Sandra Evans
Sandra Evans was a member of the Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, representing Mason District. Evans assumed office in 2010. Evans left office on December 12, 2019.
Evans ran for re-election to the Fairfax County Public Schools to represent Mason District in Virginia. Evans won in the general election on November 3, 2015.
Evans announced on December 19, 2018, that she would not seek re-election in 2019.[1]
For information on the 2018 recall effort against Evans, click here.
Biography
Evans earned a B.S. in journalism from the University of Maryland-College Park. She previously worked as a reporter and staff writer for The Washington Post. Evans was a co-founder of Start Later for Excellence in Education (SLEEP). She has two children.[2]
Elections
2019
Sandra Evans did not file to run for re-election.
2015
The Fairfax County School Board is a 12-member board elected to serve four-year terms. Three seats are elected at large and nine seats are elected by district.[3] All 12 seats were on the ballot on November 3, 2015.
At-large incumbents Ryan McElveen, Ilryong Moon and Ted Velkoff faced Robert Copeland, Omar Fateh, Jeanette Hough, Manar Jean-Jacques, Peter Marchetti and Burnette Scarboro for three seats. While Moon and McElveen won re-election, Velkoff was defeated, placing fourth to challenger Hough.
Braddock District incumbent Megan McLaughlin, Hunter Mill District incumbent Pat Hynes and Providence District incumbent Patricia Reed faced Katherine Pettigrew, Mark Wilkinson and Dalia Palchik, respectively. Dranesville District incumbent Jane Strauss competed against challenger Peter Kurzenhauser. McLaughlin, Hynes, and Strauss won re-election; the fourth incumbent, Reed, lost to Palchik.
The races for both the Mount Vernon District and Sully District seats featured newcomers after neither incumbent filed for re-election. Karen Corbett Sanders defeated W. Anthony Stacy in the Mount Vernon race, while Karen Keys-Gamarra lost to Thomas Wilson in the Sully District race. Lee District incumbent Tamara Derenak Kaufax, Mason District incumbent Sandra Evans and Springfield District incumbent Elizabeth Schultz all ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats.
Results
| Fairfax County School Board, Mason District, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sandra Evans Incumbent |
96.6% | 11,986 |
| Write-in votes | 3.4% | 422 |
| Total Votes | 12,408 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
Funding
Evans reported $9,064.21 in contributions and $4,702.96 in expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections, which left her campaign with $4,361.25 on hand as of October 28, 2015.[4]
Endorsements
Evans received official endorsements for her campaign from the Fairfax County Democratic Party and Fairfax County Federation of Teachers.[5][6]
2011
| Fairfax County Public Schools, Mason District General Election 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Sandra Evans Incumbent |
100% | 12,966 | |
| Total Votes | 12,966 | |||
| Source: Fairfax County, Virginia, "Official Returns," accessed July 22, 2015 | ||||
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See also
- Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia
- Fairfax County 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
Footnotes
- ↑ Fairfax County Times, "Sandy Evans announces retirement from school board one day before petition filed to remove her," December 28, 2018
- ↑ Fairfax County Public Schools, "Mason District," accessed October 14, 2015
- ↑ Fairfax County Public Schools, "School Board: Overview," May 14, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Fairfax Democrats, "2015 Elections: Your Candidates," accessed October 9, 2015
- ↑ Fairfax County Federation of Teachers, "2015 FCFT School Board Candidate Endorsements," accessed October 9, 2015
