Shawna Keller
Shawna Keller was a member of the Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education in Oklahoma, representing District 4. She assumed office in 2014. She left office on May 2, 2022.
Keller ran for re-election to the Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education to represent District 4 in Oklahoma. She lost in the general election on April 5, 2022.
She won election to the office after advancing from the general election on February 11, 2014, to defeated incumbent Bobbie Gray-Elliott in a runoff election on April 1, 2014.
District 4 includes Columbus, Cooper, Disney, Kerr, Lindbergh, Lewis and Clark, Peary, East Central Jr. High and East Central High School.[1] While the board is a nonpartisan office, Keller was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 23 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Biography
Shawna Keller grew up in east Tulsa and graduated from East Central High School. She attended the University of Tulsa, where she earned a B.A. in history. Keller has been involved with a number of community organizations, including MADD, Standing in the Gap, Blue Star Mothers, and Oklahoma Honor Flights. She has been a teacher at an alternative school. Keller married her husband, Jeremy, in 2004.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Tulsa Public Schools, Oklahoma, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 4
E'Lena Ashley defeated incumbent Shawna Keller in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 4 on April 5, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | E'Lena Ashley (Nonpartisan)  | 56.4 | 556 |
 | Shawna Keller (Nonpartisan) | 43.6 | 430 | |
| Total votes: 986 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Shawna Keller and E'Lena Ashley advanced from the primary for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 4.
2018
- See also: Tulsa Public Schools elections (2018)
General election
General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 4
Incumbent Shawna Keller defeated Raymon Simpson in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 4 on February 13, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shawna Keller (D) | 60.5 | 406 |
| Raymon Simpson (Nonpartisan) | 39.5 | 265 | ||
| Total votes: 671 | |||
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2014
- See also: Tulsa Public Schools elections (2014)
Shawna Keller challenged incumbent Bobbie Gray-Elliott and newcomer William D. Bickerstaff for the District 4 seat in the general election on February 11, 2014. She defeated Bobbie Gray-Elliott in a runoff election on April 1, 2014.
Election results
Runoff election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Shawna Keller |
65% | 1,046 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bobbie Gray-Elliott Incumbent | 35% | 562 | |
| Total Votes | 1,608 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board, "Municipal/Annual School Runoff Election — April 1, 2014," April 9, 2014 | ||||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Shawna Keller |
49.8% | 220 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bobbie Gray-Elliot | 36% | 159 | |
| Nonpartisan | William D. Bickerstaff | 14.3% | 63 | |
| Total Votes | 442 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board, "Annual School Election — February 11, 2014," accessed April 9, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Keller did not report any campaign contributions or expenditures to the Oklahoma Ethics Commission.[3]
Endorsements
Keller did not receive any official endorsements for her campaign.
2012
Keller ran in the 2012 election for Oklahoma House District 23. Keller ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 26 and was defeated by Terry O'Donnell in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Terry O'Donnell |
58.4% | 6,202 | |
| Democrat | Shawna Keller | 41.6% | 4,412 | |
| Total Votes | 10,614 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shawna Keller did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Keller's campaign website listed the following campaign themes for 2014:
Advocate for students
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"We must ensure our children are the #1 priority with every decision we make. Shawna will ask the tough questions when it comes to day to day decisions that will directly impact our students." |
Voice for teachers
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"Our teachers are the first line of success to ensuring our children are educated. It is vital that we provide the tools they need to educate our children. Those tools include textbooks, technology, professional development, and basic supplies." |
Expand partnerships
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"Tulsa Public Schools has many partnerships that are vital to the success of our children. We must work to continue and expand the successful programs, as well as identify new partnerships that will work well in our district. " |
Improve communications
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"As your school board member, Shawna will be a voice for the students, parents, and educators in East Tulsa. To be that voice, input from the community will be vital to the improvement of our schools." |
Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
2012
Keller cited her top priorities as quality education, healthy communities, health care and jobs.[6]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tulsa Public Schools, "Board of Education Members," accessed January 16, 2014
- ↑ Shawna Keller: Tulsa School Board, "About Shawna," accessed January 17, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma, "Candidate Information," accessed January 16, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Candidates for State Elective Office 2012," April 13, 2012
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, Unofficial 2012 primary results April 13, 2012
- ↑ Shawnakeller.com, "Priories," accessed October 2, 2012
