Catherine James
Catherine James was a candidate for the District 7 seat on the Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education in Florida. James was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
James has worked as the Finance Manager of Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative, Inc. since 2010. She received B.S. in accounting from Mississippi College and her M.A. in accounting from the University of Alabama.[1]
Elections
2016
Two of the seven seats on the Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. District 5 incumbent Doretha Edgecomb did not file for re-election, and five candidates vied for her seat on the board in the by-district primary election on August 30, 2016: Joe Jordon-Robinson, Lynette Judge, Jacqueline Leeks, Tarance LeNoir, and Tamara Shamburger. Neither Jordon-Robinson nor Shamburger received more than 50 percent of the votes, and both advanced to the general election. Shamburger emerged victorious. In District 7, incumbent Carol Kurdell also did not file for re-election, and eight candidates competed for the seat in the primary: Joseph Caetano, Alan Clendenin, Norene Miller, Carlos Frontela, Lynn Gray, Stanley Gray, Catherine James, and Randy Toler. James and Lynn Gray advanced to the general election, and Gray won the seat. The District 1 and District 3 seats were also on the primary ballot. District 1 incumbent Susan Valdes faced one challenger to her seat: Bill Person. In District 3, incumbent Cindy Stuart was up against newcomer Alicia Toler. Both Valdes and Stuart won re-election outright when they defeated their challengers by receiving more than 50 percent of the votes cast in the primary. [2][3]
General results
| Hillsborough County Public Schools, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lynn Gray |
50.13% | 237,675 |
| Catherine James | 49.87% | 236,460 |
| Total Votes (100) | 474,135 | |
| Source: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Primary results
| Hillsborough County Public Schools, District 7 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Catherine James |
23.08% | 31,436 |
| Lynn Gray |
19.67% | 26,795 |
| Stanley Gray | 13.74% | 18,716 |
| Alan Clendenin | 11.55% | 15,731 |
| Randy Toler | 10.60% | 14,444 |
| Joseph Caetano | 7.93% | 10,800 |
| Carlos Frontela | 6.79% | 9,244 |
| Norene Miller | 6.64% | 9,051 |
| Total Votes | 136,217 | |
| Source: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Primary Election Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
James reported $23,173.00 in contributions and $17,815.50 in expenditures to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, which left her with $5,357.50 cash on hand as of October 10, 2016.[4]
Campaign themes
2016
Biographical submission
In response to Ballotpedia's question: "What is your political philosophy?", James gave the following answer:
| “ | As a 31 year resident of Hillsborough County, I am committed to the success of our community. School boards, like any other board of directors, need members with varied backgrounds to achieve the axiom that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. With over 30 years of financial accounting and management experience in private, public and nonprofit organizations, I am offering my skill set to the community to enhance the skill set of the current members.
As the mother of a junior at Middleton High School, the pre-collegiate STEM academy in Hillsborough County, I have been active at the classroom level having participated in Great American Teach In for the past 5 years, at the school level as a member and officer of my son’s middle and high school PTSA organizations, at the district level as a member and vice chair of the Hillsborough School Board Citizen Advisory Committee and at the state legislature advocating for children's issues for the past 15 years.[5] |
” |
| —Catherine James (2016)[1] | ||
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Catherine James 2016 campaign website
- Hillsborough County Schools
- Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ballotpedia's Biographical Information Submission Form, "Catherine James' responses," September 6, 2016
- ↑ Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "Local Candidates," accessed August 23, 2016, and October 10, 2016
- ↑ Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "Unofficial Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "Local Candidates," accessed October 10, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2016 Hillsborough County Public Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | Primary: August 30, 2016 General: November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Susan Valdes • Bill Person District 3: Incumbent, Cindy Stuart • Alicia Toler |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
