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Wendy Wilson
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Wendy Wilson is the District 2 incumbent on the Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools Board of Education in North Carolina. She won election to the board in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Wilson has a bachelor's degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, a master's degree from Florida State University and a J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She practiced law at the firm of Batts, Batts & Bell, LLP for eight years, before taking time off to be with her family in 2009. Wilson currently reaches Business Law and an adjunct faculty member at North Carolina Wesleyan College.
Wilson ha been involved with the school and community through the Coopers Elementary PTO. She served as Treasurer from 2010 to 2012 and as President from 2012 to 2014. She is married and has two daughters.[1]
Elections
2014
Six seats on the Nash-Rocky Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. All six incumbents sought re-election. In District 2, incumbent Jon Hardy ran against newcomers Linwood Weeks, Jeff Williams and Wendy Wilson. Incumbent Brenda Brown was unopposed in District 4. Tiffany Delano, Wayne Doll and Steve Williams challenged incumbent Bonnie Baker Batts for the District 6 seat. Incumbent Reginald Silver faced Steve Bulluck for the District 8 seat. In District 9, incumbent Robert Bynum ran against challenger LaShawnda Washington. Incumbent Michael David Grover, Ricky Jenkins and Latasha B. Sledge competed for a two-year term in the District 7 seat.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Wendy Wilson |
36.2% | 1,062 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jon Hardy Incumbent | 32.9% | 966 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeff Williams | 19.7% | 578 | |
| Nonpartisan | Linwood Weeks | 10.8% | 316 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 10 | |
| Total Votes | 2,932 | |||
| Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Wilson reported $1,000.00 in contributions and no expenditures to the Nash County Board of Elections, which had left her campaign with $1,000.00 cash on hand.[2]
Campaign themes
2014
Wilson's campaign website listed themes for 2014:
| “ | With children who attend the public schools and as a frequent volunteer, I have followed the recent legislation affecting our children, our schools and our staff closely, and with concern. I finally determined that it was time to speak up and get involved. If I did not speak up, then how could I complain if laws, budgets and policies were passed that negatively affected public education? Therefore, I have spent a great deal of time over the past year emailing and talking to our State Legislators, our County Commissioners, our School Board, and our School Superintendent about proposed laws, the budget, and policies that affect our children and our schools. This involvement and advocacy for public education is what led me to the decision to run for the Board of Education.
Here are my goals:
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| —Wendy Wilson's campaign website, (2014) | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Wendy + Wilson + Nash + Rocky + Mount + Public + Schools"
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vote for Wendy Wilson, "Bio," accessed October 24, 2014
- ↑ Nash County Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 24, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Vote for Wendy Wilson, "Bio," accessed October 24, 2014
