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Tannia Talento
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Tannia Talento is an at-large member of the Arlington Public Schools school board in Virginia. Talento won the seat in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
Two of the five seats on the Arlington Public Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Nancy Van Doren and newcomer Tannia Talento ran unopposed and won election to the two seats. Incumbent Emma Violand-Sanchez did not run for re-election to the board.[1]
Results
| Arlington Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Nancy Van Doren Incumbent |
54.16% | 83,721 |
| Tannia Talento |
44.47% | 68,746 |
| Write-in votes | 1.37% | 2,116 |
| Total Votes | 154,583 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2016 November General Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Talento reported $43,898.62 in contributions and $38,873.15 in expenditures to the Virginia Department of Elections, which left her campaign with $5,025.47 on hand as of October 15, 2016.[2]
Endorsements
Talento received the following endorsements:
2016 Arlington school board members
- Reid Goldstein
- James Lander
- Emma Violand-Sanchez
Former Arlington School board members
- Walter Tejada
- Mary Hynes
- Noah Simon
- Joe Wholey
Political figures
- Alfonso Lopez (D-49), member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Karen Darner, former member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Andrew Schneider, former candidate for Virginia House of Delegates
Click here to see a full list of Talento's supporters.
Recent news
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Footnotes
| 2016 Arlington Public Schools Elections | |
| Arlington County, Virginia | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Nancy Van Doren • Tannia Talento |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
