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Jenny Kilgore

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Jenny Kilgore
Nonpartisan
Prior offices:
Ohio State Board of Education District 4
Years in office: 2019 - 2023
Predecessor: Pat Bruns (Nonpartisan)
Successor: Katie Hofmann (Nonpartisan)
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Education
High school
Deer Park High School
Bachelor's
Xavier University
Ph.D
Miami University
Graduate
Xavier University
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Educator
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Jenny Kilgore was a member of the Ohio State Board of Education, representing District 4. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. She left office on January 1, 2023.

Kilgore ran for re-election to the Ohio State Board of Education to represent District 4. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

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Kilgore graduated from Deer Park High School and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in elementary education and an M.Ed. from Xavier University. She also earned a Ph.D. in educational leadership from Miami University. Her professional experience includes working for the Cincinnati Christian University School of Business, Indiana Wesleyan University, Miami University, and Landmark Christian Academy. Kilgore was elected to the Village of Glendale Council in 2004. She became vice mayor in 2017. She has served with the following organizations:[1]

  • West Point Society, Cincinnati Board of Directors
  • West Point Leadership & Ethics Seminar Planning Committee
  • Mid-Western Educational Research Association
  • Hamilton County Watershed Oversight Board
  • Hamilton County Municipal League Executive Board
  • First Suburbs Consortium of Hamilton County Executive Board
  • Connecting Active Communities Coalition Board
  • United States Military Academy at West Point

Political career

Ohio State Board of Education (2019-2023)

Kilgore was first elected to the board in November 2018 and took office in January 2019.

Elections

2022

See also: Ohio State Board of Education election, 2022

General election

General election for Ohio State Board of Education District 4

Katie Hofmann defeated incumbent Jenny Kilgore in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Katie Hofmann
Katie Hofmann (Nonpartisan)
 
54.9
 
182,009
Image of Jenny Kilgore
Jenny Kilgore (Nonpartisan)
 
45.1
 
149,472

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 331,481
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2018

See also: Ohio State Board of Education election, 2018

General election

General election for Ohio State Board of Education District 4

Jenny Kilgore defeated incumbent Pat Bruns in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jenny Kilgore
Jenny Kilgore (Nonpartisan)
 
50.4
 
179,765
Image of Pat Bruns
Pat Bruns (Nonpartisan)
 
49.6
 
176,894

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 356,659
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2018

Ballotpedia biographical submission form

The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:

“ What is your political philosophy?

My goals as a member of Ohio Board of Education are to support our districts’ students by providing our teachers with the tools and supports that they need to be effective and provide the supports that our students need to be active learners.
Issues of Importance
 Safe learning environments
 Fiscal responsibility
 Stakeholder (community & parent) participation; local control
 Accountability & choice: quality opportunity for all students: preparation for post-graduation endeavors
Thank you, I appreciate your support and encourage you to follow my campaign.

Is there anything you would like to add?

On a personal level, I have been married to Timothy Stuart Kilgore, architect, for forty-three years, raised a daughter, graduate degree earned from Washington University in St Louis, and a son, graduate degree earned at Harvard University, both valedictorians at Landmark Christian School and graduates of The United States Military Academy at West Point.[2]

”
—Jenny Kilgore[1]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on October 16, 2018
    2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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