Tijuana Hayes
Tijuana Hayes (Democratic Party) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Guilford County Schools school board in North Carolina. Hayes lost in the Democratic primary on May 8, 2018.
Hayes was a candidate for at-large representative on the Greensboro City Council in North Carolina. She was defeated in the primary election on October 10, 2017.
Biography
Hayes earned a master's degree in pastoral care and counseling.[1]
At the time of her 2017 run for city council, Hayes was retired from her position as a teacher for the Guilford County school system. Her experience includes service as the president of the Guilford County Association of Educators, the chair of the Community Resource Board, the vice chair of the Mt. Pleasant Christian Church Board of Directors, a member of the Guilford Education Alliance Board of Directors, and the organizer of the Pear Tree Neighborhood Association.[1]
Elections
2018
- See also: Guilford County Schools elections (2018)
General election
General election for Guilford County Schools, At-large
Winston McGregor defeated Marc Ridgill in the general election for Guilford County Schools, At-large on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Winston McGregor (D) | 60.2 | 118,477 |
 | Marc Ridgill (R) | 39.8 | 78,322 | |
| Total votes: 196,799 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Guilford County Schools, At-large
Incumbent Alan Duncan defeated Tijuana Hayes and Keith Mcinnis in the Democratic primary for Guilford County Schools, At-large on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alan Duncan | 49.6 | 13,300 |
 | Tijuana Hayes | 35.5 | 9,528 | |
| Keith Mcinnis | 14.8 | 3,977 | ||
| Total votes: 26,805 | |||
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2017
The following candidates ran in the primary election for the at-large seats on the Greensboro City Council.[2]
| Greensboro City Council At-Large, Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Yvonne Johnson Incumbent |
22.42% | 10,639 |
| Marikay Abuzuaiter Incumbent |
14.65% | 6,952 |
| Mike Barber Incumbent |
11.29% | 5,357 |
| Michelle Kennedy |
11.26% | 5,345 |
| Dave Wils |
7.93% | 3,761 |
| T. Dianne Bellamy-Small |
7.03% | 3,336 |
| Dan Jackson | 5.84% | 2,772 |
| Irving Allen | 4.63% | 2,196 |
| James Ingram | 3.00% | 1,424 |
| Lindy Perry-Garnette | 2.88% | 1,366 |
| M.A. Bakie | 2.79% | 1,325 |
| Tijuana Hayes | 2.57% | 1,219 |
| Jodi Bennett-Bradshaw | 1.41% | 671 |
| Andy Nelson | 1.19% | 563 |
| Sylvine Hill | 1.12% | 530 |
| Total Votes | 47,456 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "10/10/2017 Official Primary Election Results - Guilford," accessed October 27, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2017
Hayes' campaign website listed the following priorities:
| “ |
My goal is to continue to support youth, student and family friendly programs and events that encourage the citizens to become physically active in an effort to promote health and physical fitness via parks and recreation and festivals and entertainment. Promote healthy eating by planting community gardens in vacant lots and plots owned by the city of Greensboro. Advocate for Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities, Livable Wages for minimum wage workers. Promote transparency within the Greensboro Police Department and the development of a Police Citizen Review Board with Subpoena Power and hold Information sessions on how to apply for and obtain city contracts and bids and also promote mutual respect for all citizens without regard to social or economic status.[3] |
” |
| —Tijuana Hayes' campaign website, (2017)[4] | ||
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Greensboro News & Record, "At-Large: Tijuana B. Hayes," August 10, 2017
- ↑ Guilford County, NC, "Municipal General Candidates 2017," accessed July 21, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Tijuana B Hayes - City Council At-Large, "Platform," accessed October 6, 2017
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