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Eric DeKenipp
Eric DeKenipp was the Catoctin District representative on the Loudoun County School Board in Virginia. He won his first term in the seat in the general election on November 3, 2015.[1] He resigned October 26, 2018, saying he needed to dedicate more time to his family.[2]
Biography
DeKenipp earned a B.S. in human resources management from Hawaii Pacific University. He later received an M.S. in organizational development and change management from Marymount University. At the time of his service on the school board, DeKenipp was a senior manager of human capital at Vencore Inc. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. DeKenipp and his wife, Elizabeth, had two children.[3]
Elections
2015
The Loudoun County School Board is a nine-member board elected to serve four-year terms. One seat on the board is elected at-large, with the remaining eight seats elected by district. The seats of all nine incumbents were up for election on November 3, 2015.[4]
Algonkian District incumbent Debbie Rose, Broad Run District incumbent Kevin Kuesters and Dulles District incumbent Jeff Morse all faced one challenger each in their re-election bids. Rose and Morse retained their seats, while Kuesters lost to challenger Joy Maloney.
Fellow board member William Fox competed against two challengers, Tom Marshall and Nels Pearsall, in his bid to retain the Leesburg District seat. Marshall won the race, removing Fox from the board.
The race for the at-large seat featured newcomers Beth Huck and Stephan Knobloch, since board member Thomas Reed did not file for re-election. Huck won the open seat. Catoctin District incumbent Jennifer Bergel also did not file, which left her seat open to Eric DeKenipp and Dusty Sparrow Reed. DeKenipp securred that open seat. Incumbents Eric Hornberger, Jill Turgeon and Brenda Sheridan all ran unopposed and won re-election to the Ashburn District, Blue Ridge District and Sterling District seats, respectively.
Results
| Loudoun County School Board, Catoctin District, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Eric DeKenipp |
53.6% | 4,881 |
| Dusty Sparrow Reed | 46.1% | 4,200 |
| Write-in votes | 0.32% | 29 |
| Total Votes | 9,110 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
Funding
DeKenipp reported $3,679.60 in contributions and $3,679.60 in expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections, which left his campaign with $0.00 on hand as of October 28, 2015.[5]
Endorsements
DeKenipp did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
Recent news
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See also
- Loudoun County Public Schools, Virginia
- Loudoun County Public Schools elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," September 9, 2015
- ↑ Loudoun Now, "DeKenipp will Resign from Loudoun County School Board," October 23, 2018
- ↑ Friends of Eric DeKenipp for LCPS, "About," accessed October 30, 2015
- ↑ Loudoun County Public Schools, "School Board," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 27, 2015
