Tamara Derenak Kaufax
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Tamara Derenak Kaufax was a member of the Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, representing Franconia District. She assumed office on December 6, 2022. She left office on December 31, 2023.
Kaufax ran for re-election to the Fairfax County Public Schools to represent Lee District in Virginia. She won in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Kaufax previously represented the Lee District on the Fairfax County school board. In 2022, the Lee District was renamed the Franconia District.[1]
Biography
Kaufax earned a B.A. in political science and business from Penn State University. She is the owner of Altamat Marketing Solutions. Kaufax has two children who have attended district schools.[2]
Elections
2019
See also: Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Fairfax County Public Schools, Lee District
Incumbent Tamara Derenak Kaufax won election in the general election for Fairfax County Public Schools, Lee District on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tamara Derenak Kaufax (Nonpartisan) | 95.7 | 22,465 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.3 | 1,008 | ||
| Total votes: 23,473 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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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, Lee District, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tamara Derenak Kaufax Incumbent |
96.3% | 11,771 |
| Write-in votes | 3.66% | 447 |
| Total Votes | 12,218 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
Funding
Kaufax reported $29,201.56 in contributions and $25,393.06 in expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections, which left her campaign with $3,808.50 on hand as of October 28, 2015.[4]
Endorsements
Kaufax received official endorsements for her campaign from the Fairfax County Democratic Party and Fairfax County Federation of Teachers.[5][6]
2011
| Fairfax County Public Schools, Lee District General Election 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Tamara Derenak Kaufax |
100% | 13,958 | |
| Total Votes | 13,958 | |||
| Source: Fairfax County, Virginia, "Official Returns," accessed July 22, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tamara Derenak Kaufax did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
2015
Candidate website
Kaufax's campaign website listed the following themes for 2015:
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Why I’m Running for Re-Election It has been my honor to serve on the school board for the past four years. We have had many successes during these past four years including hiring a new superintendent, improving student discipline practices, expanding early childhood education, adding full day Mondays in our elementary schools, and instituting later high school times. I want to continue the excellent work we have begun–as we launch our strategic plan, continue our work on Portrait of a Graduate, and work to ensure that our schools strong so our community stays strong! I am a parent of a 2013 FCPS graduate and a child currently in the school system–both who have received an excellent public school education. I want to ensure that this will continue to be true for all of our county’s children for many years to come. Maintaining a first class school system is the key ingredient for raising happy and successful children, and they are our future – essential to keeping our economy thriving here in Fairfax County. During my tenure on the school board I have served in many leadership roles. Currently I am serving as the Chair of the Board, a position to which I was elected to by my colleagues on the board. Other roles I have served in include Vice Chair of the Board, Chair of the Public Engagement Committee and Chair of the Ad Hoc Streamline and Focus Committee. I have prided myself on being open-minded and willing to listen to all opinions. I will always work to seek consensus with stakeholders in the many complicated and challenging decisions facing the school system. I am committed to working hard to be part of the solution for better, stronger schools, one where children, teachers, administrators, families – entire communities – work together for a successful future. [7] |
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| —Tamara Derenak Kaufax, (2015), [8] | ||
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.[9] In the 2012-2013 school year, Fairfax County Public Schools was the largest school district in Virginia and served 180,616 students.[10]
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.[9]
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Fairfax County Virginia, "Fairfax County Officially Renames the Lee District as Franconia," December 6, 2022
- ↑ Fairfax County Public Schools, "Lee 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Kaufax for Schools, "Meet Tammy," accessed October 14, 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 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
