Kim-Marie Graham
Kim-Marie Graham was a member of the Liberty Schools Board of Education At-large in Missouri. Graham assumed office in 2011. Graham left office on April 18, 2023.
Graham won re-election to the Liberty Schools Board of Education At-large in Missouri outright after the general election on June 2, 2020, was canceled.
Graham won a new term in the at-large general election on April 4, 2017.
Biography
Graham has worked in a variety of human resources positions. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of California at San Diego and her master's degree from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. She and her husband, Kevin, have two daughters.[1]
Elections
2020
Kim-Marie Graham won re-election by default when the election was canceled.
2017
- See also: Liberty Public Schools elections (2017)
Four seats on the Liberty Public Schools school board were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017. Three seats were up for three-year terms, and one seat was up for a special election for a one-year term. Board incumbents Angela Reed and Kim-Marie Graham filed for the three-year terms and were joined on the ballot by newcomers Nick Bartlow and AJ Byrd. Incumbents Reed and Graham and newcomer Byrd won the election. Board incumbent Kent Peterson filed for the one-year term and defeated former candidate Bruce Cantwell.[2]
Results
| Liberty Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kim-Marie Graham Incumbent |
26.52% | 2,606 |
| Angela Reed Incumbent |
25.25% | 2,481 |
| AJ Byrd |
24.48% | 2,405 |
| Nick Bartlow | 22.94% | 2,254 |
| Write-in votes | 0.8% | 79 |
| Total Votes | 9,825 | |
| Source: Clay County Board of Election Commissioners, "Election Summary Report - General Municipal Election - Clay County, Missouri," accessed May 25, 2017 | ||
2014
- See also: Liberty Public Schools elections (2014)
Graham and fellow incumbent Lori Tritz faced challengers Bruce Cantwell, Don Hubbs, Jesse Leimkuehler, and Angela Reed for the three at-large seats on April 8, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Kim-Marie Graham Incumbent |
25.4% | 1,294 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lori Tritz Incumbent |
25.3% | 1,286 | |
| Nonpartisan | Angela Reed |
19.5% | 990 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jesse Leimkuehler | 11.3% | 576 | |
| Nonpartisan | Don Hubbs | 10.5% | 536 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bruce Cantwell | 7.3% | 372 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 31 | |
| Total Votes | 5,085 | |||
| Source: Clay County, Missouri, "General Municipal Election," April 9, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Graham did not file a campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission for this election.[3]
Endorsements
On March 27, 2014, the Liberty Tribune endorsed Graham, fellow incumbent Lori Tritz, and newcomer Angela Reed for the board.[4]
2011
| Liberty Board of Education, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Kim-Marie Graham |
21.5% | 2,923 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bren Abbott |
21.2% | 2,876 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lori Tritz |
19.5% | 2,651 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Linderer | 15.7% | 2,131 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dan Krueger | 15.3% | 2,082 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Saitta | 4.5% | 617 | |
| Nonpartisan | Wayne Aulner | 2.1% | 288 | |
| Total Votes | 13,568 | |||
| Source: Election Summary Report, "Clay County, MO," accessed February 12, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kim-Marie Graham did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Liberty Public Schools, "Board Members," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Liberty Public Schools, "Six File for Board of Education Seats," January 18, 2017
- ↑ Missouri Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ Liberty Tribune staff, Liberty Tribune, "Graham, Tritz and Reed our picks for school board," March 27, 2014
