Shere Rucker
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Shere Rucker is the District 5 representative on the Madison County Board of Education in Alabama. Rucker ran for the seat in the primary election on March 1, 2016. She lost to Tyler McKinney (R) in the primary but McKinney's withdrawal prior to the election guaranteed Rucker the Republican nomination. Rucker won in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Biography
Rucker earned her B.S. in accounting from the University of Alabama in 1987. She worked as an accountant with Coopers and Lybrand, AmSouth Bank and three other firms between 1987 and 2004. She worked as an accounting manager for Adtran, Inc. from 2007 to 2009, and is currently a stay-at-home mom.[2]
Elections
2016
- See also: Madison County Schools elections (2016)
Two of the five seats on the Madison County Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016.
District 4 incumbent David Vess (R) was running for another term, while District 5 incumbent Jeff Anderson did not file for re-election. Vess lost to challenger Dave Weis (R) in the Republican primary, and Weis won without opposition in the general election. Tyler McKinney (R) withdrew from the race in February 2016 making Shere Rucker (R) the Republican nominee in District 5. Rucker defeated Corrie Beth Wikoff (D) in the general election.[3][4]
Results
| Madison County Schools, District 5 General Election, 6-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Shere Rucker |
64.15% | 8,257 | |
| Democratic | Corrie Beth Wikoff | 35.66% | 4,590 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.19% | 24 | ||
| Total Votes | 12,871 | |||
| Source: Madison County, Alabama, "2016 GENERAL & STATEWIDE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ELECTION," November 18, 2016 | ||||
| Madison County Schools, District 5 Republican Primary Election, 6-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tyler McKinney |
55.57% | 2,499 |
| Shere Rucker | 44.43% | 1,998 |
| Total Votes | 4,497 | |
| Source: Madison County, Alabama, "Primary Election," accessed March 1, 2016 | ||
Funding
Rucker reported no contributions or expenditures to the Alabama Secretary of State as of October 24, 2016.[5]
Campaign themes
2016
Rucker's campaign website included the following themes:
| “ |
Strategy for Success Build a new high school in Monrovia to better meet the needs of our students and to accommodate growth in our community Work with school leaders, elected officials and business leaders to develop specific plans to provide the maximum opportunity for our students to graduate ready for either college or a career Spend each tax dollar efficiently and seek new funding sources for our schools Strive to equip each classroom with relevant technology that facilitates teaching and enables students to have personalized instruction Provide leadership to enable the School Board to be a proactive innovative agent of vision and improvement for our schools[6][7] |
” |
| —Shere Rucker (2016) | ||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedmadison - ↑ Huntsville Committee of 100, "Shere McBryde Rucker," accessed February 17, 2016
- ↑ AL.com, "GOP, Dems announce 2016 Madison County electoral qualifiers," November 10, 2015
- ↑ WHNT 19, "Madison Co. School Board candidate Tyler McKinney drops out," March 1, 2016
- ↑ Alabama Votes, "Alabama Electronic Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA) Reporting System," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ Shere Rucker for Madison County School Board, "About," accessed October 21, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2016 Madison County Schools Elections | |
| Madison County, Alabama | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 4: Incumbent, David Vess (R) • Dave Weis (R) District 5: Tyler McKinney (R) • Shere Rucker (R) • Corrie Beth Wikoff (D) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
