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John P. Griffin, II
John P. Griffin, II was a candidate for an at-large seat on the South Washington County school board. He did not win a seat in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Biography
John Griffin studied at the University of Minnesota, Duluth before taking over his family's bail bond business in 2000.[1][2] Griffin also coached the Woodbury High School football team from 1995 to 2012.[3]
Elections
2013
John Griffin unsuccessfully ran against 13 other candidates in his attempt to win one of four at-large seats with four-year terms in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| South Washington County Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Katie Schwartz |
11.5% | 3,239 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tracy Brunnette Incumbent |
10.6% | 2,990 | |
| Nonpartisan | Katy McElwee-Stevens Incumbent |
9.4% | 2,648 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sharon H. Van Leer |
8.7% | 2,464 | |
| Nonpartisan | Molly Lutz | 8.7% | 2,458 | |
| Nonpartisan | David G. Kemper Incumbent | 8% | 2,267 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Thissen | 6.7% | 1,900 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael P. Edman | 6.7% | 1,880 | |
| Nonpartisan | Raj Gandhi | 6.4% | 1,803 | |
| Nonpartisan | Frederick E. Hess | 5.9% | 1,679 | |
| Nonpartisan | Leilani Holmstadt | 5.5% | 1,567 | |
| Nonpartisan | Wayne A. Johnson | 5.5% | 1,541 | |
| Nonpartisan | John P. Griffin, II | 4.7% | 1,323 | |
| Nonpartisan | Safiyyah Cummings | 1.2% | 339 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 163 | |
| Total Votes | 28,261 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 833 - South Washington County," accessed December 18, 2013 and Scott Wente, South Washington County Bulletin, "Recount confirms Van Leer District 833 School Board victory," November 22, 2013 | ||||
Funding
John Griffin reported no contributions or expenditures to South Washington County Schools.[4]
Endorsements
John Griffin did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
Campaign themes
In a survey with United for MN School District 833, Griffin provided the following campaign themes:[5]
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I am running for the school district based on my theme of consistency. I want the board and district to have consistency in all decision making / This may be in evaluations, finances, boundaries, and others. I have had family and friends who have experienced some decision making that did not appear to be consistent. FURTHER, I am proposing a PROCESS, a four step process that would stop the board from creating a different process every time a major decision issue comes before the board. Using this 4 Step process will eliminate the continued waste of time and effort discussing the process and instead the board will be able to concentrate on the actual issue. |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "John + Griffin + South + Washington + County + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Google+, "John Griffin," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Griffin Bail Bonds, Inc., "President John Griffin Jr.," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Facebook, "About," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through email from the Communications department of South Washington County Schools on January 3, 2014
- ↑ United for MN School District 833, "John Griffin," accessed October 22, 2013
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