John McManus (Ohio)
John McManus was an officeholder of the Dayton City School District, At-large in Ohio. He assumed office in 2015. He left office in 2019.
McManus (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 41. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
McManus was elected Treasurer of Montgomery County in November 2020 as a Republican.[1]
Biography
McManus has previous work experience in govermenent services at the state and federal level. At the time of his candidacy, he was pursuing his juris doctor at the University of Dayton.[2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 41
Incumbent James Butler defeated John McManus in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 41 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Butler (R) | 54.9 | 28,461 |
 | John McManus (D) | 45.1 | 23,387 | |
| Total votes: 51,848 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 41
John McManus advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 41 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John McManus | 100.0 | 5,561 |
| Total votes: 5,561 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 41
Incumbent James Butler advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 41 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Butler | 100.0 | 7,926 |
| Total votes: 7,926 | |||
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2015
- See also: Dayton Public Schools elections (2015)
Opposition
Three of the seven seats on the Dayton Public Schools Board of Education were up for election on November 3, 2015. All members represent the district at-large.
John McManus defeated incumbent Nancy Nerny for a seat on the board. Incumbents Robert Walker and Sheila Taylor won re-election to their seats.[3][4][5]
Candidates Jerome Brunswick, Ann Marie Gallin and John Lumpkin Jr. filed to run in the election, but they withdrew from the race before the withdrawal deadline.[6]
Results
| Dayton Public Schools, At-Large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sheila Taylor Incumbent |
25.8% | 13,001 |
| Robert Walker Incumbent |
25.8% | 12,975 |
| John McManus |
24.3% | 12,247 |
| Nancy Nerny Incumbent | 24.0% | 12,090 |
| Total Votes | 50,313 | |
| Source: Montgomery County, "Election Summary Report", accessed November 27, 2015 | ||
Funding
McManus reported $32,136.00 in contributions and $32,113.59 in expenditures to the Montgomery County Board of Elections, which left his campaign with $22.41 on hand in the election.[7]
Endorsements
McManus received no official endorsement for his campaign during the election.
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
John McManus participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 10, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and John McManus's responses follow below.[8]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) As the Vice President of the largest public school district in Montgomery County, I'm a passionate advocate for strengthening public education. I want to return local control to our school districts and reduce the burdensome state mandates placed upon local school districts. We need less testing and more freedom for teachers and students to realize their full potential. 2) As Deputy Clerk of Court of Court for the Franklin County Municipal Court, I see every day how heroin and drug trafficking are impacting Ohio's families, schools, and neighborhoods. Ohio's legislative leaders have a solemn responsibility of being leaders in this area and providing our courts, law enforcement, local municipalities, and local community partners and agencies with the resources and flexibility needed to reverse this epidemic. |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I am particularly passionate about public policy which affects public education, safe communities, law enforcement, the elderly and retirees, people with disabilities, and good government.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[10]
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2015
Ballotpedia survey responses
John McManus participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 survey of school board candidates. The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | The majority of the challenges listed by state government in their report warning of impending takeover are directly correlated to the administrative shortcomings of the District. I have spent years in state and federal government service specializing in government operations and public sector administrative policies and procedures. The Board must work to clean up the administrative failures in order to best avoid a takeover. My top priority would be putting my experience to use to help the other members of the Board implement sound administrative foundations for the District. [10] | ” |
| —John McManus (2015)[9] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the school district, with one being the most important and seven being the least important. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important:
| Education policy |
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| Education on the ballot |
| Issue importance ranking | |
|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | |
| Closing the achievement gap | |
| Improving education for special needs students | |
| Expanding career-technical education | |
| Expanding arts education | |
| Improving college readiness | |
| Expanding school choice options | |
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer 10 questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column of the following table:
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Modifications are required before they are implemented. | |
| No | |
| No | |
| Under certain circumstances. | |
| The Dayton School District serves students of high and low achievement, and students who come from homes with generally high poverty rates. As such, it's important that students from all quadrants from the District are given equal access to programs and resources. The Ohio Department of Education has documented that Dayton Public Schools falls short of providing equal access and opportunity to all students. This must change. Every student deserves a safe learning environment, a quality curriculum, and a good teacher in the classroom. | |
| Practices such as positive behavior strategies should be used before expulsion is considered. | |
| Dayton Public School District has been named by the State of Ohio as the second lowest performing school district in the state. As such, DPS is in the bottom 5% of all school districts in Ohio. State government has given DPS until 2018 to improve performance or be subject to a takeover. The current school board is far too passive in its duty of oversight. This is reflected by its performance rating, and the board must be more aggressive in holding the administration accountable for shortcomings. | |
| No | |
| Set up a mentorship program for the underperforming teacher with a more experienced teacher in the district. | |
| The Ohio Department of Education has documented their finding that there is a significant lack of communication between the Board/Administration and the families of the Dayton Public School District. This has to change. The members of the Board have to be willing to imbed themselves in the community in a more strategic and comprehensive way. It is also incumbent upon the members of the Board to build relationships with regional business leaders, faith leaders, and city government. |
Campaign website
McManus' campaign website listed the following priorities for 2015:
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| —John McManus (2015), [11] | ||
See also
- Dayton Public Schools, Ohio
- Dayton Public Schools elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Ohio House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with John McManus," August 23, 2021
- ↑ John McManus for Dayton Board of Education, "About," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Montgomery County, Ohio, "2015 Montgomery County Candidate Report," accessed August 6, 2015
- ↑ Dayton Public Schools, "Board of Education," accessed July 17, 2015
- ↑ Montgomery County, "Election Summary Report", accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Montgomery County, Ohio, "Sample Ballot Official General Election November 3, 2015," accessed October 13, 2015
- ↑ Montgomery County, Ohio, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed February 3, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "John McManus's responses," April 10, 2018 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "BPsurvey" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ John McManus Dayton Board of Education, "About," accessed October 28, 2015
| 2015 Dayton Public Schools Elections | |
| Montgomery County, Ohio | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Nancy Nerny • Incumbent, Sheila Taylor • Incumbent, Robert Walker • Jerome Brunswick • Ann Marie Gallin • John Lumpkin Jr. • John McManus |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
