a[aria-expanded=true] .fa-chevron-right { display: none; } display: inline-block; Evidence of the fraudulent 2020 election can be see in the documentary 2000 Mules. Some of the names who made the cut and some that didnt come as no big surprise. } font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%; background-color: red; height: 22px; position: absolute; letter-spacing: 0.03em; School districts | .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { A total of six candidates are running to fill three seats on the Johnston County Board of Education in the nonpartisan election. p.survey-response {white-space: pre-line;} Vaccine effectiveness against hospitalizations has remained relatively high over time, although it tends to be slightly lower for older adults and for people with weakened immune systems. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/effectiveness/work.html. Counties | color: #6db24f; color: black; margin-right: 12px; if (typeof $ != 'undefined') { Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. }) }. margin-bottom:0px; display: inline-block; } .electionsectionheading { .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { Tippett ran for election for an at-large seat of the Johnston County Schools Board of Education in North . }, .votebox { $(".collapse-all").on('click', () => { Increase vocational/trade opportunities and follow NCDPI requirement of 22 credits for graduation and allow additional elective time for specific vocational classes for students not attending college. I learned that even people whom you thought were villains (such as Clemente) could actually be people who were kind and decent and doing great things. I have asked to see those files. font-size: 12px; border: 1px solid #999; width: 50px; } Doesnt that sound like a good idea? margin: 0; if (typeof $ != 'undefined') { clear: both; Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well. display: inline-block; I will work with county commissioners in a forthright manner so we can have a realistic and responsible model for funding our schools adequately as our county continues its rapid growth. font-style: italic; Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Not even close to the same thing. Johnston County Board of Education meeting dates, agendas, and School Board Policies can be found by visiting the eBoard Solutions page. ) We are moving back to JOCO so we know people & they know us. MENTAL!!!!! border-radius: 50%; .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { .race_header.republican { If you are in Benson, or close, its showing at a local church here Sunday the 22nd 7pm. } } } padding-bottom: 8px; font-weight: bold; I have worked in local government for the past nine and a half years. } font-weight: bold; They call you racists because they dont have anything worthwhile to say. margin: auto; All masks were intended to do was slow the spread from an asymptomatic person that has Covid and doesnt know it. clear: both; .election_results_text { clearInterval(nTimer); .non_result_row th { .results_row { } Federal courts | .votebox-results-cell--check { .votebox-results-metadata-p { a.communitylink { color:black; font-weight:bold; } State and local courts | p.survey-response {margin-left:10px;}

   .contact_entity {font-size: 1.5em ;margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} .top_disclaimer { We can devise a funding formula with the county, but only if it starts with an adequate baseline level of funding. } .widget-row.value-only { 	background-color: #db0000; 	padding:7px 8px 8px; } 	display: inline-block; 	height: 50px; I will make that a top priority. } 	color: white; .inner_percentage {    } 	font-size: .9em; .widget-row.Libertarian { 	let scrollHeight = jQuery('.results_table_container').get(index).scrollHeight; They have evidence and accountability. .results_row td:first-child { })(); See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection. 	color: #888; } Source. .votebox-results-metadata { 	vertical-align: top; 	padding-bottom: 5px; They work in partnership with the county on long-term budget planning. All of the current school board members are to blame for the crisis our schools face, and so they all have to go., We have one of the fastest-growing school systems in the state and one of the worst school boards youll find anywhere. 	color: #fff; Rick Mercer secured the fourth spot with 6,737 votes (9%), Mark Lane came in fifth with 6,309 votes (9%), while Melissa Bowers secured the sixth position with 5,271 votes (7%). Gross fiscal malpractice has led to a shocking budget shortfall and a reckless draining of the school systems reserves over the course of just a couple of years. $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { 	position: absolute; .outer_percentage { Terry Tippett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey. } .inner_percentage.Republican { 	padding-left: 0; } 	margin-bottom: 4px; 	background-color: #ccc; for Johnston County Board of Education February 20, 2020. 	top: -1px; .clearfix { 	text-align: center; What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official? Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. 			max-height: 580px; 	left: 0; But I wont hold my breath because Jen doesnt really back up her claims with credible sources. } Moby-Dick. Our school system is in crisis, Mr. Mercier said.     @media (max-width:600px) { } 	font-size: 2em; } Elections in 2023 | 	background-color: grey; I've been in the room when elected officials have to make tough decisions. 	width: 57%; .votebox-results-cell--check { } When you claim that people who disagree with you are anti-parent, and when you think that people who go with science over politics are wrongsimply because they dont agree with your politics. 	border: 1px solid #999; 	.votebox { 	background-color: #f9f9f9; .survey-result {padding:10px;} 	font-size: 12px; How to vote | 	padding-bottom: 3px; .key-messages li {margin-bottom: 10px;} I voted for who I hope will serve the students and community best. The results have been certified. 	display: block; 	color: black; 	font-weight: 300; 	vertical-align: top; They should not be pulled out of them to drive buses. 	padding-bottom: 8px; We will come out of that retreatwhich will be open to the public and mediawith clear direction on an operational budget for the next fiscal year, on a budget model for the next five years, and on a capital plan that will enable us to catch up on school construction and expansions and renovations of existing schools. } 	} else { } (function() { 	text-align: center; 	let scrollHeight = jQuery('.results_table_container').get(index).scrollHeight; 	 (function() { Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well. } .votebox-results-metadata { Since 2010, Ive worked for the Town of Garner as its public information officer and now communications manager. Elect Rick Mercier - Johnston County Board of Education .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { 		width: 350px; } } .key-messages li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0px;} 	font-weight: 300; We think alike! }) Incumbents Todd Sutton and Terri Sessoms did not seek re-election this year. There were no incumbents in this race. We cannot try to balance budgets on the backs of teachers and classified staff. https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-6817. } 	position: relative; 		display: block; .votebox-scroll-container { These will be my top priorities as I begin my term. 	background-color: #003388; 	background-color: grey; .results_row td:first-child { 	letter-spacing: 0.03em; .votebox-scroll-container { Mr. Mercier works for the Town of Garner and has over nine years of local government experience. }) 	top: -1px; .outer_percentage { 	height: 100%; He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington in 1985 and a graduate degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1994. .top_disclaimer { 	letter-spacing: .03em; } 	font-size: 1.2em; 	padding:7px 8px 8px; You clearly have opinions terrybarns, so why didnt you run?  As of January 18, 2023 at 12:30:37 PM, 38 out of 38 precincts have reported.    .external_links_table { width: auto !important; } .electionsectionheading { 	font-size: 16px; 			max-height: 580px; 	display: inline-block; Even during tough economic times, jobs have been preserved, instructional materials are still provided, schools are safe to attend, student achievement results continue to rise.        .contact_entity {font-size: 1.0em ;margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-right: 0.5em;} 	} 	display: inline-block; 	background-color: #f9d334; .inner_percentage.Democratic { 	vertical-align: top; 	text-align: center; Source. 	border: 1px solid #999; As any parent or teacher knows, school is where our children develop their understanding of who they are, of the world around them and of their ability to make meaningful change in it. div.survey-scrollbox {  height:400px;  overflow:scroll;  margin:20px;  padding:10px;  border:1px solid gray; } } } 	margin-right: 10px; Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. .non_result_row {    } $('.pastResponses').hide(); $('.hideResponses').hide(); School districts | 	line-height: 1.5em; 	jQuery(item).html("Scroll for more  "); }. } } Get to know the candidates with our NC 2022 Voter Guide.. 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I was 5. The following candidates ran in the general election for Johnston County Schools Board of Education At-large on November 3, 2020. text-align: center; } $('.pastResponses').show(); I told My wife of 47 yrs. } How to vote | padding-bottom: 5px; } I serve on the board of the North Carolina Open Government Coalition and am former vice president of North Carolina City and County Communicators. }) We must be committed high student achievement with a focus on equity issues. defer(); See also:Johnston County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2020). margin-bottom: 1px; Kevin Donovan finished second with 11,215 votes (16%), and Michelle Antoine came in third with 10,040 votes (14%). padding-top: 8px; position: relative; font-weight: 300; A total of 16 candidates have filed for 4 seats on the Board of Education. vertical-align: middle;

