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Megan Kerr
Megan Kerr is a member of the Long Beach City Council in California, representing District 5. She assumed office on December 20, 2022. Her current term ends on December 15, 2026.
Kerr ran for election to the Long Beach City Council to represent District 5 in California. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Kerr earned her B.A. degree from California State Polytechnic University at Pomona.[1] Her community service experiences includes her involvement with a breakfast for the homeless, the LBCC Child Development Program, and the Alexandria House for women and children who have experienced homelessness, domestic violence, and human trafficking. She has also served as a member of the Long Beach Council PTA, District Community Advisory Committee, Superintendent Parent Forum, and two school site councils.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Long Beach, California (2022)
General election
General election for Long Beach City Council District 5
Megan Kerr defeated Ian Patton in the general election for Long Beach City Council District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Megan Kerr (Nonpartisan) | 54.8 | 11,517 |
 | Ian Patton (Nonpartisan)  | 45.2 | 9,514 | |
| Total votes: 21,031 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Long Beach City Council District 5
Megan Kerr and Ian Patton defeated Jeannine Bedard and Linda Valdez in the primary for Long Beach City Council District 5 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Megan Kerr (Nonpartisan) | 48.5 | 7,211 |
| ✔ | | Ian Patton (Nonpartisan) | 30.8 | 4,575 |
| Jeannine Bedard (Nonpartisan) | 10.6 | 1,580 | ||
 | Linda Valdez (Nonpartisan) | 10.1 | 1,507 | |
| Total votes: 14,873 | |||
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2018
General election
The general election was canceled. Megan Kerr (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2014
Megan Kerr defeated fellow newcomer Uduak-Joe Ntuk for the District 1 seat in the general election on April 8, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Megan Kerr |
50.7% | 3,912 | |
| Nonpartisan | Uduak-Joe Ntuk | 49.3% | 3,804 | |
| Total Votes | 7,716 | |||
| Source: Long Beach, California, "Long Beach Primary Nominating Election," accessed June 17, 2014 | ||||
Funding
At the time of this election, the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk did not publish school board candidate campaign finance reports online. Ballotpedia staffers requested this information, but the only free method of viewing the files was at their office.
The Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk targeted the end of 2018 to make school board candidate campaign finance reports available online for free. From that point forward, Ballotpedia began including campaign finance data for Los Angeles County school board candidates.[3][4][5] On March 28, 2014, Gazettes published an article that included a limited amount of campaign finance data for the Long Beach election. According to that article, District 1 candidates Uduak-Joe Ntuk and Kerr raised approximately $65,000 and $30,000 in contributions each, respectively.[6]
Endorsements
Kerr received endorsements from the Teachers Association of Long Beach and the National Women's Political Caucus along with several other local political and labor organizations, including the Long Beach Young Democrats, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Firefighter Association and Police Officers Association. Departing District 1 board member Mary Stanton and fellow board members John McGinnis, Diana F. Craighead and Jon Meyer also endorsed Kerr.[7]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Megan Kerr did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Kerr published a list of her campaign priorities in her official candidate statement:
| “ | As a Board Member I will:
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| —Megan Kerr (2014)[9] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Long Beach City Council District 5 |
Officeholder Long Beach City Council District 5 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Nadra Nittle, The Press-Telegram, "Common Core, Local Control Funding Formula emerge as key factors in Long Beach school board race," March 23, 2014
- ↑ Megan Kerr, "About," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed July 2, 2014
- ↑ Daniel Anderson, “Email communication with Brenda Duran, Los Angeles County Public Information Officer," October 7, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Brenda Duran, Los Angeles County Public Information Officer," January 2, 2018
- ↑ Ashleigh Ruhl, Gazettes, "Election 2014: School Board Candidates Bring New Faces To LBUSD," March 28, 2014
- ↑ Megan Kerr, "Endorsements," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Long Beach, California, "Name: Megan M. Kerr," accessed April 1, 2014
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| Preceded by Stacy Mungo |
Long Beach City Council District 5 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Long Beach Unified School District school board District 1 2014-2022 |
Succeeded by Maria Isabel López |
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