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Janey Humphries
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Janey Humphries is an at-large representative on the Kansas City Kansas Public Schools school board in Kansas. Humphries was initially appointed to the position in 2017. Humphries won a new term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Before she was appointed to the board, Humphries unsuccessfully ran for a seat. She was defeated in general elections in 2013 and 2015.
Elections
2017
Five of the seven seats on the Kansas City Kansas Public Schools Board of Education in Kansas were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Three of the seats were up for regular election to four-year terms, and two of the seats were up for special election to two-year terms due to appointments on the board. In the election for the three four-year terms, incumbent Irene Caudillo lost her seat as Maxine Drew, Wanda Brownlee Paige, and Stacy Yeager won election. Challengers Joseph Straws III and Maria Ysaac also lost. In the special election, appointed incumbent Janey Humphries and newcomer Harold Brown won two-year terms, defeating incumbent Rick Behrens and challengers Harold Brown and Korri Hall-Thompson.[1][2][3]
Results
| Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, At-large General Election, 2-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| 27.73% | 4,542 | |
| 26.15% | 4,283 | |
| Korri Hall-Thompson | 23.64% | 3,872 |
| Rick Behrens Incumbent | 22.14% | 3,627 |
| Write-in votes | 0.35% | 57 |
| Total Votes | 16,381 | |
| Source: Wyandotte County, "2017 General Election (Results): Official Results," accessed November 17, 2017 | ||
Funding
The Wyandotte County Election Office does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.
Endorsements
Humphries was endorsed by MainPAC, the political action committee for the MainStream Coalition.[4]
2015
Four seats on the Kansas City Board of Education were up for election on April 7, 2015. At-large incumbents George Breidenthal, Brenda Jones, Gloria Willis, and Christal Watson's seats were up for election. Watson was the only incumbent not to file to run for re-election. The three incumbents seeking to retain their seats faced the following five challengers: Irene Caudillo, Korri Hall-Thompson, Janey Humphries, Valdenia Winn, and Maria Ysaac. Breidenthal, Jones, and Willis retained their seats, and Winn won her first term on the board as the fourth-highest vote recipient in the election.[5][6]
Results
| Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | 17.9% | 3,478 | ||
| Nonpartisan | 15.9% | 3,088 | ||
| Nonpartisan | 15.6% | 3,038 | ||
| Nonpartisan | 15% | 2,919 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Maria Ysaac | 10.5% | 2,049 | |
| Nonpartisan | Irene Caudillo | 10.3% | 2,003 | |
| Nonpartisan | Janey Humphries | 7.8% | 1,512 | |
| Nonpartisan | Korri Hall-Thompson | 6.7% | 1,294 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 62 | |
| Total Votes | 19,443 | |||
| Source: Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City Election Office, "Election Summary Report Wyandotte County General Election 04-07-2015," April 13, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Humphries reported no contributions or expenditures to the Wyandotte County Election Office as of February 12, 2015.
The Wyandotte County Election Office does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia was able to confirm no contributions or expenditures were reported as of February 12, 2015.[7]
Endorsements
Humphries received no official endorsements in the election.
2013
| Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | 26.4% | 5,634 | ||
| Nonpartisan | 20.9% | 4,472 | ||
| Nonpartisan | 19.3% | 4,129 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Janey Humphries | 15.4% | 3,290 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tyrone Garner | 11.9% | 2,545 | |
| Nonpartisan | Orechia Towers | 5.7% | 1,227 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 63 | |
| Total Votes | 21,360 | |||
| Source: Wyandotte County Election Office, "Election Summary Report General Election April 2, 2013," April 8, 2013 | ||||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Wyandotte County Election Office, "2017 Candidate Filings," accessed June 2, 2017
- ↑ Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, "Board Vacancy Notice: At-large Member to Fill Vacancy for the Remainder of the Unexpired Term," accessed March 13, 2017
- ↑ Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, "Special Meeting Agenda (Monday, April 17, 2017)," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ MainPac, "MainPAC Endorsements," accessed October 13, 2017
- ↑ Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City Election Office, "2015 City/School Election Unofficial Candidate List," January 27, 2015
- ↑ Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City Election Office, "Unofficial 2015 City General Election Results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Frances D. Sheppard, Wyandotte County Election Office Assistant Election Commissioner," February 12, 2015
| 2015 Kansas City Kansas Public Schools Elections | |
| Wyandotte County, Kansas | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, George Breidenthal • Incumbent, Brenda Jones • Incumbent, Gloria Willis • Irene Caudillo • Korri Hall-Thompson • Janey Humphries • Valdenia Winn • Maria Ysaac |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |