Gary Anderson (Tennessee)
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Gary Anderson was a member of the Williamson County Schools in Tennessee, representing District 5. Anderson assumed office in 1990. Anderson left office on September 9, 2020.
Anderson ran for re-election to the Williamson County Schools to represent District 5 in Tennessee. Anderson won in the general election on August 4, 2016.
Elections
2016
Seven of the 12 seats on the Williamson County Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on August 4, 2016.[1] The District 1, 3, and 11 seats were left open for newcomers when incumbents Kenneth Peterson, PJ Mezera, and Mark Gregory, respectively, did not file to run for re-election. Richard Davis and Angela Durham ran for the District 1 seat, and Durham won the election. The District 3 race featured candidates Christy Coleman, Kimberly Little, and Eliot Mitchell. Mitchell was elected to the seat. The District 11 race featured candidates Stuart Cooper and K.C. Haugh, and Haugh won the election. In the race for the unexpired term in District 4, incumbent Anne McGraw defeated challenger Joey Czarneski. In District 5, incumbent Gary Anderson defeated challenger Julie Ellen Mauck to win another term on the board. District 7 incumbent Robert Hullett won re-election against challengers Jennifer Luteran and Christopher Richards. The District 9 race featured incumbent Rick Wimberly and challenger Denise Boothby. Wimberly was re-elected to the seat.[2][3][4]
Results
| Williamson County Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Gary Anderson Incumbent |
72.44% | 1,038 |
| Julie Ellen Mauck | 27.36% | 392 |
| Write-in votes | 0.21% | 3 |
| Total Votes | 1,433 | |
| Source: Williamson County Election Commission, "Summary Report: Primary and General Election August 4, 2016," accessed August 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
Anderson reported $3,404.38 in contributions and $2,135.01 in expenditures to the Williamson County Election Commission, which left his campaign with $1,269.37 on hand as of June 30, 2016.[5]
Endorsements
Anderson was endorsed by the WillCo Rising PAC and the Williamson Business PAC.[6]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Gary Anderson Incumbent |
98.5% | 734 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.5% | 11 | |
| Total Votes | 745 | |||
| Source: Williamson County Election Commission, "Primary/General Election," August 2, 2012 | ||||
Campaign themes
2016
The Franklin Home Page asked Anderson the following bolded questions. Anderson's responses are shown below.
| “ | Rezoning is one of the first issues the new board will deal with together as the Nolensville schools open and Thompson's Station being on the horizon. What's your philosophy on school rezoning, grandfathering and the anticipation of future growth for rezoning?
We have an existing grandfathering and sibling policy, but I think we need to hold firm and allow them to stay the last year where they are attending. We don't want to split a family, and I am strong advocate for that. It helps soften the blow. No one wants to go to a new school, and they usually love where they are are at. I want to have as close to a community school as we can. Elementary is tight knit, middle school is a conglomerate of families and high school is a bigger community picture. We are going to continue to grow. Every time we open a school that means we have to rezone. We've been fortunate to not open in five or six years. No one in Williamson County Schools wants to be rezoned, and it's the reality that we have to do something. What is your position on standardized testing - is there too much, too little? There are two types - Benchmark or formative. The Benchmark is our decision, so that's where we can tell where our student is. Most are focusing on the state testing, and yes, there is too much testing and then they split it into two different parts this year. So I would love to see them do something different. It's such high-stakes testing. You have pressure on teachers and the entire district, and that feeds through to the families. This year because we switched to what was supposed to be online, we had to make sure they were keyboard literate. The question that came is, are we testing the knowledge of the material or the ability to type? So a lot this year went into preparing not only for the material of the test, but how to take it. What is your position on Common Core and the state's decision to phase it out? Common core is dead and it doesn't exist. But the part I want to make sure everyone understands is that we will go above and beyond the standards and we will go above the new state standards. What do you think of current state education standards? I've not seen the new test and they've done for English-Language Arts and the math. They are working on the social studies and science now, and I am counting on that we will be updated. I know our professional educators will go above and beyond on what they are showing. Do you think world religions should be part of history or social studies curricula? You can't ignore religion and it's impact on history. The difference I want to make is we teach about the religions but we don't teach the religions. They teach the impact it had on war and not the religion itself. That's the big difference in how this is looked at. What is your opinion of the current state of WCS and the current leadership? I think our district is in excellent shape. It's very strong all the way down to Dr. [Mike] Looney to central office administration to the school-based teams. We are in a good position. We typically hire the top 10 percent of applicants and that speaks volumes that that many people want to work here. We pick the best. Even as we progress, we can attract the best people. What is the best thing about WCS? The thing that has always set us apart is the community and parent involvement. Other districts would beg for it, and it's one of the best things we've had. I moved to Williamson County Schools to get my kids here when they were little ones. I remember going to the PTO meetings and the fundraisers. I was at Nolensville Elementary with the Williamson County Parents Association, and it's evolved. Today they do a lot more. It was a grassroots effort then. What needs attention and what aspect of it could need adjustment? I think the growth will need our biggest attention. We've averaged about 1,000 a year for the last several, and it's getting faster and faster. That's going to take our attention, and how do we handle this growth in any form or fashion. We need to make sure of the financing with the county and the state. Williamson County receives one of the two lowest amounts in the state, and it floats. We need to continue to hire and keep the best teachers and support staff we can. When we get the kids, we have to make more schools. It's kind of like we create the desire people to live here in our county. If you ask, the majority they will say that.[7] |
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| —Gary Anderson (2016)[8] | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Calendar 2016," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Williamson County Election Commission, "Candidate List-August 4, 2016-State Primary/County General Election," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ Williamson County Schools, "Board Members," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Williamson County Election Commission, "Summary Report: Primary and General Election August 4, 2016," accessed August 5, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Chad Gray, Williamson County Administrator of Elections," July 29, 2016
- ↑ The Tennesseean, "Williamson PACs endorse school board candidates," June 13, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Franklin Home Page, "Election 2016: School board chairman wants to keep Nolensville District Five seat," May 10, 2016
