Samevelyn Morgan Rock
Samevelyn Morgan Rock was a candidate for the District 8 seat on the Hamilton County Board of Education in Tennessee up for general election on August 7, 2014. She lost the election to incumbent David Testerman.
Biography
Samevelyn Morgan Rock is a resident of Hamilton County, Tennessee. Rock earned her bachelor's degree from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She also attended Middle Tennessee State University, Vanderbilt University, The Johns Hopkins University and The University of Tennessee at Knoxville.[1] Rock spent 40 years as a classroom teacher before retiring. She also served as the vice president and president of the Hamilton County Education Association.[2]
Elections
2014
The general election in Hamilton County featured five seats up for election on August 7, 2014. Greg Martin won re-election in District 3 against Jim Watson. Karitsa Mosley won the open District 5 race against fellow newcomers Richard K. Bennett, Samuel Blakemore, Patrick D. Hampton, Cynthia Stanley-Cash, Jacqueline A. Thomas and Yashika Ward. Incumbent Joe Galloway won re-election, defeating newcomers Oscar Brock and C. Ballard Scearce, Jr. in District 6. The District 8 race was won by incumbent David Testerman, who defeated challenger Samevelyn Morgan Rock. Newcomer Steve Highlander won the open District 9 seat, defeating Karen Farrow, Larry Lewis, Dean Moorhouse and Tim White.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  David Testerman Incumbent |
77.4% | 3,545 | |
| Nonpartisan | Samevelyn Morgan Rock | 22% | 1,005 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 28 | |
| Total Votes | 4,578 | |||
| Source: Hamilton County, TN - Election Commission, "Official Results - August 7th, 2014 - State Primary & County General," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Rock reported no contributions or expenditures to the Hamilton County Election Commission during the election.
Endorsements
Rock received an endorsement from the Hamilton County Education Association.[3]
Campaign themes
2014
Rock published a list of her priorities on Nooga.com:
| “ | Identify three issues that are important to you as a candidate.
1. I want everyone to be held accountable for the success of our students; Parent is the first teacher, teachers, the student and the community. 2. Invest in classroom essentials that will build the foundation for student learning. 3. Ensure every student has a highly qualified, caring, and committed educator. If elected how would you address those issues? First I would like to meet with other school board members, who have the same concerns to see how to best tackle the issues. To meet with everyone who has a stake in the future of our children. Investigate every possible advantage to get teachers and student what they need. Make sure that every new teacher has a mentor. Extend and expand on the new teacher workshops, and make myself available to help every new teacher.[4] |
” |
| —Samevelyn Morgan Rock (2014)[1] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Samevelyn + Morgan + Rock + Hamilton + County + School + District"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nooga.com, "Samevelyn Morgan Rock," accessed August 7, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ East Ridge News Online, "Rock Challenging Testerman for School Board Seat," July 19, 2014
- ↑ Chattanooga Times Free Press, "HCEA endorses commission, school board candidates," May 5, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
