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Elisa Hoffman
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Prior offices
Cincinnati Board of Education At-large

Education

Bachelor's

Colgate University

Graduate

Trinity College

Personal
Profession
Educator
Contact

Elisa Hoffman was an at-large member on the Cincinnati Schools Board of Education. She was first elected to the board on November 5, 2013.

Biography

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Hoffman earned a Bachelor's degree from Colgate University in 1996 and later earned an M.A. in Teaching from Trinity College. She taught at schools in Mississippi for two years and Washington, D.C. before moving to Cincinnati in 2004. Hoffman has worked with Teach for America, including with the organization's recruitment team.[1]

Elections

2013

See also Cincinnati Public Schools elections (2013)

Hoffman sought election to the board against eight other candidates in the November 5, 2013 general election.

Results

Cincinnati Board of Education, At-large, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngMelanie Bates Incumbent 18.1% 27,469
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngEricka Copeland-Dansby 14.8% 22,455
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngElisa Hoffman 13.8% 20,861
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Minera 10.9% 16,537
     Nonpartisan Marcia A. Futel 10.1% 15,368
     Nonpartisan Betsy Shank 9.7% 14,752
     Nonpartisan Martha Good 9.2% 13,909
     Nonpartisan Sally O'Callaghan 8.3% 12,621
     Nonpartisan Victoria Straughn 5% 7,540
Total Votes 151,512
Source: Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Elections, "Official Results," accessed December 13, 2013

Funding

The Brighter Future Fund PAC reported $17,334.05 in ad spending to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on October 23, 2013. This filing covered television ads on WLWT supporting Ericka Copeland-Dansby and Elisa Hoffman between October 28 and November 4.[2][3]

Hoffman also reported $3,500 in contributions to the Ohio Secretary of State.[4]

Endorsements

On October 14, 2013, The Cincinnati Enquirer endorsed Hoffman for one of four seats on the board.[5]

Campaign themes

2013

Hoffman's campaign website listed the following issues for 2013:[6]

Parents

"I’ll listen to parents and community members and respond to their questions, ideas, and concerns."

Preschool
"We’ll increase the number of high-quality preschool seats in CPS so that our children enter kindergarten on track."

People
"To make sure we have the best teachers coming into our system, we’ll create a more efficient and effective teacher hiring process."[7]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Elisa + Hoffman + Cincinnati + Schools"

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. (dead link) Committee to Elect Elisa Hoffman, "About Elisa," accessed September 12, 2013
  2. Political Ad Sleuth, "Ad filings in Cincinnati, OH," November 4, 2013
  3. Federal Communications Commission, "Agreement Form for Political Candidate Advertisements," October 23, 2013
  4. Ohio Secretary of State, "Elections & Voting: Campaign Finance," accessed December 26, 2013
  5. Cincinnati Enquirer, "ENDORSEMENT: Leading the public school system," October 14, 2013
  6. (dead link) Committee to Elect Elisa Hoffman, "Issues," accessed September 12, 2013
  7. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.