Adzua Agyapon

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Adzua Agyapon
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Bachelor's

Yale University

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Adzua Agyapon was a candidate for District 3 representative on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education in Georgia. Agyapon was defeated in the by-district runoff election on December 5, 2017.

Biography

Agyapon received her bachelor's degree from Yale University. She has worked as a chair of the kindergarten grade at KIPP STRIVE Primary school and a teacher, and was previously elected to New Haven's Ward 1 Democratic Town Committee.[1]

Elections

2017

See also: Atlanta Public Schools elections (2017)

All nine seats on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education in Georgia were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Six seats were elected by district and three seats were elected at large. Six incumbents filed for re-election. A runoff election was held on December 5, 2017, after no candidate in Districts 2, 3, 5, and 7 won a majority of votes in the general election.[2][3][4]

District 2 incumbent Byron Amos won against newcomer Keisha Carey in the runoff election after they defeated challenger Tony Burks in the general election. As of December 5, 2017, the runoff election was too close to call. The open District 3 seat drew five newcomers, Adzua Agyapon, Lewis Cartee, Michelle Olympiadis, Antoine Raynard Trammell, and Rashida Winfrey. Olympiadis-Constant defeated Agyapon in the runoff election. Newcomer Erika Yvette Mitchell defeated Raynard Johnson in the runoff election after defeating candidates D'Jaris James, Jatisha Marsh, Bobby Montgomery, and Jackye Rhodes for the District 5 seat. In District 7, newcomer Kandis Wood Jackson won against Patricia Crayton after they defeated candidates Nathaniel Borrell Dyer, John Wright, and Micah Rowland in the general election.[5][6]

In the general election, incumbent Leslie Grant defeated challenger Ade Oguntoye to retain her District 1 seat. Incumbent Nancy Meister was the only candidate to file for the District 4 seat and won unopposed. In District 6, incumbent Eshé Collins defeated newcomers Valrie Walker Sanders, Patreece Hutcherson, and Donta McMichael to retain her seat. District 8 incumbent Cynthia Briscoe Brown won against challengers Ben Stone and Charlie Stadtlander. Incumbent Jason Esteves was the only candidate to file for the District 9 seat and won unopposed.[2][3][4]

Results

Atlanta Public Schools,
District 3 Runoff Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Michelle Olympiadis-Constant 59.30% 9,131
Adzua Agyapon 40.70% 6,268
Total Votes 15,399
Source: City of Atlanta, GA, "Fulton County/DeKalb County ‐ Official and Complete Combined Results," accessed December 12, 2017


Atlanta Public Schools,
District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Michelle Olympiadis-Constant 38.84% 5,994
Green check mark transparent.png Adzua Agyapon 22.28% 3,438
Rashida Winfrey 16.78% 2,590
Lewis Cartee 16.41% 2,532
Antoine Raynard Trammell 5.33% 823
Write-in votes 0.36% 56
Total Votes 15,433
Source: Fulton County, Georgia, "Official Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017 and DeKalb County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017

Funding

Agyapon reported $58,792.00 in contributions and $51,333.16 in expenditures to the City of Atlanta Office of Municipal Clerk, which left her campaign with $9,559.17 as of December 31, 2017.[7]

Endorsements

Agyapon was endorsed by the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys.[8]

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