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Christopher Valentine
Christopher Valentine is an at-large member of the Dublin City Schools Board of Education in Ohio. He assumed office in 2003. His current term ends on January 1, 2028.
Valentine ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Dublin City Schools Board of Education in Ohio. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Valentine completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Christopher Valentine was born in Columbus, Ohio. Valentine's professional experience includes working as a small business owner. He earned a bachelor's degree from The Ohio State University in 2009.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Dublin City Schools, Ohio, elections (2023)
General election
General election for Dublin City Schools Board of Education At-large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Dublin City Schools Board of Education At-large on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Amy Messick (Nonpartisan)  | 20.9 | 11,773 |
| ✔ |  | Christopher Valentine (Nonpartisan) | 20.3 | 11,462 |
 | Diva Sony (Nonpartisan) | 17.3 | 9,754 | |
 | Heather Tubbs Cooley (Nonpartisan) | 17.3 | 9,745 | |
 | Darbie Everhart (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 8,367 | |
| Kearney Lykins (Nonpartisan) | 9.5 | 5,358 | ||
| Total votes: 56,459 | |||
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Endorsements
Valentine received the following endorsements.
2019
See also: Dublin City Schools, Ohio, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Dublin City Schools Board of Education At-large (2 seats)
Incumbent Christopher Valentine and incumbent Scott Melody won election in the general election for Dublin City Schools Board of Education At-large on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christopher Valentine (Nonpartisan) | 51.5 | 8,355 |
| ✔ |  | Scott Melody (Nonpartisan) | 48.5 | 7,867 |
| Total votes: 16,222 | |||
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2015
- See also: Dublin City Schools elections (2015)
Opposition
Two of the five seats on the Dublin City Schools Board of Education were up for election on November 3, 2015. All members represent the district at-large.
Incumbents Christopher Valentine and Scott Melody ran unopposed and won re-election to their two seats.[2][3][4]
Results
| Dublin City Schools, At-Large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Christopher Valentine Incumbent |
54.0% | 11,967 |
| Scott Melody Incumbent |
46.0% | 10,176 |
| Total Votes | 22,143 | |
| Source: Franklin County, Ohio, "2015 General Election Official Results," November 27, 2015, Delaware County, Ohio, "General Election Official Results," November 27, 2015 and Union County, Ohio, "General Election Official Results," November 27, 2015 | ||
Funding
Valentine reported no contributions or expenditures to the Franklin County Board of Elections in the election.[5]
Endorsements
Valentine received no official endorsements for his campaign during the election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Christopher Valentine completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Valentine's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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During his time on the Board, Chris has been elected into leadership over half of his time served by his fellow board members. He is a proven consensus builder with the ability to earn support and respect from his colleagues and community members, no matter their background or political affiliation.
Aside from his twenty years of service on the Dublin City School Board, Chris is a small business owner. He is active in his community and church.- Devoting the majority of the district’s budget to teaching and learning
- Focusing on teaching curriculum fundamentals
- Committed to using tax dollars wisely and preventing wasteful spending
Dublin Educators Association
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2019
Christopher Valentine did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 19, 2023
- ↑ Dublin City Schools, "Board of Education," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ Franklin County, Ohio, "November 2, 2015 General Election Certified Candidates," accessed September 15, 2015
- ↑ Franklin County, Ohio, "2015 General Election Unofficial Results," November 3, 2015, Delaware County, Ohio, "General Election Unofficial Results," November 3, 2015 and Union County, Ohio, "General Election Unofficial Results," November 3, 2015
- ↑ Franklin County Board of Election, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 28, 2015
