LuAnn Long
LuAnn Long was an at-large member of the Colorado Springs District 11 Board of Education in Colorado. She was first elected to the board in 2009, and she served until December 2017 as she did not file to run for another term in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Long graduated from Mitchell High School. She worked with students with disabilities in the district prior to her retirement. Long also served as a co-director of the Make-a-Wish Foundation and Women Helping Women. She and her husband have two adult children who graduated from the district.[1]
Elections
2013
Long won re-election to the board against fellow incumbent Al Loma and challengers Charlie Bobbitt, Jim Mason, Linda Mojer, and James Tucker.
Results
| Colorado Springs School District 11, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  LuAnn Long Incumbent |
21.3% | 20,601 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Mason |
18.7% | 18,069 | |
| Nonpartisan | Linda Mojer |
16.7% | 16,191 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charlie Bobbitt | 15.2% | 14,696 | |
| Nonpartisan | Al Loma Incumbent | 14.3% | 13,854 | |
| Nonpartisan | James Tucker | 13.9% | 13,434 | |
| Total Votes | 96,845 | |||
| Source: El Paso County, Colorado, "2013 Coordinated Election," November 14, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Long reported $5,505.88 in contributions and $5,505.88 in expenditures to the Colorado Secretary of State, which left her campaign with no cash on hand in the election.[2]
Endorsements
Long received the following endorsements for her campaign:[3][1]
- The Colorado Springs Independent[4]
- Public Educators Advocating for Kids (PEAK)
- Colorado Springs Home Builders Association
- Pikes Peak Association of REALTORS
2009
Long first won election to the board on November 3, 2009, by placing second out of five candidates for three available seats.
| Colorado Springs District 11 Board of Education, At-large, November 3, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Sandra Mann |
30.5% | 34,237 | |
| Nonpartisan | LuAnn Long |
21.9% | 24,524 | |
| Nonpartisan | Al Loma |
19.2% | 21,468 | |
| Nonpartisan | Chyrese Exline | 14.5% | 16,211 | |
| Nonpartisan | Delia Armstrong-Busby | 14% | 15,654 | |
| Total Votes | 112,094 | |||
| Source: El Paso County Clerk | ||||
Campaign themes
2013
Long provided the following answers to questions posed by the Citizens Project:[5]
Pressing issues in district
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I am running for the BOE because I have served on the BOE for four years, but in four years one is just getting started in identifying needs and doing something about them. I need time to finish the good things we have started. The most pressing issues the District should address this year are as follows:
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Anti-bullying policies
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We successfully revised all our policies to not only include anti-bullying language, but also to include gender identity language. We have added a no-bullying button on our website so that anyone can report bullying by adults or students and have made anti-bullying a top priority in all our district’s goals. |
School choice
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I am for public education, although I think there are cases where charter schools could be successful. It is a state mandate, but all schools should be held to the same standards if they receive public funds. I am not in favor of vouchers because of the funding mechanism. |
District finances
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There are no right or wrong answers when it comes to budget decisions. We must trust the administration to give us the right recommendations through an inclusive, meaningful, and transparent process. The BOE must then make the final decisions to maintain a well-rounded program based on student needs. |
Sex education
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District 11 has already started the implementation of House Bill 13-1081, but we have work to do. I would want to follow this implementation in both policy revisions and curriculum revisions, from elementary through high schools, to ensure age-appropriate comprehensive sexuality education. These concepts are very important to me. |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "LuAnn + Long + Colorado + Springs + School + District + Colorado"
See also
- Colorado
- Colorado Springs School District 11, Colorado
- Colorado Springs School District 11 elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gazette Voter Guide, "LuAnn Long," accessed October 28, 2013
- ↑ Colorado TRACER, "Candidate Detail," accessed December 19, 2013
- ↑ Colorado Springs Housing & Building Association, "PAC Endorsed Candidates," accessed October 28, 2013
- ↑ Colorado Springs Independent, "Help for education, taxes for RMJ sales," October 23, 2013
- ↑ Citizens Project, "Colorado Springs School District 11 - Candidate Profiles," accessed October 28, 2013 (dead link)
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