Patricia Reed

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Patricia Reed
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Prior offices
Fairfax County Public Schools, Providence District

Education

Bachelor's

State University of New York, Albany

Graduate

Syracuse University

Personal
Profession
Business consultant

Patricia Reed was the Providence District representative on the Fairfax County School Board in Virginia. Reed sought another term in the general election on November 3, 2015.[1] Patricia Reed lost the general election on November 3, 2015.

Biography

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Reed earned a B.A. in psychology and sociology from State University of New York at Albany. She also holds an MPA from Syracuse University. Reed is the president of business consultancy Reed Strategies, LLC. She is the co-founder of Choose 2 Lead Women's Foundation. Reed has two children who graduated from district schools.[2]

Elections

2015

See also: Fairfax County Public Schools elections (2015)

The Fairfax County School Board is a 12-member board elected to serve four-year terms. Three seats are elected at large and nine seats are elected by district.[3] All 12 seats were on the ballot on November 3, 2015.

At-large incumbents Ryan McElveen, Ilryong Moon and Ted Velkoff faced Robert Copeland, Omar Fateh, Jeanette Hough, Manar Jean-Jacques, Peter Marchetti and Burnette Scarboro for three seats. While Moon and McElveen won re-election, Velkoff was defeated, placing fourth to challenger Hough.

Braddock District incumbent Megan McLaughlin, Hunter Mill District incumbent Pat Hynes and Providence District incumbent Patricia Reed faced Katherine Pettigrew, Mark Wilkinson and Dalia Palchik, respectively. Dranesville District incumbent Jane Strauss competed against challenger Peter Kurzenhauser. McLaughlin, Hynes, and Strauss won re-election; the fourth incumbent, Reed, lost to Palchik.

The races for both the Mount Vernon District and Sully District seats featured newcomers after neither incumbent filed for re-election. Karen Corbett Sanders defeated W. Anthony Stacy in the Mount Vernon race, while Karen Keys-Gamarra lost to Thomas Wilson in the Sully District race. Lee District incumbent Tamara Derenak Kaufax, Mason District incumbent Sandra Evans and Springfield District incumbent Elizabeth Schultz all ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats.

Results

Fairfax County School Board, Providence District, General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Dalia Palchik 58.2% 9,298
Patricia Reed Incumbent 41.3% 6,597
Write-in votes 0.46% 74
Total Votes 15,969
Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015

Funding

Reed reported $36,330.74 in contributions and $16,111.23 in expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections, which left her campaign with $20,219.51 on hand as of October 28, 2015.[4]

Endorsements

Reed received official endorsements for her campaign from the Fairfax County Republican Committee, Fairfax County Federation of Teachers, Fairfax Education Association PAC and The Washington Post.[5][6][7][8]

2011

Fairfax County Public Schools, Providence District
General Election 4-year term, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Reed Incumbent 100% 11,913
Total Votes 11,913
Source: Fairfax County, Virginia, "Official Returns," accessed July 22, 2015

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