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Blake Robison
Blake Robison is an at-large member of the Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board in Arizona. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Robison ran for election for an at-large seat of the Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board in Arizona. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Robison completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Blake Robison was born in Mesa, Arizona. He earned a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University and Brigham Young University, and a graduate degree from the University of the Pacific. His career experience includes working as a teacher and orthodontist.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Gilbert Public Schools, Arizona, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Gilbert Public Schools, At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Gilbert Public Schools, At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Blake Robison (Nonpartisan) | 22.2 | 45,794 | |
| ✔ | Jesse Brainard (Nonpartisan) | 17.6 | 36,309 | |
| ✔ | Shana Murray (Nonpartisan) | 17.6 | 36,226 | |
| Ann Stevens (Nonpartisan) | 15.4 | 31,715 | ||
| Rose Parker (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 29,783 | ||
| Ronda Page (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew) | 6.7 | 13,813 | ||
| Sheila Rogers Uggetti (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew) | 5.8 | 11,918 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 660 | ||
| Total votes: 206,218 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Robison in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Blake Robison completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Robison's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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As an orthodontist and local business owner, I have the hiring, managing, and budgeting experience Gilbert Public Schools needs on its board. I am a longtime GPS volunteer and parent advocate, serving on booster clubs, PTSOs, site councils, and several district committees, as well as volunteering time giving oral health presentations district wide and donating money and goods to schools directly and through our candy buy back program.
Through this extensive involvement at many of our schools, I have developed relationships and learned about school operations and needs. In particular, serving the last 2.5 years on the district Master Capital Planning Committee has really prepared me for serving on the Board by helping me understand school finance, the current and future needs of GPS, where money can be saved and where money is wisely invested. I am running to make Gilbert Public Schools the BEST choice for families in our community and surrounding areas.- I am running to make Gilbert Public Schools the BEST choice for parents in our community and the gold standard for education in Arizona. Together we will do that by putting students first and focusing on academic excellence and student achievement, listening to and working with parents, respecting and supporting teachers, ensuring fiscal responsibility and transparency, improving school safety, enhancing career and technical education opportunities, and preparing students for lifelong success. I want every Gilbert Public Schools graduate to feel they received the very best preparation for their post high school goals.
- Respect, listen to, and work with parents to educate and protect their children. Academic excellence and student achievement increase the more parents are involved and engaged. I will hold monthly town hall meetings for parents to ask questions and learn more about what is going on in our schools. I believe in school choice and will work my hardest to make Gilbert Public Schools the very best choice for all parents in our community and surrounding areas.
- Together we will raise the standard of success in Gilbert Public Schools, creating a culture of excellence and enacting policies that ensure GPS students receive the education needed to succeed in life. It is important to involve parents and create tracts that students can choose based on their post high school plans. We need to have financial literacy and civics courses to prepare students for the real world. We need to increase honors and AP participation for college bound students and enhance career and technical education opportunities. Elementary and junior high curriculums will provide the academic foundation needed to prepare for those tracts at the high school level. Every student should feel GPS prepared them for their life goals.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 24, 2024