Lynda Wrenn
Lynda Wrenn is the former District 4 member on the Pittsburgh Board of Directors in Pennsylvania. The seat was up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015. She filed to run in both the Republican and Democratic primaries. Wrenn won nominations in both primaries and advanced to the general election.[1][2] Wrenn did not file for re-elected in 2019.
Biography
Wrenn obtained a bachelor's degree in economics. She went on to earn her master's degree in teaching from Chatham University. She has served as president of the Parent Teacher Organization at Linden Elementary. She has also volunteered for the Parent School Community Council, the Summer Dreamers Academy task force and the gifted education task force.[3]
Elections
2019
Lynda Wrenn did not file to run for re-election.
2015
Four of the nine seats on the Pittsburgh Board of Directors were up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015.
Incumbent Regina B. Holley won the District 2 seat without opposition. Lynda Wrenn and Moira B. Kaleida also won without opposition for the seats in Districts 4 and 6, respectively. Kevin L. Carter (D) defeated Rosemary Moriarty (R) for the District 8 seat.
Wrenn defeated Kirk B. Burkley in the primary election. Samuel J. Hurst and Tracy Link were defeated in the primary election for District 6. Patricia Rogers lost the primary election in District 8. No independent candidates filed to run in the general election.[1][2]
Results
| Pittsburgh School District, Region 4, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican |  Lynda Wrenn |
99.6% | 5,575 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.38% | 21 | ||
| Total Votes | 5,596 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Summary Report, Official Results," accessed December 21, 2015 | ||||
| Pittsburgh School District, Region 4 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Lynda Wrenn |
81.2% | 3,262 | |
| Democratic | Kirk B. Burkley | 18.6% | 747 | |
| Democratic | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 4,015 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "Summary Report Offiicial Results," accessed June 16, 2015 | ||||
| Pittsburgh School District, Region 4 Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Lynda Wrenn |
51.9% | 164 | |
| Republican | Kirk B. Burkley | 47.2% | 149 | |
| Republican | Write-in votes | 0.9% | 3 | |
| Total Votes | 316 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "Summary Report Offiicial Results," accessed June 16, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Wrenn reported $35,194.00 in contributions and $25,700.49 in expenditures to the Allegheny County Elections Division, which left her campaign with $9,493.51 on hand in the election.[4]
Endorsements
Wrenn received official endorsements from the Allegheny County Democratic Committee, the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.[5][6][7]
See also
- Pittsburgh School District, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Pittsburgh School District
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pittsburgh School District, "Board of Directors," accessed March 16, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Allegeny County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Candidate List 4-8-2015," accessed April 10, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "candidates" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Wrenn for School Board, "About," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Allegheny County Information Portal, "Document Portal," accessed February 3, 2016
- ↑ Allegheny County Democratic Committee, "2015 Allegheny Democrats Endorsed Candidates," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, "PFT400 Announces Endorsements for School Board and City Council Elections," March 6, 2015
- ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "2015 Primary Election: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial board endorsements," April 22, 2015
| 2015 Pittsburgh School District Elections | |
| Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary election: May 19, 2015 General election: November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Incumbent, Regina B. Holley (D/R) District 4: • Kirk B. Burkley (D/R) • Lynda Wrenn (D/R) |
| Important information: | • What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
