Primary Election 2003

Council District 7 includes all or part of the neighborhoods Bloomfield, Friendship, Garfield, Highland Park, Lawrenceville, Morningside, Polish Hill, Stanton Heights, and East Liberty.

Schools in District 2

East End Neighborhood Forum sponsored a school board candidate forum at Morningside Elementary School Auditorium on Wednesday, May 7, 2003 at 7:00 pm. About 75 people attended the forum.

The Highland Park Community Club Program Committee invited school board candidates Patrick Dowd and Darlene Harris to speak at the Community Club meeting on Thursday, May 15, 2003. The meeting started at 7:30 pm and the candidates spoke at the end of the meeting. Each candidate had 10 minutes to speak about why they want to be our representative on the school board. Informal conversation with the candidates followed the meeting.

The League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh has published their voters guide for the primary election.

The League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh, The Education Policy and Issues Center, & The Allegheny Conference on Community Development have put together their Voters Guide to School Board Elections in 11 Counties (hosted by the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania) including information on school board candidates in Pittsburgh. Each candidate answers the following questions:

• Why are you running for school board director?

• Do you feel there needs to be a change to your district's policies regarding drugs, violence, and potential terrorist actions in the schools? What would those changes entail?

• Would you support a regional goal of proficiency in reading, writing, and mathematics for each student? Why or why not? Do you believe your school district can reach that goal? What actions would you support as a school board member to ensure all children in your district achieve proficiency?

• Do you feel that current funding is sufficient for your school district to adequately educate all children in the district? Why or why not? What do you believe is the best way to fund public education in Pennsylvania?"

Here are the unofficial numbers from the Allegheny County web site:

City Council Results (District 7):

Len Bodack	2,324	38.3%
Mitch Kates	2,171	35.8%
Nancy Noszka	1,567	25.8%
Totals	6,062

School Board (District 2):

Patrick Dowd	3,405	53.6%
Darlene Harris	2,945	46.3%
Totals	6,350