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Malishai Woodbury
2022 - Present
2026
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Malishai Woodbury (Democratic Party) is a member of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina, representing District A. Woodbury assumed office on December 5, 2022. Woodbury's current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Woodbury (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners to represent District A in North Carolina. Woodbury won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
As of 2014, Woodbury worked as a project grant coordinator with Guilford County Schools. Her work dealt with the district's one-to-one computing program. Woodbury was also a history instructor at North Carolina A&T University.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Forsyth County, North Carolina (2022)
General election
General election for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A (2 seats)
Incumbent Tonya McDaniel and Malishai Woodbury defeated Michael R. Owens and Reginald Reid in the general election for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tonya McDaniel (D)  | 39.6 | 21,050 |
| ✔ |  | Malishai Woodbury (D) | 37.7 | 20,039 |
| Michael R. Owens (R) | 12.2 | 6,484 | ||
| Reginald Reid (R) | 10.6 | 5,647 | ||
| Total votes: 53,220 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A (2 seats)
Incumbent Tonya McDaniel and Malishai Woodbury defeated incumbent Fleming El-Amin, Phil Carter, and Gardenia Henley in the Democratic primary for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tonya McDaniel | 27.4 | 3,413 |
| ✔ | | Malishai Woodbury | 23.8 | 2,967 |
| Fleming El-Amin | 23.1 | 2,879 | ||
| Phil Carter | 15.9 | 1,984 | ||
 | Gardenia Henley | 9.7 | 1,212 | |
| Total votes: 12,455 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Michael R. Owens and Reginald Reid advanced from the Republican primary for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A.
2018
General election
General election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 1 (2 seats)
Barbara Hanes Burke and Malishai Woodbury won election in the general election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Hanes Burke (D) | 51.2 | 24,262 | |
| ✔ | | Malishai Woodbury (D) | 48.8 | 23,166 |
| Total votes: 47,428 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 1 (2 seats)
Barbara Hanes Burke and Malishai Woodbury defeated Alex B. Bohannon, Chenita Barber Johnson, and Eunice Campbell in the Democratic primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 1 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Hanes Burke | 33.0 | 4,071 | |
| ✔ | | Malishai Woodbury | 24.3 | 3,001 |
| Alex B. Bohannon | 17.1 | 2,118 | ||
 | Chenita Barber Johnson | 14.6 | 1,801 | |
| Eunice Campbell | 11.0 | 1,363 | ||
| Total votes: 12,354 | |||
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2014
Malishai Woodbury ran against fellow Democratic candidates Vic Johnson, Chenita Barber Johnson and Deanna Taylor in the primary election on May 6, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Deanna Taylor |
32.9% | 3,167 | |
| Democratic | Vic Johnson Incumbent |
31.3% | 3,012 | |
| Democratic | Malishai Woodbury | 24.6% | 2,365 | |
| Democratic | Chenita Barber Johnson | 11.3% | 1,088 | |
| Total Votes | 9,632 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, " 05/06/2014 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - FORSYTH," May 13, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Woodbury did not report any contributions or expenditures to the Forsyth County Board of Elections.
Endorsements
Woodbury did not receive any official endorsements in the election.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Malishai Woodbury did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Woodbury listed her themes for the 2014 campaign on her campaign website:
Community collaboration
| “ | In order to connect more effectively with all of our students and families in WSFCS, Shai Woodbury would like to extend community collaborations to more "grassroots" organizations, like neighborhood, social service, and minister groups.[3] | ” |
| —Malishai Woodbury's campaign website, (2014) | ||
Teachers
| “ | Teachers play an essential role in education as facilitators, coaches, instructors, etc of learning. Shai Woodbury would like to strengthen the support of teachers and empower them by modifying personnel policy to reflect more teacher active leadership.[3] | ” |
| —Malishai Woodbury's campaign website, (2014) | ||
Achievement gap
| “ | Since Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools believes that all students should have access to a quality education, then we must ensure that we prioritize equity across the district. Therefore, all schools will have the resources, human and capital, to provide all students with a quality education. This would be a great step towards closing the academic achievement gap.[3] | ” |
| —Malishai Woodbury's campaign website, (2014) | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Malishai Woodbury," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Democracy.com, "Malishai Woodbury: Biography," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Democracy.com, "Malishai Woodbury: Issues," accessed April 30, 2014
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Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A 2022-Present |
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Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 1 2018-2023 |
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