Sauda Baraka
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Sauda Baraka is an at-large member of the Bridgeport Board of Education. She won re-election to the board as a Working Families Party candidate against seven other candidates on November 5, 2013. Baraka was first elected to the board in 2005.
Biography
Baraka earned a B.S. in history and African American studies from Florida A&M University in 1978. She later earned a Master's degree in applied social sciences from Florida A&M University in 1979. Baraka worked for 22 years as a probation officer with the State of Connecticut before retirement. She currently serves as quality assurance director for the Believe in Me Empowerment Corporation.[1]
Elections
2013
Baraka won re-election to the board against seven other candidates for five available seats on November 5, 2013. She received the endorsement of the Working Families Party along with Andre Baker, Jr. and Eric Stewart-Alicea in August 2013.
Results
| Bridgeport Public Schools, General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Dave Hennessey |
20.1% | 940 | |
| Democratic | Howard Gardner |
15.7% | 731 | |
| Republican | Joe Larcheveque |
15.1% | 706 | |
| Democratic | Andre Baker, Jr. |
15.3% | 714 | |
| Republican | Steve Best | 11.8% | 550 | |
| Republican | John Weldon | 10.3% | 482 | |
| Working Families | Eric Stewart-Alicea | 4.2% | 194 | |
| Working Families | Sauda Baraka Incumbent |
4% | 186 | |
| Working Families | Andre Baker, Jr. | 3.6% | 167 | |
| Total Votes | 4,670 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Municipal Elections - November 5, 2013," accessed December 16, 2013 | ||||
Endorsements
Baraka was endorsed by The Connecticut Post on October 27, 2013.[2]
Campaign finance
Sauda Baraka reported no contributions or expenditures to the Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission.
Recent news
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