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Jonathan Sessions
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Jonathan Sessions was a member of the Columbia Public Schools school board, At-large in Missouri. Sessions assumed office in 2011.
Sessions ran for re-election to the Columbia Public Schools school board, At-large in Missouri. Sessions won in the general election on April 4, 2017.
Biography
Jonathan Sessions is a managing partner with Tech 2, a consulting firm for computer and technology integration. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia.[1]
Elections
2017
- See also: Columbia Public Schools elections (2017)
Three seats on the Columbia Public Schools school board were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017. Board incumbents Paul Cushing, Jonathan Sessions, and Helen Wade filed for re-election and defeated newcomer Robin Dianics.[2]
Results
| Columbia Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Helen Wade Incumbent |
31.60% | 8,005 |
| Jonathan Sessions Incumbent |
29.52% | 7,478 |
| Paul Cushing Incumbent |
24.92% | 6,313 |
| Robin Dianics | 13.96% | 3,535 |
| Total Votes | 25,331 | |
| Source: County Clerk's Office of Boone County, Missouri, "Summary Report - Boone County, Missouri - Final Official," accessed May 24, 2017 | ||
2014
- See also: Columbia Public Schools elections (2014)
Board incumbents Jonathan Sessions and Helen Wade faced challengers Paul Cushing and Joseph Toepke for three at-large seats in the general election on April 8, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Helen Wade Incumbent |
32% | 8,143 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jonathan Sessions Incumbent |
29.5% | 7,508 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul Cushing |
21.7% | 5,521 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joseph Toepke | 16.8% | 4,288 | |
| Total Votes | 25,460 | |||
| Source: Show Me Boone, "Summary Report," April 11, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Sessions had not reported any campaign contributions or expenditures to the Missouri Ethics Commission as of February 13, 2014.[3]
Endorsements
Sessions received official endorsements from columnists David Rosman and Bill Clark, as well as Hank Waters, editor of the Columbia Daily Tribune. He has also received endorsements from retired educators Delores Hemphill and Ed Hanson.[4]
2011
| Columbia Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Helen Wade |
26.8% | 8,290 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jonathan Sessions |
26.1% | 8,057 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Rose Incumbent |
23.1% | 7,136 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sara R. Dickson | 9.8% | 3,034 | |
| Nonpartisan | Liz Peterson | 9.8% | 3,021 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dave Raithel | 4.5% | 1,381 | |
| Total Votes | 30,919 | |||
| Source: Show Me Boone, "Summary Report," April 18, 2011 | ||||
See also
- Columbia Public Schools, Missouri
- Columbia Public Schools elections (2017)
- Columbia Public Schools elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Columbia Public Schools, "Helen Wade," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ Columbia Public Schools, "Board of Education Candidates for April 4, 2017, Election," accessed January 18, 2017
- ↑ Missouri Ethics Commission, "Candidate Information," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Sessions For School Board, "Endorsements," accessed February 18, 2014
| Columbia Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Boone County, Missouri | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Incumbent, Paul Cushing • Incumbent, Jonathan Sessions • Incumbent, Helen Wade • Robin Dianics |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
