Katherine Pettigrew
Katherine Pettigrew was a candidate for Braddock District representative on the Fairfax County School Board in Virginia. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] Katherine Pettigrew lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Pettigrew earned a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from the University of California, Davis in 2004. She previously served as a research fellow at the Naval Research Laboratory. Pettigrew became an assistant chemistry and biochemistry professor at George Mason University in 2007.[2]
Elections
2015
The Fairfax County School Board is a 12-member board elected to serve four-year terms. Three seats are elected at large and nine seats are elected by district.[3] All 12 seats were on the ballot on November 3, 2015.
At-large incumbents Ryan McElveen, Ilryong Moon and Ted Velkoff faced Robert Copeland, Omar Fateh, Jeanette Hough, Manar Jean-Jacques, Peter Marchetti and Burnette Scarboro for three seats. While Moon and McElveen won re-election, Velkoff was defeated, placing fourth to challenger Hough.
Braddock District incumbent Megan McLaughlin, Hunter Mill District incumbent Pat Hynes and Providence District incumbent Patricia Reed faced Katherine Pettigrew, Mark Wilkinson and Dalia Palchik, respectively. Dranesville District incumbent Jane Strauss competed against challenger Peter Kurzenhauser. McLaughlin, Hynes, and Strauss won re-election; the fourth incumbent, Reed, lost to Palchik.
The races for both the Mount Vernon District and Sully District seats featured newcomers after neither incumbent filed for re-election. Karen Corbett Sanders defeated W. Anthony Stacy in the Mount Vernon race, while Karen Keys-Gamarra lost to Thomas Wilson in the Sully District race. Lee District incumbent Tamara Derenak Kaufax, Mason District incumbent Sandra Evans and Springfield District incumbent Elizabeth Schultz all ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats.
Results
| Fairfax County School Board, Braddock District, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Megan McLaughlin Incumbent |
75.4% | 14,151 |
| Katherine Pettigrew | 22.4% | 4,207 |
| Write-in votes | 2.22% | 416 |
| Total Votes | 18,774 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
Funding
Pettigrew reported no contributions or expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections as of October 28, 2015.[4]
Endorsements
Pettigrew did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
Recent news
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See also
- Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia
- Fairfax 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
- ↑ George Mason University, "Katherine Pettigrew," accessed October 14, 2015
- ↑ Fairfax County Public Schools, "School Board: Overview," May 14, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 27, 2015
