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====Endorsements====
====Endorsements====
Speer {{Greener | start=5/9/2015 9:00pm CDT | before=is  | after=was}} endorsed by the Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors.<ref>[http://gfwar.org/gfwar-endorsed-candidates/ ''Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors,'' "Endorsed Candidates," accessed May 7, 2015]</ref>
Speer {{Greener | start=5/9/2015 9:00pm CDT | before=is  | after=was}} endorsed by the Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors.<ref>[http://gfwar.org/gfwar-endorsed-candidates/ ''Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors,'' "Endorsed Candidates," accessed May 7, 2015]</ref>
==About the district==
:: ''See also: [[Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas]]''
[[File:Map of Texas highlighting Tarrant County.svg|175px|thumb|left|Fort Worth Independent School District is located in Tarrant County, Texas.|link=Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas]] Fort Worth Independent School District is located in [[Tarrant County, Texas]]. The county seat of Tarrant County is [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]]. Tarrant County was home to an estimated 1,911,541 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.<ref name=Census>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48439.html ''United States Census Bureau,'' "Tarrant County, Texas," accessed February 11, 2015]</ref> Fort Worth Independent School District was the [[Largest school districts in the United States by enrollment|sixth-largest school district]] in [[Texas]], serving 83,109 students during the 2011-2012 school year.<ref name=cohort>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/elsi/tableGenerator.aspx ''National Center for Education Statistics,'' "ELSI Table Generator," accessed May 5, 2014]</ref>
===Demographics===
Tarrant County outperformed the rest of Texas in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 29.5 percent of Tarrant County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.7 percent for the state as a whole. The median household income in Tarrant County was $56,853, compared to $51,900 statewide. The poverty rate in Tarrant County was 15.2 percent, compared to 17.6 percent for the entire state.<ref name=Census/>
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! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Racial Demographics, 2013<ref name=Census/>
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! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Race
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Tarrant County (%)
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Texas (%)
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| White || 75.7 || 80.3
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| Black or African American || 15.9 || 12.4
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0.9 || 1.0
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| Asian || 5.0 || 4.3
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0.2 || 0.1
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| Two or More Races || 2.2 || 1.8
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| Hispanic or Latino || 27.6 || 38.4
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! colspan="4" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Presidential Voting Pattern, <br> Tarrant County<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://team1.sos.state.tx.us/enr/ ''Texas Secretary of State,'' "Tarrant County," accessed February 2, 2015]</ref>
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| 2012 || 41.4 || 57.1 || 1.5
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| 2008 || 43.7 || 55.4 || 0.8
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| 2004 || 37.0 || 62.4 || 0.6
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| 2000 || 36.8 || 60.7 || 2.5
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==Recent news==
==Recent news==

Revision as of 22:44, 31 July 2023

Cecelia Speer was a candidate for the District 6 seat on the Fort Worth Board of Trustees in Texas. She lost the general election on May 9, 2015.

Biography

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Speer retired from Fort Worth ISD in June 2011, after serving 39 years in the district as an educator and administrator. She has a bachelor's degree in music from Texas Wesleyan University and a master's degree in special education from Texas Christian University.[1]

Elections

2015

See also: Fort Worth Independent School District elections (2015)

The general election on May 9, 2015, in the Fort Worth Independent School District featured four seats up for election. In the District 2 race, incumbent Tobi Jackson faced challengers Joel Aguilar and Sultan Cole. District 5 incumbent Judy Needham ran against Linda LaBeau. Challenger Cecelia Speer aimed to unseat incumbent Ann Sutherland in District 6. Incumbent Christene Chadwick Moss ran unopposed in District 3. Incumbents Jackson, Moss, Needham and Sutherland won re-election to the Districts 2, 3, 5 and 6 seats, respectively.

Results

Fort Worth Independent School District,
District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngAnn Sutherland Incumbent 56.1% 2,055
     Nonpartisan Cecelia Speer 43.9% 1,605
Total Votes 3,660
Source: Tarrant County Clerk, "Official Results," accessed June 1, 2015

Funding

Speer reported $14,175 in contributions and $7,841.19 in expenditures to the Texas Ethics Commission, which left her campaign with $6,333.81 on hand as of April 9, 2015.[2]

Texas school board candidates and officeholders must file semiannual reports, which were due on January 15, 2015, and July 15, 2015. In addition, candidates in contested elections were required to file 30-day and 8-day pre-election reports, unless the candidate chose modified reporting.[3]

Candidates in contested elections who did not intend to exceed $500 in contributions or expenditures, excepting filing fees, were eligible for modified reporting. If they exceeded the threshold before the 30th day prior to the election, candidates were required to submit the 30- and 8-day reports. If they exceeded the threshold after the 30th day prior to the election, they were required to file a report within 48 hours of exceeding the threshold and participate in regular reporting for the rest of the election cycle.[4]

Endorsements

Speer was endorsed by the Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors.[5]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ LinkedIn, "Cecelia Speer," accessed April 2, 2015
  2. ↑ Fort Worth Independent School District, "Cecelia Speer Campaign Finance Report," accessed April 28, 2015
  3. ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2015 Filing Schedule for Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed January 21, 2015
  4. ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File with Local Filing Authorities," September 1, 2013
  5. ↑ Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors, "Endorsed Candidates," accessed May 7, 2015
2015 Fort Worth Independent School District Elections
Tarrant County, Texas
Election date:May 9, 2015
Candidates:District 2: Incumbent, Tobi Jackson • Joel Aguilar • Sultan Cole

District 3: Incumbent, Christene Chadwick Moss
District 5: Incumbent, Judy Needham • Linda LaBeau

District 6: Incumbent, Ann Sutherland • Cecelia Speer
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