Jeffrey Peterson
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive election coverage of the 100 largest cities in America by population as well as mayoral, city council, and district attorney election coverage in state capitals outside of the 100 largest cities. This board member is outside of that coverage scope and does not receive scheduled updates.
Jeffrey Peterson was a candidate for Position 5 representative on the Pasco School District school board in Washington. Peterson was defeated in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Peterson's professional experience includes working as a project manager, operations manager, senior safety specialist, and an operations specialist. He also served in the U.S. Air Force for six years. Her earned his M.B.A. in project management and his B.A. in organizational management from Ashford University. He received his M.A.S. in operations and safety and his B.S. in business management from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.[1]
Elections
2017
- See also: Pasco School District elections (2017)
Three of the five seats on the Pasco School District school board in Washington were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. All three incumbents filed for re-election, and all three won additional terms on the board. A primary election for Positions 3 and 5 was held on August 1, 2017, because more than two candidates filed for each seat.
In the primary, Position 3 board member Steven A. Christensen and challenger Brian Griffith defeated Debi Maxwell, and Position 5 member Amy L. Phillips and challenger Jeffrey Peterson defeated Marlando Sparks Sr. The two winners from each race faced each other in the general. Position 4 member Sherry Lancon vied for her seat with challenger Erin Lewis in the general.[2]
Results
| Pasco School District, Position 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Amy L. Phillips Incumbent |
57.00% | 5,239 |
| Jeffrey Peterson | 43.00% | 3,952 |
| Total Votes | 9,191 | |
| Source: Franklin County, Washington, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 30, 2017 | ||
| Pasco School District, Position 5 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Amy L. Phillips Incumbent |
44.70% | 2,081 |
| Jeffrey Peterson |
30.00% | 1,397 |
| Marlando Sparks Sr. | 25.30% | 1,178 |
| Total Votes | 4,656 | |
| Source: Franklin County, "August 1, 2017 Primary," accessed August 18, 2017 | ||
Funding
Peterson reported $2,875.00 in contributions and $2,005.88 in expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission, leaving his campaign with $869.12 on hand as of October 16, 2017.[3]
Campaign themes
2017
Peterson submitted the following statement to the Franklin County voters' guide:
| “ | I am running for the Pasco School Board because I believe in our students! As a parent with multiple kids in different schools throughout the district, I know that with the right balance of quality teachers, good facilities and quality teaching materials, students can achieve success.
As a parent with several special needs children, I know the struggle that parents go through to get the resources their children need to be successful in school. I have seen many good students overlooked due to not having the resources their special needs kids need to be successful, yet with the right resources they can be just as successful as the "mainstream" students. Over the last several years there has been many challenges to both the students and parents within the district. There needs to be a change and I know that I can be that change and make a difference, especially in the needs of our special needs and struggling kids. I have multiple graduate degrees in management and operations and know how to get things done. My education background and work experience well qualify me to make the difference that is needed to ensure our students our successful.[4] |
” |
| —Jeffrey Peterson (2017)[1] | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Franklin County, "Voters' Guide," accessed June 26, 2017
- ↑ Franklin County, "Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 25, 2017
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed October 16, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Pasco School District elections in 2017 | |
| Franklin County, Washington | |
| Election date: | Primary: August 1, 2017 General: November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Position 3: Incumbent, Steven A. Christensen • Brian Griffith • Debi Maxwell Position 4: Incumbent, Sherry Lancon • Erin Lewis |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
