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Jim Ross (Arkansas)
Jim Ross was the Zone 5 representative on the Little Rock School District School Board in Arkansas from October 21, 2014, until January 29, 2015, when the board was dissolved by the Arkansas State Board of Education following poor academic performance in the district. Community member Doris Pendleton and former board members Dianne Curry, Charlie C.E. McAdoo and Ross are suing Arkansas Commissioner of Education Tony Wood and the State Board of Education over the decision.[1]
Ross had just joined the board in 2014 after defeated incumbent Jody Carreiro in a general election on September 16, 2014.[2] He would have been up for re-election in 2017.
Biography
Ross is an associate professor of history and trains secondary education teachers at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.[3] He previously spent eight years as a teacher in the Little Rock School District.[4]
Elections
2014
The general election in Little Rock featured two seats up for election on September 16, 2014. Incumbent Norma Jean Johnson and challenger Joy C. Springer ran for the Zone 1 seat. Jim Ross challenged incumbent Jody Carreiro for the Zone 5 seat.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Jim Ross |
63.2% | 379 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jody Carreiro Incumbent | 36.8% | 221 | |
| Total Votes | 600 | |||
| Source: Pulaski County, "2014 Annual School Election Official Results," September 26, 2014 | ||||
Funding
No contributions or expenditures for Ross' campaign were reported as of September 10, 2014, according to the Arkansas Secretary of State.[5]
Endorsements
Ross received an official endorsement for his campaign from the Little Rock Education Association.[6]
Campaign themes
2014
Ross' campaign Facebook page posted the following campaign themes for 2014:
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1. We have to bring accountability to the budget process.
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| —Jim Ross' campaign Facebook page (2014) | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Jim + Ross + Little + Rock + School + District"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Education Week, "Arkansas State Board Takes Over Little Rock School District," January 29, 2015
- ↑ Pulaski County Election Commission, "NOTICE OF ELECTION: 2014 Annual School Election Notice - Little Rock School District," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ University of Arkansas at Little Rock, "Department of History," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Elect Jim Ross, LRSD Board Zone 5," June 9, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Financial Disclosure Search," accessed September 10, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Elect Jim Ross, LRSD Board Zone 5," August 13, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Elect Jim Ross, LRSD Board Zone 5," July 2, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2014 Little Rock School District Elections | |
| Pulaski County, Arkansas | |
| Election date: | September 16, 2014 |
| Candidates: | Zone 1: • Incumbent, Norma Jean Johnson • Joy C. Springer Zone 5: • Incumbent, Jody Carreiro • Jim Ross |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
