Theresa Hubbard
Theresa Hubbard was a candidate for District 5 representative on the Mobile County Board of Education in Alabama. Hubbard ran for the seat in the primary election on March 1, 2016. She was defeated by incumbent Bill Foster (R) in the primary.[1]
Biography
Hubbard earned her B.S. in accounting and business from the University of South Alabama in 1997. She received her M.A. in national security and strategic studies in 2009. Hubbard has been a reserve military officer with the U.S. Coast Guard since 1998. Hubbard has been involved with Azalea City Republican Women, the Alabama Eagle Forum and Alabama Parents Involved In Education.[2]
Elections
2016
One of the five seats on the Mobile County Public Schools school board was up for general election on November 8, 2016. District 5 incumbent Bill Foster (R) defeated challenger Theresa Hubbard (R) in the primary election on March 1, 2016. Foster won re-election without opposition in the general election.[3]
Results
| Mobile County Public Schools, District 5 Republican Primary Election, 6-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Bill Foster Incumbent |
60.03% | 7,247 |
| Theresa Hubbard | 39.97% | 4,825 |
| Total Votes | 12,072 | |
| Source: Mobile County Probate Court, "Presidential Preference and Statewide Primary Election March 1, 2016," accessed March 1, 2016 | ||
Funding
Hubbard reported no contributions or expenditures to the Alabama Secretary of State as of February 22, 2016.[4]
Campaign themes
2016
Hubbard expressed her opposition to Common Core in an interview with Lagniappe, citing Alabama's drop in the National Assessment of Educational Progress ranks and questions about texts assigned at lower grade levels.[5]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedmobile - ↑ LinkedIn, "Theresa Hubbard," accessed February 15, 2016
- ↑ Mobile County Probate Court, "Re: County Republican Candidates for the 2016 Election Cycle," November 8, 2015
- ↑ Alabama Votes, "Alabama Electronic Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA) Reporting System," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ Lagniappe, "School board challenger focusing on Common Core," December 2, 2015
| 2016 Mobile County Public Schools Elections | |
| Mobile County, Alabama | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 5: Incumbent, Bill Foster (R) • Theresa Hubbard (R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
