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Joy Maloney
Joy Maloney was the Broad Run District representative on the Loudoun County School Board in Virginia. She won her first term in the seat in the general election on November 3, 2015.[1] Maloney did not file to run for re-election in 2019.
Biography
Maloney holds a B.S. in secondary education and an M.A. in educational leadership. She works as an information technology (IT) government contractor after stints as a software engineer with Marriott and AOL. Maloney worked as a high school math teacher for five years before moving into the IT field. She has served as the vice president of the Loudoun Education Alliance of Parents since 2014. Maloney and her husband have one child.[2]
Elections
2019
Joy Maloney did not file to run for re-election.
2015
The Loudoun County School Board is a nine-member board elected to serve four-year terms. One seat on the board is elected at-large, with the remaining eight seats elected by district. The seats of all nine incumbents were up for election on November 3, 2015.[3]
Algonkian District incumbent Debbie Rose, Broad Run District incumbent Kevin Kuesters and Dulles District incumbent Jeff Morse all faced one challenger each in their re-election bids. Rose and Morse retained their seats, while Kuesters lost to challenger Joy Maloney.
Fellow board member William Fox competed against two challengers, Tom Marshall and Nels Pearsall, in his bid to retain the Leesburg District seat. Marshall won the race, removing Fox from the board.
The race for the at-large seat featured newcomers Beth Huck and Stephan Knobloch, since board member Thomas Reed did not file for re-election. Huck won the open seat. Catoctin District incumbent Jennifer Bergel also did not file, which left her seat open to Eric DeKenipp and Dusty Sparrow Reed. DeKenipp securred that open seat. Incumbents Eric Hornberger, Jill Turgeon and Brenda Sheridan all ran unopposed and won re-election to the Ashburn District, Blue Ridge District and Sterling District seats, respectively.
Results
| Loudoun County School Board, Broad Run District, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joy Maloney |
57.7% | 4,549 |
| Kevin Kuesters Incumbent | 42.0% | 3,311 |
| Write-in votes | 0.25% | 20 |
| Total Votes | 7,880 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
Funding
Maloney reported $14,480.57 in contributions and $7,588.92 in expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections, which left her campaign with $6,891.65 on hand as of October 28, 2015.[4]
Endorsements
Maloney received the endorsement of the Loudoun Education Association PAC.[5]
Campaign themes
2015
Ballotpedia survey responses
Maloney participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 survey of school board candidates. The following sections display her responses to the survey questions. When asked what her top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | My top priorities would be:
- put a plan in place for full day kindergarten for all |
” |
| —Joy Maloney (2015)[7] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the school district, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. Maloney, however, did not provide rankings to the issues.
| Education policy |
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Click here to learn more about education policy in Virginia. |
| Education on the ballot |
| Issue importance ranking | |
|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Expanding arts education | |
| Expanding career-technical education | |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | |
| Improving college readiness | |
| Closing the achievement gap | |
| Improving education for special needs students | |
| Expanding school choice options | |
Positions on the issues
Maloney was asked to answer 10 questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. The questions are in the left column, and the candidate's responses are in the right column of the following table:
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
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| "As a mom and former teacher, I'll work to make our schools the best they can be." |
Candidate website
Maloney's campaign website listed the following themes for 2015:
| “ |
Full-Day kindergarten for all Lower class sizes Elementary school foreign language More advanced, specialized programs |
” |
| —Joy Maloney (2015), [8] | ||
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms 'Joy Maloney' 'Loudoun County Public Schools'. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
- Loudoun County Public Schools, Virginia
- Loudoun County Public Schools elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," September 9, 2015
- ↑ Joy Maloney for School Board, "About," accessed October 28, 2015
- ↑ Loudoun County Public Schools, "School Board," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Leesburg Today, "Loudoun Education Group Announces Its Candidate Endorsements," August 6, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2015, "Joy Maloney responses," October 28, 2015
- ↑ Joy Maloney for School Board, "Issues," accessed October 28, 2015
