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Angela Moorin
Angela "Angie" Moorin was a candidate for the District 3 seat on the Jefferson County Board of Education in the Kentucky general election on November 4, 2014.[1] Angela Moorin lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Moorin graduated from Ballard High School and earned her bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Kentucky. A licensed certified public accountant, she worked for Potter & Co., served as controller of Able Construction and was chief financial officer of Bluefin Seafood for 20 years.[2]
Elections
2014
The election in Jefferson County featured four seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. There was no primary election. District 1 incumbent Diane Porter ran unopposed. District 3 incumbent Debbie Wesslund chose not to seek re-election, leading to a five-way race between challengers Stephanie Horne, Jan Scholtz, Angela Moorin, Lee Bailey and Louis Scarpellini. District 5 incumbent Linda Duncan ran against David Hittle and Richard O. Brown, and District 6 incumbent Carol A. Haddad faced John DeFazio, Lisa Willner and Patrick Hughes.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Stephanie Horne |
37.9% | 14,222 | |
| Nonpartisan | Angela Moorin | 36.3% | 13,628 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jan Scholtz | 13.8% | 5,166 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lee Bailey | 6% | 2,255 | |
| Nonpartisan | Louis Scarpellini | 5.8% | 2,161 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 107 | |
| Total Votes | 37,539 | |||
| Source: Jefferson County Clerk, "Official 2014 General Election Results," November 14, 2014 | ||||
Funding
State law did not require campaign finance reporting if contributions or expenditures did not exceed $1,000 in an election cycle.[3]
Endorsements
Moorin was endorsed by The Courier-Journal.[4]
Campaign themes
2014
In response to a survey published by WLKY, Moorin answered several questions outlining her campaign themes and vision.
| “ | List 3 reasons voters should elect you: First, I grew up in District 3 and have raised my children there. I am a product of JCPS; I graduated from Ballard, my husband graduated from Ballard and we sent both of our children to JCPS schools. They both graduated as valedictorians from duPont Manual; both were National Merit Finalists. Public schools were a good choice for my family. I feel my 14 years of experience having children in the system would bring a parental point of view that would be valuable to the board. Second, I’ve worked for over 25 years as an auditor, CPA and Chief Financial Officer. I can read and understand financial statements and budgets. I am comfortable asking the hard questions but more importantly I understand the numbers enough to be asking the right questions. It’s not always about just spending the budgeted money. It’s more important to ensure that the resources are spent in the most effective way for our students. School board members have to be comfortable digesting and distilling statistics, facts and figures into actionable information that can be used to move our school system forward. This type of information can help us incubate and replicate what is working and identify and discard what is not working. Lastly, I made a personal decision when I took my oldest to college a couple of years ago that by the time I took my youngest to college (a couple weeks ago), that I was going to leave the accounting profession and find a way to use my skillset to give back to the community. If I am elected as a school board member, this work would be my priority and where I would devote my time. I think those three reasons make me uniquely qualified to be the District 3 school board member. What are the most important issues facing JCPS? I think one of the most immediate needs is to begin redirecting monies out of the Central office bureaucracy and back into the classrooms where they best serve our students. Another important issue is that we need an effective teacher in every classroom. My children have had some great teachers. My children have also had quite a few teachers that were no longer effective in the classroom. We are spending about $13,000 per student, per year. If a teacher has 25 students in their class, that represents over $300,000 of the taxpayers money invested in the learning that will take place in that classroom. We can not afford to have ineffective teachers in the classroom. We need to support our teachers, train our teachers, and give our teachers a path to becoming the most effective version of themselves. We must also hold them accountable to the same high standards that we expect from our students. I believe it is our teachers that have the potential to make the biggest impact on our school system. What is your vision for education in this community? That one’s easy. I would echo our superintendent’s vision that we become the best urban school district in the nation. I do not believe that to be an unrealistic goal. Other communities are getting it done. I think this community is fully capable of accomplishing this goal. But as a community, we must recognize that tolerating a weak public school system acts as a direct barrier to our city’s economic growth and will prevent us from reaching our full potential. An educated workforce attracts business, improves the local economy, increases wages, increases property values and has even been linked to increasing an area’s quality of life. I would be a constant voice promoting the message that top notch public schools not only affect the taxpayers who have children in the system but that a top notch public school system has a positive effect on every citizen in the community.[5] |
” |
| —WLKY survey (2014)[6] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Angela + Moorin + Jefferson + County + Public + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Courier-Journal, "School board attracts candidates," August 15, 2014
- ↑ Angie Moorin for School Board, "About," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, "Candidate Guide Campaign Finance," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ The Courier-Journal, "Three for school board," October 12, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ WLKY, "In their own words: Angela Moorin," September 17, 2014
| 2014 Jefferson County Public Schools Elections | |
| Jefferson County, Kentucky | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Diane Porter District 3: • Lee Bailey • Stephanie Horne • Angela Moorin • Louis Scarpellini • Jan Scholtz District 5: • Incumbent, Linda Duncan • David Hittle • Richard O. Brown District 6: • Incumbent, Carol A. Haddad • John DeFazio • Lisa Willner • Patrick Hughes |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
