Tania Nyman

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Tania Nyman (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Baton Rouge Metro Council to represent District 12 in Louisiana. She lost in the general election on December 5, 2020.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2020
* 1.2 2018
* 2 Campaign themes
* 2.1 2020
* 2.2 2018
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

### 2020[edit]

See also: City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2020)

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

General election

##### General election for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 12

Incumbent Jennifer Racca defeated Tania Nyman in the general election for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 12 on December 5, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Jennifer Racca (R)  |

54.5

| 5,799

| Tania Nyman (D)  |

45.5

| 4,848

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 10,647
(100.00% precincts reporting)

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Nonpartisan primary election

##### Nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 12

Incumbent Jennifer Racca and Tania Nyman defeated Steve Myers in the primary for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 12 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Jennifer Racca (R)  |

48.6

| 8,636
✔ |

| Tania Nyman (D)  |

44.9

| 7,972

| Steve Myers (Independent)  |

6.5

| 1,156

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 17,764

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### 2018[edit]

See also: East Baton Rouge Parish School System elections (2018)

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

##### Nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School Board District 7

Incumbent Michael Gaudet won election outright against Tania Nyman in the primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School Board District 7 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Michael Gaudet (R)  |

57.6

| 6,249

| Tania Nyman (D) |

42.4

| 4,600

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 10,849

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## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2020[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Tania Nyman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

### 2018[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Tania Nyman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Nyman's responses.

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

1\. Protect the local democratic control of our public schools: In order to fulfill our responsibility to provide all children regardless of race, socioeconomic background, or ability with a quality education, we must be able to elect meaningful representation to a local board that oversees a unified public school system. Our ability to do so has been significantly eroded if not essentially eliminated by laws and policies enacted at the state level. We must protect our public schools from the harmful effects of these laws while we simultaneously advocate for the repeal or amendment of the laws in question. 2\. Advocate for Local Control of Taxpayer Dollars: The Louisiana state charter school law has effectively eliminated local taxpayers' oversight of tax dollars. In order to fully address this erosion of local control, there must be changes at the state level. At the local level, we must oppose attempts to further divert our tax dollars to private companies and advocate for changes to our Planning and Zoning policies. 3\. Protect Teaching as a Profession: We must protect the teaching profession! The privatization movement devalues teaching as a profession. High-stakes standardized tests, mandated curriculums, burdensome reporting requirements, unfunded mandates redirecting funds from essential resources, and low pay are undermining the profession and our students suffer as a result.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I believe that we as a community have the responsibility to provide all children regardless of race, socioeconomic background, or ability with a quality education. It is vital we remember that in order to fulfill our responsibility we must have the democratic control of our schools. We must be able to elect meaningful representation to a local board that oversees a unified public school system. But our ability to do so has been significantly eroded if not essentially eliminated by laws and policies enacted at the state level which privilege corporate charter schools and privatization. We must take action to protect our public schools and our democracy.

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