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Monique O’Grady
Monique O’Grady is an at-large representative on the Arlington Public Schools school board in Virginia. O’Grady won a first term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Elections
2017
One of the five seats on the Arlington Public Schools school board in Virginia was up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Incumbent James Lander did not file to run for re-election, which left the seat open for a newcomer. Alison Priscilla Dough, Monique O’Grady, and Mike Webb ran for the seat, and O'Grady won election to the board.[1]
Results
| Arlington Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Monique O’Grady |
70.35% | 50,734 |
| Mike Webb | 17.55% | 12,659 |
| Alison Priscilla Dough | 10.30% | 7,427 |
| Write-in votes | 1.8% | 1,296 |
| Total Votes | 72,116 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General," accessed November 21, 2017 | ||
Funding
O’Grady reported $34,535.53 in contributions and $32,770.86 in expenditures to the Virginia Department of Elections, which left her campaign with $1,764.67 on hand in the election.[2]
Endorsements
O’Grady was endorsed by the Arlington Education Association Political Action Committee, Blue Virginia, the Arlington Sun Gazette, and the Arlington Democratic Party.[3][4][5][6]
Campaign themes
2017
O’Grady highlighted the following issues on her campaign website:
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As a School Board Member, Monique O’Grady will work to ensure that APS stays focused on students and guide APS to prioritize instilling a love of learning in ALL students. When we love what we do, we try harder and we succeed more. Monique will work on fulfilling this vision by focusing on the ABCs: Academics, Boundaries and Broken Links, Capacity and Communication. A Academics
Boundaries and Broken Links
Capacity and Communication
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| —Monique O’Grady (2017)[8] | ||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arlington County Voting and Elections, "2017 Elections," accessed June 14, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports: Search Committees," accessed January 17, 2018
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Monique O’Grady," October 31, 2017
- ↑ Blue Virginia, "My Endorsement for Arlington County School Board: Monique O’Grady," April 23, 2017
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Arlington Democrats pick Gutshall for County Board, O’Grady for School Board," May 13, 2017
- ↑ Arlington Sun Gazette, "Sun Gazette endorses O’Grady, Lopez in political races," September 14, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Monique O’Grady for Arlington School Board, "Vision & Priorities," accessed October 16, 2017
| Arlington Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Arlington County, Virginia | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Alison Priscilla Dough • Monique O’Grady • Mike Webb |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
