Ted Velkoff
Ted Velkoff was an at-large representative on the Fairfax County School Board in Virginia. Velkoff sought another term in the general election on November 3, 2015.[1] Ted Velkoff lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Velkoff earned a bachelor's degree in music composition from the University of Cincinnati. He later earned master's degrees in instrumental conducting and computer science from Indiana University. Velkoff worked as a software architect and engineer for IBM and Lockheed Martin. He and his wife, Patricia, have two children.[2]
Elections
2015
The Fairfax County School Board is a 12-member board elected to serve four-year terms. Three seats are elected at large and nine seats are elected by district.[3] All 12 seats were on the ballot on November 3, 2015.
At-large incumbents Ryan McElveen, Ilryong Moon and Ted Velkoff faced Robert Copeland, Omar Fateh, Jeanette Hough, Manar Jean-Jacques, Peter Marchetti and Burnette Scarboro for three seats. While Moon and McElveen won re-election, Velkoff was defeated, placing fourth to challenger Hough.
Braddock District incumbent Megan McLaughlin, Hunter Mill District incumbent Pat Hynes and Providence District incumbent Patricia Reed faced Katherine Pettigrew, Mark Wilkinson and Dalia Palchik, respectively. Dranesville District incumbent Jane Strauss competed against challenger Peter Kurzenhauser. McLaughlin, Hynes, and Strauss won re-election; the fourth incumbent, Reed, lost to Palchik.
The races for both the Mount Vernon District and Sully District seats featured newcomers after neither incumbent filed for re-election. Karen Corbett Sanders defeated W. Anthony Stacy in the Mount Vernon race, while Karen Keys-Gamarra lost to Thomas Wilson in the Sully District race. Lee District incumbent Tamara Derenak Kaufax, Mason District incumbent Sandra Evans and Springfield District incumbent Elizabeth Schultz all ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats.
Results
| Fairfax County School Board, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ilryong Moon Incumbent |
17.2% | 84,364 |
| Ryan McElveen Incumbent |
17.0% | 83,160 |
| Jeanette Hough |
16.3% | 80,035 |
| Ted Velkoff Incumbent | 15.3% | 74,948 |
| Robert Copeland | 15.2% | 74,454 |
| Manar Jean-Jacques | 11.6% | 57,043 |
| Peter Marchetti | 2.6% | 12,809 |
| Omar Fateh | 2.3% | 11,062 |
| Burnette Scarboro | 2.2% | 10,676 |
| Write-in votes | 0.3% | 1,458 |
| Total Votes | 490,009 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
Funding
Velkoff reported $21,026.75 in contributions and $20,581.88 in expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections, which left his campaign with $444.87 on hand as of October 28, 2015.[4]
Endorsements
Velkoff received official endorsements for his campaign from the Fairfax County Democratic Party, Fairfax County Federation of Teachers and The Washington Post.[5][6][7]
2011
| Fairfax County Public Schools, At-Large General Election 4-year term, 2011 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Ilryong Moon Incumbent |
17.9% | 92,553 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ryan McElveen |
16.9% | 87,150 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ted Velkoff |
16.5% | 85,294 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sheree Brown-Kaplan | 15.8% | 81,549 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lolita Mancheno-Smoak | 13.5% | 69,935 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lin-Dai Kendall | 12.2% | 63,119 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steven Stuban | 7.2% | 37,456 | |
| Total Votes | 517,056 | |||
| Source: Fairfax County, Virginia, "Official Returns," accessed July 22, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
Candidate website
Velkoff's campaign website listed the following themes for 2015:
| “ |
Excellence Ensure Commitment Promise |
” |
| —Ted Velkoff, (2015), [9] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia
- Fairfax County Public Schools elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," September 9, 2015
- ↑ Ted Velkoff for School Board, "About Ted," accessed October 14, 2015
- ↑ Fairfax County Public Schools, "School Board: Overview," May 14, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Fairfax Democrats, "2015 Elections: Your Candidates," accessed October 9, 2015
- ↑ Fairfax County Federation of Teachers, "2015 FCFT School Board Candidate Endorsements," accessed October 9, 2015
- ↑ The Washington Post, "For Fairfax School Board," October 25, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ted Velkoff for School Board, "Home," accessed October 14, 2015
