Melanie Dunham
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Melanie Dunham currently represents Place 5 on the Georgetown Board of Trustees in Texas. First elected in 2014, Dunham won another term in the general election on May 6, 2017.
Biography
Dunham earned her B.A. in English literature from Texas A&M University in 1999. She has been the editor of Austin Family Magazine since 2009. Dunham also works as a copywriter with the Boot Campaign, a nonprofit campaign that assists injured veterans.[1][2] She and her husband, Trevor, have four children currently attending district schools.[3]
Elections
2017
Three of the seven seats on the Georgetown Independent School District board of trustees were up for at-large general election on May 6, 2017. Two seats, Place 4 and Place 5, were up for regular election to three-year terms. Place 7 was up for special election to a one-year term. The Place 4 incumbent did not file for re-election, leaving David Phillips to run unopposed for the open seat. Place 5 incumbent Melanie Dunham defeated challenger Jimmy Jones Jr. The Place 7 incumbent Ben Stewart was appointed to the board after a member resigned and left the seat vacant. He won against Jaquita Wilson and Rida Ortego in the special election to finish the term.[4]
Results
| Georgetown Independent School District, Place 5 General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Melanie Dunham Incumbent |
75.89% | 3,015 |
| Jimmy Jones Jr. | 24.11% | 958 |
| Total Votes | 3,973 | |
| Source: Williamson County, "May 6th, 2017 Joint General and Special Election," accessed August 22, 2017 | ||
2014
Melanie Dunham sought election to the Place 5 seat against Francis Jackson in the general election on May 10, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Melanie Dunham |
75.4% | 2,881 | |
| Nonpartisan | Francis Jackson | 24.6% | 940 | |
| Total Votes | 3,821 | |||
| Source: Williamson County Elections, "Final Unofficial Election Day Results Includes Early Voting ," May 10, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Dunham reported $2,640.00 in contributions and $1,143.86 in expenditures to the district office, leaving her campaign with $1,496.14 on hand prior to the election.[5]
Endorsements
Dunham did not receive any official endorsements for her campaign.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Melanie + Dunham + Georgetown + School + District"
See also
- Georgetown Independent School District, Texas
- Georgetown Independent School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Melanie Dunham," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Boot Campaign, "About," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Melanie Dunham for School Board, accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Georgetown Independent School District, "Ballot Place Drawing Results 2017," accessed February 22, 2017
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through e-mail from Carmen Domel on April 17, 2014.
| Georgetown Independent School District elections in 2017 | |
| Williamson County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 6, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Place 4: • David Phillips Place 5: • Incumbent, Melanie Dunham • Jimmy Jones Jr. |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
