Randall Parker III
Randall Parker III is an at-large member of the Toledo Public Schools Board of Education in Ohio. He assumed office in 2021. His current term ends on December 31, 2027.
Parker ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Toledo Public Schools Board of Education in Ohio. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Biography
Randall Parker III is a lifelong resident of Toledo. Parker attended Roy C. Start High School and received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Toledo.
He is the founder and senior pastor of Canaan Manifested Word Church in Toledo. Parker is also program coordinator of Real Men Read-Y, a literacy program that promotes literacy and positive mentorship among young African American boys. He is married and has three children in Toledo Public Schools.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Toledo Public Schools, Ohio, elections (2023)
General election
General election for Toledo Public Schools Board of Education At-large (2 seats)
Incumbent Randall Parker III and incumbent Sheena Barnes defeated Zach Mercer and Jason Sobb in the general election for Toledo Public Schools Board of Education At-large on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Randall Parker III (Nonpartisan) | 85.9 | 29,566 |
| ✔ |  | Sheena Barnes (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 10.8 | 3,722 |
| Zach Mercer (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 2.2 | 742 | ||
 | Jason Sobb (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 1.1 | 379 | |
| Total votes: 34,409 | |||
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Endorsements
Parker received the following endorsements.
2015
- See also: Toledo Public Schools elections (2015)
Opposition
Two of the five seats on the Toledo Public Schools Board of Education were up for election on November 3, 2015. All members represent the district at-large.
Perry Lefevre and Stephanie Eichenberg defeated incumbent Randall Parker III for the two seats up for election.[2][3][4]
Results
| Toledo Public Schools, At-Large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Stephanie Eichenberg |
38.0% | 21,626 |
| Perry Lefevre |
31.8% | 18,074 |
| Randall Parker III Incumbent | 30.2% | 17,148 |
| Total Votes | 56,848 | |
| Source: Lucas County, Ohio, "General Election Official Results," November 27, 2015 | ||
Funding
Parker reported $8,487.22 in contributions and $8,354.91 in expenditures to the Lucas County Board of Elections, which left his campaign with $132.31 on hand/in debt in the election.[5]
Endorsements
Parker received official endorsements from the Lucas County Democratic Party, The Sojourner's Truth, The Toledo Journal, the Chamber of Commerce, the Local 500 Sheetworkers, and the UAW.[6][7]
2013
- See also: Toledo Public Schools elections (2013)
Results
| Toledo Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Bob Vasquez Incumbent |
19.3% | 16,715 | |
| Nonpartisan | Polly Taylor-Gerken |
18.5% | 15,947 | |
| Nonpartisan | Chris Varwig |
15.6% | 13,505 | |
| Nonpartisan | Perry Lefevre | 13.4% | 11,589 | |
| Nonpartisan | Randall Parker III | 10.8% | 9,333 | |
| Nonpartisan | Aji Green | 9.8% | 8,423 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tina Henold | 9.3% | 8,023 | |
| Nonpartisan | Darryl Fingers | 3.3% | 2,852 | |
| Total Votes | 86,387 | |||
| Source: Lucas County of Ohio, "Election Summary Report for General Election in Lucas County, Ohio," accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Endorsements
Parker was endorsed by the Lucas County Democratic Party, Local 500, The Communication Workers of America and the Toledo Blade.[8]
Funding
Parker reported $300 in contributions but no expenditures to the Ohio Secretary of State, which left his campaign with $300 on hand.[9]
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Randall Parker III did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2013
In an October 2013 interview with the Toledo Free Press, Parker stated the following when asked about his campaign priorities:
| “ | What are the three most crucial issues — in order of importance — facing TPS? What would you do as a board member to address the issues you identify?
TPS currently has a renewal levy on the ballot that will raise approximately $16 million annually for five years, or about the annual savings that can be obtained by implementing the performance audit recommendations. Why should the TPS renewal levy be approved by voters? Ohio statutes require that TPS teachers and principals have regular performance evaluations with student performance on standardized tests a component of the evaluation. Should teachers and principals be held directly accountable for student performance in their individual performance evaluations? Why or why not? Ohio is currently implementing national standards regarding the skills and knowledge all students need for success, referred to as the “Common Core.” Why do you support or oppose the adoption of these standards? |
” |
| —Randall Parker III, [8] | ||
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Email communication with BP staff, September 12, 2023
- ↑ The Blade, "3 run for 2 city school board seats," August 6, 2015
- ↑ Toledo Public Schools, "Board Members," accessed July 29, 2015
- ↑ Lucas County, Ohio, "General Election Unofficial Results," November 4, 2015
- ↑ Lucas County Board of Election, "Document Center," accessed October 29, 2015
- ↑ Facebook, "Randall Parker for TPS," October 29, 2015
- ↑ Facebook, "Randall Parker for TPS," October 28, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Kevin Moore Toledo Free Press, "School Board Candidate Profile: Randall Parker III," published October 24, 2013
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Elections & Voting: Campaign Finance," accessed December 26, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
