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Kyra Carby
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2025 - Present
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Kyra Carby is a member of the Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education in Oklahoma, representing District 3. She assumed office on April 7, 2025. Her current term ends in 2029.
Carby ran for election to the Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education to represent District 3 in Oklahoma. She won in the general election on April 1, 2025.
Carby completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2025
See also: Tulsa Public Schools, Oklahoma, elections (2025)
General election
General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 3
Kyra Carby defeated Dorie Simmons in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 3 on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kyra Carby (Nonpartisan)  | 66.6 | 561 | |
| Dorie Simmons (Nonpartisan) | 33.4 | 281 | ||
| Total votes: 842 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 3
Kyra Carby and Dorie Simmons defeated Brandi Joseph and Eartha McAlester in the primary for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 3 on February 11, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kyra Carby (Nonpartisan) | 46.8 | 332 | |
| ✔ | Dorie Simmons (Nonpartisan) | 29.3 | 208 | |
| Brandi Joseph (Nonpartisan) | 12.8 | 91 | ||
| Eartha McAlester (Nonpartisan) | 11.0 | 78 | ||
| Total votes: 709 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Carby in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kyra Carby completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Carby's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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With a background in culinary arts and a Bachelor's in Hospitality and Restaurant Management, Kyra worked in numerous Tulsa restaurants before creating food education programs aimed at combating diabetes. Her passion for education led her to teach in Tulsa Public Schools for five years, earning the John Hope Franklin Teacher of the Year award in 2020 and serving as a Montessori Guide at Oklahoma’s first public Montessori school. Transitioning from the classroom, she became a Community Engagement Manager at GGP Parks LLC, using her lived experience and education background to advocate for underserved communities.
In her free time, she enjoys gardening, cooking, spending time with loved ones, and collecting sneakers.- Accountability and Transparency
- Strong School Communities
- Transformational Education
Rooted in the Community
Innovative & Proactive
Collaborative & Inclusive
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 3 |
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