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Misha Stallworth
Misha Stallworth was an at-large member of the Detroit Public Schools Community District in Michigan. Stallworth assumed office in 2017. Stallworth left office on December 31, 2024.
Stallworth ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Detroit Public Schools Community District in Michigan. Stallworth won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Stallworth won the seat in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Stallworth ran as part of the 5 for the Future slate.[1]
Biography
Stallworth earned her B.A. in psychology from the University of Chicago. She later received a master's degree in social work from the University of Michigan. Stallworth has worked as a nutrition community program supervisor and an advocacy coordinator with the Detroit Area Agency on Aging.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sonya Mays (Nonpartisan) | 14.7 | 69,144 |
| ✔ |  | Misha Stallworth (Nonpartisan) | 14.0 | 66,132 |
| ✔ |  | Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 53,344 |
 | Iris Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 10.9 | 51,388 | |
 | LaMar Lemmons (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 39,400 | |
| Bessie Harris (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 37,649 | ||
 | Ida Carol Short (Nonpartisan) | 6.6 | 30,982 | |
| Jermain Jones (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 22,669 | ||
 | Elena Herrada (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 20,258 | |
| Zsa Zsa Hubbard (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 19,493 | ||
| John Telford (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 15,691 | ||
 | Richard Clement (Nonpartisan)  | 3.3 | 15,640 | |
| Terrance Lemmons (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 15,305 | ||
| Chico Frank Sorrell (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 11,292 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 3,471 | ||
| Total votes: 471,858 | |||
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2016
- See also: Detroit Public Schools elections (2016)
Seven seats on the Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. There was no primary. A total of 63 candidates filed for the election including 10 of the 11 incumbent board members. The top two vote recipients will serve six-year terms, the next three winners will serve four-year terms, and the remaining two winners will serve two-year terms.[3][4] The winning candidates were Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry, LaMar Lemmons, Georgia Lemmons, Sonya Mays, Misha Stallworth, Deborah Hunter-Harvill, and Iris Taylor.
A June 2016 state reorganization bill split Detroit Public Schools into two entities. The existing district will collect taxes to pay down debts, while a new district overseen by the school board was created to oversee school operations. This bill reduced the school board's membership from 11 to seven after the November 2016 election. The state-appointed Detroit Financial Review Commission will oversee the new district's financial dealings.[3]
Results
Funding
School board candidates in Michigan were required to file pre-election campaign finance reports with their county election offices by October 28, 2016. Post-election reports were due by December 8, 2016.[5]
In Michigan, candidates are prohibited from receiving contributions from corporations or labor organizations. Within 10 days of becoming a candidate, candidates must form a candidate committee. Following the creation of the committee, candidates have an additional 10 days to register the committee with the school district filing official by filing a statement of organization. A candidate committee that does not expect to receive or spend more than $1,000 during the election cycle is eligible to receive a reporting waiver, which allows that committee not to file pre-election, post-election, and annual campaign statements.[6]
October 28 filing
Candidates received a total of $164,533.68 and spent a total of $100,234.02 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Wayne County Clerk.[7] Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry led the field with $57,980.00 in contributions and $40,364.82 in expenditures for the reporting period. Her biggest donor through October 28, 2016, was the United Auto Workers Michigan V-PAC, which contributed $27,500.00 to her candidate committee. Sixteen of the 63 candidates filed campaign finance statements by October 30, 2016. The remaining candidates had not filed their reports or qualified for exemption from reporting.
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tawanna Simpson | $1,200.00 | $996.38 | $203.62 |
| Ida Carol Short | $1,409.15 | $975.00 | $434.15 |
| Herman Davis | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry | $57,980.00 | $40,346.82 | $17,633.18 |
| Kevin Turman | $5,038.99 | $3,555.84 | $1,483.15 |
| Deborah Hunter-Harvill | $3,950.00 | $4,387.83 | -$577.83 |
| John Telford | $19,000.00 | $5,341.52 | $13,658.51 |
| Markita Meeks | $100.00 | $25.00 | $75.00 |
| Mary Kovari | $14,383.54 | $16,883.54 | $4,315.86 |
| Ben Washburn | $500.00 | $0.00 | $500.00 |
| Iris Taylor | $10,725.00 | $6,311.16 | $4,413.84 |
| Sonya Mays | $20,935.00 | $15,450.49 | $0.00 |
| Charmaine Johnson | $0.00 | $1,939.68 | $0.00 |
| Phillip Caldwell II | $2,915.00 | $2,713.37 | $201.67 |
| Leslie Andrews | $16,114.00 | $0.00 | $6,500.00 |
| Penny Bailer | $10,283.00 | $1,307.39 | $8,975.61 |
Endorsements
Stallworth's campaign website listed the following endorsements:[8][9]
- The Detroit Free Press
- Metro Detroit AFL-CIO
- Detroit Regional Chamber PAC
- American Federation of Teachers
- Fannie Lou Hamer
- Detroit Police Lieutenants and Sergeants Association
- 13th Congressional District Democratic Party
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2016
Stallworth's campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:
| “ |
Misha Stallworth is a social justice activist who believes that all children, no matter their race or income, deserve access to a quality public educational system. A quality education is one of the most basic human rights that in urban neighborhoods, young people are deprived. A strong educational base has the capacity to build stronger communities and increases civic participation. Quality school systems produce better equipped colleagues, engaged citizens and the opportunity to compete on the same playing field as peers in other communities. The public education system has been broken for decades in cites all across the country. Detroit is no exception. According to research done by the Coalition for the Future of Detroit School Children, 41% of Michigan’s high school students are not proficient in reading and despite “reforms” the average ACT score for Detroit students is a 15.9—more than 5 points below the minimum college ready score. Parents and students are facing barriers like limited transportation to schools outside of their neighborhoods and confusing enrollment. The results of faulty policies that undermine urban education have been detrimental to student performance, parent engagement and teacher empowerment. Misha Stallworth is running for school board because of her passion for youth development in Detroit neighborhoods. She believes that increasing the accessibility to a quality education for all Detroit students will increase their access to greater opportunities. Misha is determined to reinforce the foundation of neighborhoods by helping to improve our local school system. [10] |
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| —Misha Stallworth (2016), [11] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Misha Stallworth, "Slate," accessed September 27, 2016
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Misha Stallworth," accessed September 21, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wayne County, Michigan, "Elections Division-Election Information," accessed August 30, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ The Detroit Free Press, "72 people seek seven Detroit school board seats," July 26, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Bureau of Elections, "2016 and 2017 Campaign Finance Filing Schedule," January 12, 2016
- ↑ Genesee County, "Filing Requirements under Michigan's Campaign Finance Act," February 7, 2014
- ↑ Wayne County Clerk, "Wayne County Campaign Finance Information System," accessed October 30, 2016
- ↑ Misha Lianne Stallworth, "Endorsements," accessed September 21, 2016
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Endorsements: Detroit school board needs fresh ideas," October 30, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Misha Lianne Stallworth, "About," accessed September 21, 2016
