Phyllis Fields

Phyllis Fields

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Democratic Party

Phyllis Fields was a Democratic candidate for an at-large seat on the Upper Darby School Board in Pennsylvania. She lost her election bid during the general election on November 5, 2013.

Biography

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Fields and her husband, Bill, have three adult children who attended district schools.

Elections

2013

See also: Upper Darby School District elections (2013)

Fields lost election against seven other opponents during the general election on November 5, 2013.

Election results

General election

Upper Darby School District, At-large, Four-year term, November 5, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Maureen E. Carey Incumbent	13.4%	6,935
	Democratic	Rachel Mitchell	13.2%	6,871
	Republican	Earl Toole Incumbent	12.7%	6,574
	Democratic	Manjit Singh	12.7%	6,567
	Democratic	Stacey Hawley	12.5%	6,495
	Democratic	Phyllis Fields	12.2%	6,322
	Republican	John McMullan	11.7%	6,055
	Republican	Rose G. Conley	11.7%	6,051
Total Votes				51,870
Source: Delaware County Election Bureau, "Municipal Election 2013 Results," accessed January 30, 2014

Primary

Upper Darby School District, Republican primary, Four-year term, May 21, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Maureen E. Carey Incumbent	21.5%	2,455
	Republican	Earl Toole Incumbent	20.3%	2,309
	Republican	Rose G. Conley	19.3%	2,205
	Republican	John McMullan	16.2%	1,851
	Republican	Rachel Mitchell	9.1%	1,042
	Republican	Stacey Hawley	7.6%	868
	Republican	Phyllis Fields	3.8%	436
	Republican	Tyra Virden	2%	227
	Republican	Write-in votes	0%	3
Total Votes				11,396
Source: Delaware County Election Bureau, "Municipal Primary 2013," accessed January 30, 2014

Upper Darby School District, Democratic primary, Four-year term, May 21, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Rachel Mitchell	18.9%	1,234
	Democratic	Stacey Hawley	18.8%	1,230
	Democratic	Manjit Singh	18.8%	1,228
	Democratic	Phyllis Fields	14.1%	923
	Democratic	Rose G. Conley	8.1%	529
	Democratic	Maureen E. Carey Incumbent	7.2%	471
	Democratic	John McMullan	5.2%	339
	Democratic	Earl Toole Incumbent	4.8%	316
	Democratic	Tyra Virden	4.1%	270
	Democratic	Write-in votes	0.1%	6
Total Votes				6,546
Source: Delaware County Election Bureau, "Municipal Primary 2013," accessed January 30, 2014

Funding

Fields reported no campaign contributions or expenditures to the Pennsylvania Secretary of State.

Endorsements

Fields received no published endorsements during this election.

Campaign themes

2013

Fields discussed her campaign themes in an interview with the Upper Darby Parent Coalition:

Music and arts program – These are important for our children to compete in a global economy. Class size – Smaller sizes for better education. Less testing – Teaching to the test must end.

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See also

• Upper Darby School District, Pennsylvania
• Upper Darby School District elections (2013)

External links

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• District page