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Ramona Reyes
Ramona R. Reyes is an at-large member of the Columbus City Schools Board of Education in Ohio. She assumed office in 2009. Her current term ends on December 31, 2025.
Reyes ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Columbus City Schools Board of Education in Ohio. She won in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Reyes was the first Hispanic member elected to the board in its history.[1]
Biography
Reyes earned a bachelor's degree in marketing and transportation logistics from Ohio State University. Her professional experience includes working as a human resources specialist with Nationwide Insurance. Reyes volunteered as a trainer with Working Partners and served as president of the Hispanic Chamber of Columbus.[2][3]
Elections
2021
See also: Columbus City Schools, Ohio, elections (2021)
General election
General election for Columbus City Schools school board (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Columbus City Schools school board on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ramona R. Reyes (Nonpartisan) | 26.0 | 39,508 |
| ✔ |  | Christina Vera (Nonpartisan)  | 24.9 | 37,908 |
| ✔ |  | Michael D. Cole (Nonpartisan) | 24.4 | 37,175 |
 | Kevin Hairston (Nonpartisan) | 9.9 | 15,130 | |
| James Ragland (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 11,934 | ||
| Mohamed Ali (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 10,579 | ||
| Total votes: 152,234 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled.
2017
- See also: Columbus City Schools elections (2017)
Three of the seven seats on the Columbus City Schools Board of Education in Ohio were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Incumbents Michael Cole, Dominic Paretti, and Ramona Reyes defeated challengers Amy Harkins, Erin Upchurch, and Abby Vaile, who ran as a slate. The incumbents and the slate of challengers were affiliated with Democratic-leaning positions. Two Republican-affiliated candidates (Zach Amos and Seth Golding) ran but lost in the May 2 primary.[4][5]
Harkins, Upchurch, and Vaile ran together as the Yes We Can slate.[6]
Results
| Columbus City Schools, General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ramona Reyes Incumbent |
20.23% | 34,695 |
| Michael Cole Incumbent |
19.81% | 33,983 |
| Dominic Paretti Incumbent |
18.35% | 31,470 |
| Erin Upchurch | 15.55% | 26,679 |
| Amy Harkins | 13.93% | 23,902 |
| Abby Vaile | 12.13% | 20,798 |
| Total Votes | 171,527 | |
| Source: Franklin County Board of Elections, "2017 General Election, Official Results," accessed November 27, 2017 | ||
| Columbus City Schools, Primary Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Michael Cole Incumbent |
17.37% | 12,722 |
| Ramona Reyes Incumbent |
17.13% | 12,547 |
| Dominic Paretti Incumbent |
14.60% | 10,695 |
| Erin Upchurch |
12.25% | 8,971 |
| Amy Harkins |
12.08% | 8,848 |
| Abby Vaile |
10.49% | 7,684 |
| Zach Amos | 8.33% | 6,102 |
| Seth Golding | 7.74% | 5,672 |
| Total Votes | 73,241 | |
| Source: Franklin County Board of Elections, "2017 Primary Elections–Official Results," accessed May 22, 2017 | ||
Endorsements
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2013
- See also: Columbus City Schools elections (2013)
Reyes won re-election to the board on November 5, 2013 by placing second out of six candidates for three available seats.
Results
| Columbus Board of Education, At-large, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael D. Cole |
23.5% | 32,756 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ramona R. Reyes Incumbent |
18.6% | 26,016 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ramona Reyes |
16% | 22,380 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Wiles Incumbent | 14.9% | 20,791 | |
| Nonpartisan | Beverly J. Corner | 14% | 19,586 | |
| Nonpartisan | Hanifah Kambon Incumbent | 12.9% | 17,986 | |
| Total Votes | 139,515 | |||
| Source: Franklin County Board of Elections, "November 2013 General Election Official Results," accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Endorsements
Reyes received the following endorsements during the 2013 campaign:[7]
- The Columbus Dispatch[8]
- Franklin County Democratic Party.[9]
- Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE)
- AFL-CIO
- Central Ohio Labor Council
- Ohio AFSCME Power in Action
2009
Reyes won her first full term on the board on November 3, 2009, placing first in the race for four available seats.
| Columbus Board of Education, At-large, November 3, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Ramona R. Reyes |
32.9% | 43,411 | |
| Nonpartisan | Hanifa Kambon |
30.7% | 40,417 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Wiles |
29.1% | 38,385 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes |
7.3% | 9,557 | |
| Total Votes | 131,770 | |||
| Source: Franklin County Board of Elections | ||||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ramona R. Reyes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2013
Reyes explained her campaign themes for 2013 on her website:[10]
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"1. Columbus City Schools is focused on ensuring all students succeed by creating and sustaining a school system focused on helping every student achieve academic and personal success and receiving a high-quality education. 2. We need to diligently execute on our plans to make our schools safe for children, teachers, parents and visitors. 3. Increase parent involvement; so that parents can collaborate with our teachers in doing all they can to fully engage our students on the path to success. 4. We must recruit and train high-quality teachers and principals, as well as retain and provide them with the tools and support they need for educating our children. We face many challenges ahead. I’ve never backed down from an opportunity for our school system to make difficult decisions that, ultimately, help our students succeed." |
See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Columbus City Schools, "Ramona R. Reyes," accessed October 18, 2023
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedreyes - ↑ Elect Ramona Reyes, "Bio," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Franklin County Board of Elections, "2017 Primary Elections–Official Results," accessed May 22, 2017
- ↑ Franklin County Board of Elections, "2017 General Election, Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Yes We Can Columbus, "Release: All 5 Yes We Can Columbus Endorsed Candidates Move Through To The General Election," accessed May 16, 2017
- ↑ Elect Ramona Reyes, "Home," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "For Columbus school board," October 30, 2013
- ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Democrats endorse 4 for 3 Columbus school-board seats," September 13, 2013
- ↑ Elect Ramona Reyes, "Platform," accessed October 31, 2013
| Columbus City Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Franklin County, Ohio | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Michael Cole • Incumbent, Dominic Paretti • Incumbent, Ramona Reyes • Zach Amos • Seth Golding • Amy Harkins • Erin Upchurch • Abby Vaile |
| Important information: | What's at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
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