Jane Strauss
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Jane Strauss is a former Dranesville District representative on the Fairfax County School Board in Virginia. She served as the Dranesville District representative from 1996 to 2019.
Biography
Strauss earned a B.A. in history from George Washington University and a master's degree in teaching from Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has worked as a preschool and elementary school teacher. Strauss previously served on the board from 1991 to 1993.[1]
Elections
2019
Jane Strauss did not file to run for re-election.
2015
The Fairfax County School Board is a 12-member board elected to serve four-year terms. Three seats are elected at large and nine seats are elected by district.[2] All 12 seats were on the ballot on November 3, 2015.
At-large incumbents Ryan McElveen, Ilryong Moon and Ted Velkoff faced Robert Copeland, Omar Fateh, Jeanette Hough, Manar Jean-Jacques, Peter Marchetti and Burnette Scarboro for three seats. While Moon and McElveen won re-election, Velkoff was defeated, placing fourth to challenger Hough.
Braddock District incumbent Megan McLaughlin, Hunter Mill District incumbent Pat Hynes and Providence District incumbent Patricia Reed faced Katherine Pettigrew, Mark Wilkinson and Dalia Palchik, respectively. Dranesville District incumbent Jane Strauss competed against challenger Peter Kurzenhauser. McLaughlin, Hynes, and Strauss won re-election; the fourth incumbent, Reed, lost to Palchik.
The races for both the Mount Vernon District and Sully District seats featured newcomers after neither incumbent filed for re-election. Karen Corbett Sanders defeated W. Anthony Stacy in the Mount Vernon race, while Karen Keys-Gamarra lost to Thomas Wilson in the Sully District race. Lee District incumbent Tamara Derenak Kaufax, Mason District incumbent Sandra Evans and Springfield District incumbent Elizabeth Schultz all ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats.
Results
| Fairfax County School Board, Dranesville District, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jane Strauss Incumbent |
54.3% | 14,086 |
| Peter Kurzenhauser | 45.4% | 11,789 |
| Write-in votes | 0.28% | 72 |
| Total Votes | 25,947 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
Funding
Strauss reported $47,243.26 in contributions and $27,909.02 in expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections, which left her campaign with $19,334.24 on hand as of October 28, 2015.[3]
Endorsements
Strauss received official endorsements for her campaign from the Fairfax County Democratic Party, Fairfax County Federation of Teachers, Fairfax Education Association PAC and The Washington Post.[4][5][6][7]
2011
| Fairfax County Public Schools, Dranesville District General Election 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Jane Strauss Incumbent |
52% | 13,126 | |
| Nonpartisan | Louise Epstein | 48% | 12,129 | |
| Total Votes | 25,255 | |||
| Source: Fairfax County, Virginia, "Official Returns," accessed July 22, 2015 | ||||
See also
- Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia
- Fairfax County Public Schools 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
- ↑ Fairfax County Public Schools, "Dranesville District," accessed October 14, 2015
- ↑ Fairfax County Public Schools, "School Board: Overview," May 14, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Fairfax Democrats, "2015 Elections: Your Candidates," accessed October 9, 2015
- ↑ Fairfax County Federation of Teachers, "2015 FCFT School Board Candidate Endorsements," accessed October 9, 2015
- ↑ Inside NoVA, "Fairfax Education Association PAC makes political endorsements," September 10, 2015
- ↑ The Washington Post, "For Fairfax School Board," October 25, 2015
