Zachary Smith Howard
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Zachary Smith Howard is a member of the Franklin Township School Board in Indiana, representing NE Quadrant. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Smith Howard ran for re-election to the Franklin Township School Board to represent NE Quadrant in Indiana. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Smith Howard completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Franklin Township Community School Corporation, Indiana, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Franklin Township School Board NE Quadrant
Incumbent Zachary Smith Howard defeated Andrew Filler in the general election for Franklin Township School Board NE Quadrant on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Zachary Smith Howard (Nonpartisan)  | 52.3 | 6,049 |
 | Andrew Filler (Nonpartisan) | 47.7 | 5,528 | |
| Total votes: 11,577 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Franklin Township School Board NE Quadrant
Zachary Smith Howard defeated Danny Meador and Chris Brown in the general election for Franklin Township School Board NE Quadrant on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zachary Smith Howard (Nonpartisan) | 52.2 | 7,176 |
| Danny Meador (Nonpartisan) | 29.9 | 4,110 | |
| Chris Brown (Nonpartisan) | 17.9 | 2,453 | |
| Total votes: 13,739 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Zachary Smith Howard completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Smith Howard's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My name is Zach Smith Howard. As a civically-engaged resident, I am deeply invested in the future of our community and Franklin Township Schools are at the heart of it. When I first ran in 2018, my spouse was a teacher at Franklin Central High School. I am currently the Assistant Director of State Relations at Indiana University, where I advocate for the university at the Statehouse and serve as the team's K-12, higher education and workforce development policy expert. Prior to my time at IU, I did similar work for the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. My spouse and I plan to start a family and will raise our children here. I am running for re-election because I want to continue to ensure every Franklin Township student graduates prepared to become successfully Enrolled in college, Enlisted in the military or Employed at a livable wage. I want FTCSC to have the best schools possible to prepare our children for one of the 3 "E's."
- Putting students first and preparing them to succeed for a changing world
- Recruiting and retaining quality educators
- Maintaining strong facilities and finances for our school district
I am proud of board’s efforts at transparency, such as livestreaming the board meetings and posting recordings, as well as being able to raise pay for educators & support staff and manage student growth without raising property taxes. If re-elected, my priorities are to make sure students are prepared for life after graduation, as well as continuing to manage student growth and building renovations/additions without raising property taxes.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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