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Jen Mangrum
Jen Mangrum (Democratic Party) ran for election for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Mangrum completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Mangrum (Democrat) was a candidate who sought election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 30. Mangrum lost the general election on November 6, 2018, after advancing from the primary on May 8, 2018.
In 2020, Mangrum participated in a Candidate Conversation hosted by Ballotpedia and EnCiv. Click here to view the recording.
Biography
Jen Mangrum earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, a master's degree in early childhood education from East Carolina University, and a Ph.D in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Her career experience includes working as a classroom teacher and as an associate professor in teacher education at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction
Catherine Truitt defeated Jen Mangrum in the general election for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Catherine Truitt (R)  | 51.4 | 2,753,220 |
 | Jen Mangrum (D) | 48.6 | 2,605,169 | |
| Total votes: 5,358,389 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction
Jen Mangrum defeated Keith Sutton, Constance Johnson, James Barrett, and Michael Maher in the Democratic primary for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jen Mangrum | 33.2 | 378,396 |
 | Keith Sutton | 26.6 | 303,592 | |
 | Constance Johnson | 21.1 | 240,710 | |
 | James Barrett | 10.8 | 122,855 | |
 | Michael Maher | 8.3 | 95,239 | |
| Total votes: 1,140,792 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction
Catherine Truitt defeated D. Craig Horn in the Republican primary for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Catherine Truitt | 56.7 | 391,915 |
 | D. Craig Horn | 43.3 | 299,578 | |
| Total votes: 691,493 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 30
Incumbent Phil Berger defeated Jen Mangrum and R. Michael Jordan in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 30 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Phil Berger (R) | 62.6 | 43,132 |
| Jen Mangrum (D) | 34.2 | 23,558 | |
| R. Michael Jordan (L) | 3.2 | 2,182 | ||
| Total votes: 68,872 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 30
Jen Mangrum advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 30 on May 8, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Jen Mangrum |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 30
Incumbent Phil Berger advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 30 on May 8, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Phil Berger |
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Campaign themes
Candidate Conversations
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===2020===
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jen Mangrum completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mangrum's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Professionalize school personnel- make working in education a viable career choice by improving salaries, benefits and working conditions. Promote the narrative that educators are change agents and North Carolina educators are respected and valued.
- Properly fund schools - provide adequate funding for textbooks, resources and personnel so that educators can be innovative and effective.
- Expand equity across the districts - ensure that every child, whether they live in an urban or rural district, despite race or socio-economic status, have access to rigorous coursework, culturally responsive teachers, and safe spaces for learning.
I will fight for equitable raises for all teachers; including retirees, veterans and other personnel.
I will work with Governor Cooper, Former Governor Hunt and the Democrats in the House and Senate to lobby for higher salaries and a return of benefits and Master Pay.
• I will create relationships with Republicans and ask the same of them.
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2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Jen Mangrum participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 9, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Jen Mangrum's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Expanding Medicaid 2) Improving teacher pay |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Public education. I was a public school teacher for 14 years, and have taught education at UNC-G for another decade.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 3, 2019
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Jen Mangrum's responses," April 9, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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