Kimberly Jones was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education in Michigan. Jones was defeated in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
- See also: Detroit Public Schools elections (2016)
Seven seats on the Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. There was no primary. A total of 63 candidates filed for the election including 10 of the 11 incumbent board members. The top two vote recipients will serve six-year terms, the next three winners will serve four-year terms, and the remaining two winners will serve two-year terms.[1][2] The winning candidates were Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry, LaMar Lemmons, Georgia Lemmons, Sonya Mays, Misha Stallworth, Deborah Hunter-Harvill, and Iris Taylor.
A June 2016 state reorganization bill split Detroit Public Schools into two entities. The existing district will collect taxes to pay down debts, while a new district overseen by the school board was created to oversee school operations. This bill reduced the school board's membership from 11 to seven after the November 2016 election. The state-appointed Detroit Financial Review Commission will oversee the new district's financial dealings.[1]
Results
Detroit Public Schools Community District,
At-Large General Election, 2016 |
| Candidate |
Vote % |
Votes |
 Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry |
4.47% |
37,886 |
| Georgia Lemmons |
4.14% |
35,126 |
| Iris Taylor |
3.87% |
32,835 |
| Misha Stallworth |
3.65% |
30,961 |
| Sonya Mays |
3.39% |
28,709 |
| Deborah Hunter-Harvill |
3.29% |
27,883 |
| LaMar Lemmons (former DPS member) |
3.25% |
27,584 |
| Tawanna Simpson (former DPS member) |
3.17% |
26,909 |
| Yolanda Peoples |
2.83% |
23,975 |
| Keith Linnaeus Whitney |
2.81% |
23,811 |
| Ida Carol Short (former DPS member) |
2.77% |
23,514 |
| Wanda Redmond (former DPS member) |
2.74% |
23,240 |
| Penny Bailer |
2.30% |
19,528 |
| Reverend David Murray (former DPS member) |
2.22% |
18,817 |
| Herman Davis (former DPS member) |
2.11% |
17,922 |
| Leslie Andrews |
2.03% |
17,249 |
| Karen White |
1.93% |
16,317 |
| Ryan Charles Mack |
1.86% |
15,759 |
| Kimberly Jones |
1.84% |
15,597 |
| John Telford |
1.81% |
15,363 |
| Patricia Johnson Singleton (former DPS member) |
1.78% |
15,102 |
| Vonetta Clark |
1.72% |
14,611 |
| Elena Herrada (former DPS member) |
1.71% |
14,521 |
| Nicole Latrice Vaughn |
1.66% |
14,034 |
| Kevin Turman |
1.61% |
13,641 |
| Mary Brenda Smith |
1.59% |
13,510 |
| Markita Meeks |
1.33% |
11,313 |
| Tonya Renay Wells |
1.28% |
10,827 |
| Phillip Caldwell II |
1.24% |
10,548 |
| Charmaine Johnson |
1.24% |
10,534 |
| Annie Pearl Carter (former DPS member) |
1.24% |
10,522 |
| Valerie Elaine Massey |
1.22% |
10,332 |
| Andrew Jackson Jr. |
1.20% |
10,202 |
| Betty Alexander |
1.16% |
9,834 |
| Mary Kovari |
1.11% |
9,399 |
| Valencia Robin Grier |
1.07% |
9,068 |
| Victor Gibson |
1.05% |
8,898 |
| Kathy Montgomery |
1.05% |
8,885 |
| Juvette Hawkins-Williams (former DPS member) |
1.03% |
8,722 |
| Phyllis Berry |
1.03% |
8,712 |
| Joann Jackson |
0.99% |
8,362 |
| Steven Miller |
0.98% |
8,295 |
| Theresa Mattison |
0.93% |
7,889 |
| Brandon Brice |
0.93% |
7,862 |
| Rita McFadden Carpenter |
0.93% |
7,854 |
| Victor Robinson |
0.92% |
7,801 |
| Gwendolyn Britt |
0.89% |
7,518 |
| Ryan Townsend |
0.81% |
6,898 |
| Ben Washburn |
0.81% |
6,885 |
| Charles Hale |
0.78% |
6,630 |
| Miriam Keyes |
0.73% |
6,228 |
| Willetta Ann Ramey |
0.66% |
5,633 |
| Tamara Perrin |
0.66% |
5,621 |
| Stephen Czapski |
0.66% |
5,590 |
| Carol Pratt Farver |
0.64% |
5,386 |
| Norma Galvan |
0.61% |
5,156 |
| Ryan Williams |
0.57% |
4,853 |
| Aaron Renaldo Smith |
0.56% |
4,747 |
| Ingrid Walton |
0.56% |
4,708 |
| Anthony Zander |
0.53% |
4,505 |
| Renae Micou |
0.53% |
4,463 |
| Christopher Pompey |
0.53% |
4,458 |
| Ronald Diebel |
0.44% |
3,743 |
| Write-in votes |
0.51% |
4,343 |
| Total Votes |
843,123 |
| 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.[3]
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.[4]
October 28 filing
Candidates received a total of $164,533.68 and spent a total of $100,234.02 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Wayne County Clerk.[5] Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry led the field with $57,980.00 in contributions and $40,364.82 in expenditures for the reporting period. Her biggest donor through October 28, 2016, was the United Auto Workers Michigan V-PAC, which contributed $27,500.00 to her candidate committee. Sixteen of the 63 candidates filed campaign finance statements by October 30, 2016. The remaining candidates had not filed their reports or qualified for exemption from reporting.
