Roxanne McDonald
Roxanne McDonald was a member of the Dearborn Board of Education At-large in Michigan. She assumed office in 2019. She left office on December 31, 2024.
McDonald ran for election to the Dearborn Board of Education At-large in Michigan. She won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
McDonald was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 15 of the Michigan House of Representatives.
Elections
2018
- See also: Dearborn Public Schools elections (2018)
General election
General election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Dearborn Board of Education At-large on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jim Thorpe (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 10,819 | |
| ✔ | Roxanne McDonald (Nonpartisan) | 19.1 | 10,505 | |
| Adel Mozip (Nonpartisan) | 17.3 | 9,518 | ||
| Cyndi Parrelly (Nonpartisan) | 11.8 | 6,474 | ||
| Aman Fidama (Nonpartisan) | 9.4 | 5,192 | ||
| Khalil El-Saghir (Nonpartisan) | 9.1 | 4,993 | ||
| Billy Amen (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 4,507 | ||
| Afaf Ahmad (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 2,659 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 291 | ||
| Total votes: 54,958 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016. Incumbent George Darany (D) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Abdullah Hammoud defeated Terrance Guido Gerin in the Michigan House of Representatives District 15 general election.[1]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 15 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Abdullah Hammoud |
61.77% | 21,739 | |
| Republican | Terrance Guido Gerin | 38.23% | 13,452 | |
| Total Votes | 35,191 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
The following candidates ran in the Michigan House of Representatives District 15 Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Abdullah Hammoud |
38.11% | 3,477 | |
| Democratic | Norman Alsahoury | 0.46% | 42 | |
| Democratic | Roxanne McDonald | 20.40% | 1,861 | |
| Democratic | Alex Shami | 1.59% | 145 | |
| Democratic | Brian Stone | 28.95% | 2,641 | |
| Democratic | Jacklin Zeidan | 10.49% | 957 | |
| Total Votes | 9,123 | |||
Terrance Guido Gerin defeated Richard Johnson and Paul Sophiea in the Michigan House of Representatives District 15 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 15 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Terrance Guido Gerin |
38.02% | 1,033 | |
| Republican | Richard Johnson | 25.95% | 705 | |
| Republican | Paul Sophiea | 36.03% | 979 | |
| Total Votes | 2,717 | |||
Campaign themes
2016
McDonald's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[4]
Education
- Excerpt: "All students deserve the highest quality public education and opportunities that exceed their aspirations."
Unions
- Excerpt: "I understand the important role unions play in maintaining a strong middle-class. Being a union family enabled me to be a stay-at-home parent for our two younger boys during their formative years which is a benefit that cannot be measured."
Small business support
- Excerpt: "I understand the important role unions play in maintaining a strong middle-class. Being a union family enabled me to be a stay-at-home parent for our two younger boys during their formative years which is a benefit that cannot be measured."
Caring for our veterans
- Excerpt: "I truly understand the personal sacrifices of our military men and women. The recent audit of the Grand Rapids VA Hospital is quite disturbing and our veterans deserve so much more."
See also
- Michigan House of Representatives
- Michigan House of Representatives District 15
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Michigan State Legislature
- Dearborn Public Schools elections (2018)
- Dearborn Public Schools, Michigan
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Roxanne McDonald, "Platform," accessed June 22, 2016
