Lewis Cartee
Lewis Cartee was a candidate for District 3 representative on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education in Georgia. Cartee was defeated in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Cartee received his bachelor's degree in education from the University of Georgia. He has worked in leadership roles throughout the community of Atlanta, including as President of the East Atlanta Community Association. He has been associated with the Local School Council and Governance Team at Burgess-Peterson Academy Elementary School, the Jackson Cluster Advisory Team, the Southeast Atlanta Communities for Schools, and the Neighborhood Planning Unit, West.[1]
Elections
2017
- See also: Atlanta Public Schools elections (2017)
All nine seats on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education in Georgia were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Six seats were elected by district and three seats were elected at large. Six incumbents filed for re-election. A runoff election was held on December 5, 2017, after no candidate in Districts 2, 3, 5, and 7 won a majority of votes in the general election.[2][3][4]
District 2 incumbent Byron Amos won against newcomer Keisha Carey in the runoff election after they defeated challenger Tony Burks in the general election. As of December 5, 2017, the runoff election was too close to call. The open District 3 seat drew five newcomers, Adzua Agyapon, Lewis Cartee, Michelle Olympiadis, Antoine Raynard Trammell, and Rashida Winfrey. Olympiadis-Constant defeated Agyapon in the runoff election. Newcomer Erika Yvette Mitchell defeated Raynard Johnson in the runoff election after defeating candidates D'Jaris James, Jatisha Marsh, Bobby Montgomery, and Jackye Rhodes for the District 5 seat. In District 7, newcomer Kandis Wood Jackson won against Patricia Crayton after they defeated candidates Nathaniel Borrell Dyer, John Wright, and Micah Rowland in the general election.[5][6]
In the general election, incumbent Leslie Grant defeated challenger Ade Oguntoye to retain her District 1 seat. Incumbent Nancy Meister was the only candidate to file for the District 4 seat and won unopposed. In District 6, incumbent Eshé Collins defeated newcomers Valrie Walker Sanders, Patreece Hutcherson, and Donta McMichael to retain her seat. District 8 incumbent Cynthia Briscoe Brown won against challengers Ben Stone and Charlie Stadtlander. Incumbent Jason Esteves was the only candidate to file for the District 9 seat and won unopposed.[2][3][4]
Results
| Atlanta Public Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michelle Olympiadis-Constant |
38.84% | 5,994 |
| Adzua Agyapon |
22.28% | 3,438 |
| Rashida Winfrey | 16.78% | 2,590 |
| Lewis Cartee | 16.41% | 2,532 |
| Antoine Raynard Trammell | 5.33% | 823 |
| Write-in votes | 0.36% | 56 |
| Total Votes | 15,433 | |
| Source: Fulton County, Georgia, "Official Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017 and DeKalb County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017 | ||
Funding
Cartee reported $22,971.00 in contributions and $17,945.65 in expenditures to the City of Atlanta Office of Municipal Clerk, which left his campaign with $5,025.35 as of November 2, 2017.[7]
Endorsements
Cartee was endorsed by the Buckhead Coalition.[8]
Campaign themes
2017
Cartee lists the following focuses on his website:
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Local Governance (Voice of School) Building capacity within our Governance Teams (GO Teams) through worthwhile training, relationship building in and outside of our clusters and peer to peer mentoring partnerships should be supported by APS. With intentional training from APS to sincerely produce strong, informed and involved teams, we can construct an environment where decisions related to student achievement and equity come from the bottom up while trustfully supported from the top down. Accountability As a board we are tasked with creating collaborative goals, goals that reflect the needs of our communities and our children. Establishing these shared goals and agreeing on what constitutes success combined with increased transparency through program audits allows for increasing trust and effective two-way communication that ultimately produces a school district that is approachable, accessible and equitable for all. Early Learning & Vocational Training We need to support all avenues for increasing academic success by strengthening our early learning programs to improve elementary readiness while also offering robust opportunities for vocational training. Partnerships For the city of Atlanta to represent the best of us all, we must expect greater collaboration between our communities and our elected officials in order to create the city and the opportunities our children deserve.[9] |
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| —Lewis Cartee (2017)[10] | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Lewis Cartee: Atlanta Board of Education District 3, "My Story," accessed October 25, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Atlanta, Georgia, "City of Atlanta 2017 General Municipal Election: Candidates Who Have Completed Qualifying Process," accessed August 28, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fulton County, Georgia, "Official Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 DeKalb County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017
- ↑ Fulton County, GA, "December 5, 2017 General Municipal and Special Runoff - Unofficial results," accessed December 5, 2017
- ↑ DeKalb County, "Election Summary Report: Unofficial and Incomplete," accessed December 5, 2017
- ↑ City of Atlanta, GA - Easy File, "2017 Disclosure Reports," accessed January 24, 2017
- ↑ Marietta Daily Journal, "Buckhead Coalition announces Atlanta endorsements," October 6, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Lewis Cartee: Atlanta Board of Education District 3, "My Focus," accessed October 25, 2017
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