Spokane Public Schools Board, position 4
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Erin Georgen | 15,502 | 38.96% |
| Kevin Morrison | 14,503 | 36.45% |
| William (Bill) Baxley | 9,782 | 24.59% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
About the Race
The Candidates
Erin Georgen
- Age:
- 42
- City:
- Spokane, WA
Education: Graduated from Mt. Spokane High School in 2000. Attended the U.S. Army Academy of Health Sciences until 2001 for physical therapy technician training. Earned an associate degree in graphic design from the Art Institute of Portland in 2014.
Political experience: Elected to be a Democratic precinct committee officer in the 3rd Legislative District in 2018.
Work experience: Currently works as a part-time, on-call physical therapy assistant for St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute while running her own graphic design and digital communications business. Has worked as a physical therapy assistant for the U.S. Coast Guard and as a civilian for a combined 15 years. Served in the Coast Guard for four years on active duty and four years in the reserves. Helped start the grassroots organization Whole Washington to draft an initiative for statewide universal health care in 2018.
Family: Not married. Has one child at Holmes Elementary School.
Kevin Morrison
- Age:
- 67
- City:
- Spokane, WA
Education: Graduated from Shadle Park High School in 1975. Graduated from Eastern Washington University in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in communication and organizational leadership.
Political experience: None
Work experience: Currently retired. Until the end of June he was the Spokane Public Schools interim director of safety, risk management and transportation, after working as director of community relations and communications from 2013 to 2018. He worked in the SPS capital projects department from 2003-13 managing bond projects.
Family: Married to Carol Morrison. They have one daughter.
William (Bill) Baxley
- Age:
- 70
- City:
- Spokane, WA
Education: Graduated from Gonzaga Preparatory School in 1972. Graduated from the University of Washington in 1975 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. Earned his bachelor’s degree in education and teaching certificate from the University of Washington in 1977.
Political experience: None
Work experience: Currently retired. Has been on the substitute list for Educational Service District 101 since 2015 and occasionally works in juvenile detention schools. Before that, he worked for the Los Angeles County Office of Education for 15 years. He started his career in education with Clinics Incorporated, where he helped high school dropouts earn their GEDs in Tacoma and Everett from 1979-84.
Family: Married to Michelle Baxley. They have two grown children.
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Differences, money drive Spokane school board candidates as election approaches
Candidates for three open Spokane Public Schools board seats are drawing lots of financial support. They’re also drawing a clear divide on the issues.
Georgen, Morrison differ on funding, security strategies in race for Spokane school board spot
As the election filing deadline approached last spring, it would have been easy for Erin Georgen and Kevin Morrison to take a pass on running for a spot on the Spokane Public Schools board.
Spokane School Board: Georgen vs. Morrison
At the Northwest Passages Pints and Politics debate between Spokane School Board and City Council candidates, Kevin Morrison and Erin Georgen debated school issues as they vie for Position 4 on the Spokane Public Schools board. Debate was October 3, 2019 and held at OverBluff Cellars’ tasting room at the Washington Cracker Building in Spokane.
Safety and security a key topic in Spokane School Board elections
All six remaining Spokane School Board candidates agree that the question of improving security is more complicated than the black-and-white question of whether the district should arm its campus resource officers or contract with law enforcement for similar services.
3 new faces vie for seat on Spokane public school board
The job will last for only two years, but the winner of the Position 4 race has a chance to make a big impact on the Spokane Public Schools board of directors. The three candidates – Erin Georgen, Bill Baxley and Kevin Morrison – have staked out differing positions on several key issues, including overall district priorities, the arming of campus resource officers and whether the district should put a supplemental levy on the November ballot.