John Telford
John Telford ran for election for an at-large seat of the Detroit Public Schools Community District in Michigan. Telford lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Telford was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education in Michigan. Telford was defeated in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Telford holds bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from Wayne State University. He served as the interim superintendent for Detroit Public Schools from 2012 to 2013. Telford previously served as the deputy superintendent of Rochester Community Schools from 1977 to 1992. He was an education advisor to Mayor Michael Duggan during the 2013 election.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | LaTrice McClendon (Nonpartisan) | 10.3 | 42,780 | |
| ✔ |  | Iris Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 8.8 | 36,502 |
| ✔ |  | Corletta Vaughn (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 33,395 |
| ✔ |  | Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry (Nonpartisan) | 7.4 | 30,475 |
 | LaMar Lemmons (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 28,676 | |
 | Deborah Hunter-Harvill (Nonpartisan) | 6.5 | 27,097 | |
 | Monique Bryant (Nonpartisan) | 6.4 | 26,663 | |
| Regina Ann Campbell (Nonpartisan) | 6.2 | 25,782 | ||
| Bessie Harris (Nonpartisan) | 6.0 | 24,815 | ||
| Aliya Moore (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 19,687 | ||
| Jamaal Muhammad (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 19,481 | ||
| Georgia Lemmons (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 19,261 | ||
| Patrice Douglas (Nonpartisan) | 4.2 | 17,309 | ||
 | Ida Carol Short (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 15,007 | |
| John Telford (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 13,537 | ||
| Ridgeley Hudson Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 2.8 | 11,639 | ||
 | Richard Clement (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 10,994 | |
| Reba Neely (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 10,985 | ||
| Total votes: 414,085 | |||
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2020
See also: Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sonya Mays (Nonpartisan) | 14.7 | 69,144 |
| ✔ |  | Misha Stallworth (Nonpartisan) | 14.0 | 66,132 |
| ✔ |  | Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 53,344 |
| Iris Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 10.9 | 51,388 | |
| LaMar Lemmons (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 39,400 | |
| Bessie Harris (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 37,649 | ||
| Ida Carol Short (Nonpartisan) | 6.6 | 30,982 | |
| Jermain Jones (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 22,669 | ||
 | Elena Herrada (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 20,258 | |
| Zsa Zsa Hubbard (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 19,493 | ||
| John Telford (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 15,691 | ||
| Richard Clement (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 15,640 | |
| Terrance Lemmons (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 15,305 | ||
| Chico Frank Sorrell (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 11,292 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 3,471 | ||
| Total votes: 471,858 | |||
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2016
- See also: Detroit Public Schools elections (2016)
Seven seats on the Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. There was no primary. A total of 63 candidates filed for the election including 10 of the 11 incumbent board members. The top two vote recipients will serve six-year terms, the next three winners will serve four-year terms, and the remaining two winners will serve two-year terms.[2][3] The winning candidates were Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry, LaMar Lemmons, Georgia Lemmons, Sonya Mays, Misha Stallworth, Deborah Hunter-Harvill, and Iris Taylor.
A June 2016 state reorganization bill split Detroit Public Schools into two entities. The existing district will collect taxes to pay down debts, while a new district overseen by the school board was created to oversee school operations. This bill reduced the school board's membership from 11 to seven after the November 2016 election. The state-appointed Detroit Financial Review Commission will oversee the new district's financial dealings.[2]
Results
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.[4]
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.[5]
October 28 filing
Candidates received a total of $164,533.68 and spent a total of $100,234.02 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Wayne County Clerk.[6] Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry led the field with $57,980.00 in contributions and $40,364.82 in expenditures for the reporting period. Her biggest donor through October 28, 2016, was the United Auto Workers Michigan V-PAC, which contributed $27,500.00 to her candidate committee. Sixteen of the 63 candidates filed campaign finance statements by October 30, 2016. The remaining candidates had not filed their reports or qualified for exemption from reporting.
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tawanna Simpson | $1,200.00 | $996.38 | $203.62 |
| Ida Carol Short | $1,409.15 | $975.00 | $434.15 |
| Herman Davis | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry | $57,980.00 | $40,346.82 | $17,633.18 |
| Kevin Turman | $5,038.99 | $3,555.84 | $1,483.15 |
| Deborah Hunter-Harvill | $3,950.00 | $4,387.83 | -$577.83 |
| John Telford | $19,000.00 | $5,341.52 | $13,658.51 |
| Markita Meeks | $100.00 | $25.00 | $75.00 |
| Mary Kovari | $14,383.54 | $16,883.54 | $4,315.86 |
| Ben Washburn | $500.00 | $0.00 | $500.00 |
| Iris Taylor | $10,725.00 | $6,311.16 | $4,413.84 |
| Sonya Mays | $20,935.00 | $15,450.49 | $0.00 |
| Charmaine Johnson | $0.00 | $1,939.68 | $0.00 |
| Phillip Caldwell II | $2,915.00 | $2,713.37 | $201.67 |
| Leslie Andrews | $16,114.00 | $0.00 | $6,500.00 |
| Penny Bailer | $10,283.00 | $1,307.39 | $8,975.61 |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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John Telford did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
John Telford did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Telford answered the following questions from 482Forward:
| “ |
What are the top 3 priorities you hope to accomplish during your tenure? What do you think the role of the school board is? What is your vision for student well-being and success? What experience do you have that prepares you for this role? |
” |
| —John Telford (2016), [8] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "John Telford," accessed September 20, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wayne County, Michigan, "Elections Division-Election Information," accessed August 30, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ The Detroit Free Press, "72 people seek seven Detroit school board seats," July 26, 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 482Forward, "DPS Board Answers: John Telford," accessed September 26, 2016
