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Jim Lemmon
2021 - Present
2029
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Jim Lemmon is an at-large member of the Tempe Elementary School District in Arizona. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Lemmon ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Tempe Elementary School District in Arizona. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Lemmon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jim Lemmon was born in Highland Park, Illinois. He served in the U.S. Army from 1970 to 1974. He earned a bachelor's degree from Colorado Mesa University in 1977 and a graduate degree from Arizona State University in 1981. His career experience includes working as a geologist.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Tempe Elementary School District, Arizona, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Tempe Elementary School District, At-large (3 seats)
Incumbent Allison Ewers, incumbent Jim Lemmon, and Ray Thiry defeated Ivan Pemberton in the general election for Tempe Elementary School District, At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Allison Ewers (Nonpartisan) | 33.2 | 28,731 |
| ✔ |  | Jim Lemmon (Nonpartisan)  | 24.7 | 21,393 |
| ✔ |  | Ray Thiry (Nonpartisan) | 24.1 | 20,869 |
| Ivan Pemberton (Nonpartisan) | 17.4 | 15,067 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 556 | ||
| Total votes: 86,616 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lemmon in this election.
2020
See also: Tempe Elementary School District, Arizona, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Tempe Elementary School District, At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Tempe Elementary School District, At-large on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Monica Trejo (Nonpartisan) | 48.8 | 33,255 | |
| ✔ | | Allison Ewers (Nonpartisan) | 38.8 | 26,437 |
| ✔ | | Jim Lemmon (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 3.7 | 2,498 |
| Tim Taylor (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 1.0 | 654 | ||
 | Rochelle Wells (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.6 | 407 | |
| Michael Metzger (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 167 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 7.0 | 4,742 | ||
| Total votes: 68,160 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Tempe Elementary School District, At-large (2 seats)
Incumbent Patrick Morales and Charlotte Winsor defeated incumbent Jim Lemmon in the general election for Tempe Elementary School District, At-large on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patrick Morales (Nonpartisan) | 37.8 | 17,126 |
| ✔ | Charlotte Winsor (Nonpartisan) | 35.3 | 15,964 | |
| Jim Lemmon (Nonpartisan) | 26.9 | 12,176 | |
| Total votes: 45,266 | |||
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2014
Incumbents Jim Lemmon and Melanie Beikman's seats were up for election, but Beikman did not file to run for re-election by the general election filing deadline. Lemmon faced Patrick Morales and Harvey Gibson in the race for the at-large seats.[2]
In addition to the two four-year terms, a two-year term was also up for election following the death of board member Kathy Espinoza on July 10, 2014. The only candidate for this position was Evan D. Rogers, a write-in candidate. Because no other write-in candidates filed for the race, the election for that seat was canceled. Rogers was appointed to the governing board by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on September 10, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Patrick Morales |
33.5% | 8,300 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Lemmon Incumbent |
33.3% | 8,246 | |
| Nonpartisan | Harvey Gibson | 33.2% | 8,207 | |
| Total Votes | 24,753 | |||
| Source: Maricopa County Recorder, "General Elections Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014 | ||||
2010
Elections for the governing board in 2010 were canceled due to a lack of contested races. Incumbent Jim Lemmon retained his seat and Melanie Beikman joined the board following their unopposed campaigns.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jim Lemmon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lemmon's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am proud of what we have accomplished during my 20 years on the Governing Board for the Tempe Elementary School District, but there is more work to be done. I am confident that by focusing our work on our children’s needs, we will continue to inspire academic excellence while maintaining a safe, secure, and inviting school environment for all students and their families.
I know that not all the children leave the Tempe Elementary School District to be College and Career Ready. To fix that requires continued dedication each day by our administrators and teachers as they measure, define, design, and implement plans at all our schools to achieve excellence with every student they have in their charge. We can and must continue to do more to make sure all students are at grade level and acquire at least a year’s academic growth at every school every year.
That is our job as Governing Board Members.- We need to pay teachers significantly more through increasing the funding from the state and eliminate state funding of private and religious schools with no performance standards or assurances of teaching the state mandated curriculum.
- All students can learn when they feel they are in a safe and welcoming environment. Their success is celebrated in our community.
- The Governing Board needs to articulate the vision, policy, culture and direction we as a community want our public schools to best serve all the children in our District
This is achieved by continued dedication each day by our administrators and teachers as they measure, define, design, and implement plans at all our schools to achieve excellence with every student they have in their charge.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2020
Jim Lemmon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Lemmon provided the following statement to the Maricopa County Education Service Agency:
| “ | I love my volunteer association with the Tempe Elementary School District; first when I was a neighborhood volunteer, then as member of a Site Based Council, and later for these past twelve years serving as a Governing Board Member.
I have taught college classes in a variety of settings and know it is the teacher and the effective delivery of the curriculum that keeps the students engaged and learning. I also know that students of all ages need to feel valued, safe and secure in their surroundings so that real learning can take place. We are a school district that achieves despite the high poverty and challenges of the urban area TD#3 serves. Every time I visit the schools in our District I encounter individual and collective examples of courage, commitment and constant dedication to the children in our community. We have learned to work together as a team, realizing it is only through a group effort by our 1700 employees - from our custodians and bus drivers to the Superintendent and her Administration – that we will be successful for the children we all serve. Together the Governing Board leads a wonderful public education system for our community’s children. I know of no better legacy in one’s life journey then to have improved the outcome for those around you. I want to serve as a Governing Board Member to help the educational leaders and teachers continue that educational legacy of excellence for our community. Over the last twelve years I have made my budget recommendations based on these principles:
Accomplishments While Serving on the Board:
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| —Jim Lemmon candidate statement (2014) | ||
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Tempe Elementary School District, At-large |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 13, 2024
- ↑ Maricopa County Education Service Agency, "Filed Candidate Listing," August 25, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Education Service Agency, "Governing Board Candidates: Tempe Elementary District," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
