Robert Bearden

Robert Bearden

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Robert Bearden was a candidate for the Position 2 seat on the Tacoma Board of Directors in Washington. He was defeated in the primary election on August 4, 2015.

Elections

2015

See also: Tacoma Public Schools elections (2015)

Two of the five seats on the Tacoma Board of Directors were up for primary election on August 4, 2015. In the Position 2 race, incumbent Catherine Ushka and Will Jenkins Sr. defeated challengers Robert Bearden and Antonio Wyatt. Ushka defeated Jenkins in the general election on November 3, 2015. In the Position 4 race, Andrea Cobb and Alisa Regala O'Hanlon defeated David Carnahan and advanced to the general election. Cobb defeated O'Hanlon to win the Position 4 seat.

Results

Tacoma Public Schools Board of Directors, Position 2 Primary Election, 6-year term, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Catherine Ushka Incumbent	54.7%	12,052
Will Jenkins Sr.	21.7%	4,770
Robert Bearden	16.9%	3,713
Antonio Wyatt	6.2%	1,374
Write-in votes	0.49%	108
Total Votes		22,017
Source: Pierce County, Washington, "August 4, 2015 - Primary Election Pierce County Official Election Results," accessed August 20, 2015

Funding

Bearden reported no contributions or expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission as of August 4, 2015.

Endorsements

Bearden did not receive any official endorsements for this election.

Campaign themes

Pierce County voters' pamphlet

Bearden stated the following about his campaign in the Pierce County voters' pamphlet:

“	My wife and I have lived in Tacoma for over 30 years. Our daughters went to our local elementary, middle and high school where we made our home. My wife was privileged to work and volunteer at various elementary schools as a Para-educator where I was able to get firsthand knowledge of Tacoma’s School Board’s wasteful management of our tax dollars. With high rate of drop-outs and non-passing students in the District, where are our tax dollars going that we have paid for with all the school Levies and Bonds? Monies voted for “modernizing” our schools still have some without cooling, needing paint, outdated equipment to work with/or from. Still, we graduate children without the knowledge they require. Teachers are working with large amounts of children in their classrooms. They are “putting through" as many as they can with little information the kids can retain, but it’s not enough. We pay superintendents large pay-outs for resigning. We must get the leadership on the School Board that believes kids are #1 and do everything possible to educate our children to face their challenges. I can provide that type of leadership. Thank you.	”
—Robert Bearden, (2015)

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See also

• Tacoma Public Schools, Washington
• Tacoma Public 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

Suggest a link

• Tacoma Public Schools