Davetta Daniels
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Davetta Daniels was a candidate for District IV representative on the Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees in Texas. The general election was held on November 3, 2015. Davetta Daniels lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Daniels earned her bachelor's degree in sociology and her master's degree in counseling guidance from Tennessee State University in Nashville. She also earned a doctorate in education leadership from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She retired in 2006 after seven years of working as principal of Hartsfield Elementary School.[1]
Elections
2015
Four seats on the Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The seats are elected by district.
The seats of District II incumbent Rhonda Skillern-Jones, District III incumbent Manuel Rodriguez Jr., District IV incumbent Paula Harris and District VIII incumbent Juliet Stipeche were up for election.[2]
Skillern-Jones, Rodriguez and Stipeche filed for re-election to their respective seats. In the District II race, Skillern-Jones faced Youlette McCullough, Darlene Smith and Larry Williams. Because a majority was not won, Skillern-Jones faced Williams in a runoff election on December 12, 2015.[3] She won the runoff election. Skillern-Jones was first elected to the board in 2011.[4] In District III, Rodriguez was set to compete against two challengers: Ramiro Fonseca and Jose Leal. Mirroring District II, a majority was not won in the District III race and a runoff also occurred on December 12, 2015, with Rodriguez up against Leal.[3] Rodriguez went on to win the runoff election. He was first elected to the board in 2003.[4]
Stipeche had the least challengers competing against her with just Diana Davila aiming to unseat her. Stipeche was first elected in 2010 to finish out an unexpired term and then re-elected in 2011.[4] However, Davila was successful in securing the District VIII seat and thus is a newcomer on the board. Since Harris did not file for re-election in District IV, four candidates filed to replace her. They were Davetta Daniels, Jolanda Jones, Ann McCoy and Larry McKinzie. Harris had served on the board since 2007.[4] Jones won the seat for District IV.
Results
| Houston Independent School District, District IV, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jolanda Jones |
57.8% | 12,221 |
| Ann McCoy | 20.7% | 4,385 |
| Davetta Daniels | 11.9% | 2,517 |
| Larry McKinzie | 9.6% | 2,027 |
| Total Votes | 21,150 | |
| Source: Harris County Clerk, "Cumulative Report-Official", accessed December 16, 2015 | ||
Funding
Daniels reported no contributions or expenditures to the Texas Ethics Commission as of October 29, 2015.[5]
Endorsements
Daniels received official endorsements for her campaign from Harris County Young Democrats, the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association, the Service Employees International Union and State Board of Education Member Lawrence Allen in this election.[6]
Recent news
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See also
- Houston Independent School District, Texas
- Houston Independent School District elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Watchdog, "Paula Harris' challenger Davetta Daniels decries Houston ISD board 'arrogance and greed'", accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ Houston Independent School District, "Board of Trustees," accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Houston Independent School District, "HISD Board of Education Election Results," accessed December 2, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Houston Independent School District, "Election Information," accessed August 25, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Search Campaign Finance Reports", accessed October 29, 2015
- ↑ Houston Style Magazine, "Dr. Davetta Daniels: The Candidate With An Expertise in Education", accessed October 22, 2015
