2023 Virginia General Elections

Inside Nova, Husband of Prince William County School Board member hopes to succeed wife in Occoquan

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Richard has a bachelor's degree in accounting from George Washington University. He lives in Occoquan with his wife, Lillie.

Richard is a retired. He used to work in human resources. He worked at Lockheed Martin for over 14 years before retiring in 2015. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

R.M. Jessie Jr.'s campaign for school board member is his first entry into politics.

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PWPerspective, Richard Jessie declares candidacy for Occoquan School Board District

Wants to explore options to help prevent weapons and harmful substances in schools.

Said, "safety is vitally important, and we must do everything to prevent incidents from happening."

- Wants to explore options to help prevent weapons and harmful substances in schools.
- Said, "safety is vitally important, and we must do everything to prevent incidents from happening."

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Plans to continue supporting parents of English language learners.

Wants to create access to a kindergarten-to-college/career information pathway.

- Plans to continue supporting parents of English language learners.
- Wants to create access to a kindergarten-to-college/career information pathway.

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Supports collective bargaining and pay raises that exceed the neighboring district.

Plans to build science labs in all schools.

Said, "I support teacher bonuses for meritorious work performance."

- Supports collective bargaining and pay raises that exceed the neighboring district.
- Plans to build science labs in all schools.
- Said, "I support teacher bonuses for meritorious work performance."

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R. M. Jessie Jr.

Richard has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from George Washington University. He lives in Occoquan with his wife, Lillie.  He served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Richard is a retired human resources professional. He worked at Lockheed Martin for over 14 years before retiring in 2015.

R.M. Jessie, Jr.'s campaign for school board member is his first entry into politics.

R. M. Jessie, Jr.

Richard is a retired human resources professional. He worked at Lockheed Martin for over 14 years before retiring in 2015. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Information on R. M. Jessie, Jr.'s political background is not available at this time.

- Supports collective bargaining and pay raises that exceed the neighboring district.
- Supports plans to build science labs in all schools.
- Said, "I support teacher bonuses for meritorious work performance."

- Don't say that there's no info available if there is. R.M. Jessie just hasn't been into politics before, that's the info right there. You should say instead "R.M. Jessie, Jr.'s campaign for school board is his first entry into politics." No info available means there's no website, social media, or anything.
- Army service goes into personal background.
- Capitalize college degree and major.
- Vary your action words a little more, you don't want two of the same ones in consecutive bulletpoints.

Ryan is originally from Prince William County. He has a bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech. He lives with his wife and children.

Ryan is an educator. He served in the U.S. Army.

Ryan Wilson Kirkpatrick's campaign for school board is his first entry into politics.

Wants to make sure students feel safe in schools and classrooms so they can effectively learn.

Said, "today in Prince William County only 70% of high school students report feeling safe in class. Teachers don’t have the tools they need to enforce discipline in the classroom. Teachers have to be able to address disruptive behavior effectively."

- Wants to make sure students feel safe in schools and classrooms so they can effectively learn.
- Said, "today in Prince William County only 70% of high school students report feeling safe in class. Teachers don’t have the tools they need to enforce discipline in the classroom. Teachers have to be able to address disruptive behavior effectively."

Wants to improve transparency and trust between parents, teachers, and the school board.

Plans to set high expectations in reading, writing, and math skills

Said, "what happens in the school system today echoes for decades. Lack of strong foundations in the basics of reading, writing, and math impede students for the rest of their lives."

- Wants to improve transparency and trust between parents, teachers, and the school board.
- Plans to set high expectations in reading, writing, and math skills
- Said, "what happens in the school system today echoes for decades. Lack of strong foundations in the basics of reading, writing, and math impede students for the rest of their lives."

As of July 19, 2023, Ryan Wilson Kirkpatrick’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Ryan Wilson Kirkpatrick

Ryan is originally from Prince William County. He has a Bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech. He lives with his wife and children in Prince William. He previously served in the U.S. Army.

As of July 19, 2023, Ryan Wilson Kirkpatrick’s website did not contain information on this issue and Ryan Wilson Kirkpatrick did not complete our questionnaire.

Ryan is originally from Prince William County. He has a bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech. He lives with his wife and children in Prince William.

Ryan is an educator. He previously served in the U.S. Army.

Information on Ryan Wilson Kirkpatrick's political background is not available at this time.

Ryan is originally from Prince William County

- Said, "the time to respond to these shortfalls is now. The longer the K-12 system tolerates poor performance the more difficult this will be to correct."

- Seems like he just hasn't run for office before. Unless there is no information for the candidate at all on any public forum, you shouldn't say the info is not available. You should say, "Ryan Wilson Kirkpatrick's campaign for school board is his first entry into politics."
- Army service goes in personal background.
- Capitalize college degrees.

- The school board runs the public school system, and it is entirely independent from the rest of the county government. 
- School board members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day. 
- Some school board members are elected by the entire city, while others represent specific districts. 
- School board members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.

Governs the county's public school system

Prince William School Board Member, Occoquan District

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