Karen Corbett Sanders
Karen Corbett Sanders was a member of the Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, representing Mount Vernon District. She assumed office in 2015. She left office on December 31, 2023.
Sanders ran for re-election to the Fairfax County Public Schools to represent Mount Vernon District in Virginia. She won in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Biography
Sanders graduated from Groveton High School in 1979. She later earned a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1982 and a master's degree from Boston University in 1990. Sanders previously served as vice president of international policy and regulatory affairs at Verizon. She is the co-owner of estate sales company Four Sales Ltd. Sanders and her husband, Daniel, have two children.[1]
Elections
2023
- See also: Virginia school board elections, 2023
Karen Corbett Sanders did not file to run for re-election.
2019
See also: Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Fairfax County Public Schools, Mount Vernon District
Incumbent Karen Corbett Sanders defeated Steven Mosley and Pamela Ononiwu in the general election for Fairfax County Public Schools, Mount Vernon District on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karen Corbett Sanders (Nonpartisan) | 62.8 | 20,021 |
| Steven Mosley (Nonpartisan) | 30.5 | 9,723 | ||
| Pamela Ononiwu (Nonpartisan) | 6.3 | 2,000 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 117 | ||
| Total votes: 31,861 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2015
The Fairfax County School Board is a 12-member board elected to serve four-year terms. Three seats are elected at large and nine seats are elected by district.[2] All 12 seats were on the ballot on November 3, 2015.
At-large incumbents Ryan McElveen, Ilryong Moon and Ted Velkoff faced Robert Copeland, Omar Fateh, Jeanette Hough, Manar Jean-Jacques, Peter Marchetti and Burnette Scarboro for three seats. While Moon and McElveen won re-election, Velkoff was defeated, placing fourth to challenger Hough.
Braddock District incumbent Megan McLaughlin, Hunter Mill District incumbent Pat Hynes and Providence District incumbent Patricia Reed faced Katherine Pettigrew, Mark Wilkinson and Dalia Palchik, respectively. Dranesville District incumbent Jane Strauss competed against challenger Peter Kurzenhauser. McLaughlin, Hynes, and Strauss won re-election; the fourth incumbent, Reed, lost to Palchik.
The races for both the Mount Vernon District and Sully District seats featured newcomers after neither incumbent filed for re-election. Karen Corbett Sanders defeated W. Anthony Stacy in the Mount Vernon race, while Karen Keys-Gamarra lost to Thomas Wilson in the Sully District race. Lee District incumbent Tamara Derenak Kaufax, Mason District incumbent Sandra Evans and Springfield District incumbent Elizabeth Schultz all ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats.
Results
| Fairfax County School Board, Mount Vernon District, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Karen Corbett Sanders |
61.8% | 11,927 |
| W. Anthony Stacy | 38.0% | 7,322 |
| Write-in votes | 0.23% | 44 |
| Total Votes | 19,293 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
Funding
Sanders reported $46,440.39 in contributions and $43,713.98 in expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections, which left her campaign with $2,726.41 on hand as of October 28, 2015.[3]
Endorsements
Sanders received official endorsements for her campaign from the Fairfax County Democratic Party, Fairfax County Federation of Teachers and The Washington Post.[4][5][6]
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Karen Corbett Sanders did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
2015
Candidate website
Sanders' campaign website listed the following themes for 2015:
| “ |
A zip code should not determine the quality of education for a student in Fairfax County. Today, students in Mount Vernon do not have the same opportunities available to students elsewhere in Fairfax County. Advanced academic courses, strong enrichment programs, state of the art technology and business partnerships are not consistently available at all of our schools. Many of our facilities are outdated. Trailers are a way of life for our students. Surging population growth has resulted in more diverse and overcrowded schools with a projected shortfall of 1000 seats. Parent organizations pick up the shortfall to fund transportation, technology, after school enrichment programs and care and share programs for basic necessities for some. Our schools are at the tipping point and some parents are choosing to leave the public school system to ensure their child’s needs are met. Our schools must serve the needs of all of our children. We must provide a world class education from early childhood to the student who struggles with learning English as a second language, as well as the student who gets excited solving multi-variable calculus problems or wants to tell a story through journalism or documentary films. Challenging times require innovative solutions tailored to the unique needs of our district. Mount Vernon has a wealth of untapped resources including: Fort Belvoir, the George Washington Presidential Library, Gunston Hall, Mount Vernon, Woodlawn Residences, Gum Springs Museum, Lorton Workhouse, a dormant planetarium and numerous health care organizations and nonprofits. Working with the leaders of these organizations, the County and FCPS can develop strong partnerships between neighborhood schools to create learning opportunities for our students all while building a skilled workforce for the economic renewal of our community. |
” |
| —Karen Corbett Sanders, (2015), [8] | ||
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Karen4Schools, "About Me," accessed October 14, 2015
- ↑ Fairfax County Public Schools, "School Board: Overview," May 14, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Fairfax Democrats, "2015 Elections: Your Candidates," accessed October 9, 2015
- ↑ Fairfax County Federation of Teachers, "2015 FCFT School Board Candidate Endorsements," accessed October 9, 2015
- ↑ The Washington Post, "For Fairfax School Board," October 25, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Karen4Schools, "The Issues," accessed October 14, 2015
