Deanna Wright

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Deanna Wright

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Clark County Board of Trustees District A

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Education

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Fullerton College

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Deanna Wright was a member of the Clark County Board of Trustees in Nevada, representing District A. Wright assumed office in 2008. Wright left office on January 4, 2021.

Wright ran for re-election to the Clark County Board of Trustees to represent District A in Nevada. Wright won in the general election on November 8, 2016.

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Elections
* 2.1 2016
* 2.1.1 Results
* 2.1.2 Funding
* 2.1.3 Endorsements
* 3 About the district
* 3.1 Demographics
* 4 Recent news
* 5 See also
* 6 External links
* 7 Footnotes

## Biography[edit]

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Wright is a parent volunteer in her children's schools' parent teacher associations. She also volunteers with the Boy Scouts. Wright obtained a bachelor's degree in travel and tourism from Fullerton College. She has experience working as a travel agent.[1]

## Elections[edit]

### 2016[edit]

See also: Clark County School District elections (2016)

Four of the seven seats on the Clark County School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on June 14, 2016, for Districts A, B, and C. The District E seat was only on the general election ballot. All four incumbents ran for re-election, and three of them won re-election.[2]

In District A, incumbent Deanna Wright defeated Richard Vaughan after defeating James Gartside, Patricia Krajcech, Mallory Levins, and Shawn Mueller in the primary election. Incumbent Christine Garvey won re-election to the District B seat after obtaining more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary election and defeating challengers Carol McKenzie and Jeffrey Eggman. Evan James originally filed to run for the District B seat, but withdrew from the race before the primary election. Linda Young also won re-election to her seat in the primary election by defeating Antonio Bowen, Russell Davis, Adam Johnson, Walter Jones III, and Mark Melton and garnering more than 50 percent of the vote for the District C seat. District E had the least amount of competition in the race, with challenger Lola Brooks defeating incumbent Margaret Patrice Tew for the seat in the general election. Matthew Tramp withdrew from the District E race, keeping the contest off the primary ballot.[3]

#### Results[edit]

Clark County School District,
District A General Election, 4-year term, 2016

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Deanna Wright Incumbent | 52.79% | 58,431
Richard Vaughan | 47.21% | 52,261
Total Votes | 110,692
Source: Clark County, Nevada, "2016 General Election," accessed November 30, 2016

Clark County School District,
District A Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Deanna Wright Incumbent | 30.96% | 7,594
Richard Vaughan | 21.60% | 5,299
Mallory Levins | 17.94% | 4,402
Patricia Krajchech | 14.12% | 3,464
Shawn Mueller | 8.33% | 2,044
James Gartside | 7.04% | 1,728
Total Votes | 24,531
Source: Clark County, Nevada, "Elections Department," accessed July 4, 2016

#### Funding[edit]

Wright reported $16,750.00 in contributions and $5,537.50 in expenditures to the Nevada Secretary of State, which left her campaign with $11,212.50 on hand as of November 2, 2016.[4]

#### Endorsements[edit]

Wright received official endorsements from the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Clark County Black Caucus.[5][6]

## About the district[edit]

See also: Clark County School District, Nevada

The Clark County School District is located in Clark County, Nevada.

The Clark County School District is located in southern Nevada in Clark County. Las Vegas is the county seat. Clark County was home to 2,114,801 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[7] The district was the largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 320,532 students.[8]

### Demographics[edit]

Clark County underperformed in comparison to Nevada as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in the years 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 22.2 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 22.5 percent of state residents. The median household income in Clark County was $52,070, compared to $52,205 for the state. The poverty rate in the county was 15.6 percent, compared to 15.2 percent for the entire state.[7]

|  Racial Demographics, 2014[7]

Race  | Clark County (%)  | Nevada (%)
White | 72.2 | 76.2
Black or African American | 11.6 | 9.1
American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2 | 1.6
Asian | 9.9 | 8.3
Two or More Races | 4.3 | 4.0
Hispanic or Latino | 30.3 | 27.8

|  Party registration, 2016[9]

Party  | Number of registered voters
Democratic | 388,653
Republican | 272,919
Nonpartisan | 177,733
Other | 50,433
Total | 889,738

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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## See also[edit]

* Clark County School District, Nevada
* Clark County School District elections (2016)

## External links[edit]

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* Clark County School District
* Office website
* Campaign Facebook page

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Clark County School District, "Trustee Board Member," accessed June 9, 2016
2. ↑ Clark County, Nevada, "Election Department:Candidate Filing in Clark County," accessed March 21, 2016
3. ↑ Clark County, Nevada, "Candidates that will not appear on the ballot in the June 14, 2016 primary election," accessed June 7, 2016
4. ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed October 25, 2016
5. ↑ Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, "Metro chamber endorses candidates for education boards," May 23, 2016
6. ↑ Clark County Black Caucus, "2016 Primary Candidate Endorsements," accessed June 9, 2016
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts: Clark County, Nevada," accessed June 7, 2016
8. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
9. ↑ Clark County Elections Department, "Home," accessed June 7, 2016

2016 Clark County School District Elections

Clark County, Nevada
Election date:| Primary Election: June 14, 2016 • General Election: November 8, 2016
Candidates:| District A: • Incumbent Deanna Wright • James Gartside • Patricia Krajcech • Mallory Levins • Shawn Mueller • Richard Vaughan

District B: • Incumbent Christine Garvey • Jeffrey Eggman • Evan James • Carol McKenzie
District C: • Incumbent Linda Young • Antonio Bowen • Russell Davis • Adam Johnson • Walter Jones III • Mark Melton

District E: • Incumbent Margaret Patrice Tew • Lola Brooks • Matthew Tramp

Important information:| What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot

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