John Wright (Georgia)
John Wright was a candidate for at-large representative on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education in Georgia. Wright was defeated in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Wright received a bachelor's degree from Southern University. He has worked as a program manager for an architectural firm and has been associated with the Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School and the Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School Athletic Boosters.[1][2]
Elections
2017
- See also: Atlanta Public Schools elections (2017)
All nine seats on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education in Georgia were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Six seats were elected by district and three seats were elected at large. Six incumbents filed for re-election. A runoff election was held on December 5, 2017, after no candidate in Districts 2, 3, 5, and 7 won a majority of votes in the general election.[3][4][5]
District 2 incumbent Byron Amos won against newcomer Keisha Carey in the runoff election after they defeated challenger Tony Burks in the general election. As of December 5, 2017, the runoff election was too close to call. The open District 3 seat drew five newcomers, Adzua Agyapon, Lewis Cartee, Michelle Olympiadis, Antoine Raynard Trammell, and Rashida Winfrey. Olympiadis-Constant defeated Agyapon in the runoff election. Newcomer Erika Yvette Mitchell defeated Raynard Johnson in the runoff election after defeating candidates D'Jaris James, Jatisha Marsh, Bobby Montgomery, and Jackye Rhodes for the District 5 seat. In District 7, newcomer Kandis Wood Jackson won against Patricia Crayton after they defeated candidates Nathaniel Borrell Dyer, John Wright, and Micah Rowland in the general election.[6][7]
In the general election, incumbent Leslie Grant defeated challenger Ade Oguntoye to retain her District 1 seat. Incumbent Nancy Meister was the only candidate to file for the District 4 seat and won unopposed. In District 6, incumbent Eshé Collins defeated newcomers Valrie Walker Sanders, Patreece Hutcherson, and Donta McMichael to retain her seat. District 8 incumbent Cynthia Briscoe Brown won against challengers Ben Stone and Charlie Stadtlander. Incumbent Jason Esteves was the only candidate to file for the District 9 seat and won unopposed.[3][4][5]
Results
| Atlanta Public Schools, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kandis Wood Jackson |
42.55% | 29,215 |
| Patricia Crayton |
19.90% | 13,662 |
| John Wright | 19.86% | 13,635 |
| Micah Rowland | 9.72% | 6,672 |
| Nathaniel Borrell Dyer | 7.30% | 5,016 |
| Write-in votes | 0.68% | 466 |
| Total Votes | 68,666 | |
| Source: Fulton County, Georgia, "Official Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017 and DeKalb County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017 | ||
Funding
Wright reported $34,761.00 in contributions and $20,145.78 in expenditures to the City of Atlanta Office of Municipal Clerk as of November 2, 2017.[8]
Endorsements
Wright was endorsed by the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys.[9]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ John Wright for Kids, "Meet John," accessed October 26, 2017
- ↑ Marietta Daily Journal, "Five fighting for Seat 7 Atlanta school board post," October 21, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Atlanta, Georgia, "City of Atlanta 2017 General Municipal Election: Candidates Who Have Completed Qualifying Process," accessed August 28, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fulton County, Georgia, "Official Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 DeKalb County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017
- ↑ Fulton County, GA, "December 5, 2017 General Municipal and Special Runoff - Unofficial results," accessed December 5, 2017
- ↑ DeKalb County, "Election Summary Report: Unofficial and Incomplete," accessed December 5, 2017
- ↑ City of Atlanta, GA - Easy File, "2017 Disclosure Reports," accessed January 24, 2017
- ↑ Twitter, "Ade Oguntoye 4 APS," accessed October 30, 2017
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