Bill Dudley (Florida)
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Bill Dudley was a member of the Pinellas County Schools school board in Florida, representing District 6. Dudley assumed office in 2019. Dudley left office on November 22, 2022.
Dudley ran for election to the Pinellas County Schools school board to represent District 6 in Florida. Dudley won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Dudley was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Pinellas County Schools school board in 2016. He ran in the at-large primary election on August 30, 2016, but was defeated. Dudley is a former member of the St. Petersburg City Council in Florida, elected in 2007 to represent District 3.[1]
Biography
Dudley is a retired teacher and former member of the St. Petersburg City Council. He was also a basketball, football, cross country, and wrestling coach. Dudley earned his degree in education from the University of South Florida and received his master's from Stetson University.[2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 6
Bill Dudley defeated Matt Stewart in the general election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bill Dudley (Nonpartisan) | 50.6 | 46,599 |
 | Matt Stewart (Nonpartisan) | 49.4 | 45,455 | |
| Total votes: 92,054 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Pinellas County Schools school board District 6
Matt Stewart and Bill Dudley defeated Lorena Grizzle in the primary for Pinellas County Schools school board District 6 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Stewart (Nonpartisan) | 36.9 | 17,379 |
| ✔ | | Bill Dudley (Nonpartisan) | 34.0 | 16,011 |
 | Lorena Grizzle (Nonpartisan) | 29.0 | 13,646 | |
| Total votes: 47,036 | |||
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2016
- See also: Pinellas County Schools elections (2016)
The Pinellas County school board is under critical examination after an investigation of the board and district—titled "Failure Factories"—was published last year. The report described the daily strife of black students in the county, particularly in five elementary schools whose ratings changed from average to failing in just a few years. The investigation tied these students' struggles to a 2007 decision the board made to effectively segregate the district's schools, and the report triggered a still-in-progress civil rights investigation by the U.S. Department of Education. "Failure Factories," which won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting, also showed that the board's vote appeared to be a symptom of other deep-seated problems in the district. Three of the board members who voted for the de-integration plan still sat on the board in 2016: Peggy O'Shea, Linda Lerner, and Carol Cook. These incumbents were re-elected to the board multiple times, exemplifying the 100 percent incumbency success rate the district saw from 1998 to 2014. Cook filed for re-election in District 5 and successfully defended her spot on the board against Michael Petruccelli and Eliseo Santana in the race for the seat. O'Shea's and Lerner's seats aren't up for election until 2018.
One of the seven seats on the Pinellas County school board was up for by-district general election and one was up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Four newcomers filed in the race for the at-large District 1 seat: Robert Beal, Bill Dudley, Joanne Lentino, and Matt Stewart. A primary election was held on August 30, 2016, in which Lentino and Stewart were the top two vote-getters. Since neither received more than 50 percent of the vote, they both advanced to the general election. In District 5, Cook and Santana both advanced from the primary to the general, leaving Petruccelli behind. The seat of incumbent Ken Peluso was also on the primary ballot. He filed for re-election to the District 4 seat and was joined on the ballot by newcomer Eileen Long. She defeated the incumbent and won outright by receiving a majority of the vote.[3]
Results
| Pinellas County Schools, At-Large District 1 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joanne Lentino |
32.29% | 48,944 |
| Matt Stewart |
30.26% | 45,871 |
| Bill Dudley | 29.25% | 44,340 |
| Robert Beal | 8.19% | 12,412 |
| Total Votes | 151,567 | |
| Source: Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, "Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Dudley reported $20,630.00 in contributions and $4,783.38 in expenditures to the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, which left his campaign with $15,846.62 cash on hand, as of July 27, 2016.[4]
See also
- Pinellas County, Florida
- Pinellas County Schools elections (2018)
- St. Petersburg, Florida
- Cities in Florida
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ City of St. Petersburg, "District 3," accessed December 22, 2014
- ↑ Bill Dudley 2016 campaign website, "About," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, "Candidates For 2016 Election Cycle," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, "Contributions and Expenditures," accessed July 27, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Linda Lerner |
Pinellas County Schools school board District 6 2019-2022 |
Succeeded by Stephanie Meyer |
| Preceded by - |
St. Petersburg City Council District 3 2008-2016 |
Succeeded by Ed Montanari |
| 2016 Pinellas County Schools Elections | |
| Pinellas County, Florida | |
| Election date: | Primary: August 30, 2016 General: November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-Large District 1: Robert Beal • Bill Dudley • Joanne Lentino • Matt Stewart District 4: Incumbent, Ken Peluso • Eileen Long |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
