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Tracine Asberry
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Minneapolis Board of Education District 6

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Tracine Asberry was the District 6 representative on the Minneapolis Board of Education in Minnesota. She served on the board from 2012 to 2016.

Asberry lost a re-election bid in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]

Biography

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Asberry grew up in Detroit, Michigan, but she has lived in Minneapolis for 20 years. She works as the executive director of St. Paul Youth Services (SPYS). She also teaches with the St. Mary’s University of Minnesota Culturally Responsive Teaching Program. Asberry previously taught in Minneapolis Public Schools from 1998 to 2007. Asberry earned a master's degree in elementary education and a doctoral degree in critical pedagogy. She serves on the National Council on Teacher Quality and the Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee. She was also appointed to served on the Minnesota Board of School Administrators by Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (D). Asberry has three children who either attend or graduated from the district.[2][3]

Elections

2016

See also: Minneapolis Public Schools elections (2016)

Four of the nine seats on the Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Kim Ellison ran for the at-large seat, leaving her District 2 seat open for a newcomer. She faced challenger Doug Mann. The race for the open District 2 seat featured candidates Kimberly Caprini and Kerry Jo Felder. In District 4, incumbent Josh Reimnitz ran against challenger Bob Walser. In her bid for re-election in District 6, incumbent Tracine Asberry faced challenger Ira Jourdain. Ellison, Felder, Walser, and Jourdain won the election.[1][4][5][6][7]

Results

Minneapolis Public Schools,
District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ira Jourdain 50.54% 15,242
Tracine Asberry Incumbent 48.60% 14,657
Write-in votes 0.85% 257
Total Votes 30,156
Source: Hennepin County, "Election results," accessed December 22, 2016

Funding

See also: Campaign finance in the Minneapolis Public Schools election

Asberry reported $3,085.45 in contributions and $2,772.02 in expenditures to the Hennepin County Elections, which left her campaign with $313.43 on hand in the election.[8]

Endorsements

Asberry was endorsed by Congressman Keith Ellison (D-5), state Rep. Peggy Flanagan (D-46A), and state Rep. Rena Moran (D-65A).[9]

Click here for a full list of Asberry's supporters in this election.

2012

Minneapolis Public Schools,
District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngTracine Asberry 98% 19,415
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 2% 403
Total Votes 19,818
Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 1 - Minneapolis," accessed August 1, 2014

Campaign themes

2016

Asberry highlighted the following campaign platform on her campaign website:

LOVE

RELATIONSHIPS with students and families that are respectful and responsive to their hopes and needs

RIGOROUS, well-rounded education that prepares each child for college and beyond

RACIAL EQUITY and inclusion - in action and in word

LEADERSHIP

ACCOUNTABILITY for outstanding results for our kids and community

COMMUNITY engagement and respect

TRANSPARENCY in what we do, how we do it & why[10]

—Tracine Asberry (2016)[11]

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