Robert Copeland
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Robert Copeland (b. Charleston, W.Va.) was a candidate for at-large representative on the Fairfax County School Board in Virginia. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] Robert Copeland lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Copeland earned a B.S. in pharmacy from West Virginia University in 1971. He later earned a D.D.S. from Howard University School of Dentistry. Copeland is a dentist practicing in Arlington. He and his wife have two children and seven grandchildren.[2]
Elections
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.[3] 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, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ilryong Moon Incumbent |
17.2% | 84,364 |
| Ryan McElveen Incumbent |
17.0% | 83,160 |
| Jeanette Hough |
16.3% | 80,035 |
| Ted Velkoff Incumbent | 15.3% | 74,948 |
| Robert Copeland | 15.2% | 74,454 |
| Manar Jean-Jacques | 11.6% | 57,043 |
| Peter Marchetti | 2.6% | 12,809 |
| Omar Fateh | 2.3% | 11,062 |
| Burnette Scarboro | 2.2% | 10,676 |
| Write-in votes | 0.3% | 1,458 |
| Total Votes | 490,009 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
Funding
Copeland reported $11,129.99 in contributions and $4,676.02 in expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections, which left his campaign with $6,453.97 on hand as of October 28, 2015.[4]
Endorsements
Copeland received an official endorsement for his campaign from the Fairfax County Republican Committee.[5]
Campaign themes
2015
Candidate website
Copeland's campaign website listed the following themes for 2015:
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We believe it is time to again become responsive to parents, responsive to teachers, responsive to taxpayers, and responsible for all the children. It was obvious to those in attendance at the May and June School Board meetings that votes were decided in advance and without regard to parental input and concerns. Respect Parents Enable Teachers Honor Taxpayers |
” |
| —Robert Copeland, (2015), [7] | ||
About the district
- See also: Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia
Fairfax County Public Schools is located in northeast Virginia in Fairfax County. The county seat of Fairfax County is Fairfax. This county was home to 1,137,538 residents in 2014, according to estimates by the United States Census Bureau.[8] In the 2012-2013 school year, Fairfax County Public Schools was the largest school district in Virginia and served 180,616 students.[9]
Demographics
Fairfax County outperformed the rest of Virginia in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 58.6 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 35.2 percent for Virginia as a whole. The median household income in Fairfax County was $110,292, compared to $63,907 for the state. The poverty rate was 5.9 percent, compared to 11.3 percent for the entire state.[8]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Recent news
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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
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," September 9, 2015
- ↑ Friends of Bob Copeland, "About," 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 County Republican Committee, "2015 Elections," accessed October 12, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Friends of Bob Copeland, "Vision," accessed October 14, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 United States Census Bureau, "Fairfax County, Virginia," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 9, 2015
