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Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe was a member of the Dearborn Board of Education At-large in Michigan. He assumed office in 2017. He left office on December 31, 2024.
Thorpe ran for re-election to the Dearborn Board of Education At-large in Michigan. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Dearborn Public Schools, Michigan, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jamal Aljahmi (Nonpartisan)  | 22.8 | 14,300 |
| ✔ | Amer Zahr (Nonpartisan) | 13.6 | 8,534 | |
 | Jim Thorpe (Nonpartisan) | 13.2 | 8,279 | |
 | Robbin Makled (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 8,215 | |
| Nasri Sobh (Nonpartisan) | 10.5 | 6,582 | ||
| Silvio Davis (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 4,979 | ||
| Steve Durant (Nonpartisan) | 5.7 | 3,550 | ||
| Mark Trzeciak (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 3,171 | ||
| Mohammad Mubarak (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 2,689 | ||
| Jackson Wagner (Nonpartisan) | 3.0 | 1,892 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 461 | ||
| Total votes: 62,652 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ammerah Saidi (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Thorpe received the following endorsements.
2018
- See also: Dearborn Public Schools elections (2018)
General election
General election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Thorpe (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 10,819 |
| ✔ |  | Roxanne McDonald (Nonpartisan) | 19.1 | 10,505 |
 | Adel Mozip (Nonpartisan) | 17.3 | 9,518 | |
| Cyndi Parrelly (Nonpartisan) | 11.8 | 6,474 | ||
| Aman Fidama (Nonpartisan) | 9.4 | 5,192 | ||
| Khalil El-Saghir (Nonpartisan) | 9.1 | 4,993 | ||
 | Billy Amen (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 4,507 | |
| Afaf Ahmad (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 2,659 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 291 | ||
| Total votes: 54,958 | |||
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2016
- See also: Dearborn Public Schools elections (2016)
Three of the seven seats on the Dearborn Public Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. These seats included two seats with six-year terms and one seat with a two-year term. The race for the six-year terms featured incumbent Fadwa Hammoud and challengers Hussein Berry, Khodr Farhat, and Adel Mozip. Hammoud and Berry defeated Farhat and Mozip. Jim Thorpe defeated fellow newcomer Faize El-Khali for the two-year term.[1]
Results
| Dearborn Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 2-year terms, 2016 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jim Thorpe |
62.72% | 19,314 |
| Faize El-Khali | 36.57% | 11,261 |
| Write-in votes | 0.71% | 220 |
| Total Votes | 30,795 | |
| Source: Wayne County, Michigan, "Elections Division-Results," November 22, 2016 | ||
Funding
School board candidates in Michigan were required to file pre-election campaign finance reports with their county election offices by October 28, 2016. Post-election reports were due by December 8, 2016.[2]
In Michigan, candidates are prohibited from receiving contributions from corporations or labor organizations. Within 10 days of becoming a candidate, candidates must form a candidate committee. Following the creation of the committee, candidates have an additional 10 days to register the committee with the school district filing official by filing a statement of organization. A candidate committee that does not expect to receive or spend more than $1,000 during the election cycle is eligible to receive a reporting waiver, which allows that committee not to file pre-election, post-election, and annual campaign statements.[3]
October 28 filing
Candidates received a total of $79,592.02 and spent a total of $53,784.95 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Wayne County Clerk.[4]
Six-year terms
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fadwa Hammoud (incumbent) | $48,519.02 | $33,418.84 | $15,100.18 |
| Hussein Berry | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Khodr Farhat | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Adel Mozip | $21,101.00 | $13,617.64 | $7,483.36 |
Two-year term
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Thorpe | $9,972.00 | $6,748.47 | $3,223.53 |
| Faize El-Khali | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Campaign themes
2024
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Other survey responses
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Wayne County, Michigan, "Elections Division-Election Information," accessed August 30, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Bureau of Elections, "2016 and 2017 Campaign Finance Filing Schedule," January 12, 2016
- ↑ Genesee County, "Filing Requirements under Michigan's Campaign Finance Act," February 7, 2014
- ↑ Wayne County Clerk, "Wayne County Campaign Finance Information System," accessed October 30, 2016
