Great Northern School Board, position 3
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| John Pegg | 152 | 51.01% |
| Jill Ericson | 146 | 48.99% |
* 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
John Pegg
- Age:
- 30
- City:
- Spokane, WA
Education: Graduated from Cheney High School in 2012.
Work experience: Owner of Rimrock Yard Care. Active in Boy Scouts and is an Eagle Scout; involved with Spokane County Master Gardeners.
Political experience: Serves on the Great Northern School District board.
Family: Engaged, no children
Jill Ericson
- Age:
- 59
- City:
- Spokane, WA
Education: Graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School. Earned bachelor’s degree in telecommunications management at Syracuse University, master’s degree in public administration at Seton Hall and doctorate in social and philosophical foundations of education at Rutgers University.
Political experience: No information submitted.
Work experience: Served for 30 years in student-advising focused university positions at Eastern Washington, Weber State, Northern Arizona and Seton Hall universities as director, coordinator, assistant director and assistant dean. Former member and volunteer of Great Northern parent teacher organization. Volunteer at Cheney Middle School.
Family: Married. Has one child.
Complete Coverage
Water, experience among issues examined by Great Northern School District board candidates
Water, experience and maintaining quality are among the issues in the race to serve on the board that leads Spokane County’s smallest school district.