Keisha Carey
Keisha Carey ran for election to the Atlanta Public Schools school board to represent District 2 in Georgia. She lost in the general runoff election on November 30, 2021.
Carey was a 2017 candidate for District 2 representative on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education in Georgia. She was defeated in the by-district runoff election on December 5, 2017.
Although school district elections in Georgia are officially nonpartisan, Carey is affiliated with the Democratic Party.[1]
Biography
Carey received her primary education in the Atlanta Public School System. She attended Clark Atlanta University for her undergraduate education. Carey's professional experience includes working as a substitute teacher and in business corporate wireless with Sprint, now T-Mobile. She is a member of Mount Gilead Baptist church in Atlanta.[2][3][1]
Elections
2021
See also: Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2021)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 2
Incumbent Aretta Baldon defeated Keisha Carey in the general runoff election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 2 on November 30, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Aretta Baldon (Nonpartisan) | 50.6 | 3,287 |
 | Keisha Carey (Nonpartisan) | 49.4 | 3,207 | |
| Total votes: 6,494 | |||
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General election
General election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 2
Incumbent Aretta Baldon and Keisha Carey advanced to a runoff. They defeated Bethsheba Rem in the general election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 2 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aretta Baldon (Nonpartisan) | 48.2 | 3,573 |
| ✔ | | Keisha Carey (Nonpartisan) | 29.4 | 2,175 |
| Bethsheba Rem (Nonpartisan) | 22.0 | 1,627 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 7,407 | |||
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2019
See also: Atlanta Public Schools elections (2019)
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 2
Aretta Baldon defeated Davida Huntley in the special general runoff election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 2 on October 15, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aretta Baldon (Nonpartisan) | 57.7 | 553 |
| Davida Huntley (Nonpartisan) | 42.3 | 406 | ||
| Total votes: 959 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 2
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 2 on September 17, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aretta Baldon (Nonpartisan) | 30.6 | 342 |
| ✔ | Davida Huntley (Nonpartisan) | 25.3 | 282 | |
 | Paula Kupersmith (Nonpartisan) | 10.9 | 122 | |
| Chadd Jonesmith (Nonpartisan) | 10.1 | 113 | ||
| Christopher Brown (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 92 | ||
| Keisha Carey (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 78 | |
 | Nathaniel Borrell Dyer (Nonpartisan) | 4.4 | 49 | |
| Ed Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 2.6 | 29 | ||
 | Will Chandler (Nonpartisan) | 0.8 | 9 | |
| Total votes: 1,116 | |||
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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.[4][5][6]
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.[7][8]
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.[4][5][6]
Results
| Atlanta Public Schools, District 2 Runoff Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Byron Amos Incumbent |
50.49% | 3,725 |
| Keisha Carey | 49.51% | 3,653 |
| Total Votes | 7,378 | |
| Source: City of Atlanta, GA, "Fulton County/DeKalb County ‐ Official and Complete Combined Results," accessed December 12, 2017 | ||
| Atlanta Public Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Byron Amos Incumbent |
48.09% | 3,529 |
| Keisha Carey |
35.96% | 2,639 |
| Tony Burks | 15.49% | 1,137 |
| Write-in votes | 0.46% | 34 |
| Total Votes | 7,339 | |
| 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
Carey filed an affidavit on July 21, 2017, stating her intent not to receive or spend more than $2,500 in the 2017 election.[9]
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Keisha Carey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Carey’s campaign website stated the following:
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| —Keisha Carey's campaign website (2021)[11] | ||
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Keisha Carey did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Ballotpedia biographical submission
Carey provided the following description of her political philosophy to Ballotpedia:
| “ | WHY IS KEISHA RUNNING? Keisha believes that nothing can be accomplished without the foundation of solid education and will serve as a sounding board for Atlanta’s future youth for many years to come even long after her candidacy. With your help, Keisha will fight to protect education rights, structure and policies with the support of her community, friends, parents, teachers and students as she knows without question that hard work, perseverance and strength will enable the ability to empower youth through the building blocks of education.[10] | ” |
| —Keisha Carey (2019)[3] | ||
2017
Carey provided the following description of her political philosophy to Ballotpedia:
| “ | Keisha, who is a member of her family’s church Mt. Gilead Baptist in Atlanta, has the drive and determination to lead and the understanding to listen to the community’s needs. Keisha believes that nothing can be accomplished without the foundation of solid education and will serve as a sounding board for Atlanta’s future youth for many years to come even long after her candidacy. Keisha will fight to protect education rights, structure and policies with the support and help of her community, friends, parents and students as she knows without question that hard work, perseverance and strength will enable the ability to empower youth through the building blocks of education.[10] | ” |
| —Keisha Carey (2017)[2] | ||
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Keisha Carey," November 16, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia on October 20, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia on June 12, 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Atlanta, Georgia, "City of Atlanta 2017 General Municipal Election: Candidates Who Have Completed Qualifying Process," accessed August 28, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fulton County, Georgia, "Official Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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 October 23, 2017
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Keisha Carey for Atlanta Schools, “Priorities,” accessed October 4, 2021
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