Robert D'Andrea
Robert D'Andrea (Republican Party) ran for election to the Kansas State Board of Education to represent District 7. He lost in the Republican primary on August 7, 2018.
D'Andrea completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
General election
Ben Jones defeated James Hannon in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 7 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 7
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ben Jones (R) | 62.1 | 59,223 | |
| James Hannon (D) | 37.9 | 36,136 | ||
| Total votes: 95,359 | |||
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Democratic primary election
James Hannon advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 7 on August 7, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 7
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Hannon | 100.0 | 9,442 | |
| Total votes: 9,442 | |||
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Republican primary election
Ben Jones defeated Robert D'Andrea in the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 7 on August 7, 2018.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 7
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ben Jones | 52.0 | 15,508 | |
 | Robert D'Andrea | 48.0 | 14,319 | |
| Total votes: 29,827 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Robert D'Andrea participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on July 24, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Robert D'Andrea's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | To give more control of the schools to the local districts To encourage more of our best students to enter the teaching profession To prepare our children for the ever changing workforce, particularly as it pertains to Kansas, and to contribute to finding “outside the box” ways of funding to achieve that goal[2][3] |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | As it pertains to education I want to see public policy changed to allow our accredited colleges and universities to be the authorities on whether or not our teacher education students are ready to enter the classroom. In that same vein, we need change our policy from one where standardized tests determines students’ readiness to one in which the teachers have the most influence in making that determinationCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Robert D'Andrea answered the following:
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| “ | Looking at the data, at the facts, and making decisions based upon that information, even if it contradicts what you have believed or expected is what makes good elected officials.[3] | ” |
| “ | I love data, I also trust my feeling based upon my years of experience. Combining those two to come up with the best policy and being willing to do what it takes to convince my colleagues are attributes that I will bring to the position.[3] | ” |
| “ | To listen to the constituency and to inform that same constituency. To have the strength to not agree with the voters and the ability to educate them as to why what popular opinion says we should do is not the right course action.[3] | ” |
| “ | I remember hearing the news on the radio of Dwight D. Eisenhower being elected to his second term. I was 6 years old. Much more clearly though I remember the Nixon/Kennedy Debates when I was 10 years old.[3] | ” |
| “ | I love history and I love sports. My favorite book is a book of short stories taken from the the first 100 years of the Saturday Evening Post. Because they are all sports stories and they give a great insight into history as well as sports.[3] | ” |
| “ | Tom Sawyer. To be able to convince your friends to whitewash the fence or to go down the Mississippi River on a raft seems like the perfect boy fantasy.[3] | ” |
| “ | In Kansas, the SBOE Is like a fourth branch of government. It’s power in determining policy is nearly absolute.[3] | ” |
| “ | Not necessary to have experience in office but experience with maters that pertains to that office such as writing budgets, curriculum, etc[3] | ” |
| “ | An ability to listen, to not take things too personally and being able to compromise in order to move toward a goal[3] | ” |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Robert D'Andrea's responses," July 24, 2018
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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