Thomas Sutterfield
Thomas G. Sutterfield was a candidate for the District 1 seat on the School District of Palm Beach County school board in Florida. Sutterfield ran in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016. He lost the general election.
Sutterfield was a candidate for the District 4 seat on the Palm Beach County board in 2014. He faced Larry F. Rosensweig, Justin Katz and Erica Whitfield in the primary election on August 26, 2014. Sutterfield advanced to the general election on November 4, 2014, where he was defeated by Whitfield.
Biography
Sutterfield holds an associate degree in music education and a bachelor's degree in business administration. He also earned an M.S. in management of technology from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Sutterfield previously owned a technology firm specializing in the development of data centers for emergency service providers. At the time of his candidacy, Sutterfield was working as an IT administrator with the South Florida Water Management District. Sutterfield and his wife, Glenda, have three children.[1]
Elections
2016
One of the seven seats on the School District of Palm Beach County school board was up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. The primary race to fill the open District 1 seat featured candidates Ellen Baker, John Boggess, Louise Daniels, Henry Giacinto, Barbara McQuinn, and Thomas Sutterfield on August 30, 2016. Sutterfield and McQuinn advanced to the general election since neither candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote. McQuinn won the general election. The seats of District 2 incumbent Charles Shaw and District 5 incumbent Frank Barbieri Jr. were originally set to be on the primary ballot, but both were unopposed in their bids for re-election. The election for their seats was canceled, and they were automatically re-elected to additional terms.[2][3][4]
General results
| School District of Palm Beach County, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Barbara McQuinn |
61.72% | 52,654 |
| Thomas Sutterfield | 38.28% | 32,661 |
| Total Votes (100) | 85,315 | |
| Source: Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, "Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Primary results
| School District of Palm Beach County, District 1 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Thomas Sutterfield |
25.25% | 6,615 |
| Barbara McQuinn |
25.08% | 6,568 |
| Ellen Baker | 20.22% | 5,295 |
| Louise Daniels | 14.67% | 3,843 |
| Henry Giacinto | 9.82% | 2,573 |
| John Boggess | 4.96% | 1,299 |
| Total Votes | 26,193 | |
| Source: Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, "Primary Election," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
2014
The August 26, 2014, general election in Palm Beach County featured four seats up for election. Only three of the races were decided in the general election. The general election determined if candidates for each seat could garner a majority of the vote total. Because no candidate received 50 percent plus one of the general election votes in District 4, the top two vote recipients advanced to the runoff election on November 4, 2014.
The District 4 race included newcomers Justin Katz, Larry F. Rosensweig, Thomas G. Sutterfield and Erica Whitfield. Whitfield advanced to the runoff election in first place. A recount was held to determine whether Sutterfield or Katz would advance to the runoff election in second place. Sutterfield's lead held and he advanced over Katz to the runoff election. Rosensweig, however, was defeated in the general election.
District 3, 6 and 7 races were determined in the general election. Karen Brill won re-election in District 3 against John Michael Hartman and David Benoit Mech. Incumbent Marcia Andrews defeated newcomers Carla Donaldson and Joe Moore in District 6. The District 7 race featured incumbent Debra L. Robinson who defeated challenger Piaget "Peppi" Hendrix.
Results
Runoff election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Erica Whitfield |
56.9% | 30,256 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas G. Sutterfield | 43.1% | 22,872 | |
| Total Votes | 53,128 | |||
| Source: Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 23, 2014 | ||||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Erica Whitfield |
32.2% | 4,962 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas G. Sutterfield |
25% | 3,850 | |
| Nonpartisan | Justin Katz | 24.6% | 3,796 | |
| Nonpartisan | Larry F. Rosensweig | 18.3% | 2,816 | |
| Total Votes | 15,424 | |||
| Source: Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 Primary Election SCHOOL BOARD DIST. 4 - RECOUNT," accessed September 10, 2014 | ||||
Funding
As of October 28, 2014, Sutterfield reported $48,366.95 in contributions, including loans and in-kind contributions, and $24,643.66 in expenditures, which left his campaign with $23,723.29 on hand.[5]
Endorsements
Sutterfield received the following endorsements in 2014:[1]
- BIZPAC, the Business Political Action Committee of Palm Beach County
- Boynton Beach Mayor Jerry Taylor
- Former Boynton Beach Mayor Woodrow Hay
Campaign themes
2014
Sutterfield's campaign website listed the following themes for the 2014 race:
| “ |
|
” |
| —Thomas G. Sutterfield's website (2014)[1] | ||
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Thomas Sutterfield School District of Palm Beach County. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
- School District of Palm Beach County, Florida
- School District of Palm Beach County elections (2016)
- School District of Palm Beach County elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tom Sutterfield for School Board, "Home," accessed July 21, 2014
- ↑ Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, "Candidates For 2016 Election Cycle," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ The 2016 Florida Statutes, "Chapter 105: Nonpartisan Elections," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, "Unofficial Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, "Candidate Finance Reports," accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2016 School District of Palm Beach County Elections | |
| Palm Beach County, Florida | |
| Election date: | Primary: August 30, 2016 General: November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Ellen Baker • John Boggess • Louise Daniels • Henry Giacinto • Barbara McQuinn • Thomas Sutterfield District 2: • Incumbent, Charles Shaw District 5: • Incumbent, Frank Barbieri Jr. |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
