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Little defeats incumbent Leech on school board

By Bobby Burns | Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 10:55 PM

Jennifer Little defeated incumbent Betsy Leech in the school board race for District 5B.

Little defeated Leech by 731 votes. Little received 3,106 votes and Leech received 2,375, according to unofficial results. A third candidate, Sean Kenny, received 719 votes.

“I am excited about winning,” Little said.

“I am excited about diving in soon to get busy for the kids and make a difference.”

Little said that the 2005 redistricting decision by the school board helped her candidacy.

“I think people are ready for a change,” she said.

Little said one of her priorities is to fix the problems associated with school assignment and reduce the size and term limits of the school board. The board currently has 12 members who served six-year terms.

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