Yashika Ward
Yashika Ward was a candidate for the District 5 seat on the Hamilton County Board of Education in Tennessee up for general election on August 7, 2014. She was defeated by Karitsa Mosley.
Biography
Yashika Ward is a resident of Hamilton County, Tennessee. Ward graduated from Brainerd High School before earning her associate degree from Chattanooga State Community College. She also holds a B.S. degree in nonprofit management. Ward is employed in the social services and nonprofit sector and serves as a Girl Scout troop leader.[1]
Elections
2014
The general election in Hamilton County featured five seats up for election on August 7, 2014. Greg Martin won re-election in District 3 against Jim Watson. Karitsa Mosley won the open District 5 race against fellow newcomers Richard K. Bennett, Samuel Blakemore, Patrick D. Hampton, Cynthia Stanley-Cash, Jacqueline A. Thomas and Yashika Ward. Incumbent Joe Galloway won re-election, defeating newcomers Oscar Brock and C. Ballard Scearce, Jr. in District 6. The District 8 race was won by incumbent David Testerman, who defeated challenger Samevelyn Morgan Rock. Newcomer Steve Highlander won the open District 9 seat, defeating Karen Farrow, Larry Lewis, Dean Moorhouse and Tim White.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Karitsa Mosley |
33.7% | 1,624 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patrick D. Hampton | 26% | 1,256 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jackie Anderson-Thomas | 12.9% | 622 | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel E. Blakemore | 8.9% | 430 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard K. Bennett | 8.5% | 410 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cynthia Stanley-Cash | 6% | 287 | |
| Nonpartisan | Yashika Ward | 3.6% | 176 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 18 | |
| Total Votes | 4,823 | |||
| Source: Hamilton County, TN - Election Commission, "Official Results - August 7th, 2014 - State Primary & County General," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Ward reported no contributions or expenditures to the Hamilton County Election Commission during the election.
Endorsements
Ward did not receive any endorsements during the election.
Campaign themes
2014
Ward published a list of her priorities on Nooga.com:
| “ | Identify three issues that are important to you as a candidate.
1. Lack of Parental, School and Community Involvement 2. Commitment to Public Education 3. Inadequate funding/resources If elected how would you address those issues? If elected, I plan to work at building a stronger team with the parents, schools and community. We all need to commit back to public education. We need to form a family, school, community partnership by explaining the school system and educational process so we all can be educated and familiar with how things work in the system and what's expected. out . We need parents to buy in education and learning. We all need to show each other other that we truly value learning and education.[2] |
” |
| —Yashika Ward (2014)[1] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Yashika + Ward + Hamilton + County + School + District"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nooga.com, "Yashika Ward," accessed August 7, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
