Kenneth Woolley Jr.
Kenneth Woolley ran for a seat Allentown City school board on November 5, 2013. Woolley wanted to bring interest groups together to find solutions to problems within the district.
Elections
2013
Woolley sought election for a seat on the Allentown City School Board. He ran against Debra Lamb, Ellen Bishop, David Zimmerman , and Mike Welsh 2013 for the election on November 5, 2013.[1] The field was narrowed from six candidates to five candidates in a primary held on May 21, 2013.
Results
Election results
| Allentown City School District, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Cross filed |  Mike Welsh |
22.8% | 6,184 | |
| Cross filed | David Zimmerman Incumbent |
22.4% | 6,092 | |
| Cross filed | Debra Lamb Incumbent |
22.5% | 6,111 | |
| Republican | Ellen Bishop Incumbent |
19.1% | 5,189 | |
| Democrat | Kenneth Woolley Jr. | 13.3% | 3,601 | |
| Total Votes | 27,177 | |||
| Source: Lehigh County Election Results, "Allentown City School District," accessed December 12, 2013 | ||||
| Allentown City School Board of Directors Democratic Primary, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat | Ellen Bishop Incumbent |
20.3% | 1,774 | |
| Democrat | Debra Lamb Incumbent |
20.1% | 1,752 | |
| Democrat | David Zimmerman Incumbent |
15.5% | 1,350 | |
| Democrat | Mike Welsh |
15.1% | 1,317 | |
| Democrat | Kenneth R. Woolley Jr. |
15% | 1,308 | |
| Democrat | Steve Ramos | 14.1% | 1,233 | |
| Total Votes | 8,734 | |||
| Source: Municipal Primary-May 2013 from the Lehigh County Election Results released May 21, 2013 | ||||
| Allentown City School Board of Directors Republican Primary, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mike Welsh |
22.6% | 1,017 | |
| Republican | David Zimmerman Incumbent |
22.5% | 1,012 | |
| Republican | Debra Lamb Incumbent |
20.8% | 934 | |
| Republican | Kenneth R. Woolley Jr. |
20.2% | 909 | |
| Republican | Steve Ramos | 13.8% | 621 | |
| Total Votes | 4,493 | |||
| Source: Municipal Primary-May 2013 from the Lehigh County Election Results released May 21, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Lamb reported no contributions or expenditures to the Lehigh County Voter Registration Department.[2]
Campaign themes
According to an article written in The Morning Call, Woolley focused his campaign on bringing teachers, parents, and other interest groups together to find solutions to Allentown's budget problems. He wanted to be accessible for anyone to communicate with him about their concerns. Woolley was a proponent of maintaining the district's related arts offerings and thinks the district should look into having its instructional supervisors teach part of the day to save money.[1]
See also
- Pennsylvania
- Allentown City School District, Pennsylvania
- Allentown City School District elections (2013)
- List of school board elections in 2013
- Lehigh County, Pennsylvania ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Pennsylvania
External links
- District Page
- Lehigh County
- Pennsylvania Department of Education
- Pennsylvania Department of State Campaign Finance
Footnotes
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