Annie Harala
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Annie Harala was an at-large member of the Duluth school board from 2013 to 2017.
Biography
Annie Harala resides in Duluth, Minnesota. Harala graduated from Duluth Central High School before earning her Bachelor's degree in Public Relations and English from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and spending two years in the AmeriCorps teaching in Washington and Chicago, Illinois. She moved back to the Duluth area in 2008 and coordinated the True North AmeriCorps at the Duluth Area Family YMCA before joining the Carlton – Cook – Lake – St. Louis Community Health Board as a regional coordinator.[1]
Elections
2013
- See also: Duluth Public Schools elections (2013)
Annie Harala and Harry Welty defeated Nancy Nilsen and Henry L. Banks to win two at-large seats in the general election on November 5, 2013. Harala and the other candidates also defeated Joshua Bixby and Loren Martell in the September 10 primary election.
Results
| Duluth Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Annie Harala |
36.1% | 11,064 | |
| Nonpartisan | Harry Welty |
24.9% | 7,648 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nancy Nilsen | 22.7% | 6,966 | |
| Nonpartisan | Henry L. Banks | 15.5% | 4,753 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.8% | 241 | |
| Total Votes | 30,672 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 709 - Duluth," accessed December 18, 2013 | ||||
| Duluth Public Schools, At-large Primary Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Annie Harala |
25.8% | 3,028 | |
| Nonpartisan | Harry Welty |
19.1% | 2,246 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nancy Nilsen |
17.6% | 2,073 | |
| Nonpartisan | Henry L. Banks |
16.4% | 1,926 | |
| Nonpartisan | Loren Martell | 10.9% | 1,283 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joshua Bixby | 10.1% | 1,190 | |
| Total Votes | 11,746 | |||
| Source: Duluth, Minnesota, "Summary Report," accessed October 24, 2013 (dead link) | ||||
Funding
Annie Harala reported $5,333.00 in contributions and $3,817.19 in expenditures to Duluth Public Schools, which left her campaign with $1,515.81 on hand.[2]
Endorsements
Annie Harala received endorsements for her campaign from the Duluth Federation of Teachers, Duluth Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, Central Labor Body, AFSCME Minnesota Council 5, womenwinning and the Duluth News Tribune.[3][4][5]
Campaign themes
Harala's campaign website listed the following campaign themes for 2013:[4]
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Community Equity Accountability |
Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Annie Harala, "About Annie Harala," accessed October 28, 2013
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through email from the Business Services department of Duluth Public Schools on December 30, 2013
- ↑ Duluth News Tribune, "Our view / endorsement: For Duluth School Board: Harala and who?" October 22, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Annie Harala, "Home," accessed October 28, 2013
- ↑ Facebook, "Rosie For Duluth School Board," accessed October 29, 2013
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