Lori Tritz
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Lori Tritz was an incumbent on the Liberty school board in Missouri, where she also served as Board vice president. She won re-election in the general election against one fellow incumbent, Kim-Marie Graham, and four challengers for the three at-large seats on April 8, 2014. Tritz did not seek re-election when her term ended in 2017.
Biography
Tritz has her bachelor's degree from the University of Central Missouri. She is the owner of HR Fuzion, LLC, a human resources consulting firm based in Kansas City. She and her husband, Matt, have three children.[1]
Elections
2014
- See also: Liberty Public Schools elections (2014)
Lori Tritz was opposed by challengers Bruce Cantwell, Don Hubbs Jesse Leimkuehler, Angela Reed and fellow incumbent Kim-Marie Graham for the three at-large seats on April 8, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Kim-Marie Graham Incumbent |
25.4% | 1,294 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lori Tritz Incumbent |
25.3% | 1,286 | |
| Nonpartisan | Angela Reed |
19.5% | 990 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jesse Leimkuehler | 11.3% | 576 | |
| Nonpartisan | Don Hubbs | 10.5% | 536 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bruce Cantwell | 7.3% | 372 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 31 | |
| Total Votes | 5,085 | |||
| Source: Clay County, Missouri, "General Municipal Election," April 9, 2014 (dead link) These election results are unofficial. They will be updated once certified election results are available. | ||||
Funding
Tritz did not file a campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission for this election.[2]
Endorsements
On March 27, 2014, the Liberty Tribune endorsed Tritz, along with fellow incumbent Kim-Marie Graham and newcomer Angela Reed for the board.[3]
2011
| Liberty Board of Education, At-large, 3-year term, April 5, 2011, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Kim-Marie Graham |
21.5% | 2,923 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bren Abbott |
21.2% | 2,876 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lori Tritz |
19.5% | 2,651 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Linderer | 15.7% | 2,131 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dan Krueger | 15.3% | 2,082 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Saitta | 4.5% | 617 | |
| Nonpartisan | Wayne Aulner | 2.1% | 288 | |
| Total Votes | 13,568 | |||
| Source: Election Summary Report, "Clay County, MO," accessed February 12, 2014 | ||||
About the district
- See also: Liberty Public Schools, Missouri
Liberty Public Schools is located in northwest Missouri in Clay County. The county seat of Clay County is Liberty. Clay County is home to 230,473 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] In the 2011-2012 school year, Liberty Public Schools was the 18th-largest school district in Missouri and served 11,327 students.[5]
Demographics
Clay County outperformed the rest of Missouri in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 30.6 percent of Clay County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.2 percent for Missouri as a whole. The median household income in Clay County was $60,936 compared to $47,380 for the state of Missouri. The poverty rate in Clay County was 9.0 percent compared to 15.5 percent for the entire state.[4]
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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
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Lori + Tritz + Liberty + Public + Schools + Missouri"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Liberty Public Schools, "Board of Education," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ Liberty Tribune staff, Liberty Tribune, "Graham, Tritz and Reed our picks for school board," March 27, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Clay County, Missouri," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Missouri Election Results," accessed January 23, 2015
| 2014 Liberty Public Schools Elections | |
| Clay County, Missouri | |
| Election date: | April 8, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Bruce Cantwell • Don Hubbs • Incumbent, Kim-Marie Graham • Jesse Leimkuehler • Angela Reed • Incumbent, Lori Tritz |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
