Youlette McCullough
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Youlette McCullough was a candidate for District II representative on the Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees in Texas. The general election was held on November 3, 2015. Youlette McCullough lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
McCullough graduated from Phillis Wheatley High School in 1968 and went on to earn a B.S. in home economics education, an M.A. in early childhood education and a D.Ed. in educational administration and mid-management, all from Texas Southern University. She is a retired educator with over 39 years of experience in HISD. McCullough is the founder and CEO of KEW (Knowledge-Education-Work) Learning Academy and the cofounder of the Historic Wheatley/E. O. Smith Preservation Coalition.[1]
Elections
2015
Four seats on the Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The seats are elected by district.
The seats of District II incumbent Rhonda Skillern-Jones, District III incumbent Manuel Rodriguez Jr., District IV incumbent Paula Harris and District VIII incumbent Juliet Stipeche were up for election.[2]
Skillern-Jones, Rodriguez and Stipeche filed for re-election to their respective seats. In the District II race, Skillern-Jones faced Youlette McCullough, Darlene Smith and Larry Williams. Because a majority was not won, Skillern-Jones faced Williams in a runoff election on December 12, 2015.[3] She won the runoff election. Skillern-Jones was first elected to the board in 2011.[4] In District III, Rodriguez was set to compete against two challengers: Ramiro Fonseca and Jose Leal. Mirroring District II, a majority was not won in the District III race and a runoff also occurred on December 12, 2015, with Rodriguez up against Leal.[3] Rodriguez went on to win the runoff election. He was first elected to the board in 2003.[4]
Stipeche had the least challengers competing against her with just Diana Davila aiming to unseat her. Stipeche was first elected in 2010 to finish out an unexpired term and then re-elected in 2011.[4] However, Davila was successful in securing the District VIII seat and thus is a newcomer on the board. Since Harris did not file for re-election in District IV, four candidates filed to replace her. They were Davetta Daniels, Jolanda Jones, Ann McCoy and Larry McKinzie. Harris had served on the board since 2007.[4] Jones won the seat for District IV.
Results
| Houston Independent School District, District II, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rhonda Skillern-Jones Incumbent |
46.0% | 7,639 |
| Larry Williams | 24.8% | 4,119 |
| Youlette McCullough | 21.1% | 3,501 |
| Darlene Smith | 8.1% | 1,348 |
| Total Votes | 16,607 | |
| Source: Harris County Clerk, "Cumulative Report-Official", accessed December 16, 2015 | ||
Funding
McCullough reported no contributions or expenditures to the Texas Ethics Commission as of October 29, 2015.[5]
About the district
Houston Independent School District is located in north Harris County, Texas. The county seat of Harris County is Houston. Harris County was home to an estimated 4,336,853 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] Houston Independent School District was the largest school district in Texas, serving 203,066 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[7]
Demographics
Harris County outperformed Texas as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.4 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.7 percent for state residents. The median household income in the county was $53,137, compared to $51,900 statewide. The poverty rate in the county was 18.5 percent, compared to 17.6 percent for the state.[6]
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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
- Houston Independent School District, Texas
- Houston Independent School District 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
- ↑ Dr. Jayne McCullough, "About Me", accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ Houston Independent School District, "Board of Trustees," accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Houston Independent School District, "HISD Board of Education Election Results," accessed December 2, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Houston Independent School District, "Election Information," accessed August 25, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Search Campaign Finance Reports", accessed October 29, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Harris County, Texas," accessed February 11, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Harris County," accessed December 31, 2014