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p.survey-response {margin-left:10px;} } .inner_percentage.Green { max-width: 75px; Hehehehehehehehe. .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, margin-top: 1px; Pivotal Time For Johnston County Public Schools, emails I have obtained as part of a public records request, 200 computer files containing financial records were deleted by a director in Facility Services amid concerns about possible fraud, Deleted Files, Inflated Invoices, Fraud Allegations Uncovered In More Mistakenly Released JCS Emails, Eggs Up Grill Begins Construction In Clayton, Johnston Community College Welcomes New President Dr. Vern Lindquist. } $('.collapse').collapse('show'); (D) - Democrat(R) - Republican(L) - Libertarian(U) - Unaffiliated or Unknown(I) - Incumbent, Legend: The first thing the new school board will focus on is multiyear planning for operational budgets and capital needs. }); } p.survey-question {font-weight:bold;} Terry Sessoms, Todd Sutton, and Al Byrd will be remembered as elevating our academic school status from the bottom one-third teer and navigating an unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic while modeling diversity in the Administration and on the Johnston County School Board. .results_row.winner { function defer() { Public policy. .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { Second, we will take steps to make growth commensurate with school capacity. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? overflow-x: auto; letter-spacing: .04em; I've been a part of leadership teams that produce balanced budgets that don't result in shortfalls and don't drain fund balance. Rick currently serves as vice president of N.C. City and County Communicators and is a board member of the N.C. Open Government Coalition. width: 100%; I am fair-minded and am a listener. $('#candidate-connection-email-74539').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-email'); }); } overflow-y: auto; padding-top: 8px; Focus on meeting need for psychologist and nurse positions. $('.hideResponses').on('click', () => { State executives | We must plan for our long-term school construction and renovation needs-in cooperation with the county. .large-date { text-align: center; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600;} .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { margin-top: 16px; (505) 431 - 5992; man jumps off cruise ship after fight with wife width: 250px; Enhancing opportunities for schools and classrooms will be our first priority. padding-bottom: 3px; .widget-img { } Exactly what I was going to say. Theres were more cases of Covid when we had both vaccines and mask mandates. So called scientific studies are loaded up with liberal socialist democrat scientist that have guaranteed the out come to support the socialist democrat president and governor. An elected official must have honesty and integrity. overflow-x: auto; Depends on your definition of "historical." } clear: both; 6 Candidates Advance In School Board Race, Benton Sawrey Fends Off Opponents In NC Senate Primary, Harnett County Woman Wins $834,910 Cash 5 Jackpot, Eggs Up Grill Begins Construction In Clayton, Johnston Community College Welcomes New President Dr. Vern Lindquist, https://www.kxan.com/news/coronavirus/do-face-masks-work-here-are-49-scientific-studies-that-explain-why-they-do/, https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/effectiveness/work.html, Michael Onufer Appointed District Court Judge, Benson Selects Geneva W. Covington As 2023 Black History Honoree, SBI Arrests Former Johnston Correctional Officer. overflow-y: hidden; } } in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. top: 0px; background: #4c4c4c; Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Mercier also studied at Duke University Divinity School. .widget-row.value-only.white { div.survey-scrollbox { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } .survey-result {padding:10px;} So far, you have yet to present any scientific source that backs up your nonsense. .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { And we should absolutely not be losing great teaching assistants because they do not feel that they are equipped to drive buses. font-weight: bold; $('.showResponses').on('click', () => { Thats not navigating thats surrendering. $(".collapse-all").on('click', () => { } width: 100% !important; I will listen to your concerns. Rick Mercier was born in Baltimore, Maryland. .percentage_number { jQuery( ".votebox" ).each(function( index ) { } There can be no excuses and failure will not be an option. .non_result_row th { text-align: center; function indicateScroll (){ background-color: #dac113; margin-top: 0px; .contact_office { font-size: 0.8 em; margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} .widget-row.Green { }) We have to continue to improve student achievement and growth, with a special strategic focus on early literacy in K-3. setTimeout(function() { defer() }, 500); .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, .key-messages li {margin-bottom: 10px;} color: white; } Let's end the distractions and drama and put the focus back on our kids. I am also a member of the Partnership for Children of Johnston Countys Read to Grow Summer Learning Loss Action Committee. How a pro-mask, pro-CRT, anti-parent, lover-of-other-peoples-money type would secure over 6000 votes in Joco is astounding. I support candidates who best look out for our schools without letting the gutter politics get in the way of what is best for our schools. The money for the students stays here, the rules for the schools are local and they can cancel school for weather related issues locally, as opposed to the whole county being cancelled for the same weather event. background-color: #6db24f; I cant wait to vote her out!! } .contact_office { font-size: 0.8 em; margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. 