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Laurie Cochran McRae

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Laurie Cochran McRae
Muscogee County School District school board District 5
Tenure
2016 - Present
Term ends
2028
Years in position
10

Elections and appointments
Last election
May 21, 2024
Education
Bachelor's
University of Georgia
Law
University of Georgia
Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Laurie Cochran McRae is a member of the Muscogee County School District school board in Georgia, representing District 5. She assumed office in 2016. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.

McRae ran for re-election to the Muscogee County School District school board to represent District 5 in Georgia. She won in the general election on May 21, 2024.

Biography

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McRae earned her bachelor's degree in accounting and her J.D. from the University of Georgia. She worked for Synovus for 15 years, concluding her time at the company as a vice president. McRae is an attorney specializing in estate planning.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Muscogee County School District, Georgia, elections (2024)

General election

General election for Muscogee County School District school board District 5

Incumbent Laurie Cochran McRae won election in the general election for Muscogee County School District school board District 5 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Laurie Cochran McRae
Laurie Cochran McRae (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
1,626

Total votes: 1,626
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Endorsements

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2020

See also: Muscogee County School District, Georgia, elections (2020)

General election

General election for Muscogee County School District school board District 5

Incumbent Laurie Cochran McRae won election in the general election for Muscogee County School District school board District 5 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Laurie Cochran McRae
Laurie Cochran McRae (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
3,564

Total votes: 3,564
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2016

See also: Muscogee County School District elections (2016)

Four of the nine seats on the Muscogee County Board of Education were up for general election on May 24, 2016. A runoff election was held on July 26, 2016, for Districts 1 and 7. District 1 incumbent Pat Hugley Green and challenger JoAnn Thomas-Brown defeated Al Stewart but neither candidate won a majority of the general election vote. Green defeated Thomas-Brown in the runoff election. In District 7, Shelia Williams lost to Cathy Williams in the runoff election after defeating Norene Marvets in the general election.[2]

District 3 incumbent Athavia Senior was defeated by challenger Vanessa Jackson. Laurie Cochran McRae won the District 5 seat by defeating Pete Taylor, Robert Wadkins Jr., and Todd Robinson.[2]

Results

Muscogee County School District,
District 5 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Laurie Cochran McRae 52.00% 1,015
Pete Taylor 21.21% 414
Todd Robinson 16.29% 318
Robert Wadkins Jr. 10.50% 205
Total Votes 1,952
Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Laurie Cochran McRae did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

McRae's campaign website included the following themes:

I have seen firsthand the strengths of the Muscogee County Public School System. Areas for improvement exist, of course, and I offer my unique experience in addressing concerns. With professional expertise in legal and financial matters and also the perspective of a committed parent volunteer, I care about the impact of Board decisions on all our children, parents, and educators. My goal is to see all our children have the best educational opportunities possible. [3]

—Laurie Cochran McRae (2016), [1]

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External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Laurie McRae, "Home," accessed May 4, 2016
  2. 2.0 2.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed April 18, 2016
  3. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.