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Sarah Ingles
Sarah Ingles is an at-large member of the Columbus City Schools Board of Education in Ohio. She assumed office on January 1, 2024. Her current term ends on December 31, 2027.
Ingles ran for election for an at-large seat of the Columbus City Schools Board of Education in Ohio. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Ingles completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Sarah Ingles was born in Columbus, Ohio. She earned a bachelor's degree from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2011 and a law degree from Capital University Law School in 2018. Her career experience includes working as an attorney at law.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Columbus City Schools, Ohio, elections (2023)
General election
General election for Columbus City Schools school board (4 seats)
Incumbent Tina Pierce, Sarah Ingles, incumbent Jennifer Adair, and Brandon Simmons defeated Rhonda Stovall West in the general election for Columbus City Schools school board on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tina Pierce (Nonpartisan) | 25.1 | 76,597 |
| ✔ |  | Sarah Ingles (Nonpartisan)  | 25.1 | 76,455 |
| ✔ | Jennifer Adair (Nonpartisan) | 24.9 | 75,995 | |
| ✔ |  | Brandon Simmons (Nonpartisan) | 24.4 | 74,176 |
 | Rhonda Stovall West (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 555 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 823 | ||
| Total votes: 304,601 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Carol Beckerle (Nonpartisan)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jennifer Adair, incumbent Carol Beckerle, incumbent Tina Pierce, Sarah Ingles, and Brandon Simmons advanced from the primary for Columbus City Schools school board.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ernest Whitted (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ingles received the following endorsements.
- Andrej Rotter - Upper Arlington City Council cand.
- Franklin County, Ohio, Democratic Party
- Working Families Party
- Columbus Building Trades Council
- Columbus Education Association
- Communication Workers of America Columbus Local 4502
- Ohio Association of Public School Employees
- Barrier To Entry PAC
- Central Ohio Indivisible
- Everytown for Gun Safety
- Matriots PAC
- New Leaders Council Columbus
- Progressive Change Campaign Committee
- Run for Something
- Stephanie Hanna (D) - Frmr. Franklin Cnty. Court of Common Pleas cand.
Pledges
Ingles signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sarah Ingles completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ingles' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Sarah is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University where she triple-majored in Politics and Government, Spanish and Latin American Studies and was named a Top Ten Student Athlete. She is also a graduate of Capital University Law School, where she was named a regional Moot Court Champion at the ABA Moot Court Competition, Executive Articles Editor on the school's Law Review, Outstanding Woman Law Student by the National Association of Women Lawyer, and a Marshall-Brennan Fellow.
From 2019 - 2023, Sarah led the Central Ohio Worker Center, a non-profit advocating for and with low-wage and immigrant workers. She has worked on Democratic political campaigns and helped non-profits and community organizations to fundraise for important social good in the Columbus area. In addition, Sarah has worked for prestigious non-profit entities such as the ACLU of Ohio, the American Cancer Society, and more.
Sarah is a member of the NAACP of Columbus, the AFL-CIO Union Lawyers Alliance, is a graduate of a fellowship and former Board member of the New Leaders Council, Columbus, and was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
Sarah is bi-lingual in English and Spanish.- Safe, clean and quality schools
- Transparency and accountability to our students and parents
- Prepare students for academic, workforce, and life success
Sarah believes that preparing our students for academic success is imperative for our global society, and she is interested in fostering opportunities for students to gain skills that prepare them for post-secondary education and direct workforce entry.
Columbus Education Association
Ohio Association of Public School Employees/AFSCME Local 4, AFL-CIO
Working Families Party
Columbus Building Trades Council
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Communications Workers of America, Local 4502, AFL-CIO
Run for Something
The Matriots
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Other survey responses
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 16, 2023
