R. Michael Jordan
R. Michael Jordan (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 30. Jordan lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Jordan was a candidate for the District 3 seat on the Rockingham County Schools school board in North Carolina. Jordan was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 30
Incumbent Phil Berger defeated Jen Mangrum and R. Michael Jordan in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 30 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Phil Berger (R) | 62.6 | 43,132 |
 | Jen Mangrum (D) | 34.2 | 23,558 | |
| R. Michael Jordan (L) | 3.2 | 2,182 | ||
| Total votes: 68,872 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 30
Jen Mangrum advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 30 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jen Mangrum |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 30
Incumbent Phil Berger advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 30 on May 8, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Phil Berger |
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2016
Four of the 11 seats on the Rockingham County Schools school board were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. District 1 incumbent Amanda Bell filed for re-election and successfully defended her seat against newcomer Penny Owens. District 2 saw board incumbent Nell Rose file for the seat, along with newcomer Brent Huss. Huss unseated the incumbent. Board incumbent Wayne Kirkman filed for the District 3 seat and defeated challenger R. Michael Jordan. Finally, board incumbent Bob Wyatt filed for the District 4 seat and was unopposed in his bid, winning another term on the board. There was no primary.[1][2]
Results
| Rockingham County Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Wayne Kirkman |
57.32% | 4,434 |
| R. Michael Jordan | 40.90% | 3,164 |
| Write-in votes | 1.78% | 138 |
| Total Votes (100) | 7,736 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Rockingham," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
The Rockingham County Board of Elections did not publish school board candidate campaign finance reports on its website as of November 4, 2016.[3]
School board candidates in North Carolina were required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:
(1) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and
(2) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and
(3) Did not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[4]
The third quarter campaign finance deadline was October 31, 2016, and the fourth quarter deadline was January 11, 2017.[5]
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
R. Michael Jordan participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 11, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and R. Michael Jordan's responses follow below.[6]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) education |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | peoples rights vs big businessCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[8]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. R. Michael Jordan answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
| “ | My grandfather. He was smart, hard-working and caring.[8] | ” |
| “ | I would like to see my government run with the intelligence and civility of Aaron Sorkin's the West Wing.[8] | ” |
| “ | Determination, intelligence, compassion.[8] | ” |
| “ | I would like to think that I possess the three qualities I just mentioned before hand on question 14. I do know that I am humble enough to think that I do not have all the answers and I'm willing to listen to all the ideas put before me on any given problem.[8] | ” |
| “ | To protect and support the voters.[8] | ” |
| “ | That voters have more power than super PACs.[8] | ” |
| “ | The Apollo 13 mission. I was six.[8] | ” |
| “ | I moved furniture for a store. I worked for the summer while I was out of school so approximately three months.[8] | ” |
| “ | Christmas, there is a spirit of giving, camaraderie and happiness in the atmosphere.[8] | ” |
| “ | The next one.[8] | ” |
| “ | EVERYBODY KNOWS[8] | ” |
| “ | I am very dyslexic so reading and writing have always been a struggle.[8] | ” |
| “ | Only in regards to the procedures of the office. It is my hope to walk in with some new ideas if I get elected.[8] | ” |
| “ | That the people of my state have the ability to care for themselves, and are treated with dignity as they pursue that goal.[8] | ” |
| “ | I would like to see a non-political committee, possibly aided with computers and provided with no more information than locations and numbers of registered voters. No names no races no political alignments no financial statements.[8] | ” |
| “ | I would like to help with education, the environment, or committee that would help local business owners.[8] | ” |
| “ | I find Teddy Roosevelt's courage very inspiring as well as Jimmy Carter's compassion for his fellow man.[8] | ” |
| “ | I would like to run for school board someday, if the education system can be fixed at the state level.[8] | ” |
| “ | I was touched when a voter told me that they would like to see more religion in government, that he believed Jesus would be appalled at the way our government treats the poor of this nation.[8] | ” |
See also
- Rockingham County Schools, North Carolina
- Rockingham County Schools elections (2016)
- State legislative elections, 2018
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2018
- North Carolina State Senate
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Rockingham County, "2016 Candidates," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Rockingham," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Rockingham County, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "Chapter 163: Elections And Election Laws, Article 22A - Regulating Contributions and Expenditures in Political Campaigns," accessed February 11, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedules," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "R. Michael Jordan's responses," April 11, 2018
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2016 Rockingham County Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Amanda Bell • Penny Owens District 2: Nell Rose • Brent Huss |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
