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John Sodt
John Sodt was a candidate for the Westerville City School Board. He lost election on November 5, 2013. Candidates Sodt, Jim Burgess and Luke Davis ran for the Westerville Board of Education as a unit, saying electing them as a team would prove effective for change in the district.[1]
Biography
Sodt has his Bachelor's degree from Capital University in business administration and his Master's from the University of Arkansas in business management. He is a retired information technology consultant with 35 years of finance, personnel, and project management experience.[2]
Elections
2013
Eight candidates declared their intentions to run for three at-large seats on the Westerville City School Board. Sodt, Jim Burgess and Luke Davis sought election as a group, and so they faced four other challengers and one incumbent.
Results
| Westerville City School District, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Nancy Nestor‐Baker |
17.8% | 5,086 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tracy A. Davidson |
17.2% | 4,900 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rick A. Vilardo |
15.1% | 4,316 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Burgess | 13.4% | 3,819 | |
| Nonpartisan | Luke Davis | 11.4% | 3,238 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Sodt | 11.2% | 3,192 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kevin Hoffman Incumbent | 9.3% | 2,659 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Edwards | 4.5% | 1,296 | |
| Total Votes | 28,506 | |||
| Source: Franklin County Board of Elections, "Election Summary Report for General Election in Franklin County, Ohio," accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Endorsements
Sodt was not endorsed in this campaign.
Funding
Sodt reported no contributions or expenditures to the Ohio Secretary of State.[3]
Campaign themes
Sodt stated the following on his website as his priorities for WCSD:[4]
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Responsible change means: Emphasizing Student Safety. Raising educational standards and results. Maintaining property taxes - NOT raising them. Reviewing district business practices. Expanding the Board of Education's Code of Ethics. LISTENING! |
Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "John + Sodt + Westerville + City + School + District + Ohio"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Jennifer Nesbitt, This Week Community News, "Three announce joint run for Westerville school board," published August 8, 2013
- ↑ Voter Guide, "Westerville Board of Education," accessed October 28, 2013
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Elections & Voting: Campaign Finance," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ Return Nancy Nestor-Baker to School Board, "Home," accessed October 28, 2013
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