Lew Blackburn Jr.
Lew Blackburn Jr. was a candidate for the District 6 seat on the Dallas Board of Trustees in Texas. He lost election against fellow challengers Bertha Bailey Whatley, Joyce Foreman, D. Marcus Ranger and Carlos Sherman in the general election on May 10, 2014. District 6 covers schools in southwestern Dallas. Blackburn was appointed on June 19, 2014 to the 15-member commission developing a home-rule charter for the district.
Biography
Blackburn earned his high school diploma from Skyline High School. He holds a B.S. from Prairie View A&M University and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas-Austin. At the time of his candidacy, Blackburn was working as an IT service manager. He is the son of current Place 5 trustee Lew Blackburn. Blackburn has three children including two daughters who were attending district schools at the time of his candidacy.[1][2]
Elections
2014
Lew Blackburn, Jr. sought election to the District 6 seat against newcomers Bertha Bailey Whatley, Joyce Foreman, D. Marcus Ranger and Carlos Sherman in the general election on May 10, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Bertha Bailey Whatley |
41.3% | 974 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joyce Foreman |
36.4% | 858 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lew Blackburn, Jr. | 12.8% | 301 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carlos Sherman | 5.1% | 120 | |
| Nonpartisan | D. Marcus Ranger | 4.4% | 104 | |
| Total Votes | 2,357 | |||
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Unofficial Cumulative Results," May 10, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Blackburn reported $1,250 in contributions and $221.38 in expenditures to the school district secretary, leaving his campaign with $1,028.62 on hand prior to the election.[3]
Endorsements
Blackburn did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
Campaign themes
2014
Blackburn submitted the following statement to Ballotpedia:
| “ | I am against any notion of having a Dallas Home-Rule Charter on the November 2014 ballot. When Dr. Rosie Sorrells was on the State Board of Education, they wrote the Home-Rule law to give parents more choice. However, Support Our Public School's current push, lacks critical transparency and has yielded mistrust by many in my community.I welcome the opportunity to have a new, open and more-inclusive discussion about how Dallas ISD could use the law in the future.[4] | ” |
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Dallas Morning News, "And the race is on for three Dallas ISD seats; trustee Lew Blackburn’s son files," March 1, 2014
- ↑ Elect Lew Blackburn Jr., "About," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Dallas Independent School District, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2014 Dallas Independent School District Elections | |
| Dallas, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 10, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Mike Morath District 6: • Lew Blackburn, Jr. • Joyce Foreman • D. Marcus Ranger • Carlos Sherman • Bertha Bailey Whatley |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
