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Patricia Body
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Patricia Body is a Democratic at-large representative on the Syracuse City School District school board in New York. First elected in 2009, Body won a new term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Body was a social worker prior to retirement. She has served as chair of the Danforth-Pond-Butternut Task Force and a facilitator for TNT Northside.[1]
Elections
2017
Three of seven seats on the Syracuse City School District Board of Education Commissioners in New York were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Three incumbents ran for re-election. Incumbents Patricia Body, David Cecile, and Derrick Dorsey defeated newcomers Michael Hunter and Darlene Medley.[2]
Body, Cecile, and Dorsey filed as Democrats. Newcomer Hunter filed as a Conservative. Newcomer Medley filed under the Working Families Party along with incumbents Body and Cecile, who cross-filed. Body also filed as a member of the Women's Equality Party.[3]
Results
| Syracuse City School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Cross-filed (2) |  David Cecile Incumbent |
31.99% | 18,088 | |
| Cross-filed (3) | Patricia Body Incumbent |
29.36% | 16,601 | |
| Democratic | Derrick Dorsey Incumbent |
24.19% | 13,675 | |
| Conservative | Michael Hunter | 7.44% | 4,206 | |
| Working Families Party | Darlene Medley | 6.76% | 3,819 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.26% | 146 | ||
| Total Votes | 56,535 | |||
| Source: Onondaga County Board of Elections, "The Election Book - 2017 General Election," accessed December 6, 2017 | ||||
2013
Body won a second term on the board against challengers David Cecile, Derrick L. Dorsey, Edward J. McLaughlin and Barbara E. Humphrey in the November 5, 2013 general election. The Syracuse Democratic Committee designated Body as one of three Democratic candidates during a May 4, 2013 vote.[4]
Results
| Syracuse City School District, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | David Cecile |
30% | 12,336 | |
| Democratic | Patricia Body Incumbent |
23.9% | 9,834 | |
| Democratic | Derrick L. Dorsey |
23.4% | 9,611 | |
| Republican | Edward J. McLaughlin | 15% | 6,177 | |
| Green | Barbara E. Humphrey | 7.6% | 3,115 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 82 | |
| Total Votes | 41,155 | |||
| Source: Information submitted to Ballotpedia through e-mail from the Onondaga County Board of Elections on December 18, 2013. | ||||
Funding
Body began the race with an existing debt of $447.96 from her previous campaign. She reported $474.00 in contributions and $1,124.82 in expenditures to the New York State Board of Elections, which left her campaign with $1,098.78 in debt.[5][6]
Endorsements
Body received no endorsements during this election.
2009
| Syracuse City School District, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat | Patricia Body |
28.8% | 12,591 | |
| Democrat | Richard Strong |
25.4% | 11,114 | |
| Democrat | Monique Wright-Williams |
23.7% | 10,353 | |
| Republican | Blase Parus | 12.5% | 5,444 | |
| Independent | Kim Rohadfox-Ceaser | 5% | 2,198 | |
| Independent | Michael Hunter | 4.6% | 2,013 | |
| Total Votes | 43,713 | |||
| Source: The Post-Standard, "Election 2009: Syracuse Mayoral and Common Council voting results," November 3, 2009 | ||||
Campaign themes
2013
Student discipline
During an October 7, 2013 candidate forum, Body explained her views on disciplinary issues in district schools:[7]
| “ | We need to do further study on this to actually see what is happening in the school district, what is the behavior that is exhibited and what are the consequences. Part of the problem is that our code of conduct is very unclear. We need to make it clearer. | ” |
Recent news
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See also
- Syracuse City School District, New York
- Syracuse City School District elections (2017)
- Syracuse City School District elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Syracuse.com, "Big field of candidates line up for Syracuse school board," April 10, 2013
- ↑ Onondaga County Board of Elections, "2017 General Election - 11/7/2017," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ Marielle Bricker, "Email communication with Allison Wright," August 30, 2017
- ↑ DemocracyWise, "Patricia Body," accessed September 9, 2013
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Contribution Search," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Expenditure Search," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ Syracuse.com, "Syracuse residents pepper candidates with questions, mostly about schools," October 8, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Syracuse City School District elections in 2017 | |
| Onondaga County, New York | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Patricia Body • Incumbent, David Cecile • Incumbent|Derrick Dorsey • Michael Hunter • Darlene Medley |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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