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Reed Carr
Reed Carr was an at-large member of the Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board in Arizona. Carr assumed office in 2017. Carr left office on June 30, 2021.
Carr won re-election for an at-large seat of the Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board in Arizona outright after the general election on November 3, 2020, was canceled.
Carr was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Gilbert school board in the general election on November 4, 2014. He was defeated in the general election.[1]
Biography
Carr earned bachelor's degree in Spanish and international finance at Brigham Young University. He went on to earn a master's of international management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and an MBA from Arizona State University's WP Carey School of Business. He and his family lived in California and Europe before settling in Gilbert, Arizona in 1997.[2]
Carr is a partner and CEO of ARCUS Private Capital Solutions, a real estate investment firm. He is also a founding board member and CFO of the nonprofit Hope Rising. He volunteers with Boy Scouts of America, youth basketball and soccer and his church. He serves as a precinct committeeman. His family includes his wife and children.[2]
Elections
2020
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Reed Carr, incumbent Lori Wood, and incumbent Sheila Rogers Uggetti were elected without opposition to three at-large seats on the Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board. Their names did not appear on the general election ballot.
2016
- See also: Gilbert Public Schools elections (2016)
Three of the five seats on the Gilbert Public Schools school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Board incumbent Lily Tram filed for re-election and was joined by three newcomers on the ballot: Reed Carr, Sheila Rogers, and Lori Wood. Wood, Rogers, and Carr won the election.[3][4]
Results
| Gilbert Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lori Wood |
27.52% | 37,288 |
| Sheila Rogers |
26.75% | 36,243 |
| Reed Carr |
23.84% | 32,299 |
| Lily Tram Incumbent | 21.89% | 29,654 |
| Total Votes (100) | 135,484 | |
| Source: Maricopa County Recorder, "Final Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
School board candidates in Arizona were not required to file a campaign finance report if they did not raise or spend more than $500. If they planned to stay under this threshold, they were permitted to file an exemption statement. This rendered them exempt from all other campaign finance reporting, provided they did not exceed the $500 threshold. Otherwise, candidates were not required to file any report until they raised or spent more than the threshold limit. At that point, they had to file a Statement of Organization within five business days from when the threshold was reached. The pre-general campaign finance report was due November 4, 2016. All campaign finance filing was handled by the Arizona Secretary of State.[5]
Endorsements
Carr was endorsed by the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce and the Gilbert Education Association.[6][7]
2014
- See also: Gilbert Public Schools elections (2014)
While at-large incumbents Staci Burk and Jill Humpherys were up for re-election for Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board, Burk did not file to run in the election. Dawn Brimhall, J. Charles Santa Cruz, Reed Carr and Ron Bellus joined Humphreys on the November 4, 2014, general election ballot.
Humpherys and Santa Cruz won the general election.[8][9]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jill Humpherys Incumbent |
31% | 17,109 | |
| Nonpartisan | J. Charles Santa Cruz |
28.3% | 15,613 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dawn Brimhall | 15.7% | 8,660 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ron Bellus | 12.8% | 7,073 | |
| Nonpartisan | Reed Carr | 12.3% | 6,765 | |
| Total Votes | 55,220 | |||
| Source: Maricopa County Election Department, "General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Carr reported reported $18,888.00 in contributions and $6,070.91 expenditures to the Maricopa County Recorder's office, leaving his campaign with $12,817.09 on hand.[10]
Endorsements
Carr was endorsed by the following:
- John Lewis, Mayor, Town of Gilbert
- John Giles, Mayor, City of Mesa
- Ben Cooper, Gilbert Town Council
- Eddie Cook, Vice Mayor, Gilbert Town Council
- Jordan Ray, Gilbert Town Council
- Jenn Daniels, Gilbert Town Council
- Chris Glover, Vice Mayor, City of Mesa
- Kevin Thompson, Mesa City Council elect
- Denny Barney, Chairman, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
- Harrell Boyster, Former Justice of the Peace
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Reed Carr did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Carr provided the following issue statements on his campaign website:
| “ | What is the Role of a Board Member?
A school board member is both the ambassador and steward of the school district and should focus on providing a framework that allows each student to receive the highest quality education possible. By listening to the community and supporting, directing, and working through the superintendent, the board can implement the district’s strategic plan and empower teachers and students to excel. [...] How do you view Arizona's College and Career Ready Standards (Common Core)? Arizona's standards are established at the state level. School districts are legally obligated to implement these standards and our students are measureed against them. I have concerns regarding common core, but I also support implementing a curriculum that both meets our communities values and exceeds whatever standard the state adopts. Gilbert Public Schools has a long tradition of leading the state in academic performance as measured by every standard the state has adopted. I am confident that dedicated teachers will help students continue to excel even when measured against the common core standards. As a board member, my focus will be on selecting a curriculum that reflects our community’s values, empowers our teachers, and enables our students to continue to excel. I will expect the board’s discussion to focus on curriculum and exceeding the goals outlined in our district’s strategic plan. One major concern the board will need to discuss is the cost of implementation of the standards, including purchasing computers and materials to administer the tests. Additionally, the state superintendent and legislature need to ensure the adoption of these standards allow for local control and accountability and do not infringe on the teachers’ ability to teach children with varying learning styles.[...] What is your perspective on charter schools? My goal as a board member is to make sure the opportunities of quality public education (i.e., Gilbert Public Schools) are even better in the future. Although I value parental choice as important and recognize competition helps us improve, I chose public schools for my four children because of the quality education, the choice of extracurricular activities, and the sense of community and socialization found in the public school system. My responsibility as a school board member is to help make Gilbert Public Schools so strong that parents will choose our schools over charter schools. By way of analogy, I liken this responsibility to a hypothetical board member at Coca Cola. He or she may acknowledge that competition leads to focusing on improving the product and operational efficiency, but that board member would never be found advocating policies that favor Pepsi over Coke. Do you support tax breaks to attract business? Yes, when the business adds to the community. There is a saying in basketball: “You don’t make the shots you don’t take.” If we want economic development accompanied by high-paying jobs and well educated people from companies that have histories of giving back to the community and education, we have to apply market principles and compete with other locales to attract those companies to Gilbert.[...] Do you support an override? I supported the override last year and I would again support an override. I am not a fan of property taxes, but I strongly believe education is one of the most important investments one generation makes to ensure the success of the next generation. A few points of concern or thought about the timing: Over the past two years the district made significant progress to improve transparency, increased classroom spending to 60.1% of its budget, and implemented a zero-based budget process. These efforts need to continue because they are sound business practice and because they will improve public confidence in the district. Improved public confidence gives the override a greater chance of passing. However, given the increased class sizes expected next year, increased employee turnover, and at-risk educational programs resulting from additional budget cuts expected next year, I support an override.[11] |
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| —Reed Carr's campaign website (2014)[12] | ||
Videos
Carr posted the following videos for his 2014 campaign outlining his reasons for running and his issue stances:
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Maricopa County Election Department, "General Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Reed Carr campaign website, "About Reed Carr," accessed September 21, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Education Service Agency, "Current Governing Board Candidates," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "Unofficial results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Campaign Finance Guide, "Questions & Answers," accessed October 6, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Business Daily, "Gilbert chamber endorses governing board candidates for two school districts," September 18, 2016
- ↑ AEA Fund for Public Education, "Local School District Recommendations," accessed October 20, 2016
- ↑ Maricopa County Election Department, "General Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Education Service Agency, "Filed Candidate Listing," August 6, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "Campaign Finance Document Search," accessed September 21, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Reed Carr campaign website, "Positions," accessed September 21, 2014
