Noahleen Betts
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Noahleen Betts is a member of the Reading School District Board of Directors At-large in Pennsylvania.
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Biography
Betts' professional experience includes working as a podiatrist at Berks Community Health Center and founding the Miss Teen Reading scholarship pageant.[1]
Elections
2017
- See also: Reading School District elections (2017)
Four of the nine seats on the Reading School District school board in Pennsylvania were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. A partisan primary election was held on May 16, 2017.
Board incumbent Robin Jacobson and newcomers Noahleen Betts and Ann Sheehan cross-filed to run in both the Democratic and Republican primaries. Incumbent Eddie Moran and newcomer Patricia Wright filed to run in the primary as Democrats. All candidates moved on to the general election. In the general election, Sheehan, Jacobson, Moran, and Wright won election, defeating Betts.[2][3][4]
These candidates could have faced independent candidates in the general election. However, no independent candidate filed by the August 1, 2017, deadline to get on the ballot.[5]
General results
Reading School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic/Republican | Ann Sheehan | 24.38% | 3,336 | |
Democratic/Republican | Robin Jacobson Incumbent | 23.85% | 3,264 | |
Democratic | Eddie Moran Incumbent | 19.99% | 2,736 | |
Democratic | Patricia Wright | 19.91% | 2,725 | |
Republican | Noahleen Betts | 11.79% | 1,614 | |
Write-in votes | 0.07% | 9 | ||
Total Votes | 13,684 | |||
Source: Berks County, "2017 Municipal General Election - Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed November 8, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. |
Democratic primary results
Reading School District, At-Large Democratic Primary Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | Ann Sheehan | 22.35% | 1,584 | |
Democratic | Eddie Moran Incumbent | 21.50% | 1,524 | |
Democratic | Patricia Wright | 20.62% | 1,461 | |
Democratic | Robin Jacobson Incumbent | 19.15% | 1,357 | |
Democratic | Noahleen Betts | 16.26% | 1,152 | |
Write-in votes | 0.13% | 9 | ||
Total Votes | 7,087 | |||
Source: Berks County, "Election Results," accessed June 21, 2017 |
Republican primary results
Reading School District, At-Large Republican Primary Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | Ann Sheehan | 35.94% | 450 | |
Republican | Robin Jacobson Incumbent | 33.39% | 418 | |
Republican | Noahleen Betts | 28.27% | 354 | |
Write-in votes | 2.4% | 30 | ||
Total Votes | 1,252 | |||
Source: Berks County, "Election Results," accessed June 21, 2017 |
Finanzierung
2017 Campaign Finance Deadlines in Pennsylvania[6] | |
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Date | Deadline |
May 5, 2017 | 2nd Friday Pre-Primary report due |
June 15, 2017 | 30-Day Post-Primary report due |
October 27, 2017 | 2nd Friday Pre-Election report due |
December 7, 2017 | 30-Day Post-Election report due |
School board candidates in Pennsylvania were required to report their campaign finance activity. Those who spent or received more than $250 in a reporting period had to file full reports. Those below the threshold had to file forms to declare they were exempt from reporting. Candidates could have, but were not required to, form committees to handle campaign finance transactions. They were not required to have separate bank accounts for campaign purposes.[7]
The table to the left details the four campaign finance deadlines in 2017.[6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Reading Eagle, "Noahleen Betts, podiatrist and Miss Teen Reading founder, seeks seat on Reading School Board," April 5, 2017
- ↑ Berks County, "Official School District Candidates," accessed March 13, 2017
- ↑ Berks County, "Election Results," accessed May 16, 2017
- ↑ Berks County, "2017 Municipal General Election - Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ Berks County, "2017 Official Candidates," accessed October 25, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed April 19, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Campaign Finance Reporting Law," accessed January 15, 2014
Reading School District elections in 2017 | |
Berks County, Pennsylvania | |
Election date: | Primary: May 16, 2017 General: November 7, 2017 |
Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Robin Jacobson (D)(R) • Incumbent, Eddie Moran (D) • Ann Sheehan (D)(R) • Noahleen Betts (D)(R) • Patricia Wright (D) |
Important information: | What was at stake? |