| Candidate
|
Contributions
|
Expenditures
|
Cash on hand
|
| Tawanna Simpson
|
$1,200.00
|
$996.38
|
$203.62
|
| Ida Carol Short
|
$1,409.15
|
$975.00
|
$434.15
|
| Herman Davis
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
| Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry
|
$57,980.00
|
$40,346.82
|
$17,633.18
|
| Kevin Turman
|
$5,038.99
|
$3,555.84
|
$1,483.15
|
| Deborah Hunter-Harvill
|
$3,950.00
|
$4,387.83
|
-$577.83
|
| John Telford
|
$19,000.00
|
$5,341.52
|
$13,658.51
|
| Markita Meeks
|
$100.00
|
$25.00
|
$75.00
|
| Mary Kovari
|
$14,383.54
|
$16,883.54
|
$4,315.86
|
| Ben Washburn
|
$500.00
|
$0.00
|
$500.00
|
| Iris Taylor
|
$10,725.00
|
$6,311.16
|
$4,413.84
|
| Sonya Mays
|
$20,935.00
|
$15,450.49
|
$0.00
|
| Charmaine Johnson
|
$0.00
|
$1,939.68
|
$0.00
|
| Phillip Caldwell II
|
$2,915.00
|
$2,713.37
|
$201.67
|
| Leslie Andrews
|
$16,114.00
|
$0.00
|
$6,500.00
|
| Penny Bailer
|
$10,283.00
|
$1,307.39
|
$8,975.61
|
2016
Jones answered the following questions from 482Forward:
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What are the top 3 priorities you hope to accomplish during your tenure?
To ensure Detroit Public School Students Have What They Need To Succeed.
To ensure Detroit Public School Teachers Have What They Need To Succeed.
To Ensure Proper processes are put in place so that the above two things can happen.
What do you think the role of the school board is?
Because the DPSCD is operating on a new platform it is our role as board members to interpret and carry out the courses of action giving to use by the Transitions Team.There are several clear cut measures that we can implement right away and there are a few items noted by the Transition Team that I feel should be revisited at a later time.
As indicated by Judge Rhodes it is our jobs as candidates and possible Directors to learn the making of a successful board, once assembled we will learn what we can do together to formulate an action plan based on the Transition Team’s recommendations.
What is your vision for student well-being and success?
We have to remember that all Detroit Public School Students walk different paths in life.We cannot operate with a cookie cutter patterned way of thinking for these children.It is our job to ensure that we have a way of leveling the playing field so that everyone has the same tools needed for their success be it proper supplies, or supplies that challenge our higher achievers like advanced technologies.Offering Vocational as well as college preparatory classes make allowances for these differences.Currently DPS offers this variety we have to ensure that we communicate these options to the both the parents and students.
What experience do you have that prepares you for this role?
I have spent several years working with both local and international board of directors. I have had to endure challenges and triumphs while working with both organizations. What I have learned is that I am a strong and effective communicator, and a wonderful community participant by nature. I am always advocating for the City of Detroit and I am a team player who had a commitment to the children of Detroit.
[6]
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”
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| —Kimberly Jones (2016), [7]
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See also
External links
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wayne County, Michigan, "Elections Division-Election Information," accessed August 30, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ The Detroit Free Press, "72 people seek seven Detroit school board seats," July 26, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Bureau of Elections, "2016 and 2017 Campaign Finance Filing Schedule," January 12, 2016
- ↑ Genesee County, "Filing Requirements under Michigan's Campaign Finance Act," February 7, 2014
- ↑ Wayne County Clerk, "Wayne County Campaign Finance Information System," accessed October 30, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 482Forward, "DPS Board Answers: Kimberly Jones," accessed September 26, 2016
| 2016 Detroit Public Schools Community District Elections |
| Wayne County, Michigan |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Incumbent, Annie Pearl Carter • Incumbent, Reverend David Murray • Incumbent, Elena Herrada • Incumbent, Tawanna Simpson • Incumbent, Wanda Redmond • Incumbent, LaMar Lemmons • Incumbent, Juvette Hawkins-Williams • Incumbent, Ida Carol Short • Incumbent, Patricia Johnson Singleton • Incumbent, Herman Davis • Rita McFadden Carpenter • Keith Linnaeus Whitney • Tonya Renay Wells • Stephen Czapski • Renae Micou • Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry • Andrew Jackson Jr. • Gwendolyn Britt • Kevin Turman • Deborah Hunter-Harvill • John Telford • Ronald Diebel • Markita Meeks • Christopher Pompey • Victor Gibson • Nicole Latrice Vaughn • Mary Kovari • Joann Jackson • Ryan Charles Mack • Tamara Perrin • Charles Hale • Anthony Zander • Ben Washburn • Misha Stallworth • Ingrid Walton • Norma Galvan • Kathy Montgomery • Iris Taylor • Yolanda Peoples • Miriam Keyes • Valerie Elaine Massey • Sonya Mays • Betty Alexander • Karen White • Kimberly Jones • Aaron Renaldo Smith • Ryan Townsend • Theresa Mattison • Charmaine Johnson • Carol Pratt Farver • Phillip Caldwell II • Valencia Robin Grier • Leslie Andrews • Victor Robinson • Vonetta Clark • Ryan Williams • Georgia Lemmons • Penny Bailer • Phyllis Berry • Mary Brenda Smith • Willetta Ann Ramey • Brandon Brice • Steven Miller |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
