Sharon Dixon Gentry
Sharon Dixon Gentry was a member of the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education in Tennessee, representing District 1. She assumed office in 2008. She left office in 2024.
Gentry ran for re-election to the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education to represent District 1 in Tennessee. She won in the general election on August 6, 2020.
Biography
Gentry is the director of clinical informatics strategic development, innovation, and integration at HCA. She earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Xavier University of Louisiana, a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Tennessee State University, and a doctoral degree in education from Tennessee State University.[1] She and her husband have two daughters.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, Tennessee, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 1
Incumbent Sharon Dixon Gentry defeated Robert Taylor and Barry Barlow in the general election for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 1 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sharon Dixon Gentry (Nonpartisan) | 64.3 | 8,783 |
 | Robert Taylor (Nonpartisan)  | 28.3 | 3,864 | |
| Barry Barlow (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 958 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 45 | ||
| Total votes: 13,650 | |||
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2016
Five of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on August 4, 2016.[3] District 1 incumbent Sharon Dixon Gentry defeated challenger Janette Carter to win another term. In District 3, incumbent Jill Speering also won another term by defeating challenger Jane Grimes Meneely. Norman Merrifield originally filed to run for the District 3 seat, but he withdrew from the election. Christiane Buggs, Miranda Christy, Corey Gathings, and Erica Lanier ran for the District 5 seat, which was left open when board member Elissa Kim did not file to run for re-election. Buggs was elected to the seat. The District 7 race featured incumbent Will Pinkston and challenger Jackson Miller. Pinkston was re-elected to another term. District 9 incumbent Amy Frogge faced challenger Thom Druffel. She was also elected to another term.[4][5][6]
Results
| Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sharon Dixon Gentry Incumbent |
55.56% | 4,114 |
| Janette Carter | 44.20% | 3,273 |
| Write-in votes | 0.24% | 18 |
| Total Votes | 7,405 | |
| Source: Metro Government of Nashville & Davidson County Election Commission, "August 4 Election Results," accessed January 12, 2017 | ||
Funding
Gentry began the race with an existing account balance of $795.92 from her previous campaign. She reported $0.00 in contributions and $150.00 in expenditures to Davidson County Election Commission, which left her campaign with $642.92 on hand as of June 30, 2016.[7]
Endorsements
Gentry was endorsed by The Tennesseean, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce SuccessPAC, Women In Numbers (WIN), and the national education nonprofit organization Stand For Children.[8][9][10][11]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Sharon Dixon Gentry Incumbent |
54.2% | 3,753 | |
| Nonpartisan | Edward Kindall Incumbent | 45.7% | 3,166 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 9 | |
| Total Votes | 6,928 | |||
| Source: Nashville Election Commission, "Election Results," August 20, 2012 | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Sharon Gentry," accessed May 19, 2016
- ↑ Re-Elect Sharon Gentry For School Board District 1," About," accessed May 19, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Calendar 2016," accessed March 30, 2016
- ↑ The Tennesseean, "Who's running for the Nashville school board?" April 7, 2016
- ↑ Davidson County Election Commission, "County General Sample Ballot: August 4, 2016," accessed July 12, 2016
- ↑ Metro Government of Nashville & Davidson County Election Commission, "August 4 Election Results (Unofficial)," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ Davidson County Election Commission, "Financial Disclosures," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ Nashville Scene, "Who Are the Players in Nashville's School Board Race?" June 17, 2016
- ↑ The Tennesseean, "Endorsements: Nashville school board election," July 11, 2016
- ↑ Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, "SuccessPAC endorses candidates for the Metropolitan Board of Public Education," July 1, 2016
- ↑ Women In Numbers, "2015 Endorsed Candidates," accessed August 1, 2016
