Joe Tolbert
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Joe Tolbert represents Place 1 on the Birdville Board of Trustees in Texas. He first won election to the board in 2006, and was re-elected without opposition in May 2014. Tolbert ran unopposed and won another term on May 6, 2017.
Biography
Tolbert earned his B.S. from Texas A&M University and J.D. from Texas Tech University. He is the former president of Christ's Haven for Children, Inc. Tolbert previously served on the North Richland Hills City Council from 2000 to 2004. He currently works as an attorney with Harris, Finley & Bogle P.C. Tolbert and his wife, Heather, have three children.[1]
Elections
2017
Three of seven seats on the Birdville Independent School District board of trustees were up for at-large general election on May 6, 2017. In Place 1, incumbent Joe Tolbert filed for re-election and won unopposed. The Place 2 incumbent did not file for re-election, and three candidates faced each other for the seat: Kelvin Dilks defeated R. Greg Bell and Marty Lanier Hoag. The race for the Place 3 seat was a special election that comes with a one-year term. In 2016, former trustee Brad Greene resigned and Sharon Mylius was appointed to fill the seat. Mylius did not file for election to the position and Whitney Harding won the election as an unopposed candidate.[2][3]
Results
| Birdville Independent School District, Place 1 General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joe Tolbert Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 2,040 |
| Total Votes | 2,040 | |
| Source: Tarrant County Elections, "05-06-2017 Joint Elections: Official Results," accessed June 6, 2017 | ||
2014
Tolbert and fellow incumbent Dolores Webb sought re-election without opposition prior to the cancellation of the May 10, 2014 general election.
Funding
Tolbert did not report any campaign contributions or expenditures to the district office.
Endorsements
Tolbert did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
2011
Tolbert and Dolores Webb won re-election to the board by default after an insufficient number of candidates filed for the May election.[4]
Recent news
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Birdville Independent School District, "Joe Tolbert," accessed February 20, 2014
- ↑ Birdville Independent School District, "2017 Board of Trustees Election," accessed February 23, 2017
- ↑ Birdville ISD, "Sharon Mylius Trustee," accessed March 13, 2017
- ↑ Star Telegram, "Birdville looks to cancel May school board elections," March 23, 2011
| Birdville Independent School District elections in 2017 | |
| Tarrant County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 6, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Place 1: • Incumbent, Joe Tolbert Place 2: • R. Greg Bell • Marty Lanier Hoag • Kelvin Dilks |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
