Tiffany Eccles

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Tiffany Eccles
Image of Tiffany Eccles
Elections and appointments
Last election

August 4, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Bradley University, 2007

Graduate

University of Tennessee, Martin, 2022

Personal
Birthplace
Peoria, Ill.
Profession
Senior commercial manager
Contact

Tiffany Eccles (independent) ran for election to the Williamson County Schools to represent District 2 in Tennessee. She lost in the general election on August 4, 2022.

Eccles completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Tiffany Eccles was born in Peoria, Illinois. Eccles' professional experience includes working as a senior commercial manager at Mars Fishcare. She has also worked in procurement at Certerpillar and Tesla. Eccles earned a bachelor's degree from Bradley University in 2007 and a graduate degree from the University of Tennessee Martin in 2022.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Williamson County Schools, Tennessee, elections (2022)

General election

General election for Williamson County Schools, District 2

Incumbent Daniel Cash defeated Tiffany Eccles in the general election for Williamson County Schools, District 2 on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Daniel Cash
Daniel Cash (R)
 
73.4
 
2,408
Image of Tiffany Eccles
Tiffany Eccles (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
26.6
 
873

Total votes: 3,281
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Williamson County Schools, District 2

Incumbent Daniel Cash advanced from the Republican primary for Williamson County Schools, District 2 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Daniel Cash
Daniel Cash
 
98.7
 
1,404
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
19

Total votes: 1,423
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Tiffany Eccles completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Eccles' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a wife to Luke and mother to three boys, Nolan (13), Emmett (7) and Henry (3). I have worked in corporate procurement for the last 20 years, currently leading a commercial team for Mars Fishcare and recently finished my MBA from the University of Tennessee Martin. My husband and I grew up in Illinois and after a short move to California for work, chose Williamson County TN as where we want to raise our family. I am running to provide a new perspective and utilize my budget and negotiation skills to serve the Williamson County community. I am an advocate for public education and want to help the district reconnect with the community and together help the county thrive.
  • Curriculum - The purpose of public school is to educate and prepare students for real life situations. They should be challenged to think critically, to see the world from multiple viewpoints and perspectives. Well rounded students are better equipped for life beyond school.
  • Staff Retention - Faculty shortage has reached a critical point. Teachers are being stretched too far. Teachers are leaving the profession and going into corporate roles that can provide better hours and salary. As a community, we rely on the entire school faculty and we should be treating them as the critical resource they are to all of us.
  • Growth - Williamson County is growing at a rapid rate, with no signs of slowing down. We need to prepare with additional schools and staff as well as ensuring current buildings are equipped to meet changing needs in equipment and education. Growing class sizes will impact all aspects of educating and we need to ensure everyone in the district has what they need to support all students.
I am personally passionate about improving the working conditions and pay for teachers. The work they do impacts every member of society. Similarly, public education funding, it is never fully funded and I believe that is critical to creating a foundation for knowledge in the community.
There were two that occurred close together. First was Columbine at the end of my Sophomore year of high school. It changed everyone's high school experience almost overnight, metal detectors and wearing an ID around your neck became a requirement for the rest of my high school career. Then 9/11 happened early in my senior year. I sat in my HS economics class and the teachers around us tried to process and talk to a room full of 17 year old kids.
My first job was a Pizza Hut server at 16. Turns out that was not my calling and I only did it for three weeks before quitting to become a cashier at Walmart. I worked at Walmart through High School.
I believe the primary role is to set policy to make the district work better for the community it serves. I also think it is critical that a board member actively work to liaison and build better relationships between with the school district and the community it serves.
Everyone in Williamson County, whether they have kids in the school district or not.

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 21, 2022