Skip Tenney
Skip Tenney was a candidate for the Region 3 seat of the Pennsbury school board in a general election on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Tenney has lived in the Pennsbury area for over 35 years. He has taught guitar lessons, and has coached ice hockey and baseball in the Pennsbury community[1]
Elections
2013
Tenney ran for a Region 3 seat on the school board on November 5, 2013 against Casey Lawrence, Alison Smith, and Debra E. DeBlasio.
Results
| Pennsbury School District, Region 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat |  Alison Smith |
27.3% | 2,530 | |
| Democrat | Debra DeBlasio |
25.2% | 2,337 | |
| Republican | Casey Lawrence | 24.5% | 2,275 | |
| Republican | Skip Tenney | 23.1% | 2,142 | |
| Total Votes | 9,284 | |||
| Source: Bucks County Election Results, "School District - Pennsbury School District SD," accessed December 24, 2013 | ||||
| North Penn School District Region 3 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Casey Lawrence |
30.4% | 635 | |
| Republican | Skip Tenney |
27.3% | 570 | |
| Republican | Alison Smith | 23% | 480 | |
| Republican | Debra E. DeBlasio | 19.3% | 402 | |
| Total Votes | 2,087 | |||
| Source: "Bucks County Elections," "Municipal Primary of Tuesday, May 21, 2013," accessed September 24, 2013 | ||||
| North Penn School District Region 3 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat | Alison Smith |
37.9% | 1,050 | |
| Democrat | Debra E. DeBlasio |
36.9% | 1,023 | |
| Democrat | Casey Lawrence | 13.6% | 377 | |
| Democrat | Skip Tenney | 11.6% | 322 | |
| Total Votes | 2,772 | |||
| Source: "Bucks County Elections," "Municipal Primary of Tuesday, May 21, 2013," accessed September 24, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Tenney reported no contributions or expenditures to the Pennsylvania Department of State.[2]
Endorsements
Tenney was endorsed by The Lower Makefield and Yardley Republican Committee.[3]
Campaign themes
Tenney and running mate Casey Lawrence identified the following as their campaign themes for 2013:[4]
The future
|
"Our district has $172 million in debt, many building infrastructure problems and rapidly growing pension obligations. We must develop a long term financial plan to deal with these ticking time bombs!" |
Demand accountability and results
|
"Our district ranks 120th in the State despite the amount that we spend. Isn’t it time to demand that the results match the spending? We must hold our educators accountable." |
Property taxes
|
"Our school district spends about $16,200 per student - that’s in the top 10 of all school districts in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania! Raising taxes and spending more money is not the answer!" |
Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Skip + Tenney + Pennsbury + School"
See also
External links
- Pennsbury School District
- Campaign Website
- Campaign Facebook
- Bucks County
- Pennsylvania Department of Education
Footnotes
- ↑ "Lawrence and Tenney for School Board," "About Skip," accessed September 25, 2013
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Campaign Finance Online Reporting," accessed December 18, 2013
- ↑ "THE LOWER MAKEFIELD & YARDLEY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE," Candidates," accessed September 25, 2013
- ↑ "Tenney and Lawrence for School Board," "Home," accessed September 25, 2013
| ||||||||||
