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Kandis Wood Jackson
Kandis Wood Jackson was a member of the Atlanta Public Schools school board in Georgia, representing At-Large Seat 7. Jackson assumed office on January 1, 2018. Jackson left office on December 31, 2021.
Jackson ran for re-election to the Atlanta Public Schools school board to represent At-Large Seat 7 in Georgia. Jackson won in the general runoff election on December 5, 2017.
Biography
Wood Jackson received a bachelor's degree in English and political science from Duke University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard University. She has worked as an attorney and a teacher. She has been associated with LEAD Atlanta and the Atlanta Center for Self-Sufficiency.[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 Runoff Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kandis Wood Jackson |
69.88% | 49,771 |
| Patricia Crayton | 30.12% | 21,452 |
| Total Votes | 71,223 | |
| Source: City of Atlanta, GA, "Fulton County/DeKalb County ‐ Official and Complete Combined Results," accessed December 12, 2017 | ||
| 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
Wood Jackson reported $75,625.39 in contributions and $67,537.01 in expenditures to the City of Atlanta Office of Municipal Clerk, which left her campaign with $6,963.38 as of December 31, 2017.[8]
Endorsements
Wood Jackson was endorsed by the Buckhead Coalition and Georgia Equality.[9][10]
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Kandis Wood Jackson, "About Kandis," 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
- ↑ Marietta Daily Journal, "Buckhead Coalition announces Atlanta endorsements," October 6, 2017
- ↑ Georgia Equality, "Endorsed Candidates," accessed October 31, 2017
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