Richard Hooker Jr.
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Richard Hooker Jr. is an at-large member of the Cleveland County Board of Education in North Carolina. He was first elected in 2004. The seat was up for general election on November 3, 2015.[1][2] Richard Hooker Jr. won the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Hooker is a small business owner in Cleveland County. He founded the Cleveland County Business Development Center where he serves as the executive director. He serves on the Alliance of North Carolina Black Elected Officials, the North Carolina State Board of Education, the North Carolina Justice Center and the North Carolina School Board Association Action Center. He previously served as the president of the North Carolina Caucus of Black School Board Members Board of Directors. Hooker obtained his bachelor's degree in business administration from Norfolk State University.[3]
Elections
2015
Five of the nine seats on the Cleveland County Schools school board were up for at-large general election on November 3, 2015.
Incumbents Roger Harris, Richard Hooker Jr., and Shearra B. Miller won re-election to their seats. The other two seats on the ballot were won by Jo Boggs and Jeff Jones. Harris, Hooker, Miller, Boggs, and Jones defeated George Falls, Yvette D. Grant, William Gray, Darius Griffin, Hal Hastings, L. E. Henson, Nikki Ledford, Ray Lockhart, Howard Mcleod, Howard Thompson Jr., Robert Queen, and incumbent Jerry D. Hoyle.[4][2][5]
Results
| Cleveland County Schools, At-Large, 4-year Term, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jo Boggs |
13.7% | 4,869 |
| Roger Harris Incumbent |
10.1% | 3,598 |
| Shearra B. Miller Incumbent |
9.9% | 3,530 |
| Richard Hooker Jr. Incumbent |
8.7% | 3,079 |
| Jeff Jones |
8.3% | 2,944 |
| Robert Queen | 7.9% | 2,797 |
| Jerry D. Hoyle Incumbent | 7.8% | 2,791 |
| Darius Griffin | 7.6% | 2,718 |
| George Falls | 6.9% | 2,462 |
| Yvette D. Grant | 5.3% | 1,891 |
| Ray Lockhart | 5.1% | 1,801 |
| Hal Hastings | 3.1% | 1,090 |
| Nikki Ledford | 2.4% | 845 |
| Howard Mcleod | 1.2% | 410 |
| William Gray (North Carolina) | 0.8% | 272 |
| Howard Thompson Jr. | 0.7% | 245 |
| L. E. Henson | 0.4% | 154 |
| Write-in votes | 0.27% | 96 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 35,592 | |
| Source: North Carolina Secretary of State, "11/03/2015 Official Municipal Election Results," accessed November 10, 2015 | ||
Funding
Hooker reported no contributions or expenditures to the North Carolina State Board of Elections as of October 26, 2015.[6]
Endorsements
Hooker received no official endorsements for his campaign during the election.
Campaign themes
2015
Campaign website
Hooker listed the following campaign themes on his website for 2015:
| “ | Vision
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| —Richard Hooker Jr.'s campaign website (2015), [8] | ||
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See also
- Cleveland County Schools, North Carolina
- Cleveland County Schools elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cleveland County Schools, "Board of Education," accessed June 28, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cleveland County, North Carolina, "Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed July 28, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "filing" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Richard Hooker for School Board, "Home," accessed October 21, 2015
- ↑ Cleveland County Public Schools, "Board of Education," accessed June 26, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina Secretary of State, "11/03/2015 Unofficial Municipal Election Results," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "NC Campaign Report Seach by Entity," accessed October 26, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Richard Hooker for School Board, "Vision," accessed October 21, 2015
| 2015 Cleveland County Schools Elections | |
| Cleveland County, North Carolina | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Roger Harris • Incumbent, Richard Hooker Jr. • Incumbent Jerry D. Hoyle • Incumbent, Shearra B. Miller • Jo Boggs • George Falls • Yvette D. Grant • William Gray • Darius Griffin • Hal Hastings • L. E. Henson • Jeff Jones • Nikki Ledford • Ray Lockhart • Howard Mcleod • Howard Thompson Jr. • Robert Queen |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
