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Victor Robinson
Victor Robinson was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education in Michigan. Robinson was defeated in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
- See also: Detroit Public Schools elections (2016)
Seven seats on the Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. There was no primary. A total of 63 candidates filed for the election including 10 of the 11 incumbent board members. The top two vote recipients will serve six-year terms, the next three winners will serve four-year terms, and the remaining two winners will serve two-year terms.[1][2] The winning candidates were Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry, LaMar Lemmons, Georgia Lemmons, Sonya Mays, Misha Stallworth, Deborah Hunter-Harvill, and Iris Taylor.
A June 2016 state reorganization bill split Detroit Public Schools into two entities. The existing district will collect taxes to pay down debts, while a new district overseen by the school board was created to oversee school operations. This bill reduced the school board's membership from 11 to seven after the November 2016 election. The state-appointed Detroit Financial Review Commission will oversee the new district's financial dealings.[1]
Results
Funding
School board candidates in Michigan were required to file pre-election campaign finance reports with their county election offices by October 28, 2016. Post-election reports were due by December 8, 2016.[3]
In Michigan, candidates are prohibited from receiving contributions from corporations or labor organizations. Within 10 days of becoming a candidate, candidates must form a candidate committee. Following the creation of the committee, candidates have an additional 10 days to register the committee with the school district filing official by filing a statement of organization. A candidate committee that does not expect to receive or spend more than $1,000 during the election cycle is eligible to receive a reporting waiver, which allows that committee not to file pre-election, post-election, and annual campaign statements.[4]
October 28 filing
Candidates received a total of $164,533.68 and spent a total of $100,234.02 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Wayne County Clerk.[5] Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry led the field with $57,980.00 in contributions and $40,364.82 in expenditures for the reporting period. Her biggest donor through October 28, 2016, was the United Auto Workers Michigan V-PAC, which contributed $27,500.00 to her candidate committee. Sixteen of the 63 candidates filed campaign finance statements by October 30, 2016. The remaining candidates had not filed their reports or qualified for exemption from reporting.
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tawanna Simpson | $1,200.00 | $996.38 | $203.62 |
| Ida Carol Short | $1,409.15 | $975.00 | $434.15 |
| Herman Davis | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry | $57,980.00 | $40,346.82 | $17,633.18 |
| Kevin Turman | $5,038.99 | $3,555.84 | $1,483.15 |
| Deborah Hunter-Harvill | $3,950.00 | $4,387.83 | -$577.83 |
| John Telford | $19,000.00 | $5,341.52 | $13,658.51 |
| Markita Meeks | $100.00 | $25.00 | $75.00 |
| Mary Kovari | $14,383.54 | $16,883.54 | $4,315.86 |
| Ben Washburn | $500.00 | $0.00 | $500.00 |
| Iris Taylor | $10,725.00 | $6,311.16 | $4,413.84 |
| Sonya Mays | $20,935.00 | $15,450.49 | $0.00 |
| Charmaine Johnson | $0.00 | $1,939.68 | $0.00 |
| Phillip Caldwell II | $2,915.00 | $2,713.37 | $201.67 |
| Leslie Andrews | $16,114.00 | $0.00 | $6,500.00 |
| Penny Bailer | $10,283.00 | $1,307.39 | $8,975.61 |
Campaign themes
2016
Robinson's campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:
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“I AM D.P.S!!!” As a product of Detroit Public Schools from K-12th grade, I’ve always took pride in the quality of education accessible in our school district. Afforded the opportunity to go to college and graduate undergrad in 4 years, coupled with traveling the country in a youth development capacity, I’ve gained a driving passion to improve the quality of education for the youth of Detroit! While we still produce some of the most talented and brightest young minds in the world, far too many young people are underserved in regards to a quality education and an ideal safe and supportive learning environment. Although we have gone through some rough patches over recent years financially and academically, I’m certain with this shift to a locally operated school board, that we can get the Detroit Public Schools Community District on par with the best school districts nationwide! If elected for one of the seven seats on the Detroit School Board this November, I plan to advocate for a myriad of key issues, with our youth being at the forefront of every decision I make. A couple significant things I will advocate for with our youth and the school board are elite wrap-around services and a more well-rounded academic curriculum at all Detroit Public Schools. In pushing those fundamental improvements, I bring innovative thought leadership and ideals to lead our youth, our school system and board ethos in the right direction moving forward! Being a DPS graduate, youth advocate, and grassroots grant maker for youth oriented projects throughout the city, I have a burning passion to see our youth succeed! I would like to join the Community School District Board to see that our youth have the best opportunity to be successful during the matriculation through grade school and post-graduation. With a well-rounded curriculum and a plethora of safe and supportive after school enrichment opportunities, our youth can compete nationally in academic achievement. Implement such fundamental improvements will also allow our students to obtain valuable exposure to all educational and career options that exist. I truly care about our young people and I bring a very high level of integrity, commensurate with a position of this stature that will ultimately decide the quality of our school system moving forward. If elected to serve on the Community District School Board, I’ll exercise proven leadership, innovative youth development ideals, and an insatiable passion for seeing our young people succeed! [6] |
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| —Victor Robinson (2016), [7] | ||
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wayne County, Michigan, "Elections Division-Election Information," accessed August 30, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ The Detroit Free Press, "72 people seek seven Detroit school board seats," July 26, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Bureau of Elections, "2016 and 2017 Campaign Finance Filing Schedule," January 12, 2016
- ↑ Genesee County, "Filing Requirements under Michigan's Campaign Finance Act," February 7, 2014
- ↑ Wayne County Clerk, "Wayne County Campaign Finance Information System," accessed October 30, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ GoFundMe, "Victor D. Robinson for Detroit School Board," accessed September 26, 2016
