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[[Leah Puryear]] is a member of the [[Charlottesville School Board]]. She ran unopposed for another term in the [[2013 election]].  <ref>{{cite web|title=School Board candidates finalized; No contested races|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/15101-school_board_races/|author=Andrew Quarles|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=June 11, 2013|accessdate=June 12, 2013}}</ref>
[[Leah Puryear]] is a member of the [[Charlottesville School Board]]. She ran for a fifth term in [[2021]] but placed fourth and was not re-elected.
 
Puryear ran unopposed for another term in the [[2013 election]].  <ref>{{cite web|title=School Board candidates finalized; No contested races|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/15101-school_board_races/|author=Andrew Quarles|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=June 11, 2013|accessdate=June 12, 2013}}</ref> She also ran unopposed in 2017.
 
She was inducted into the [[Burley Varsity Club]] in 2017. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Burley Varsity Club honors 11 community members|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/burley-varsity-club-honors-community-members/article_7b1a3cde-433c-11e7-9760-7bfbf9d2248b.html|author=Staff reports|pageno=|printdate=May 27, 2017|publishdate=May 27, 2017|accessdate=May 29, 2017}}</ref>
Puryear will seek a 5th term in [[2021]] and the race will be contested with four candidates seeking three positions. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Puryear seeking fifth term on Charlottesville School Board|url=https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/education/puryear-seeking-fifth-term-on-charlottesville-school-board/article_b36430d8-9e3a-11eb-9d88-0b8242b33768.html|author=Katherine Knott|pageno=|printdate=April 17, 2021|publishdate=April 17, 2021|accessdate=April 20, 2021}}</ref>
 
Puryear's last Board meeting was on [[December 2]], [[2021]]. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Wade, Puryear wrap up 15-year tenure on Charlottesville School Board|url=https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/education/wade-puryear-wrap-up-15-year-tenure-on-charlottesville-school-board/article_88436fe2-5486-11ec-b22b-ab44ebdf2e27.html|author=Katherine Knott|pageno=|printdate=December 3, 2021|publishdate=December 3, 2021|accessdate=December 10, 2021}}</ref>
 
 
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==2021 election==
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==2017 election==
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==[[2013 election]] for School Board==
==[[2013 election]] for School Board==
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==External Links==
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Current Charlottesville School Board Members]]
[[Category:Current Charlottesville School Board Members]]

Revision as of 17:33, 10 December 2021

Leah W. Puryear
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Leah W. Puryear

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Term Start 2006
Term End 2017

Biographical Information

Leah Puryear is a member of the Charlottesville School Board. She ran for a fifth term in 2021 but placed fourth and was not re-elected.

Puryear ran unopposed for another term in the 2013 election. [1] She also ran unopposed in 2017.

She was inducted into the Burley Varsity Club in 2017. [2] Puryear will seek a 5th term in 2021 and the race will be contested with four candidates seeking three positions. [3]

Puryear's last Board meeting was on December 2, 2021. [4]


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2021 election

Candidates Votes %
Juandiego Wade (D) 11,730 42.51
Brian Pinkston (D) 10,161 36.82
Yasmine Washington (I) 3,482 12.62
Nikuyah Walker (I) 1,928 6.99
Write-In 292 1.06
Source: Virginia State Board of Elections[5]


Voters could cast two votes, one for each of the two seats available, hence the percentages do not total 100%. Walker withdrew from the race but was still listed on the ballot

2017 election

Candidates Votes %
Lisa Larson-Torres 10,048 33.73
Juandiego R. Wade 9,846 33.05
Leah W. Puryear 9,556 32.08
Write-In 339 1.14
Source: Virginia Department of Elections[6]


Each voter could vote for up to three candidates.

2013 election for School Board

Candidates Votes %
Ned Michie (I) 7,436 33.66
Leah Puryear (I) 7,357 33.31
Juandiego Wade (I) 7,136 32.31
Write-In 160 .72
Source: Virginia State Board of Elections[7]


Each voter could vote for up to two candidates.

Candidate Profile Resources
Candidate Leah W. Puryear
Office Charlottesville School Board
Election year 2013 election
Logo-small25.jpg Candidate interviews by Charlottesville Tomorrow
Candidate interview transcript
Candidate interview audio

<mp3player>http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/20130923-Puryear-Interview.MP3</mp3player>
Source website


2009 election for School Board

Candidates Votes %
Edmund R. "Ned" Michie 6,027 Unknown
Leah W. Puryear 5,562 Unknown
Juandiego R. Wade 5,500 Unknown
Write-In 571 Unknown
Source: City of Charlottesville[8]

Overall voter turnout for City of Charlottesville in this election was 37.31%[9]. Each voter could vote for up to three candidates.[10]

2006 election for School Board

Candidates Votes %
Edmund R. "Ned" Michie 3,101 24.87
Leah W. Puryear 2,426 19.45
Juandiego R. Wade 2,370 19.01
Susan W. "Sue" Lewis 2,077 16.66
Charles W. Kollmansperger 1,695 13.59
Vance D. High 760 6.09
Write-In 41 0.33
Source: Virginia State Board of Elections[11]


Voters could cast three votes, one for each of the three seats available, hence the percentages do not total 100%.

External Links

References

  1. Web. School Board candidates finalized; No contested races, Andrew Quarles, Charlottesville Tomorrow, June 11, 2013, retrieved June 12, 2013.
  2. Web. Burley Varsity Club honors 11 community members, Staff reports, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, May 27, 2017, retrieved May 29, 2017.
  3. Web. Puryear seeking fifth term on Charlottesville School Board, Katherine Knott, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, April 17, 2021, retrieved April 20, 2021.
  4. Web. Wade, Puryear wrap up 15-year tenure on Charlottesville School Board, Katherine Knott, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, December 3, 2021, retrieved December 10, 2021.
  5. Web. [ 2021 November General Results - Albemarle County], Virginia Department of Elections, November 17, 2021, retrieved November 17, 2021.
  6. Web. Virginia Department of Elections, retrieved November 8, 2017.
  7. Web. Charlottesville City Council Election Results, Virginia State Board of Elections, retrieved November 11, 2013.
  8. Official Results November 3, 2009 General Election. City of Charlottesville, 6 Nov. 2009. Web. 6 Nov. 2009. <http://www.charlottesville.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=14908>.
  9. Official Results November 3, 2009 General Election. City of Charlottesville, 6 Nov. 2009. Web. 6 Nov. 2009. <http://www.charlottesville.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=14908>.
  10. Dixit, Rachana. "3 School Board Members Announce Re-election Bids." Daily Progress. 20 Mar. 2009. Web. <http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/cdp-news-local/2009/mar/20/3_school_board_members_announce_re-election_bids-ar-64629/>
  11. Local Election - May 2, 2006 State Board of Elections. retrieved 5 Jul 2009.