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Jody Rice-White
Jody Rice-White (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 5. She lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 5
Incumbent Dayna Polehanki defeated Emily Bauman in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dayna Polehanki (D) | 61.1 | 64,455 |
 | Emily Bauman (R)  | 38.9 | 41,091 | |
| Total votes: 105,546 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 5
Incumbent Dayna Polehanki defeated Velma Overman in the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 5 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dayna Polehanki | 74.0 | 19,822 |
| Velma Overman | 26.0 | 6,954 | ||
| Total votes: 26,776 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 5
Emily Bauman defeated Leonard Scott Jr. and Jody Rice-White in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 5 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emily Bauman | 42.0 | 6,909 |
 | Leonard Scott Jr. | 33.1 | 5,442 | |
 | Jody Rice-White | 24.9 | 4,106 | |
| Total votes: 16,457 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 16
Kevin Coleman defeated Jody Rice-White in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 16 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Coleman (D) | 67.2 | 22,028 |
| Jody Rice-White (R) | 32.8 | 10,728 | |
| Total votes: 32,756 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 16
Kevin Coleman defeated Mike McDermott, Bill Johnson, and Jacob Johnson in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 16 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Coleman | 39.4 | 4,093 |
| Mike McDermott | 31.7 | 3,286 | ||
| Bill Johnson | 25.1 | 2,603 | ||
| Jacob Johnson | 3.8 | 397 | ||
| Total votes: 10,379 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 16
Jody Rice-White advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 16 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jody Rice-White | 100.0 | 3,143 |
| Total votes: 3,143 | |||
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2016
- See also: Livonia Public Schools elections (2016)
Four of the seven seats on the Livonia Public Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Tamara Bonifield and Daniel Centers filed for re-election, while fellow board members Dianne Laura and Eileen McDonnell opted against seeking new terms. Bonifield and Centers were joined on the ballot by challengers Jason Anderson, Kylee Anderson, Karen Bradford, Crystal Frank, Donald Glance, and Jody Rice-White. Bonifield, Centers, Bradford, and Frank won in the general election.[1]
Results
| Livonia Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Karen Bradford |
19.25% | 20,964 |
| Tamara Bonifield Incumbent |
16.01% | 17,435 |
| Crystal Frank |
14.42% | 15,710 |
| Daniel Centers Incumbent |
13.89% | 15,130 |
| Jody Rice-White | 10.92% | 11,899 |
| Kylee Anderson | 9.26% | 10,087 |
| Jason Anderson | 8.94% | 9,739 |
| Donald Glance | 6.65% | 7,245 |
| Write-in votes | 0.66% | 722 |
| Total Votes | 108,931 | |
| 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 $16,512.90 and spent a total of $12,219.22 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Wayne County Clerk.[4]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamara Bonifield (incumbent) | $2,087.31 | $1,306.55 | $780.76 |
| Daniel Centers (incumbent) | $6,190.59 | $5,946.90 | $243.69 |
| Jason Anderson | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Kylee Anderson | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Karen Bradford | $5,535.00 | $2,682.28 | $2,852.72 |
| Crystal Frank | $2,700.00 | $2,283.49 | $416.51 |
| Donald Glance | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Jody Rice-White | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jody Rice-White did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Ballotpedia survey responses
Jody White participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of school board candidates. In response to the question "What do you hope to achieve if elected to the school board?" the candidate stated on September 8, 2016:
| “ | To be the eyes and ears for my local neighbors, parents, tax payers and community members. My voice will be based on "rule of law" concepts. I was born and raised in Wayne County and while kids will always be kids through our changing governments, Parents will need to grab onto the notion that they are the best teachers their children will ever have and soon our children will be adults living in this Great Community. Enjoy your family... the time invested is worth it![5][6] | ” |
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues based on how they should be prioritized by the school board, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. Each ranking could only be used once.
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| Education on the ballot |
| Issue importance ranking | |
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| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Improving relations with teachers | |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | |
| Improving education for special needs students | |
| Improving post-secondary readiness | |
| Expanding arts education | |
| Expanding school choice options | |
| Closing the achievement gap | |
| “ | All seven issues above are 100% important and are ranked 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 and 107. As almost $28 Million dollars come from Local Tax Payers; and another $112 Million Dollars come from the State in the form of “an Expense” from our Citizens; the over $149 Million Dollar Revenue Budget for the Livonia District is a high priority issue (as it should be for an elected official of this Republic); to be a good steward of the citizen’s “promote and support” tax dollars as school are funded by the people and the educational dollar is distributed to the many Michigan’s school options. This is what makes America Great! Improved “Rule of Law” Relations with teachers, parents, ALL students, administration, directors and superintendent should be a high priority for all elected School Board Trustees. Livonia has well written policy, procedures, handbooks and operational procedures from 1999 that will help the Trustees continue this ”good governance” in our community. After all, that is what our State Constitution of 1963 encourages in Article VIII, Section 1.[6] | ” |
| —Jody White (September 8, 2016) | ||
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer nine questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. The questions are highlighted in blue and followed by the candidate's responses. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions. The candidate was also provided space to elaborate on their answers to the multiple choice questions.
