed at-large.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jeannie Cole Incumbent |
100% | 27 | |
| Total Votes | 27 | |||
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Sebastian County Office Manager Darlene Neumeier," March 5, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Cole did not file a campaign finance report with the Arkansas Secretary of State.[4]
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify any official endorsements for Cole in this election.
Recent news
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See also
- Fort Smith Public Schools, Arkansas
- Fort Smith Public Schools elections (2017)
- Fort Smith Public Schools elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ thecolefamily.com, "Jeannie Cole," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Darlene Neumeier," July 12, 2017
- ↑ Sebastian County Clerk, "Sebastian County Election Results," accessed September 19, 2017
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Financial Disclosure Search," accessed September 13, 2014
| Fort Smith Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Sebastian County, Arkansas | |
| Election date: | September 19, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large, Position 2: • Greg Magness Zone III, Position 7: • Incumbent, Jeannie Cole |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
| 2014 Fort Smith Public Schools Elections | |
| Sebastian County, Arkansas | |
| Election date: | September16, 2014 |
| Candidates: | Zone 3: • Incumbent, Jeannie Cole At-large: • Incumbent, Deanie Mehl |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
