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Shawon Bernard
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Elections and appointments
Last election

October 12, 2019

Education

High school

Joseph S. Clark Sr. High School

Bachelor's

University of New Orleans

Graduate

University of New Orleans

Law

Southern University Law Center

Personal
Profession
Education advocate
Contact

Shawon Bernard (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to represent District 2. Bernard lost in the primary on October 12, 2019.

Bernard was a Democratic candidate for District 1 representative on the Orleans Parish School Board in Louisiana. The special election was held on October 24, 2015.[1] The top vote recipient in the election, John A. Brown Sr. (D), did not win a majority of the votes cast in the election, requiring a runoff election to be held on November 21, 2015. Bernard placed second in the special election but lost to Brown in the runoff.

Biography

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Bernard is a lifelong resident of New Orleans, La. She graduated from Joseph S. Clark Sr. High School. She earned a B.S. and an M.Ed. from the University of New Orleans, an M.S. from Southern University at New Orleans and a J.D. from the Southern University Law Center. She has worked as a teacher, school administrator and education advocate.[2]

Elections

2019

See also: Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education election, 2019


Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 2

Incumbent Kira Orange Jones won election outright against Shawon Bernard and Ashonta Wyatt in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 2 on October 12, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kira Orange Jones
Kira Orange Jones (D)
 
61.0
 
81,088
Image of Shawon Bernard
Shawon Bernard (D)
 
21.5
 
28,593
Image of Ashonta Wyatt
Ashonta Wyatt (D)
 
17.5
 
23,237

Total votes: 132,918
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2015

See also: Orleans Parish School Board special elections (2015)

One of the seven seats on the Orleans Parish School Board was up for special election in 2015 due to the resignation of District 1 incumbent Ira Thomas following charges of bribery conspiracy. John A. Brown Sr. (D) was appointed to fill the vacancy until a special election could be held. He faced fellow Democrats Keith Barney and Shawon Bernard in the primary election on October 24, 2015.

Brown and Bernard advanced from the special election to a runoff on November 21, 2015, as no candidate received a majority of the votes cast. Brown won the runoff and the remainder of the unexpired term.[3]

Results

Orleans Parish School Board, District 1 Special Runoff Election, 1-year unexpired term, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn A. Brown Sr. Incumbent 56.9% 7,321
     Democratic Shawon Bernard 43.1% 5,536
Total Votes 12,857
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results," accessed November 21, 2015 These election results are not official and will be updated when certified results are available. You can submit certified results by contacting us.


Orleans Parish School Board, District 1 Special Election, 1-year unexpired term, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn A. Brown Sr. Incumbent 37.7% 3,792
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngShawon Bernard 31.3% 3,151
     Democratic Keith Barney 31% 3,122
Total Votes 10,065
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 21, 2015

Endorsements

Bernard was endorsed by the following:[4]

  • Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO
  • Independent Women's Organization (IWO)

Campaign themes

2019

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2015

Returning public school governance to the Orleans Parish School Board from the Recovery School District was a central campaign theme for Bernard.[2] On the matter, she stated, "All public schools should be governed by the locally elected school board." She also highlighted neighborhood schools, saying, "Every student should attend the school closest to his/her home. An opted out option should be provided to parents for real choice," and, "Every school should provide high quality education to all studeents [sic]."[5]

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