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Thomas Mitchell
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Thomas "Tom" Mitchell III is the Position 7 at-large representative on the Blue Valley Unified School District Board of Education in Kansas. He was first elected to the board on April 11, 2011. Mithcell won re-election unopposed in the general election on April 7, 2015.
Biography
Mitchell is the marketing leader and principal in the firm at DLR Group, an architecture and engineering firm. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Johnson County Community College Foundation, the KSHSAA board of directors and the Olathe Economic Development Council. He is the past chair of the Blue Valley Educational Foundation and of the Leawood Chamber of Commerce.[1]
Mitchell earned his B.A. from Kansas State University and his M.A. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is married and has three children who attend district schools.[2]
Elections
2015
Four seats were up for election on April 7, 2015: Positions 1, 2, 3, and 7. Position 1 incumbent Pam Robinson faced and defeated challenger Alana Roethle. Meanwhile, Larry Fotovich lost to Position 3 incumbent Cindy Bowling.[3]
Position 2 incumbent Tony Thill was the only incumbent up for re-election who did not file for the race. Patrick J. Hurley was the sole candidate to file for the open seat and won the election. Also winning unopposed was at-large Position 7 incumbent Thomas Mitchell.[3]
Results
| Blue Valley Unified School District 229, At-Large Position 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Thomas Mitchell Incumbent |
99.4% | 5,242 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 29 | |
| Total Votes | 5,271 | |||
| Source: Johnson County Election Office, "Election Summary Report 2015 Spring General," April 13, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Mitchell reported no contributions or expenditures to the Johnson County Election Office in this election, which left his campaign with $450.00 on hand from his previous campaign. He filed an "Affidavit of Exemption" on February 2, 2015, which attested that he would not spend more than $500.00 or receive more than $500.00, including his own contributions, over the course of the election.[4]
Endorsements
Mitchell did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
2011
| Blue Valley Unified School District, At-Large Position 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Mitchell |
99.4% | 3,929 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 22 | |
| Total Votes | 3,951 | |||
| Source: Johnson County Elections, "Election Summary Report 2011 Spring General," April 11, 2011 | ||||
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See also
- Blue Valley Unified School District 229, Kansas
- Blue Valley Unified School District 229 elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget... (April 8, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Tom Mitchell," accessed February 12, 2015
- ↑ Blue Valley Unified School District, "Board of Education - Board Member Profiles," accessed February 12, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Johnson County Election Office, "Candidates - Spring 2015 Unofficial Listing," accessed January 28, 2015
- ↑ Johnson County Elections Office, "Campaign & Committee Reports," accessed May 28, 2015
| 2015 Blue Valley Unified School District 229 Elections | |
| Johnson County, Kansas | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Position 1: • Incumbent, Pam Robinson • Alana Roethle
Position 2: • Patrick J. Hurley
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| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
