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Queen Elizabeth Thompson
Queen Elizabeth Thompson ran for the District 4 seat on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board. She lost in a general election on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Thompson was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and grew up in the District 4 school district. She is marred to husband, Melvin, and has two daughters who graduated from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Thompson is retired from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools where she monitored federal compliance and coordinated services for members of special populations. Thompson graduated from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte in 1968. She holds a master's in Counseling Psychology from Southern Illinois University and has also done further graduate studies at the University of Delaware, University of Oklahoma and the University of North Carolina. She has been a part-time instructor at Western Oklahoma Community College, Central Piedmont Community College and has been a visiting co-instructor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Thompson became a social worker for Union County Department of Social Services in Monroe, North Carolina where she worked in public assistance and child welfare and protective services and she was a juvenile probation officer. She also did pre-release investigations for the North Carolina Department of Corrections. During this time, Thompson developed a community transition program for persons moving into public housing from rural communities into the city. Thompson also did public service work in Delaware, where she worked with the ACL-CIO Union Shop Steward for the State of Delaware Department of Social Services, certified and trained in Child Welfare and Protective Services by the National Center for Child Abuse and Protective Services in Denver, Colorado, and coordinated Education and Medical Services for multi-handicapped children, blind and deaf-blind children for the Delaware Bureau f/t Visually Impaired. Her work in Delaware also included organizing a support organization called “POWER” (Parents and Organizations Working for Exceptional Residents) and facilitating classes and training on self advocacy and empowerment for parents and persons with disabilities. Thompson has also worked as a Clinical Social Worker for Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and as a hospital Director of Social Work. She is a 30 year plus member of the American Association of University Women, has served as the Diversity chair for the State of North Carolina, has served on the AAUW National Legal Advocacy Board and as the chairperson of the Charlotte Branch NAACP Legal Redress Committee.[1]
Elections
2013
Thompson ran for the District 4 seat on the school board on November 5, 2013 against incumbent Tom Tate.
Results
Thompson lost the general election on November 5, 2013.
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools General Election, District 4, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Tom Tate Incumbent |
56.9% | 6,977 | |
| Nonpartisan | Queen Elizabeth Thompson | 42.6% | 5,228 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.5% | 61 | |
| Total Votes | 12,266 | |||
| Source: Mecklenburg County, "Election Results," accessed December 14, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Thompson reported no contributions or expenditures to the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections.[2]
Endorsements
Thompson did not receive any official endorsements for her campaign.
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