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Lisa Melenyzer
Lisa Melenyzer was a candidate for District 4 representative on the Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors in Washington. Melenyzer was defeated in the by-district primary election on August 1, 2017.
Click here to read this candidate's 2017 campaign themes.
Biography
Melenyzer's professional experience includes working as a fiscal specialist at Hamilton International Middle School. She has also served as a PTA co-president at Whittier Elementary and as a PTSA president.[1]
Elections
2017
- See also: Seattle Public Schools elections (2017)
Three of the seven seats on the Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors in Washington were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. A primary election for all three seats was held on August 1, 2017, because more than two candidates filed for each seat. Although the general election was held at large, the primary election was held by district.
Eden Mack was the District 4 winner, defeating fellow challenger Herbert Camet Jr. in the general. The two fended off Sean Champagne, Jennifer Crow, Megan Hyska, Lisa Melenyzer, and Darrell Toland in the primary. In District 5, Zachary DeWolf was victorious over Omar Vasquez. They both defeated Alec Cooper, Andre Helmstetter, and Candace Vaivadas in the primary. District 7 board member Betty Patu successfully defended her seat against challenger Chelsea Byers. They both defeated Tony Hemphill in the primary.[2]
Results
| Seattle Public Schools, District 4 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Eden Mack |
70.47% | 18,954 |
| Herbert Camet Jr. |
7.75% | 2,084 |
| Lisa Melenyzer | 6.11% | 1,643 |
| Jennifer Crow | 4.84% | 1,302 |
| Darrell Toland | 4.65% | 1,250 |
| Megan Hyska | 3.58% | 963 |
| Sean Champagne | 2.14% | 576 |
| Write-in votes | 0.46% | 125 |
| Total Votes | 26,897 | |
| Source: King County, "2017 Results," accessed August 15, 2017 | ||
Funding
Melenyzer opted for mini reporting in this election, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.[3] Candidates who opted for this had to keep a record of their contributors and expenditures, but were not required to report them. If they raised and spent more than $5,000 in aggregate or received more than $500 from any one contributor, including themselves, they would have had to switch their filing status from mini to full reporting.[4]
Campaign themes
2017
Melenyzer submitted the following statement to the Seattle Times:[1]
| “ | I’m not really running as an issue candidate. I don’t think there is one thing the School Board should be doing differently, but I’ve been in the district for a long time and I see a lot of places where the school district is falling down. What we need is people who are interested in what the public has to say and in holding the school district administration accountable for what the school district should be delivering. I think it’s a fine line with the school board and the district administration where they want to work together and be congenial, and unfortunately sometimes that has to mean asking a lot of hard questions.[5] | ” |
| —Lisa Melenyzer (2017)[1] | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Seattle Times, "In a twist, nearly half of Seattle School Board District 4 hopefuls have no kids," July 24, 2017
- ↑ King County, "Who Has Filed," accessed May 22, 2017
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed October 12, 2017
- ↑ Washington State Public Disclosure Commission, "New Candidates," accessed June 22, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Seattle Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| King County, Washington | |
| Election date: | Primary: August 1, 2017 General: November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 4: Herbert Camet Jr. • Sean Champagne • Jennifer Crow • Megan Hyska • Eden Mack • Lisa Melenyzer • Darrell Toland District 5: Alec Cooper • Zachary DeWolf • Andre Helmstetter • Candace Vaivadas • Omar Vasquez |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
