Jonathan Young (Virginia)
Jonathan Young was a member of the Richmond City Public Schools in Virginia, representing District 4. He assumed office in 2016. He left office on April 12, 2024.
Young ran for re-election to the Richmond City Public Schools to represent District 4 in Virginia. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Young is the director of corporate relations at Virginia State University. He previously worked as the director of conflicts of interests for the office of the governor of Virginia. Young obtained a bachelor's degree in government from the College of William and Mary. He went on to earn a master's of public administration from Virginia Commonwealth University.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Richmond Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 4
Incumbent Jonathan Young defeated Deanna Fierro in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jonathan Young (Nonpartisan) | 56.8 | 8,219 |
 | Deanna Fierro (Nonpartisan)  | 42.8 | 6,188 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 67 | ||
| Total votes: 14,474 | |||
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2016
- See also: Richmond Public Schools elections (2016)
A total of 22 candidates ran for the nine seats that were up for election, including incumbents J.E. Dawson Boyer (District 1), Jeff Bourne (District 3), Mamie Taylor (District 5), and Shonda Harris-Muhammed (District 6). District 9 incumbent Tichi Pinkney Eppes filed to run in the election but was seven signatures short of qualifying for candidacy.
In District 1, Boyer lost his bid for re-election to Elizabeth Doerr. In District 2, James Scott Barlow defeated Mariah White. Bourne was the only incumbent to win re-election by defeating challengers Jesse Perry and Kevin Starlings in District 3. Newcomer Jonathan Young overtook Barrett Hardiman, Irvine Reaves, and Sean Smith for the open District 4 seat. Taylor lost her seat to Patrick Sapini in District 5. Felicia Dionne Cosby defeated Harris-Muhammed for the District 6 seat. In District 7, Nadine Marsh-Carter defeated Kirsten Gray and Rick Tatnall. Dawn Page won the District 8 seat by defeating Tia Redd and Christopher Woody. Newcomer Linda Owen ran unopposed and won the District 9 seat after Pinkney Eppes was disqualified from the race.[2]
Results
| Richmond Public Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jonathan Young |
53.83% | 6,888 |
| Barrett Hardiman | 28.02% | 3,585 |
| Irvine Reaves | 8.82% | 1,129 |
| Sean Smith | 8.74% | 1,118 |
| Write-in votes | 0.59% | 75 |
| Total Votes | 12,795 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2016 November General Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Young reported no contributions or expenditures to the Virginia Department of Elections as of October 17, 2016.[3]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jonathan Young did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
