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Lorrie Lynn Hollis
Lorrie Lynn Hollis ran for election for an at-large seat of the St. Joseph School District Board of Education in Missouri. Hollis lost in the general election on April 3, 2018.
Elections
2018
Three seats on the St. Joseph School District school board in Missouri were up for general election on April 3, 2018. The seats of Larry Koch, Martin Rucker, and Dennis Snethen were up for grabs in this election. Koch was the only incumbent who filed for re-election and faced challengers Lute Atieh, Aaron Duncan, Lorrie Lynn Hollis, David Jordan, Kenneth Reeder, and Seth Wright.[1]
The three winners of this race were sworn in shortly before the contract of the district's new superintendent commences. The school board announced Dr. Doug Van Zyl as the district's new superintendent on February 1, 2018, following Dr. Robert Newhart's announcement in late 2017 that he would retire as the district's superintendent at the end of the 2017-2018 school year.
Results
General election
General election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large on April 3, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Seth Wright (Nonpartisan) | 22.0 | 6,491 |
| ✔ |  | Lute Atieh (Nonpartisan) | 18.4 | 5,445 |
| ✔ |  | Larry Koch (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 4,684 |
| David Jordan (Nonpartisan) | 15.4 | 4,563 | ||
| Kenneth Reeder (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 3,351 | ||
 | Lorrie Lynn Hollis (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 3,336 | |
| Aaron Duncan (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 1,571 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 104 | ||
| Total votes: 29,545 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
When asked why she filed for the board, Hollis said, “I want to help. I mean, things are bad, things are bad.” Noting her involvement on several local organizations and boards, like the PTA, the Division of Aging committee and the Fire Emergency committee, Hollis said “this community matters to me. I care about what happens. It really concerns me what’s going on with our schools.”[2]
Hollis said the most important issue the district faced was the need for the community to come together and that everyone should have a voice. “The number one thing is these kids. We need good people that care about the kids,” she said. “That’s probably the number one thing that’s facing this district, is to put these kids first and keep that constantly in mind.” She also stated that her experience working for the district for 20 years was what set her apart from the other candidates. She said she worked for four years at the district's downtown office and as the bookkeeper at Central High School for 16 years.
Recent news
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Footnotes
- ↑ 'Buchanan County Board of Elections, "April 3, 2018 - General Municipal," accessed April 5, 2018
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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| St. Joseph School District elections in 2018 | |
| Buchanan County, Missouri | |
| Election date: | April 3, 2018 |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
