Trina Jonas

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Trina Jonas

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Trina Jonas ran for election for an at-large seat of the Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board in Arizona. Jonas lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

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

Elections

2022

See also: Gilbert Public Schools, Arizona, elections (2022)

General election

General election for Gilbert Public Schools, At-large (2 seats)

Chad Thompson and incumbent Jill Humpherys defeated Collette Evans and Trina Jonas in the general election for Gilbert Public Schools, At-large on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chad Thompson (Nonpartisan)	29.9	30,600
✔		Jill Humpherys (Nonpartisan)	28.7	29,408
	Submit photo	Collette Evans (Nonpartisan)	21.5	21,996
		Trina Jonas (Nonpartisan)	19.5	20,011
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	381

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 102,396
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

As a mother of 3 children in Gilbert Public Schools, Trina Jonas will put students at the center of all School Board decisions. She is uniquely qualified to serve as a GPS Board Member as a result of her extensive educational, professional, and volunteer background. Trina is passionate about strengthening our community through excellence in public education. She will increase transparency and input from stakeholders in the district, expand parent consent, and ensure emphasis is squarely on core education while making sure programs like CRT are not taught in schools. She will focus on attracting and retaining the best teachers, being fiscally responsible, and on raising the level of excellence in our public schools. Trina has a track record of successful leadership, effective communication skills, and creative problem solving in her professional and volunteer career. Her role as a current GPS parent and dedicated community/school volunteer will bring a unique and needed perspective to the Board. Trina also brings knowledge and a very valuable skill set obtained through advanced education and formal study of the public sector (Trina holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration) and from working professionally in both the nonprofit and for-profit sector. She now runs her own small business and spends most of her time volunteering in our public schools. Trina is the proud mother of Jayne (12th grade), Ryan (9th grade), Kyle (6th grade), and wife to Jason Jonas (MBA/CPA).

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• The board's focus should be on what's best for children.
• We need experienced leaders on the board who can help solve problems and move our District forward.
• We need to focus on academics excellence, fiscal transparency, increased parent consent, and recruiting/retaining the best staff possible.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Some areas of public policy I am looking to approve: bullying policy, academic flexibility, student discipline, fiscal transparency.

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