Candidates File To Run For Dallas ISD School Board

2 Sep 2009

Filing Period Closes

DALLAS—Twelve candidates have completed the filing process to run for a seat on the Dallas ISD School Board. The special election, scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, will decide who will represent District 1 (Northwest Dallas), District 3 (Northeast Dallas) and District 9 (South Dallas and parts of downtown).

Candidates for the School Board election in District 1 are:

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• Melvin Cannon, retired salesman
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• Edwin Flores, attorney (incumbent)
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• Kyle Renard, homemaker
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• Linus Spiller, a freelance writer
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District 3 candidates are:

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• Penny Anderly, consultant
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• Leigh Ann Ellis, landscape designer (incumbent)
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• Beatrice Alba Martinez, real estate broker
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• Bruce Parrott, television producer
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District 9 candidates are:

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• Sally Cain, education/consultant
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• Bernadette Nutall, executive director, Circle of Support
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• Juanita Wallace, retired administrator
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• Rossi Walter, self-finance/fitness/security
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Candidates intending to seek office on the school board had until 5 p.m., today to file.

"We believe that engaged parents and guardians impact a student's academic and personal development" is the sixth core belief adopted by the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees. For a complete list of core beliefs, visit the Web site at http://www.dallasisd.org/about/vision.htm.