Joe Weedon

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Joe Weedon
Image of Joe Weedon
Prior offices
District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 6
Successor: Jessica Sutter

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 6, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Graduate

University of Illinois, University of Maryland at College Park

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Joe Weedon was a member of the District of Columbia State Board of Education, representing Ward 6. Weedon assumed office on January 2, 2015. Weedon left office on January 1, 2019.

Weedon ran for re-election to the District of Columbia State Board of Education to represent Ward 6. Weedon lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Biography

As of November 2017, Weedon was the executive director of Companies for Causes, a nonprofit organization. Prior to his election to the board, Weedon had served on the Local School Advisory Team and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education's Title I Committee of Practitioners.[1]

Education

  • Bachelor's - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Master's in political science - University of Illinois
  • M.B.A. - University of Maryland at College Park

Political career

District of Columbia State Board of Education (2015-2019)

Weedon was first elected to the board in November 2014 and took office in January 2015. He served until 2019.

Elections

2018

See also: District of Columbia State Board of Education election, 2018

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 6

Jessica Sutter defeated incumbent Joe Weedon in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jessica Sutter (Nonpartisan)
 
61.9
 
22,843
Image of Joe Weedon
Joe Weedon (Nonpartisan)
 
36.8
 
13,580
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
484

Total votes: 36,907
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2014

District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 6, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Weedon 63.1% 13,225
Mark Naydan 36.9% 7,734
Total Votes 20,959
Source: District of Columbia Board of Elections

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Monica Warren-Jones
District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 6
2015–2019
Succeeded by
Jessica Sutter