| Should new charter schools be approved in your district? (Not all school boards are empowered to approve charter schools. In those cases, the candidate was directed to answer the question as if the school board were able to do so.) |
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| Yes. As long as the rules and procedures are FAIR and JUST! Being born with a twin brother, I have always witnessed fairness since birth. As Boys and Girls are made different... so are Public Schools and Charter Schools. This "difference" should not lower the standards of what a parent will expect in a State of Michigan School when they place their child under the watchful and careful eyes of our school teachers, administration, directors and superintendent. |
| Which statement best describes the ideal relationship between the state government and the school board? The state should always defer to school board decisions, defer to school board decisions in most cases, be involved in the district routinely or only intervene in severe cases of misconduct or mismanagement. |
| The state should be involved in the district routinely. (Defining Routinely: once a year as an accountability partner only). Today's Parents want Local School Board Trustees to be the Grand Jury for personal issues. They want to be heard and not ignored. The State Government is “the People” but are not local neighbors. Their opinions should be solely based on our State Constitution of 1963, Article VIII, Section 1 that encourages “Religion, morality and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education…” |
| Are standardized tests an accurate metric of student achievement? |
| No. It is my opinion that there are too many different personalities, learning styles and passions to have a STANDARDIZED TEST. If Standardized testing is mandated... it should be used for American History, Speaking English, Learning how to give change and knowing how to Purchase your first car and home. Additional Standardized testing can go into learning how the Government Taxing System works, How Insurance Companies work in all aspects of life (car, home, health, life, accident, recreation, error & omissions, etc) and then graduate our High School Students on how our Judicial Legal System works because ALL LIVES MATTER IN LIVONIA. |
| What is your stance on the Common Core State Standards Initiative? |
| We are spending a lot of money on schools. Statistics indicate that our quality is lagging. Michigan is 40th in quality nationally, and the USA is merely 34th in the World despite the highest spending per student. We cannot compete and excel as a nation and graduate students who cannot read, write and calculate, and that know little of the unique nature of American citizenship. I want to bring more quality and accountable to the schools and give Parents more authority over their child's education. |
| How should the district handle underperforming teachers? Terminate their contract before any damage is done to students, offer additional training options, put them on a probationary period while they seek to improve or set up a mentorship program for the underperforming teacher with a more experienced teacher in the district? |
| Terminate their contract before any damage is done to students. (DEFINE: Terminate).... ONLY if that is what their Contract states. I am a "Rule of Law" type of person and I like to work off of written documents not discretion. Besides, the focus should be on the students not on a teacher performing. In today's culture, most people know right from wrong and both teachers and children can easily adjust if there are issues between personalities. Switch the teacher and/or student first... NOT ALL PEOPLE were meant to be together in one room. If separating is an option, then give all parties the option to go through different doors! There is a great teacher for every great student. It might just take a little effort to find the perfect fit! |
| Should teachers receive merit pay? |
| No. Children are not a PRODUCT and should not be used to calculate a “MERIT”. The teachers should be given a good salary and respect from parents, students, administration, directors and the superintendent. After all, good teachers who love and respect their students will produce a higher merit of children that will bear a better fruit for future generations… Loving and Respectful Citizens should be the merit system our grandparents should be proud off. After all, we are living in the fruit of their labor! |
| Should the state give money to private schools through a voucher system or scholarship program? |
| Yes. As long as the rules and procedures are FAIR and JUST! Being born with a twin brother, I have always witnessed fairness since birth. As Boys and Girls are made different... so are Public Schools and Private Schools. This "difference" should not lower the standards of what a parent will expect in a State of Michigan School when they place their child under the watchful and careful eyes of our school teachers, administration, directors and superintendent. After all, our State Constitution of 1963 encourages Religion and Morality in Article VIII, Section 1. I was only in the womb when our forefathers were rewriting our Constitution for the 4th time, but they must have believed these attributes were good for character building for further generations. |
| How should expulsion be used in the district? |
| With Due Process and Evidence. With Fairness and Justice for All. |
| What's the most important factor for success in the classroom: student-teacher ratio, the curriculum, teachers, parent involvement or school administration? |
| Parent involvement. Love and Respect are not in the pre-printed options above. I would think these attributes would be considered greater factors over ratio, curriculum, and/or personalities of teachers and administration. The Children belong to Parents. The parents would be the best people to ask this question to. In today's culture where the World Wide Web is approximately 25 years old, the entire society should be looking to local relationships and neighbors to help with success in classrooms. Keep the students away from the "social media" world and train them to love their neighbors as they love themselves. |
See also
2022 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
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2016, "Jody White's responses," September 8, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
