Donna Parker (Virginia)

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## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2016
* 1.1.1 Results
* 1.1.2 Funding
* 1.1.3 Endorsements
* 2 Campaign themes
* 2.1 2016
* 3 About the district
* 3.1 Demographics
* 4 Recent news
* 5 See also
* 6 External links
* 7 Footnotes

Donna Parker (Virginia) was a candidate for at-large representative on the Chesapeake School Board in Virginia. Parker was defeated in the general election held on May 3, 2016.[1]

## Elections[edit]

### 2016[edit]

See also: Chesapeake Public Schools elections (2016)

Four of the nine at-large seats on the Chesapeake Public Schools school board were up for general election on May 3, 2016. Incumbents Samuel Boone, Charles Bunn, Tom Mercer and Victoria Proffitt defeated challenger Donna Parker to win re-election to their four seats.[1]

#### Results[edit]

Chesapeake Public Schools,
At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2016

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Tom Mercer Incumbent | 22.51% | 11,569
Victoria Proffitt Incumbent | 22.44% | 11,532
Samuel Boone Incumbent | 21.97% | 11,293
Charles Bunn Incumbent | 19.34% | 9,938
Donna Parker | 13.01% | 6,685
Write-in votes | 0.74% | 378
Total Votes | 51,395
Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2016 May City General Official Results," accessed June 23, 2016

#### Funding[edit]

Parker reported no contributions or expenditures to the Virginia Department of Elections during the election.[2]

#### Endorsements[edit]

Parker received no official endorsements as of May 2, 2016.

## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2016[edit]

Parker released the following video detailing her work experience:[3]

## About the district[edit]

See also: Chesapeake Public Schools, Virginia

Chesapeake Public Schools is located in Chesapeake, Va.

Chesapeake Public Schools is located in southeastern Virginia in Chesapeake. According to the United States Census Bureau, Chesapeake was home to 233,371 residents in 2014.[4] The district was the seventh-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 39,737 students.[5]

### Demographics[edit]

Chesapeake underperformed in comparison to Virginia as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 29.4 percent of city residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 35.8 percent of state residents. The median household income in Chesapeake was $70,176, compared to $64,792 for the state. The poverty rate in the city was 9.1 percent, compared to 11.8 percent for the entire state.[4]

|  Racial Demographics, 2010[4]

Race  | Chesapeake (%)  | Virginia (%)
White | 62.6 | 68.6
Black or African American | 29.8 | 19.4
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4 | 0.4
Asian | 2.9 | 5.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1
Two or More Races | 3.0 | 2.9
Hispanic or Latino | 4.4 | 7.9

|  Presidential votes, 2000-2012[6]

Year  | Democratic vote (%)  | Republican vote (%)
2012 | 49.8 | 48.8
2008 | 50.2 | 48.9
2004 | 42.3 | 57.1
2000 | 45.2 | 53.2

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[edit]

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Donna Parker (Virginia) - Google News

## See also[edit]

* Chesapeake Public Schools, Virginia
* Chesapeake Public Schools elections (2016)

## External links[edit]

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* Chesapeake Public Schools
* Campaign Facebook page

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Chesapeake General Registrar Mary Lynn Pinkerman," March 2, 2016
2. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed July 2, 2016
3. ↑ YouTube, "Ms Donna Parker on her work experience," accessed April 5, 2016
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts: Chesapeake, Virginia," accessed March 3, 2016
5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
6. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Election Results," accessed February 11, 2014

2016 Chesapeake Public Schools Elections

Chesapeake, Virginia
Election date:| May 3, 2016
Candidates:| At-large: Incumbent, Samuel Boone • Incumbent, Charles Bunn • Incumbent, Tom Mercer • Incmbent, Victoria Proffitt • Donna Parker
Important information:| What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot

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