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Sean Hayward

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Sean Hayward
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Education

Bachelor's

Rhodes University

Personal
Profession
Consultant
Contact

Sean Hayward was a candidate for District 3 representative on the Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees in Texas. He was defeated in the special election on May 6, 2017.

Biography

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Hayward earned a B.Comm. in information systems and management from Rhodes University. At the time of his 2017 run for office, he was a solution principal for Slalom Consulting. His experience also includes work as the treasurer for Toastmasters United Communicators and as a consultant for Fusion Consulting, WCI Consulting, and Akili.[1]

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2017)

Tarrant County, Texas, held an election for county college board of trustees and water district board of directors on May 6, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 17, 2017.

The Districts 3, 4, and 5 seats on the Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees and three seats on the Tarrant Regional Water District Board of Directors were up for election in 2017.[2][3] Incumbent Diane Patrick defeated Sean Hayward in the special election for the District 3 seat on the Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees.[2]

Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees, District 3 Special Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Diane Patrick Incumbent 67.84% 7,883
Sean Hayward 32.16% 3,737
Total Votes 11,620
Source: Tarrant County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed May 24, 2017

Campaign themes

2017

Hayward's campaign website listed the following principles:

Every decision I make on the board must satisfy these 4 guiding principles.
  • It must improve educational outcomes for our students
  • Be the most cost-effective solution
  • Increase the employment prospects of our students
  • Bring us closer to providing 2 years of tuition free community college education[4]
—Sean Hayward's campaign website, (2017)[5]

Endorsements

2017

Hayward received endorsements from the following in 2017:[5]

See also

Tarrant County, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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