Christopher J. Heather

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Christopher J. Heather

Prior offices

Northwest Local School District At-large

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Cincinnati

Graduate

Case Western Reserve University

Ph.D

Case Western Reserve University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Air Force Reserve

Personal

Profession

Psych nurse practitioner

Christopher J. Heather was an at-large seat holder on the Northwest Local School Board. He won election on November 5, 2013, against three fellow challengers and three incumbents. Heather did not seek re-election in 2017.

Biography

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Heather, a lifelong resident of the district, has his bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati and doctorate from Case Western Reserve University. He has worked as a psych nurse practitioner, and has also served as a Captain in the United States Air Force Reserve.

Elections

2013

See also: Northwest Local School District elections (2013)

Results

Northwest Local School District, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Pamela L. Detzel Incumbent	19.4%	4,995
	Nonpartisan	Michael Harlow	17%	4,388
	Nonpartisan	Christopher J. Heather	15.9%	4,107
	Nonpartisan	David Denny Incumbent	15.4%	3,960
	Nonpartisan	Bruce Gehring	14.5%	3,727
	Nonpartisan	Elaine Gauck Incumbent	10.6%	2,737
	Nonpartisan	Dexter Harold Carpenter	7.3%	1,873
Total Votes				25,787
Source: Hamilton County of Ohio, "Election Summary Report for General Election in Hamilton County, Ohio," accessed December 16, 2013

Endorsements

Heather was not endorsed in this campaign.

Funding

As of October 28, 2013, Heather did not disclose any campaign contributions.

Campaign themes

In a 2013 interview with the Courier Post, Heather stated the following when asked about his campaign priorities:

How can the district meet its budget challenges? Heather says he would promote fiscal transparency, posting every dollar spent on the district website, with vendors’ names and amounts paid. “I will work to reduce any areas of the district that are management-heavy, and try to utilize those savings for the benefit of the students in the classroom,” he said. The district has a five-year emergency levy that raises about $7 million annually. If elected, will you support its renewal? Heather says he would probably be supportive, he would like to fine-tune it to see how it could be reduced. “I know the board has made cuts and we can’t cut a lot more,” he said. “I would like to look at closing a building or two to see if we couldn’t cut it in half, but we would probably need to go about where we are at.” What do you think are the biggest challenges facing the district in the next four years? Improving the district state score by considering a return to earlier, more effective curriculum styles, providing a safe and secure environment for students and being responsive to residents’ needs. He said the Northwest High School uniform policy may need to be extended to other schools.

Recent news

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See also

• Northwest Local School District
• Northwest Local School District elections (2013)

External links

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• District page