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Patricia Reed
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
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
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 |
 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 | Patricia Reed Incumbent |
100% | 11,913 | |
| Total Votes | 11,913 | |||
| Source: Fairfax County, Virginia, "Official Returns," accessed July 22, 2015 | ||||
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See also
- Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia
- Fairfax County Public Schools elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," September 9, 2015
- ↑ Fairfax County Public Schools, "Providence District," accessed October 14, 2015
- ↑ Fairfax County Public Schools, "School Board: Overview," May 14, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Fairfax County Republican Committee, "2015 Elections," accessed October 12, 2015
- ↑ Fairfax County Federation of Teachers, "2015 FCFT School Board Candidate Endorsements," accessed October 9, 2015
- ↑ Inside NoVA, "Fairfax Education Association PAC makes political endorsements," September 10, 2015
- ↑ The Washington Post, "For Fairfax School Board," October 25, 2015
