Catherine James

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Catherine James
Education
Bachelor's
Mississippi College
Graduate
The University of Alabama
Personal
Profession
Finance Manager of Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative, Inc.
Contact

Catherine James was a candidate for the District 7 seat on theHillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education inFlorida. James was defeated in theby-districtgeneral election on November 8, 2016.

Biography

James has worked as the Finance Manager of Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative, Inc. since 2010. She received B.S. in accounting from Mississippi College and her M.A. in accounting from the University of Alabama.[1]

Elections

2016

See also:Hillsborough County Public Schools elections (2016)

Two of the seven seats on theHillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education were up for general election onNovember 8, 2016. District 5 incumbent Doretha Edgecomb did not file for re-election, and five candidates vied for her seat on the board in the by-district primary election onAugust 30, 2016:Joe Jordon-Robinson,Lynette Judge,Jacqueline Leeks,Tarance LeNoir, andTamara Shamburger. Neither Jordon-Robinson nor Shamburger received more than 50 percent of the votes, and both advanced to the general election. Shamburger emerged victorious. In District 7, incumbent Carol Kurdell also did not file for re-election, and eight candidates competed for the seat in the primary:Joseph Caetano,Alan Clendenin,Norene Miller,Carlos Frontela,Lynn Gray,Stanley Gray,Catherine James, andRandy Toler. James and Lynn Gray advanced to the general election, and Gray won the seat. The District 1 and District 3 seats were also on the primary ballot. District 1 incumbentSusan Valdes faced one challenger to her seat:Bill Person. In District 3, incumbentCindy Stuart was up against newcomerAlicia Toler. Both Valdes and Stuart won re-election outright when they defeated their challengers by receiving more than 50 percent of the votes cast in the primary.[2][3]

General results

Hillsborough County Public Schools,
District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLynn Gray50.13%237,675
Catherine James49.87%236,460
Total Votes (100)474,135
Source:Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016

Primary results

Hillsborough County Public Schools,
District 7 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCatherine James23.08%31,436
Green check mark transparent.pngLynn Gray19.67%26,795
Stanley Gray13.74%18,716
Alan Clendenin11.55%15,731
Randy Toler10.60%14,444
Joseph Caetano7.93%10,800
Carlos Frontela6.79%9,244
Norene Miller6.64%9,051
Total Votes136,217
Source:Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Primary Election Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016

Funding

James reported $23,173.00 in contributions and $17,815.50 in expenditures to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, which left her with $5,357.50 cash on hand as of October 10, 2016.[4]

Campaign themes

2016

Biographical submission

In response to Ballotpedia's question: "What is your political philosophy?", James gave the following answer:

“As a 31 year resident of Hillsborough County, I am committed to the success of our community. School boards, like any other board of directors, need members with varied backgrounds to achieve the axiom that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. With over 30 years of financial accounting and management experience in private, public and nonprofit organizations, I am offering my skill set to the community to enhance the skill set of the current members.

As the mother of a junior at Middleton High School, the pre-collegiate STEM academy in Hillsborough County, I have been active at the classroom level having participated in Great American Teach In for the past 5 years, at the school level as a member and officer of my son’s middle and high school PTSA organizations, at the district level as a member and vice chair of the Hillsborough School Board Citizen Advisory Committee and at the state legislature advocating for children's issues for the past 15 years.[5]

”
—Catherine James (2016)[1]

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Footnotes

2016 Hillsborough County Public Schools Elections
Election date:Primary:August 30, 2016
General:November 8, 2016
Candidates:District 1:Incumbent, Susan Valdes •Bill Person

District 3:Incumbent, Cindy Stuart •Alicia Toler
District 5:Joe Jordon-Robinson •Lynette Judge •Jacqueline Leeks •Tarance LeNoir •Tamara Shamburger

District 7:Joseph Caetano •Alan Clendenin •Norene Miller •Carlos Frontela •Lynn Gray •Stanley Gray •Catherine James •Randy Toler
Important information:What was at stake? •Key deadlines •Additional elections on the ballot
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