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Scott Pinkham was a member of the Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors in Washington, representing District 1. Pinkham left office on December 2, 2019.
Pinkham ran for re-election to the Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors to represent District 1 in Washington. Pinkham won in the general election on November 3, 2015.
Pinkham did not file to run for re-election in 2019.
Biography
Pinkman earned a B.S. in mathematical sciences from the University of Washington in 1987. During that time he was a seasonal crew supervisor and fire fighter with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. He went on to work as a part-time faculty member at the Yakima Valley Community College (YVCC), an environmental specialist for the Nez Perce Tribe, tutor coordinator at YVCC, a pre-college project coordinator for the American Indian Science and Engineering Society and as a recruiter and admissions counselor at his alma mater.[1]
In 1999, he returned to the institution to study for an M.Ed. in educational leadership and policy studies. He also became the Assistant Director of Diversity and Access Minority Scholars Engineering Program Lead for the school's college of engineering and later a lecturer in American Indian studies.[1]
Elections
2019
Scott Pinkham did not file to run for re-election.
2015
- See also: Seattle Public Schools elections (2015)
Four of the seven seats on the Seattle Board of Directors were up for election in 2015. Because more than two candidates filed for the District 3 and 6 seats, a primary election was held on August 4, 2015. The top two vote recipients in those races and the candidates for District 1 and 2 appeared on the general election ballot on November 3, 2015.
District 1 incumbent Sharon Peaslee, District 2 incumbent Sherry Carr, District 3 incumbent Harium Martin-Morris and District 6 incumbent Marty McLaren were up for re-election, but only McLaren filed to run for another term.[2]
The race for District 6 was the most competitive in 2015. Incumbent Marty McLaren faced challengers Leslie Harris and Nick Esparza in the primary. Harris and McLaren advanced to the general election, but the primary election results and campaign finance indicated a difficult general election race for the incumbent. McLaren placed second in the primary, more than 10 points behind Harris. As of campaign finance reports available on October 21, 2015, Harris had raised more than four times McLaren's campaign contributions and outspent her by a factor of almost seven. Harris defeated McLaren in the general election.
District 3 saw four candidates seeking the open seat: Lauren McGuire, David Blomstrom, Stephen Clayton and Jill Geary. Geary and McGuire advanced to the general election, garnering over $100,000 in combined campaign contributions as of October 21, 2015. Geary won the general election.
The District 1 and 2 seats saw just two candidates advance to the ballot each. Michael Christophersen and Scott Pinkham vied for the District 1 seat, while Laura Obara Gramer and Rick Burke ran for the District 2 seat.[2] Pinkham and Burke won election to the board.
Multiple candidates withdrew from their races prior to the deadline. Therefore, they did not appear on the ballot. Arik Korman withdrew from the District 1 race, Julie McCleery and Deborah Leblang withdrew from the District 2 race and Suzanne Sutton withdrew from the District 6 race.[2]
Results
| Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Scott Pinkham |
69.6% | 105,869 |
| Michael Christophersen | 29.9% | 45,539 |
| Write-in votes | 0.52% | 791 |
| Total Votes | 152,199 | |
| Source: King County Elections, "Election Results: General and Special Elections November 4, 2015," November 24, 2015 | ||
Funding
Pinkham reported no contributions or expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission as of October 21, 2015.[3]
Endorsements
Pinkham was endorsed by the Washington Education Association and the following Democratic groups:[4][5]
- King County Young Democrats
- King County Democrats
- Metropolitan Democratic Club
- 34th District Democrats
- 36th District Democrats
- 37th District Democrats
- 43rd District Democrats
Campaign themes
2015
King County voters' pamphlet
Pinkham provided the following statement for the King County voters' pamphlet:
36th District Democrats, "Scott Pinkham for School Board - Dist 1," September 2, 2015 |
| “ | I graduated from a public school in central Washington. After completing my Bachelor of Science degree at the UW, I tutored mathematics, implemented a peer-tutoring program for a community college, managed pre-college engineering programs, and served as a university admissions and recruitment counselor prior to my current positions as the director of the UW Minority Scholars Engineering Program and American Indian Studies lecturer. Throughout my life, education has been about bringing out the best in the individual.
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills are needed in our growing technology-based society. I will apply my strong STEM background and my work with diverse communities so that students are not left behind. Teachers should be allowed to teach students how to learn rather than memorize facts for high stakes tests. All students are capable, but students should not be measured by tests alone. Performance of our underrepresented and underserved students should be seen as one true measure of our schools. We have seen programs that work for our underserved/underrepresented communities being reduced or eliminated by Seattle Public Schools (SPS). This should not be a budget issue, but a priority issue. With children in Seattle schools, my wife and I have been active in holding SPS accountable. We have spoken at school board meetings, community meetings and school-wide assemblies. I have done volunteer work in math classes. We speak up when others have given up. Too often the community is brought in after major milestones have passed, leaving the public feeling disempowered. We need transparency – community voices matter. My father was a union president and like him I know that listening is important to achieve a common goal.[6] |
” |
| —Scott Pinkham (2015)[7] | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 LinkedIn, "Scott Pinkham," accessed July 21, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 King County Elections, "2015 Official Candidate Filing," accessed May 26, 2015
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Search the Database," accessed October 21, 2015
- ↑ Washington Education Association, "WEA Election Recommendations," accessed October 21, 2015
- ↑ Facebook, "Scott Pinkham for Seattle School Board: Wall Post," September 30, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ King County, Washington, "Local Voters' Pamphlet: November 3, 2015 General And Special Election," accessed October 21, 2015
| 2015 Seattle Public Schools Elections | |
| King County, Washington | |
| Election date: | Primary - August 4, 2015
General - November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 1 : Michael Christophersen • Scott Pinkham
District 2 : Laura Obara Gramer • Rick Burke
|
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
