Tom Kelly (Michigan)

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Tom Kelly

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## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2014
* 1.1.1 Results
* 1.1.2 Funding
* 1.1.3 Endorsements
* 2 About the district
* 2.1 Demographics
* 3 Recent news
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

Tom Kelly was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Plymouth-Canton Board of Education in Michigan. The seat was up for general election on November 4, 2014. Tom Kelly (Michigan) lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

## Elections[edit]

### 2014[edit]

See also: Plymouth-Canton Community Schools elections (2014)

The election in Plymouth-Canton featured three at-large seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Newcomers Kate Borninski and Michael Siegrist defeated Amy Fava, Drex Morton, Estelle Oliansky and Don Turner for the two seats with six-year terms. Incumbent Kim Crouch defeated challenger Tom Kelly for the one seat with a four-year term. Fellow board members Adrienne Davis and Judy Mardigian did not file for re-election.

#### Results[edit]

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Kim Crouch Incumbent | 52.3% | 14,413
| Nonpartisan  |  Tom Kelly | 47.2% | 13,013
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.5% | 130
Total Votes | 27,556
Source: Wayne County Elections Division, "Summary Report," accessed December 29, 2014

#### Funding[edit]

Kelly reported $7,017.70 in contributions and $6,935.70 in expenditures during the election, which left him with $82.00 on hand according to the Wayne County Elections Division.[1]

#### Endorsements[edit]

Kelly received an endorsement from state Senator Patrick Colbeck (R-7).[2]

## About the district[edit]

See also: Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, Michigan

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools is located in Wayne County, Michigan.

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools is located in Wayne County, Michigan. The county seat is Detroit. Wayne County is home to 1,775,273 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Plymouth-Canton Community Schools was the fourth-largest school district in Michigan and served 18,426 students.[4]

### Demographics[edit]

Wayne County underperformed compared to the rest of Michigan in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 20.8 percent of Wayne County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 25.5 percent for Michigan as a whole. The median household income for Wayne County was $41,504 compared to $48,471 for the state of Michigan. The percentage of people below poverty level for Wayne County was 23.8 percent while it was 16.3 percent for the state of Michigan.[3]

|  Racial Demographics, 2013[3]

Race  | Wayne County (%)  | Michigan (%)
White | 54.7 | 80.1
Black or African American | 39.6 | 14.3
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5 | 0.7
Asian | 2.9 | 2.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.0 | 0.0
Two or more races | 2.3 | 2.2
Hispanic or Latino | 5.6 | 4.7

|  Presidential Voting Pattern, Wayne County[5]

Year  | Democratic Vote  | Republican Vote
2012 | 595,846 | 213,814
2008 | 660,085 | 219,582
2004 | 600,047 | 257,750
2000 | 530,414 | 223,021

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]

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Tom + Kelly + Plymouth-Canton + Community + Schools"

Tom Kelly News Feed

## See also[edit]

* Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, Michigan
* Plymouth-Canton Community Schools elections (2014)

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
* Campaign website

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Wayne County Elections Division, "View Filed Reports," accessed October 24, 2014
2. ↑ Hometownlife, "Colbeck endorsement causes stir in school board race," October 18, 2014
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Wayne County, Michigan," accessed July 24, 2014
4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
5. ↑ Department of State, "Previous Election Information," accessed February 3, 2014

2014 Plymouth-Canton Community Schools Elections

Wayne County, Michigan
Election date:| November 4, 2014
Candidates:| At-large (4-year term): • Incumbent, Kim Crouch • Tom Kelly
At-large (6-year term): • Kate Borninski • Amy Fava • Drex Morton • Estelle Oliansky • Michael Siegrist • Don Turner
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