Patreece Hutcherson

Patreece Hutcherson

Nonpartisan

Candidate, Atlanta Public Schools school board District 6

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Next election

November 4, 2025

Education

High school

Booker T. Washington Comprehensive High School

Bachelor's

Morris Brown College

Graduate

The Ohio State University

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Patreece Hutcherson is running for election to the Atlanta Public Schools school board to represent District 6 in Georgia. Hutcherson declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 4, 2025.^[source]

Biography

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Hutcherson received a B.S. in psychology from Morris Brown College and an M.A. in school counseling from The Ohio State University. Hutcherson began working as a school counselor in 2002. She has been associated with Douglas County Association of Educators, Georgia Association of Educators, the National Education Association, Georgia School Counselor Association, and the Americal School Counseling Association.

Elections

2025

See also: Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2025)

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 6

Incumbent Tolton Pace, Michael Hopkins, Patreece Hutcherson, Jonathan Leon, and Tyrese Miller are running in the general election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 6 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Tolton Pace (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Michael Hopkins (Nonpartisan)
		Patreece Hutcherson (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Jonathan Leon (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Tyrese Miller (Nonpartisan)

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2021

See also: Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2021)

General election

General election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 6

Incumbent Eshé Collins defeated Patreece Hutcherson in the general election for Atlanta Public Schools school board District 6 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eshé Collins (Nonpartisan)	66.8	7,965
		Patreece Hutcherson (Nonpartisan)	32.9	3,924
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	32

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2017

See also: Atlanta Public Schools elections (2017)

All nine seats on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education in Georgia were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Six seats were elected by district and three seats were elected at large. Six incumbents filed for re-election. A runoff election was held on December 5, 2017, after no candidate in Districts 2, 3, 5, and 7 won a majority of votes in the general election.

District 2 incumbent Byron Amos won against newcomer Keisha Carey in the runoff election after they defeated challenger Tony Burks in the general election. As of December 5, 2017, the runoff election was too close to call. The open District 3 seat drew five newcomers, Adzua Agyapon, Lewis Cartee, Michelle Olympiadis, Antoine Raynard Trammell, and Rashida Winfrey. Olympiadis-Constant defeated Agyapon in the runoff election. Newcomer Erika Yvette Mitchell defeated Raynard Johnson in the runoff election after defeating candidates D'Jaris James, Jatisha Marsh, Bobby Montgomery, and Jackye Rhodes for the District 5 seat. In District 7, newcomer Kandis Wood Jackson won against Patricia Crayton after they defeated candidates Nathaniel Borrell Dyer, John Wright, and Micah Rowland in the general election.

In the general election, incumbent Leslie Grant defeated challenger Ade Oguntoye to retain her District 1 seat. Incumbent Nancy Meister was the only candidate to file for the District 4 seat and won unopposed. In District 6, incumbent Eshé Collins defeated newcomers Valrie Walker Sanders, Patreece Hutcherson, and Donta McMichael to retain her seat. District 8 incumbent Cynthia Briscoe Brown won against challengers Ben Stone and Charlie Stadtlander. Incumbent Jason Esteves was the only candidate to file for the District 9 seat and won unopposed.

Results

Atlanta Public Schools, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Eshé Collins Incumbent	58.02%	7,146
Valrie Walker Sanders	18.12%	2,232
Patreece Hutcherson	15.13%	1,863
Donta McMichael	8.44%	1,039
Write-in votes	0.29%	36
Total Votes		12,316
Source: Fulton County, Georgia, "Official Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017 and DeKalb County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017

Funding

Hutcherson reported $12,455.00 in contributions and $12,154.73 in expenditures to the City of Atlanta Office of Municipal Clerk, which left her campaign with $301.00 as of November 2, 2017.

Endorsements

Hutcherson was endorsed by the Atlanta Association of Educators and the Atlanta Federation of Teachers.

Campaign themes

2025

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2021

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Campaign website

Hutcherson's campaign website stated the following:

“	Campaign Priorities Protecting our Children We all know that better schools increase our property value and community. But what you may not know is that current elected officials could care less about our children or our community. Why are the Southside elected officials being supported by entities on the Northside such as the Buckhead Coalition? Why have Thomasville Heights, Venetian Hill, and Fain schools been dismantled, resulting in educators losing their jobs and leaving our children vulnerable? The answer is because our elected officials have betrayed us! Vote for Patreece Hutcherson because I care about our schools and our communities. Integrity Matters! Protecting our Educators My mother, Gracie Hutcherson, was one of 5 teachers that was rehired at Fain Elementary 2019. Every other educator lost their contracts and jobs. That is an atrocity that should have never been allowed to happen. It leaves our children vulnerable and our schools gutted. Many educators will leave the APS system because they are afraid of losing their jobs. This has to stop! I have been a professional school counselor since 2002. I completed my most formative school years in the Atlanta Public School System at M. Agnes Jones Elementary and Booker T. Washington High School. Here, I met my closest group of friends who have remained in my life to this day. The bond we’ve established hasn’t broken as a result of the roots that tied us together in the APS system. My lifelong mentor Lynda Wolfe Smith is a retired teacher from APS. I believe that supported educators make a better city not only because I am a product of this school system, but because I want the best for any child that comes through this school system. Protecting our Schools When we have great schools in our community, everyone benefits. Our children excel, our community flourishes, our property value increases. This is what I will strive for in making sure that our educators are supported in order to protect our number one commodity: our children. When our children receive the best, it helps our communities thrive. I am an Atlanta native. I grew up right here graduating from Booker T. Washington High School. I was involved in many activities including cheerleading, Future Homemakers of America, chorus, and many other things. However, I found my true niche when I joined the Marching 100 band with Mr. Allen Ward, Jr., as well as joining the Black Pearls, an all girl empowerment organization sponsored by Ms. Lynda Wolfe Smith. Being in these two organizations prepared me for my life’s work. While in the band, I embraced leadership, service, and duty. Mr. Ward instilled in us lifelong lessons such as, “To be early is to be on time, and to be on time is to be late.” Our band received many awards and accolades, but my most memorable moments included performing with pop star artist Michael Jackson during the opening of the Georgia Dome, and marching in the 1994 Mardi Gras Parade in New Orleans, LA. My teacher at the time and now lifelong mentor, Mrs. Smith, taught us how to properly run an organization with appointed leaders that wrote and instituted a constitution with by-laws. She instilled in us the mindset to become great respected leaders, as well as to carry ourselves with dignity and honor. These are the types of legacies that I will protect for our children and our communities.	”
—Patreece Hutcherson's campaign website (2021)

Noteworthy events

Federal lawsuit against Atlanta Public Schools

On October 10, 2017, Hutcherson filed a federal lawsuit against Atlanta Public Schools (APS), APS Superintendent Meria Carstarphen, the nine sitting board of education members, and the Atlanta municipal clerk. The suit claimed the Atlanta Board of Education charter denied her First and 14th Amendment rights because it stated that board members must "not be an employee of the Atlanta Board of Education or any other local board of education." This meant that Hutcherson could not hold a position on the board of education and maintain her employment with the Douglas County School District if elected. The suit argued that Hutcherson's position with Douglas County School System would not create any conflicts of interest. As of October 27, 2017, the district had not commented on the lawsuit.

On November 6, 2017, U.S. District Judge Eleanor L. Ross denied the motion, stating that the issue in the suit would only affect Hutcherson if she was to be elected and that the provision in the charter did not stop her from becoming a candidate.

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