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Erica Lanier
Erica Lanier was a candidate for District 5 representative on the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education in Tennessee. The general election was held on August 4, 2016.[1] Lanier lost the election.[2]
Lanier previously ran for a seat on the board. She lost the general election in 2012.[3]
A candidate forum held in June 2016 highlighted the charter school debate in the district. Incumbents Will Pinkston, Amy Frogge, and Jill Speering refused to attend the event due to concerns that the organization hosting the forum promoted "unabated charter school growth." Only the candidates seeking the District 5 seat were able to face off at the event.[4]
Winners of the district's 2016 board of education election inherited a lawsuit against the state over education funding. In June 2016, the school board voted to approve the lawsuit, saying the state had not provided enough funding for the district's English language learners for the 2016-2017 school year.
Elections
2016
Five of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on August 4, 2016.[5] District 1 incumbent Sharon Dixon Gentry defeated challenger Janette Carter to win another term. In District 3, incumbent Jill Speering also won another term by defeating challenger Jane Grimes Meneely. Norman Merrifield originally filed to run for the District 3 seat, but he withdrew from the election. Christiane Buggs, Miranda Christy, Corey Gathings, and Erica Lanier ran for the District 5 seat, which was left open when board member Elissa Kim did not file to run for re-election. Buggs was elected to the seat. The District 7 race featured incumbent Will Pinkston and challenger Jackson Miller. Pinkston was re-elected to another term. District 9 incumbent Amy Frogge faced challenger Thom Druffel. She was also elected to another term.[1][6][2]
Results
| Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Christiane Buggs |
58.27% | 2,812 |
| Miranda Christy | 27.31% | 1,318 |
| Corey Gathings | 7.09% | 342 |
| Erica Lanier | 7.02% | 339 |
| Write-in votes | 0.31% | 15 |
| Total Votes | 4,826 | |
| Source: Metro Government of Nashville & Davidson County Election Commission, "August 4 Election Results," accessed January 12, 2017 | ||
Funding
Lanier reported $1,405.00 in contributions and $1,104.00 in expenditures to the Davidson County Election Commission, which left her campaign with $301.00 as of September 30, 2016.[7]
Endorsements
Lanier received no official endorsements in the election.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Elissa Kim |
39.9% | 1,853 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gracie Porter | 34.1% | 1,584 | |
| Nonpartisan | J.E. Haubenreich | 17.1% | 794 | |
| Nonpartisan | Erica Lanier | 8.6% | 398 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 12 | |
| Total Votes | 4,641 | |||
| Source: Nashville Election Commission, "Election Results," August 20, 2012 | ||||
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See also
- Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, Tennessee
- Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Tennesseean, "Who's running for the Nashville school board?" April 7, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Metro Government of Nashville & Davidson County Election Commission, "August 4 Election Results (Unofficial)," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ Nashville Election Commission, "Election Results," August 20, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Davidson County Election Commission, "County General Sample Ballot: August 4, 2016," accessed July 12, 2016
- ↑ Davidson County Election Commission, "Financial Disclosures," accessed November 29, 2016