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background-color: #db0000; } } else { I graduated from Smithfield-Selma HS in 1981 and UNC-W in 1985. text-align: left !important; } } padding-bottom: 8px; Federal courts | } }. His current term ends in 2026. Town hall meetings to share info and gain insight to stakeholders concerns/suggestions. .electionsectionheading { .panel-heading:hover { cursor: pointer;} .survey-result {padding:10px;} Byrd was unsuccessful in his bid to remain on the school board. font-weight: bold; font-weight: bold; $('.pastResponses').hide(); ul.key-messages {list-style-type: none; margin-left:10px; } He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. } In 2017, there were allegations of fraud involving Facility Services bidding practices. color: white; Thats reality and I can back up my claims with scientific sources. text-align: left; Incumbents are bolded and underlined. } } display: inline-block; Get in line. background-color: #f9d334; Education: NR: RICK MERCIER Age: 54 Residence: Fireweed Place, Clayton Occupation: Public Information Officer & Communications .results_row { p.survey-response {white-space: pre-line;} .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { The votes for Terry Tippit, Kevin Donovan and our most beloved Mother Antoine was a total of 33,500 votes screaming that the endorsement of Mr. Tony WRAL Braswell means absolutely nothing. padding-left: 16px; width: 90%; if(scrollHeight > 580 ) { } } float: left; }) line-height: 1.5em; I know good government because Ive been practicing it for more than nine years in a leadership position in Garner. vertical-align: top; .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-weight: 300; Tony WRAL Braswell with his big Joe Preston for school board sign in front of his gas station better take notice that he is bleeding support worst than a flat tire bled air. STATUS margin-bottom:0px; Your argument is like trying to claim that seatbelts make car crashes worse because it gives one a false sense of security. } Incumbents are bolded and underlined. width: 57%; a.communitylink { color:black; font-weight:bold; } width: 43%; $('.hideResponses').on('click', () => { margin: auto; Incumbents are bolded and underlined. background-color: grey; if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; What's on my ballot? My work as a journalist appeared in dozens of publications in the U.S. and other parts of the world. Incumbents are bolded and underlined. .results_row.winner { Contact our sales team. Page is set to refresh automatically every 90 seconds until all precincts have reported. How would you support the diverse needs of your districts students, faculty, staff, and community? font-size: 1.2em; margin-top: 0px; } .large-date { text-align: center; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600;} Public policy. Through attending JCPS, having children attend JCPS, and recently working in the "system", I am able to see and fix things "from the inside out". background-color: #f9f9f9; } background-color: #f9d334; Students learn to read in the early years so that they can read to learn for the rest of their lives. .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { $('#candidate-connection-email-122571').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-email'); }); } font-weight: bold; } The results have been certified. My background as a journalist and serving in a local government leadership position have helped me to hone these qualities. .large-date { text-align: center; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600;} I have two daughters in Johnston County Public Schools-one at East Clayton Elementary, another who will be attending SSS starting in the fall. Dont care who it offends, these kids are mental and need serious help. .votebox { Michelle and Donovan used Tippett. .external_links_table { width: auto !important; } early morning that the county I was living in was having problems with County & City schools trying to merge. .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { Baptist. margin-right: 12px; .contact_office { margin-top: 0.3em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} Copyright 2002-2023 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. padding-left: 8px; width: 100%; .race_header { } overflow-x: scroll; The anti-mask crowd thus confirms (again) that they disagree not because of evidence, but merely because of politics. } } In unofficial results Tuesday night with all precincts reporting, Terry Tippett led the field with 12,419 votes (18%). $('.hideResponses').show(); Help expand Ballotpedia's elections coverage - volunteer with us, Johnston County Schools Board of Education At-large, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, 1985, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1994, .infobox { It is being accomplished through the use of the district website and the free television cable channel. font-size: 20px; Cities | I was an assistant teacher in public schools in Japan. Michelle Antoine was a surprise. padding-bottom: 5px; var nTimer = setInterval(function() { Mercier completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. } The Johnston County Board of Education is committed to making Johnston County Public Schools second to none. .race_header.libertarian { padding-left: 10px; background-color: #6db24f; I have lived in Japan and Taiwan and have reported from Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean during my career. width: 50px; Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. Visit every school in the county at least every other month to gain input from school staff. overflow: hidden; That science or the MSM science that says its perfectly normal for 18-25yos to die from heart attacks, to continue getting Covid after getting a jab to prevent it and masks work? display: inline-block; .