Tracine Asberry
Tracine Asberry was the District 6 representative on the Minneapolis Board of Education in Minnesota. She served on the board from 2012 to 2016.
Asberry lost a re-election bid in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Biography
Asberry grew up in Detroit, Michigan, but she has lived in Minneapolis for 20 years. She works as the executive director of St. Paul Youth Services (SPYS). She also teaches with the St. Mary’s University of Minnesota Culturally Responsive Teaching Program. Asberry previously taught in Minneapolis Public Schools from 1998 to 2007. Asberry earned a master's degree in elementary education and a doctoral degree in critical pedagogy. She serves on the National Council on Teacher Quality and the Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee. She was also appointed to served on the Minnesota Board of School Administrators by Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (D). Asberry has three children who either attend or graduated from the district.[2][3]
Elections
2016
Four of the nine seats on the Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Kim Ellison ran for the at-large seat, leaving her District 2 seat open for a newcomer. She faced challenger Doug Mann. The race for the open District 2 seat featured candidates Kimberly Caprini and Kerry Jo Felder. In District 4, incumbent Josh Reimnitz ran against challenger Bob Walser. In her bid for re-election in District 6, incumbent Tracine Asberry faced challenger Ira Jourdain. Ellison, Felder, Walser, and Jourdain won the election.[1][4][5][6][7]
Results
| Minneapolis Public Schools, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ira Jourdain |
50.54% | 15,242 |
| Tracine Asberry Incumbent | 48.60% | 14,657 |
| Write-in votes | 0.85% | 257 |
| Total Votes | 30,156 | |
| Source: Hennepin County, "Election results," accessed December 22, 2016 | ||
Funding
Asberry reported $3,085.45 in contributions and $2,772.02 in expenditures to the Hennepin County Elections, which left her campaign with $313.43 on hand in the election.[8]
Endorsements
Asberry was endorsed by Congressman Keith Ellison (D-5), state Rep. Peggy Flanagan (D-46A), and state Rep. Rena Moran (D-65A).[9]
Click here for a full list of Asberry's supporters in this election.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Tracine Asberry |
98% | 19,415 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 2% | 403 | |
| Total Votes | 19,818 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 1 - Minneapolis," accessed August 1, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2016
Asberry highlighted the following campaign platform on her campaign website:
| “ | LOVE
RELATIONSHIPS with students and families that are respectful and responsive to their hopes and needs RIGOROUS, well-rounded education that prepares each child for college and beyond RACIAL EQUITY and inclusion - in action and in word LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITY for outstanding results for our kids and community COMMUNITY engagement and respect TRANSPARENCY in what we do, how we do it & why[10] |
” |
| —Tracine Asberry (2016)[11] | ||
About the district
- See also: Minneapolis Public Schools, Minnesota
Minneapolis Public Schools is located in Hennepin County in east-central Minnesota. The county seat is Minneapolis. Hennepin County was home to 1,223,149 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[12] The district was the third-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 36,817 students.[13]
Demographics
Hennepin County outperformed Minnesota as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 46.4 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 33.2 percent of state residents. The median household income in Hennepin County was $65,033, compared to $60,828 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty was 13.0 percent, compared to 11.5 percent statewide.[12]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Minneapolis Election & Voter Services, "Candidate filings," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Minneapolis Public Schools, "Minneapolis Board of Education: Tracine Asberry," accessed July 11, 2016
- ↑ Re-elect Tracine Asberry for Minneapolis Board of Education, District 6, "About Me," accessed July 11, 2016
- ↑ Minneapolis Public Schools, "Minneapolis Board of Education," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 School District Elections Guide," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Southwest Journal, "All open School Board seats will be contested," June 1, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 1 - MINNEAPOLIS," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Hennepin County Elections, "Campaign Finance: Candidates," accessed December 8, 2016
- ↑ Re-elect Tracine Asberry for Minneapolis Board of Education, District 6, "Endorsements," accessed July 11, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Re-elect Tracine Asberry for Minneapolis Board of Education, District 6, "Home," accessed July 11, 2016
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 United States Census Bureau, "Hennepin County, Minnesota," accessed June 28, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Election Results and Statistics," accessed October 14, 2013
| 2016 Minneapolis Public Schools Elections | |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Kimberly Caprini • Kerry Jo Felder District 4: • Incumbent, Josh Reimnitz • Bob Walser District 6: • Incumbent, Tracine Asberry • Ira Jourdain At-large: • Incumbent, Kim Ellison • Doug Mann |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
