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Shawna Walker
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Shawna Walker is an at-large member of the Wayne-Westland Board of Education in Michigan. Her seat was up for general election on November 4, 2014. Shawna Walker won the general election on November 4, 2014.
Walker was first appointed to the board in 2008 and re-elected in 2009.[1] She ran unsuccessfully for an at-large seat in May 2008 prior to her appointment.[2]
Elections
2014
The election in Wayne-Westland featured four at-large seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Carol Middel and Shawna Walker and newcomer Melandie Hines defeated challenger Tom Froreich for the three seats with six-year terms. Incumbent Charles Griffin defeated newcomer Adam Salam Adamski for one seat with an unexpired two-year term. Fellow board member Cindy Schofield did not file for re-election.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Carol Middel Incumbent |
28% | 9,412 | |
| Nonpartisan | Shawna Walker Incumbent |
26.6% | 8,937 | |
| Nonpartisan | Melandie Hines |
24.6% | 8,267 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Froreich | 20% | 6,722 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.9% | 296 | |
| Total Votes | 33,634 | |||
| Source: Wayne County Elections Division, "Summary Report," accessed December 29, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Walker did not report any contributions or expenditures during the election, according to the Wayne County Elections Division.[3]
Endorsements
Walker received endorsements from The Wayne-Westland Observer and the local chapter of the UAW.[4][5]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Shawna + Walker + Wayne-Westland + Community + School + District"
See also
- Wayne-Westland Community School District, Michigan
- Wayne-Westland Community School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Wayne-Westland Community School District, "Board of Education," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Wayne County news briefs: Sign up and get alerts from police," September 19, 2008
- ↑ Wayne County Elections Division, "View Filed Reports," accessed October 24, 2014
- ↑ UAW Election 2014, "Michigan," accessed October 26, 2014
- ↑ The Wayne-Westland Observer, "Walker, Middel, Griffin, Hines best for W-W board," October 9, 2014