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { @media (max-width:600px) { propaganda sources, like Paul Alexander, will cherry pick sentences from various studies to paint a dishonest picture while ignoring the overall conclusion, but its not science and it isnt honest.In the meantime, Ill stick with the peer reviewed studies. div.survey-scrollbox { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } width: 100%; font-weight: 100; let item = jQuery('.votebox .indicate_scroll').get(index); $('.pastResponses').show(); } padding-left: 10px; $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { height: 100%; I know that every other parent and grandparent in our fast-growing county wants the same thing for the schoolchildren in their families, Mercier said. .widget-row { Your latest argument, after your baseless claim about them giving a false sense of security, is to claim that since numbers were high, then somehow, that must mean the masks and/or vaccines dont work. padding-bottom: 8px; background-color: #db0000; font-weight: bold; I just hope she can get her messages more streamlined and come with ideas for change not just saying it needs to happen. font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; .votebox_bp_logo { } Im on the board of the N.C. Open Government Coalition, which protects your right to know what government is up to. Go ahead and look at the stats. color: white; Nah Brett I dont live in Johnston county. $('.hideResponses').on('click', () => { .widget-row.Green { margin-right: 10px; width: 100%; Thank you for your interest in the Johnston County Board of Elections. top: 0px; .widget-row.heading { position: absolute; TheCenergisticand Freckle contracts are obvious examples that have been in the news. "Gross fiscal malpractice has led to a shocking budget shortfall and a reckless draining of the school system's reserves over the course of just a . font-size: 12px; .external_links_table { width: auto !important; } } } .percentage_number { div.survey-scrollbox { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } width: 100% Lets clean house! .widget-row.Republican { } font-size: 12px; Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. margin-bottom: .75em; Students, however, always come first. a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { display: none; } .widget-key { Rick Mercier, candidate for Johnston County Board of Education Avi Bajpai, The News & Observer (Raleigh) 10/24/2022 1 dead, 1 hurt in shooting at Castleton Square Mall Cities | margin-top: 1em; That's a good lesson for all of us to learn. } display: block; How to run for office | Its a real shame John Fischer didnt get his message out better. Former Clayton News-Star Editor Rick Mercier of Clayton filed Friday morning for the Johnston County School Board. Masks do help prevent the spread of COVID, even if far from perfect. Former Clayton News-Star Editor Rick Mercier of Clayton filed Friday morning for the Johnston County School Board. (D) - Democrat(R) - Republican(L) - Libertarian(G) - Green(U) - Unaffiliated or Unknown(I) - Incumbent. if (window.jQuery) { .key-messages li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0px;} } Assure the opportunity for every student to achieve his or her potential and to challenge each student as we prepare them for the next chapter of their lives. I vividly remember being distraught and throwing my glove at the TV when my beloved Orioles lost to the great Roberto Clemente and his Pittsburgh Pirates in the World Series. } font-size: 0.9em; background-color: green; .inner_percentage { padding-left: 0; z-index:1; width: 43%; .contact_office { margin-top: 0.3em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} width: 150px; $('#candidate-connection-email-74526').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-email'); }); What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder? top: -5px; @media (max-width:600px) { We should have adequate funding for operational and capital needs, including teacher and staff pay and new school construction. "As a parent with two children in Johnston County Public Schools, I want to make sure our schools. We invite you to attend our meetings and we welcome your support and input. 1 talking about this. Copyright 2002-2023 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. width: 250px; background-color: #f9f9f9; margin-top: 1px; } What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? Biography Rick Mercier was born in Baltimore, Maryland. } left: 0px; .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { I saw one sign out for himone. .key-messages li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0px;} .race_footer { Ummm how so? .widget-row.Democratic { As we kick off Public Schools Week, we find ourselves in a pivotal time for Johnston County Public Schools.

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