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Jerome Kearns
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Jerome Kearns was an at-large representative on the Fairfield City School District Board of Education. He was first elected in 2008.
Kearns died in December 2016. Carrie O'Neal was appointed to his seat until the 2017 election.[1][2]
Biography
Kearns was the director of the Butler County Department of Job and Family Services. He was a member of the Fairfield Township Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association and the Fairfield Kiwanis. He served on the Shared Harvest Foodbank board and the Workforce One Investment Board of Southwest Ohio. Kearns earned his bachelor's degree in social work from The Ohio State University.[3]
Kearns died in December 2016.[4]
Elections
2015
Opposition
Two of the five seats on the Fairfield City School District Board of Education were up for election on November 3, 2015. All members represent the district at-large.
Incumbents Jerome Kearns and Balena Shorter won re-election to their seats. Leila Kubesch filed to run against the incumbents but withdrew from the race.[5][6][7]
Results
| Fairfield City School District, At-Large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jerome Kearns Incumbent |
57.1% | 10,810 |
| Balena Shorter Incumbent |
42.9% | 8,115 |
| Total Votes | 18,925 | |
| Source: Board of Elections, "Official Results", accessed November 27, 2015 | ||
Funding
Kearns reported no contributions or expenditures to the Butler County Board of Elections in the election.[8]
Endorsements
Kearns received no official endorsements for his campaign during the election.
Recent news
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See also
- Fairfield City School District, Ohio
- Fairfield City School District elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ WCPO Cincinnati, "Jerome Kearns, member of Fairfield school board, dies," December 20, 2016
- ↑ Journal-News, "Fairfield school board’s newest member: Business background an asset," March 26, 2017
- ↑ Fairfield City Schools, "School Board," accessed October 28, 2015
- ↑ WCPO Cincinnati, "Jerome Kearns, member of Fairfield school board, dies," December 20, 2016
- ↑ Butler County, Ohio, "Candidate and Issues List," accessed August 6, 2015
- ↑ Fairfield City School District, "School Board," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ Board of Elections, "Unofficial Results", accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Butler County Board of Election, "Search for Campaign Finance Reports," accessed February 3, 2016
| 2015 Fairfield City School District Elections | |
| Butler County, Ohio | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Jerome Kearns • Leila Kubesch • Balena Shorter |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
