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Lori Sanders
Lori Sanders was an at-large member of the Pickerington Local School District Board of Education in Ohio. Sanders assumed office in 1998. Sanders left office on December 31, 2021.
Sanders ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Pickerington Local School District Board of Education in Ohio. Sanders won in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Sanders earned a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy from Ohio State University. Her professional experience includes owning Sole Proprietor, a contracting service for school occupational therapists, and working as a director for Columbus Volleyball Academy. She and her husband, Mike, have three children.[1][2]
Elections
2017
Three of five seats on the Pickerington Local School District Board of Education in Ohio were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Two incumbents ran for re-election. Incumbents Vanessa Niekamp and Lori Sanders were the only candidates to file for the three at-large seats by the filing deadline on August 9, 2017. Five more candidates, Nick Derksen, David Horton, Mark Kenney, Clay Lopez, and E. Gayle Saunders, ran as write-in candidates. Incumbents Niekamp and Sanders and write-in candidate Lopez won the election.[3][4][5]
| Pickerington Local School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lori Sanders Incumbent |
37.31% | 5,008 |
| Vanessa Niekamp Incumbent |
32.23% | 4,327 |
| Clay Lopez |
8.78% | 1,179 |
| Nick Derksen | 6.24% | 838 |
| E. Gayle Saunders | 6.22% | 835 |
| David Horton | 4.74% | 636 |
| Mark Kenney | 2.37% | 318 |
| Write-in votes | 2.11% | 283 |
| Total Votes | 13,424 | |
| Source: Franklin County Board of Elections, "2017 General Election, Official Results," accessed November 27, 2017 and Franklin County Board of Elections, "2017 General Election, Write-in Canvass," accessed November 27, 2017 and Fairfield County Board of Elections, "Election Summary Report, General Election, Official Canvass," accessed December 6, 2017 | ||
2013
Sanders faced her fellow incumbents Clay Lopez and Cathy Olshefski, as well as challenger Vanessa Niekamp.
Results
| Pickerington Local School District, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Lori Sanders Incumbent |
28.5% | 2,609 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vanessa Niekamp |
25.3% | 2,317 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cathy Olshefski Incumbent |
23.1% | 2,116 | |
| Nonpartisan | Clay Lopez Incumbent | 23.1% | 2,112 | |
| Total Votes | 9,154 | |||
| Source: Fairfield County Elections, "Election Summary Report for General Election in Fairfield County, Ohio," accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Endorsements
Sanders was not endorsed in this campaign.
Funding
Sanders reported no contributions or expenditures to the Ohio Secretary of State.[6]
Campaign themes
2013
Sanders stated the ability of being able to communicate effectively with the public and to be able to explain to them how the board examines curriculum, instruction, and assessment. She also said one of her priorities is to avoid asking voters to support a new operating levy for the next "several years."[2]
See also
- Pickerington Local School District, Ohio
- Pickerington Local School District elections (2017)
- Pickerington Local School District elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Voter Guide, "Pickerington Board of Education," accessed October 29, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nate Ellis, This Week Community News, "Incumbent Sanders is seeking her fifth term, published October 13, 2013
- ↑ Fairfield County Board of Elections, "Certified Candidate and Issue List," accessed October 3, 2017
- ↑ Franklin County Board of Elections, "2017 General Election, Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Fairfield County Board of Elections, "Unofficial Certification of Results by the Most Populous County (Candidates)," accessed November 9, 2017
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Elections & Voting: Campaign Finance," accessed December 23, 2013
| Pickerington Local School District elections in 2017 | |
| Fairfield County, Ohio | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Vanessa Niekamp • Incumbent, Lori Sanders • Nick Derksen • David Horton • Mark Kenney • Clay Lopez • E. Gayle Saunders |
| Important information: | What's at stake? |
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