Khodr Farhat

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Khodr Farhat

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November 3, 2020

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Khodr Farhat ran for election to the Dearborn Board of Education At-large in Michigan. Farhat lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Farhat was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Dearborn Public Schools school board in Michigan. Farhat was defeated in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.

Elections

2020

See also: Dearborn Public Schools, Michigan, elections (2020)

General election

General election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adel Mozip (Nonpartisan)	16.7	14,392
✔		Irene Watts (Nonpartisan)	14.8	12,802
✔		Mary K. Petlichkoff (Nonpartisan)	14.3	12,301
		Khodr Farhat (Nonpartisan)	14.3	12,288
		Paul Goddard (Nonpartisan)	13.6	11,718
		Nofila Haidar (Nonpartisan)	12.1	10,430
	Submit photo	Sharifa Galab (Nonpartisan)	8.9	7,685
	Submit photo	Batoul Baiz (Nonpartisan)	5.0	4,303
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	311

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2016

See also: Dearborn Public Schools elections (2016)

Three of the seven seats on the Dearborn Public Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. These seats included two seats with six-year terms and one seat with a two-year term. The race for the six-year terms featured incumbent Fadwa Hammoud and challengers Hussein Berry, Khodr Farhat, and Adel Mozip. Hammoud and Berry defeated Farhat and Mozip. Jim Thorpe defeated fellow newcomer Faize El-Khali for the two-year term.

Results

Dearborn Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 6-year terms, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Hussein Berry	33.48%	16,303
Fadwa Hammoud Incumbent	32.68%	15,913
Adel Mozip	22.99%	11,195
Khodr Farhat	9.74%	4,740
Write-in votes	1.11%	539
Total Votes		48,690
Source: Wayne County, Michigan, "Elections Division-Results," November 22, 2016

Funding

See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2016

School board candidates in Michigan were required to file pre-election campaign finance reports with their county election offices by October 28, 2016. Post-election reports were due by December 8, 2016.

In Michigan, candidates are prohibited from receiving contributions from corporations or labor organizations. Within 10 days of becoming a candidate, candidates must form a candidate committee. Following the creation of the committee, candidates have an additional 10 days to register the committee with the school district filing official by filing a statement of organization. A candidate committee that does not expect to receive or spend more than $1,000 during the election cycle is eligible to receive a reporting waiver, which allows that committee not to file pre-election, post-election, and annual campaign statements.

October 28 filing

Candidates received a total of $79,592.02 and spent a total of $53,784.95 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Wayne County Clerk.

Six-year terms

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Fadwa Hammoud (incumbent)	$48,519.02	$33,418.84	$15,100.18
Hussein Berry	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Khodr Farhat	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Adel Mozip	$21,101.00	$13,617.64	$7,483.36

Two-year term

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Jim Thorpe	$9,972.00	$6,748.47	$3,223.53
Faize El-Khali	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

Campaign themes

2020

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2016

Farhat provided the following responses for the voter guide compiled by MLive.com:

“	Why are you running for office? Nearly seven years ago I immigrated to America from Beirut, Lebanon. I was seventeen at the time, and did was not able to speak complete sentence in English. Also, I am blind since birth, so completing the task of learning a second language nearly seemed impossible. But, as of today, I am fluent in the English language and I thank this to the American education. So, I've decided to run for the Dearborn School Board, and I hope to enlighten the hearts and open the minds of many students. What are your top three priorities? Although, I have many more than three priorities, I have centered my focus on what i consider to be the most important. Firstly, I wish to educate my community on the difficulties that people with disabilities are challenged with. Since, I am blind and have been since birth, I was treated as an outcast and bullied. But, I do not blame student or society for this, rather our educational system should take the blame. Many people lack to understand the difficulties that people with ADD, ADHD, Autism.. are challenged with, and i wish to change that. Secondly, I would like to have more graduate degrees available at Henry Ford College. Since, it is a affordable college in the community, it would grant many students to complete their degrees, without paying a ridiculing amount. My third of many priorities is to have parents more involved in their child's education. Many parents are unaware of their child's troubles at school, and I would like to see that changed. What is the most pressing issue for this office? To be short and blunt, our community. Our community needs a reform. Many students are dropping out of high school, and are dealt with the traumatic reality of life. I want to see graduation rates increase, and more students progress towards colleges. Such a task must be dealt with on a community level, rather than one individual. I would like to see my community come together and speak about the challenges our kids our dealt with. Many students face depression, anxiety, pressure, or even learning disabilities. This is why I would like to enforce more parent involvement; so, parents could know why their child is succeeding or failing. Our community will be controlled by the generation to come, so I would like to ensure that it's in good hands.	”
—Khodr Farhat (2016)

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