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Michelle Ogburn
Michelle Ogburn was a member of the Henrico County Public Schools in Virginia, representing Three Chopt District. She assumed office in 2014. She left office on January 1, 2024.
Ogburn ran for re-election to the Henrico County Public Schools to represent Three Chopt District in Virginia. She won in the general election on November 5, 2019.
First elected to the seat in a special election on November 4, 2014, Obgurn won her first full term in the general election on November 3, 2015.[1]
Ogburn was targeted for recall in 2016 due to “neglect of duty” and “misuse of office” in regards to the school board's decision to sell land from the Three Chopt Elementary School for a cancer treatment center. Residents in the area around the school were opposed to the sale and said Ogburn did not represent their opinions. The effort was ultimately abandoned.
Biography
Ogburn is a resident of Henrico County, Virginia. Ogburn earned her B.S. in elementary education from Longwood College in 1978. She spent more than 20 years as an educator before she retired.[2]
Elections
2019
See also: Henrico County Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Henrico County Public Schools, Three Chopt District
Incumbent Michelle Ogburn won election in the general election for Henrico County Public Schools, Three Chopt District on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michelle Ogburn (Nonpartisan) | 97.5 | 18,547 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.5 | 485 | ||
| Total votes: 19,032 | |||
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2015
Opposition
The Henrico County School Board is a five-member board elected by district to serve four-year terms. All five seats were up for election on November 3, 2015. Newcomers Tara Adams, Roscoe Cooper III and Marcus Martin competed for the Fairfield District seat vacated by incumbent Lamont Bagby. Cooper won the open seat. In the Varina District, board member John Montgomery Jr. defeated a challenge from Ralph Hodge. Brookland District incumbent Beverly Cocke, Three Chopt District incumbent Michelle Ogburn and Tuckahoe District incumbent Lisa Marshall ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats.
Results
| Henrico County School Board, Three Chopt District, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michelle Ogburn Incumbent |
97.9% | 10,498 |
| Write-in votes | 2.13% | 228 |
| Total Votes | 10,726 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
Funding
Ogburn reported $26,265.70 in contributions and $25,331.07 in expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections, which left her campaign with $934.63 on hand as of October 28, 2015.[3]
Endorsements
Ogburn did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
2014
The election in Henrico County featured one seat up for special election on November 4, 2014. Michelle Ogburn defeated fellow challenger Surya Dhakar for the Three Chopt District seat with an unexpired one-year term.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Michelle Ogburn |
62.6% | 11,538 | |
| Nonpartisan | Surya Dhakar | 36.8% | 6,782 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 110 | |
| Total Votes | 18,430 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "November 4, 2014-General-Election Results," accessed January 29, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Ogburn reported $14,634.72 in contributions and $14,303.73 in expenditures to the Virginia Department of Elections, which left her campaign with $330.99 on hand.[4]
Endorsements
Ogburn received endorsements from the Henrico Political Action Committee for Education, the Richmond Times-Dispatch and former Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore (R).[5] She listed additional endorsements on her campaign website.
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michelle Ogburn did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," September 9, 2015
- ↑ Micky Ogburn, Henrico County School Board, "Meet Micky Ogburn," accessed December 1, 2014
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed December 1, 2014
- ↑ Micky Ogburn, Henrico County School Board, "Additional Endorsements," accessed December 1, 2014
