KerryJo Felder
KerryJo Felder was a member of the Minneapolis Board of Education in Minnesota, representing District 2. Felder assumed office in 2017. Felder left office on January 12, 2021.
Felder ran for election for an at-large seat of the Minneapolis Board of Education in Minnesota. Felder lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Felder works as a community and education organizer for the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation.[1] She has worked in this position since 2013. Felder previously worked as a field organizer for Minnesotans for a Fair Economy and as an education organizer for Neighborhoods Organizing for Change. She became the secretary of the Minneapolis NAACP in 2015. Felder is also a board member for Neighborhoods Organizing for Change and a founding member of the Northside Schools Collective.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Minneapolis Public Schools, Minnesota, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Minneapolis Board of Education At-large (2 seats)
Collin Beachy and Joyner Emerick defeated KerryJo Felder and Lisa Skjefte in the general election for Minneapolis Board of Education At-large on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Collin Beachy (Nonpartisan) | 33.1 | 68,084 |
| ✔ |  | Joyner Emerick (Nonpartisan)  | 25.4 | 52,365 |
 | KerryJo Felder (Nonpartisan) | 25.2 | 51,872 | |
| Lisa Skjefte (Nonpartisan) | 15.5 | 31,941 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 1,686 | ||
| Total votes: 205,948 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Minneapolis Board of Education At-large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Minneapolis Board of Education At-large on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | KerryJo Felder (Nonpartisan) | 31.3 | 30,593 |
| ✔ | | Collin Beachy (Nonpartisan) | 25.7 | 25,199 |
| ✔ | | Joyner Emerick (Nonpartisan) | 18.9 | 18,464 |
| ✔ | Lisa Skjefte (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 9,013 | |
 | Jaton White (Nonpartisan) | 9.1 | 8,901 | |
| Harley Meyer (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 5,720 | ||
| Total votes: 97,890 | |||
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2020
See also: Minneapolis Public Schools, Minnesota, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Minneapolis Board of Education District 2
Sharon El-Amin defeated incumbent KerryJo Felder in the general election for Minneapolis Board of Education District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sharon El-Amin (Nonpartisan) | 54.9 | 13,579 |
| KerryJo Felder (Nonpartisan) | 44.5 | 11,010 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 150 | ||
| Total votes: 24,739 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent KerryJo Felder and Sharon El-Amin advanced from the primary for Minneapolis Board of Education District 2.
2016
Four of the nine seats on the Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Kim Ellison ran for the at-large seat, leaving her District 2 seat open for a newcomer. She faced challenger Doug Mann. The race for the open District 2 seat featured candidates Kimberly Caprini and Kerry Jo Felder. In District 4, incumbent Josh Reimnitz ran against challenger Bob Walser. In her bid for re-election in District 6, incumbent Tracine Asberry faced challenger Ira Jourdain. Ellison, Felder, Walser, and Jourdain won the election.[3][4][5][6][7]
Results
| Minneapolis Public Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kerry Jo Felder |
49.82% | 10,636 |
| Kimberly Caprini | 48.88% | 10,435 |
| Write-in votes | 1.3% | 277 |
| Total Votes | 21,348 | |
| Source: Hennepin County, "Election results," accessed December 22, 2016 | ||
Funding
Felder reported $5,116.52 in contributions and $3,336.69 in expenditures to the Hennepin County Elections, which left her campaign with $1,779.81 on hand in the election.[8]
Endorsements
Felder was endorsed by the following organizations and elected officials:[9][10]
- Minneapolis Democratic Farmer Labor Party (DFL)
- Minneapolis Federation of Teachers Local 59
- Service Employees International Union, Minnesota State Council
- Teamsters 120
- Stonewall 59
- Congressman Keith Ellison (D)
- State Rep. Raymond Dehn (D-59B)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
KerryJo Felder did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
KerryJo Felder did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Felder highlighted the following issues on her campaign website:
| “ | A longtime convener of parents, students, grassroots community groups, unions, and MPS faculty and administrators, I possess the experience and know-how to navigate systems and inspire those systems to work harder for North Minneapolis kids.
Full-Service Community Schools Let’s bring back public schools with strong curriculum models as the central place of learning and community in our neighborhoods. I would advocate that MPS funds to bring onsite wrap-around services to Northside students and families. Teacher Investment & Diversity Many North Minneapolis schools struggle to recruit and retain teachers. We need to support teacher autonomy, professional development, and retention efforts. We need faculties that are more reflective of the diversity of our students. I would work to increase funding and expand the district’s “Grow Your Own” initiative to local high school and college students. Replicate Successful Models As a graduate of North High Summatech (from a family of Summatech grads), I personally understand the importance of believing Northside kids can and do thrive when offered a pathway to grow academically. I have fought hard to bring back or establish successful curricular models (North High Summatech/STEM, re-opening of Franklin/STEAM, and IB at Olson Middle) as well as establish school feeder pathways that keep North Minneapolis students engaged in their own neighborhood. Healthy Communities Schools are the lifeblood of healthy communities. Investing in full-service community schools and onsite wrap-around supports will reinvigorate students, families, and the vitality of each school’s community. Transparency & Accountability The agenda educating our children has been taken over by education profiteers to privatize education and remove decision-making from communities by putting it in the hands of outside interests that are not aligned with what we know is best for our children. I eat, breathe, and sleep the betterment of Northside students in public schools.[11] |
” |
| —Kerry Jo Felder (2016)[12] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Southwest Journal, "Meet the School Board candidates," June 20, 2016
- ↑ Kerry Jo Felder for Minneapolis District 2 School Board, "About Kerry," accessed July 11, 2016
- ↑ Minneapolis Election & Voter Services, "Candidate filings," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Minneapolis Public Schools, "Minneapolis Board of Education," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 School District Elections Guide," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Southwest Journal, "All open School Board seats will be contested," June 1, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 1 - MINNEAPOLIS," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Hennepin County Elections, "Campaign Finance: Candidates," accessed December 8, 2016
- ↑ Bright Light Small City, "Minneapolis School Board Race Takes Shape," April 11, 2016
- ↑ Kerry Jo Felder for Minneapolis District 2 School Board, "Endorsements," accessed July 11, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Kerry Jo Felder for Minneapolis District 2 School Board, "Initiatives," accessed July 11, 2016
| 2016 Minneapolis Public Schools Elections | |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Kimberly Caprini • Kerry Jo Felder District 4: • Incumbent, Josh Reimnitz • Bob Walser District 6: • Incumbent, Tracine Asberry • Ira Jourdain At-large: • Incumbent, Kim Ellison • Doug Mann |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
