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Melanie Bates
Melanie Bates was an at-large member of the Cincinnati Board of Education in Ohio. Bates assumed office in 2001. Bates left office on December 31, 2021.
Bates ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Cincinnati Board of Education in Ohio. Bates won in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Bates earned a B.S. in communication arts from Xavier University in 1975. She later earned a master's degree in public administration from Northern Kentucky University in 2005. Bates' professional experience includes working as a hospital development liaison for the LifeCenter Organ Donor Network. She previously served on the Ohio State Board of Education from 1995 to 2001. Bates has three children who graduated from district schools.[1]
Elections
2017
Four of seven seats on the Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education in Ohio were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Three incumbents sought re-election. Incumbents Melanie Bates and Ericka Copeland-Dansby and newcomers Ryan Messer and Mike Moroski defeated incumbent Daniel Minera, former candidate Marcia A. Futel, and newcomers Jacqueline Amos, David Brenner, Gary Favors, Christine Fisher, Renee Hevia, Kareem Moffett, and Kathy Young.[2][3]
| Cincinnati Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ryan Messer |
14.17% | 25,755 |
| Ericka Copeland-Dansby Incumbent |
13.03% | 23,671 |
| Mike Moroski |
11.74% | 21,330 |
| Melanie Bates Incumbent |
10.65% | 19,351 |
| Renee Hevia | 10.63% | 19,323 |
| Kathy Young | 6.86% | 12,471 |
| Christine Fisher | 5.80% | 10,547 |
| Jacqueline Amos | 5.27% | 9,582 |
| David Brenner | 5.22% | 9,482 |
| Marcia A. Futel | 4.56% | 8,286 |
| Kareem Moffett | 4.42% | 8,035 |
| Gary Favors | 4.09% | 7,439 |
| Daniel Minera Incumbent | 3.55% | 6,442 |
| Total Votes | 181,714 | |
| Source: Hamilton County Board of Elections, "Cumulative Report, General Election -- Official," accessed November 27, 2017 | ||
2013
Bates won a fourth term on the board against eight other candidates in the November 5, 2013 general election.
Results
| Cincinnati Board of Education, At-large, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Melanie Bates Incumbent |
18.1% | 27,469 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ericka Copeland-Dansby |
14.8% | 22,455 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elisa Hoffman |
13.8% | 20,861 | |
| Nonpartisan | Daniel Minera |
10.9% | 16,537 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marcia A. Futel | 10.1% | 15,368 | |
| Nonpartisan | Betsy Shank | 9.7% | 14,752 | |
| Nonpartisan | Martha Good | 9.2% | 13,909 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sally O'Callaghan | 8.3% | 12,621 | |
| Nonpartisan | Victoria Straughn | 5% | 7,540 | |
| Total Votes | 151,512 | |||
| Source: Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Elections, "Official Results," accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Bates reported no contributions or expenditures to the Ohio Secretary of State.[4]
Endorsements
On October 14, 2013, The Cincinnati Enquirer endorsed Bates for one of four seats on the board.[5]
2009
Bates won re-election to the board against 11 other candidates on November 3, 2009.
| Cincinnati Board of Education, At-large, November 3, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Melanie Bates Incumbent |
14.8% | 32,849 | |
| Nonpartisan | Catherine Ingram Incumbent |
12.6% | 27,953 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eileen Cooper Reed Incumbent |
11.3% | 25,220 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vanessa White |
10.6% | 23,693 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lisa Schare | 8.2% | 18,307 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joyce E. Hooks | 7.9% | 17,630 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christopher McDowell | 7.5% | 16,723 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ceair J. Baggett | 6.8% | 15,055 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary Welsh Schlueter | 6.2% | 13,776 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Banner | 5.5% | 12,271 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jason Haap | 5% | 11,139 | |
| Nonpartisan | Curtis A. Wells | 3.6% | 7,933 | |
| Total Votes | 222,549 | |||
| Source: Hamilton County Board of Elections | ||||
Campaign themes
2013
In an interview with the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area, Bates explained how she would improve district schools:[6]
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See also
- Cincinnati Public Schools, Ohio
- Cincinnati Public Schools elections (2017)
- Cincinnati Public Schools elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cincinnati Public Schools, "Melanie Bates," accessed September 12, 2013
- ↑ Hamilton County, "Candidates and Issues List Filed for the General Election November 7, 2017," accessed October 6, 2017
- ↑ Hamilton County Board of Elections, "Cumulative Report, General Election -- Unofficial," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Elections & Voting: Campaign Finance," accessed December 26, 2013
- ↑ Cincinnati Enquirer, "ENDORSEMENT: Leading the public school system," October 14, 2013
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Melanie Bates Answers Questions," accessed September 13, 2013
| Cincinnati Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Hamilton County, Ohio | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Melanie Bates • Incumbent, Ericka Copeland-Dansby • Incumbent, Daniel Minera • Jacqueline Amos • David Brenner • Gary Favors • Christine Fisher • Marcia A. Futel • Renee Hevia • Ryan Messer • Kareem Moffett • Mike Moroski • Kathy Young |
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