Kenya Gibson

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Kenya Gibson

Nonpartisan

Richmond Public Schools District 3

Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2024

Years in position

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Contact

Personal website

Kenya Gibson is a member of the Richmond Public Schools in Virginia, representing District 3. Gibson assumed office on January 1, 2018. Gibson's current term ends on December 31, 2024.

Gibson ran for re-election to the Richmond Public Schools to represent District 3 in Virginia. Gibson won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2020
* 1.2 2017
* 1.2.1 Results
* 1.2.2 Funding
* 1.2.3 Endorsements
* 2 Campaign themes
* 2.1 2020
* 2.2 2017
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

### 2020[edit]

See also: Richmond Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2020)

General election

##### General election for Richmond Public Schools District 3

Incumbent Kenya Gibson defeated Sabrina Gross in the general election for Richmond Public Schools District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Kenya Gibson (Nonpartisan)  |

62.1

| 6,426

| Sabrina Gross (Nonpartisan)  |

37.3

| 3,858
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.6

| 64

* * *

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

| Total votes: 10,348

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### 2017[edit]

See also: Richmond Public Schools elections (2017)

One of the nine seats on the Richmond Public Schools school board in Virginia was up for special election to a three-year term on November 7, 2017. Kenya Gibson defeated appointed incumbent Cindy Menz-Erb and candidates Dorian Daniels, Joann Henry, and Kevin Starlings.[1][2] The special election was called due to a vacancy to the District 3 seat on the board.[3][4][5] Lathaniel Kirts initially filed to run in the election as well, but he withdrew from the race.[6]

#### Results[edit]

Richmond Public Schools,
District 3 Special Election, 3-year term, 2017

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Kenya Gibson | 44.89% | 3,287
Cindy Menz-Erb Incumbent | 27.03% | 1,979
Joann Henry | 20.24% | 1,482
Kevin Starlings | 4.62% | 338
Dorian Daniels | 2.95% | 216
Write-in votes | 0.27% | 20
Total Votes | 7,322
Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "Richmond City: 2017 November General," accessed November 21, 2017

#### Funding[edit]

See also: Campaign finance in the Richmond Public Schools elections

Gibson reported $25,657.09 in contributions and $25,657.09 in expenditures to the Virginia Department of Elections, which left her campaign with a $0.00 balance in the election.[7]

#### Endorsements[edit]

Gibson was endorsed by Richmond City Councilwoman Kim Gray.[8]

## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2020[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Kenya Gibson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

### 2017[edit]

Gibson highlighted the following issues on her campaign website:

“  | We've got work to do.

WHAT ARE THE FACTS?

The school district faces unique circumstances.

* 78% of RPS students are economically disadvantaged *
* 18% of RPS students are disabled *
* Almost half of RPS teachers are in their first 5 years of teaching *
* 82% of facilities are over 20 years old, driving greater maintenance expense in immediate term *

WHAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED?

There are key issues and opportunities that deserve focus.

* Establish a shared vision for the district
* Develop policies for discipline that support both teachers and students
* Address inconsistencies in exceptional education, gifted and other programs from school to school
* Establish HR systems to ensure critical roles are filled with experienced full-time staff and there are clear paths for qualified staff to grow within the district
* Define best practices for division-wide and school-level communication
* Ensure the health of our students with a full time nurse in every building

IS THERE ANY GOOD NEWS?

Although there is much to be done, we discredit ourselves and our students not to recognize the good.

* School enrollment is no longer declining
* Many talented, dedicated teachers in every building
* Salary decompression and improvements in professional development for teachers
* Increased number of fully accredited schools from 11 to 17 (out of 44)
* More student participation/enrollment in fine arts, school garden and summer reading programs

*Fall 2016 Bellwether Education Partners RPS Budget Analysis[9]

| ”

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—Kenya Gibson (2017)[10]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Richmond City: 2017 November General," accessed November 8, 2017
2. ↑ Richmond Free Press, "Cindy Menz-Erb chosen for School Board 3rd District seat," March 24, 2017
3. ↑ City of Richmond Voter Registration and Elections, "Order for Special Election," accessed June 14, 2017
4. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 Special Election: Richmond City School Board Member, 3rd District," accessed June 14, 2017
5. ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with J. Kirk Showalter, City of Richmond General Registrar" June 20, 2017
6. ↑ Brookland Park Post, "Lathaniel Kirts Withdraws from 3rd District School Board Race," August 26, 2017
7. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports: Search Committees," accessed January 17, 2018
8. ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Two endorsed for seat on Richmond School Board," October 9, 2017
9. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
10. ↑ Kenya Gibson, "Why Vote," accessed October 19, 2017

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