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Kira Orange Jones
Kira Orange Jones (Democratic Party) was a member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, representing District 2. She assumed office in 2012. She left office on January 8, 2024.
Jones (Democratic Party) won re-election to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to represent District 2 outright in the primary on October 12, 2019, after the general election was canceled.
Biography
As of November 2017, Jones was the executive director of Teach for America's Greater New Orleans chapter and a moderator at the Pahara Institute. She was among TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people in 2015.[1]
Education
- B.A. - Wesleyan University
- M.Ed. in school leadership - Harvard University
Political career
Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (2012-2023)
Jones was first elected to the board in November 2011 and took office in January 2012.
Elections
2023
Kira Orange Jones was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2019
See also: Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education election, 2019
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 2
Incumbent Kira Orange Jones won election outright against Shawon Bernard and Ashonta Wyatt in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 2 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kira Orange Jones (D) | 61.0 | 81,088 |
 | Shawon Bernard (D) | 21.5 | 28,593 | |
 | Ashonta Wyatt (D) | 17.5 | 23,237 | |
| Total votes: 132,918 | |||
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2015
| Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, District 2, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kira Orange Jones Incumbent |
68.6% | 76,704 | |
| Democratic | Kara Tamara Washington | 31.4% | 35,140 | |
| Total Votes | 111,844 | |||
| Election results via Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
2011
| Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, District 2 general election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kira Orange Jones |
56.5% | 31,086 | |
| Democratic | Louella P. Givens Incumbent | 43.5% | 23,886 | |
| Total Votes | 54,972 | |||
| Election results via Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
| Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, District 2 primary election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kira Orange Jones |
39% | 36,002 | |
| Democratic | Louella P. Givens Incumbent |
31% | 28,677 | |
| Independent | Pam Matus | 16.2% | 14,961 | |
| Democratic | Ferdinand Wallace, Jr. | 13.8% | 12,762 | |
| Total Votes | 92,402 | |||
| Election results via Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 2 2012-2024 |
Succeeded by Sharon Latten Clark (D) |
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