Thomas Wilson (Virginia)
Thomas Wilson was a member of the Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, representing Sully District. He assumed office in 2015. He left office on December 12, 2019.
Wilson ran for re-election to the Fairfax County Public Schools to represent Sully District in Virginia. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Biography
Wilson earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and a J.D. from Northwestern University. He is an attorney in private practice specializing in commercial leases. Wilson is a veteran of the United States Army. He and his wife, Kerry, have four children who have attended district schools.[1]
Elections
2019
See also: Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Fairfax County Public Schools, Sully District
Stella Pekarsky defeated incumbent Thomas Wilson in the general election for Fairfax County Public Schools, Sully District on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stella Pekarsky (Nonpartisan) | 58.4 | 20,355 |
 | Thomas Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 41.3 | 14,383 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 87 | ||
| Total votes: 34,825 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
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.[2] 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, Sully District, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Thomas Wilson |
50.4% | 10,243 |
| Karen Keys-Gamarra | 49.4% | 10,046 |
| Write-in votes | 0.23% | 47 |
| Total Votes | 20,336 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
Funding
Wilson reported $7,110.00 in contributions and $2,584.86 in expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections, which left his campaign with $4,525.14 on hand as of October 28, 2015.[3]
Endorsements
Wilson received an official endorsement for his campaign from the Fairfax County Republican Committee.[4]
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Thomas Wilson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
2015
Candidate website
Wilson's campaign website listed the following themes for 2015:
| “ |
FOCUS ON STUDENTS FIRST! LISTEN to parents and educators about their education concerns and values SERVE as your voice for reasonable Class Sizes on the Board. STAND-UP for evidence-based instruction and rigor our students deserve. SEEK ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EVERY TAX DOLLAR! COMMON SENSE: Despite a projected $100 Million budget shortfall for FY2017, the Board voted to give themselves a 60% pay raise! RESULTS: Urge the Board to hire an independent Auditor General to provide regular, thorough, and publicly disclosed audit results of the efficacy of its programs and initiatives to assist minority students, students with disabilities and the disadvantaged. MAKE OUR SCHOOLS GREAT AGAIN! PRIORITIZE - Keep money in the classrooms and out of the expanding bureaucracy and excessive administrative burdens on teachers LEAD - Tackle the long-term challenges of capital needs, taxpayer-funded facilities, over-crowded schools and the 1,000 trailers FCPS uses to educate our children! [5] |
” |
| —Thomas Wilson, (2015), [6] | ||
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Friends of Thomas Wilson, "About Tom," 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 County Republican Committee, "2015 Elections," accessed October 12, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Friends of Thomas Wilson, "Home," accessed October 14, 2015
