Tom Parrish
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Tom Parrish is the District D representative on the Mesa County Valley School District 51 school board in Colorado. First elected in 2013, Parrish won a new term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Parrish earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of Northern Colorado and a master's degree in education from Western State College. He and his wife have three children who graduated District 51 schools and three grandchildren who are also enrolled in district schools. He has worked as a licensed professional educator (LPE) at the College of Graduate and Adult Studies at Grand Junction.[1]
Elections
2017
Three of the five seats on the Mesa County Valley School District 51 Board of Education in Colorado were up for nonpartisan general election on November 7, 2017. In his bid for re-election to the District C seat, incumbent John Williams ran unopposed and won another term. District D incumbent Tom Parrish defeated Dusti Reimer. The race for the open District E seat included Amy Davis and Thomas Keenan, and Davis won the seat.[2] Reimer and Keenan ran together as part of the Rise Mesa County slate.[3][4]
Results
| Mesa County Valley School District 51, District D General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tom Parrish Incumbent |
66.04% | 24,293 |
| Dusti Reimer | 33.96% | 12,491 |
| Total Votes | 36,784 | |
| Source: Mesa County Elections Office, "Official Results," accessed November 27, 2017 | ||
Funding
Parrish reported $12,800.00 in contributions and $12,775.74 in expenditures to the Colorado Secretary of State, which left his campaign with $24.26 on hand in the election.[5]
Endorsements
Parrish was endorsed by the Mesa Valley Education Association (MVEA).[6]
2013
Parrish defeated challenger Michael Z. Lowenstein for the District D seat on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Mesa County Valley School District 51, District D General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Parrish |
59.1% | 21,628 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Z. Lowenstein | 40.9% | 14,966 | |
| Total Votes | 36,594 | |||
| Source: Mesa County, Colorado, "2013 Coordinated Election," accessed December 16, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Parrish reported $12,367.99 in contributions and $12,367.99 in expenditures to the Colorado Secretary of State, which left his campaign with no cash on hand in the election.[7]
Endorsements
Parrish was endorsed by The Daily Sentinel, the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce, and "Strong Schools, Strong Communities."[8]
Campaign themes
2013
Parrish stated the following about his campaign priorities on his website:
| “ |
Achievement Choice Efficiency |
” |
| —Tom Parrish (2013)[10] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Mesa County Valley School District 51, Colorado
- Mesa County Valley School District 51 elections (2017)
- Mesa County Valley School District 51 elections (2013)
External links
- Mesa County Valley School District 51
- Office website
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- LinkedIn profile
Footnotes
- ↑ Tom Parrish, "About Tom," accessed November 1, 2013
- ↑ Mesa County Valley School District 51, "2017 School Board Candidates," accessed September 2, 2017
- ↑ Dusti Reimer for Mesa County School Board District 51, "Rise Slate," accessed November 2, 2017
- ↑ Mesa County Elections Office, "Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "TRACER: Candidate Search," accessed December 18, 2017
- ↑ The Daily Sentinel, "Scott backs 2 school candidates, raps influence from Front Range," October 27, 2017
- ↑ Colorado TRACER, "Candidate Detail," accessed December 19, 2013
- ↑ The Daily Sentinel, "LETTER: Re-elect Greg Mikolai to the school board," published October 16, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Tom Parrish, "ACE Plan," accessed November 1, 2013
| Mesa County Valley School District 51 elections in 2017 | |
| Mesa County, Colorado | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District C: • Incumbent, John Williams District D: • Incumbent, Tom Parrish • Dusti Reimer District E: • Amy Davis • Thomas Keenan |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
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