Marva Herndon

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Marva Herndon

Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors District 1

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

6

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

April 4, 2023

Marva Herndon is a member of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors in Wisconsin, representing District 1. She assumed office on April 23, 2019. Her current term ends on April 26, 2027.

Herndon ran for re-election to the Milwaukee Board of School Directors to represent District 1 in Wisconsin. She won in the general election on April 4, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: Milwaukee Public Schools, Wisconsin, elections (2023)

General election

General election for Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors District 1

Incumbent Marva Herndon defeated Shandowlyon Hendricks Reaves in the general election for Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors District 1 on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marva Herndon (Nonpartisan)	60.4	6,137
		Shandowlyon Hendricks Reaves (Nonpartisan)	38.9	3,956
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	73

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,166
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Marva Herndon and Shandowlyon Hendricks Reaves advanced from the primary for Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors District 1.

2019

See also: Milwaukee Public Schools, Wisconsin, elections (2019)

General election

General election for Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors District 1

Marva Herndon defeated Shyla Deacon in the general election for Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors District 1 on April 2, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marva Herndon (Nonpartisan)	50.2	3,125
		Shyla Deacon (Nonpartisan)	49.8	3,098

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,223
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Endorsements

Herndon was endorsed by the following people and organizations:

• ATU 998 (Milwaukee County Transit System)
• BLOC (Black Leaders Organizing for Communities)
• Citizen Action
• Milwaukee Labor Council
• MTEA (Milwaukee Teachers Education Association)
• Working Families Party(WI)
• VOCES de la Frontera
• United Auto Workers (UAW)
• AFT 212 (MATC)
• Wisconsin Progress
• Annie Woodward, MPS Director, District 4
• Dr. L. Tony Baez, MPS Director, District 6

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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