Melody McCray-Miller
2024 - Present
2028
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Melody McCray-Miller is an at-large member of the Wichita Public Schools Board of Education in Kansas. She assumed office on January 8, 2024. Her current term ends on January 10, 2028.
McCray-Miller ran for election for an at-large seat of the Wichita Public Schools Board of Education in Kansas. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Biography
McCray- Miller received her B.A. in psychology from the University of Houston and a secondary school teaching certificate from Wichita State University.[1]
Prior to her election to the House, McCray-Miller served as a Wichita city commissioner and on the local school board. As of 2010, she served on the Executive Board of Center for Health and Wellness, the Advisory Board for Wichita Children's Home, and the Grant Chapel A.M.E. Steward Board.
Elections
2023
See also: Wichita Public Schools, Kansas, elections (2023)
General election
General election for Wichita Public Schools, At-large
Melody McCray-Miller defeated Brent Davis in the general election for Wichita Public Schools, At-large on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Melody McCray-Miller (Nonpartisan) | 53.4 | 23,806 |
 | Brent Davis (Nonpartisan) | 46.2 | 20,580 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 174 | ||
| Total votes: 44,560 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Wichita Public Schools, At-large
Melody McCray-Miller and Brent Davis defeated Jesse Borosky, Harlan Bascombe, and Jacob Bakk in the primary for Wichita Public Schools, At-large on August 1, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melody McCray-Miller (Nonpartisan) | 54.3 | 14,914 |
| ✔ | | Brent Davis (Nonpartisan) | 23.4 | 6,433 |
 | Jesse Borosky (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 2,184 | |
| Harlan Bascombe (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 2,046 | ||
| Jacob Bakk (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 1,871 | ||
| Total votes: 27,448 | |||
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Endorsements
McCray-Miller received the following endorsements.
- State Rep. Jim Ward (D)
- Wichita City Council Memb. Brandon Johnson (Nonpartisan)
- Wichita Sch. Brd. Memb. Ernestine Krehbiel (Nonpartisan)
- Wichita Sch. Brd. Memb. Sheril Logan (Nonpartisan)
- Wichita State Univ. Trustee Connie Dietz
- Ngoc Vuong (Nonpartisan) - Wichita Sch. Brd. cand.
- Frmr. Wichita Sch. Brd Memb., Ben Blankley (Nonpartisan)
- Frmr. Wichita Sch. Brd. Memb. Lanora Franck
- Frmr. Wichita Sch. Brd. Memb. Chip Gramke
- Frmr. Wichita Sch. Brd. Memb. Kevass Harding
- Frmr. Kans. Treas. Lynn Rogers (D)
- Frmr. Wichita Sch. Brd. Memb. Ron Rosales (Nonpartisan)
- Frmr. Wichita City Cncl. Memb. Lavonta Williams
- Sedgwick County, Kan., Democratic Party
- Wichita Association of Retired School Personnel
- Wichita Hutchinson Labor Federation
- Game On for Kansas Schools
- Realtors of South Central Kansas
- Six Degrees of Activism
- United Teachers of Wichita
- Women for Kansas, Wichita
- Kari Ann Rinker - Frmr. Kansas NOW State Coord.
- Jesse Borosky (Nonpartisan) - Frmr. Wichita Sch. Brd. cand.
- Sapphire Garcia Lies - Kansas Birth Justice Society Exec. Dir.
- Liz Hamor (Nonpartisan) - Goddard Democratic Precinct Committeewoman
- Michael Harris - United Teachers of Wichita Vice Pres.
- Kristi Kirk (D) - Sedgwick Cnty. Democratic Party Chair
- Stacy Shanahan - Sedgwick Cnty. Dem. Precinct Committeewoman
- Katie Warren - United Teachers of Wichita Pres.
- Donna Wirth - Sedgwick Cnty. Democratic Party Bylaws Cmte. Memb.
2010
McCray-Miller won re-election to the 89th District Seat in 2010 with no opposition. She was also unopposed in the Democratic primary. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[2]
2008
On November 4, 2008, McCray-Miller was re-elected to the 89th District Seat in the Kansas House of Representatives with no opposition.[3] She raised $10,200 for her campaign.[4]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 89 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Melody McCray-Miller (D)
|
6,796 | 100% | ||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Other survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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State legislative tenure
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, McCray-Miller served on the following committees:
- Children and Families Committee, Kansas House of Representatives
- Children's Issues Committee, Kansas State Legislature
- Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee, Kansas House of Representatives, Ranking Minority Member
- Elections Committee, Kansas House of Representatives
- Taxation Committee, Kansas House of Representatives
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, McCray-Miller served on the following committees:
- Taxation Committee, House of Representatives
- Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee, House of Representatives, Ranking Member
- Government Efficiency and Fiscal Oversight Committee, House of Representatives
- Joint Committee on Parole Board Oversight
2016 Democratic National Convention
- Delegate to the 2016 DNC (click to expand)
- See also: Democratic National Convention, 2016
Melody McCray-Miller Democratic National Convention, 2016 Status: Superdelegate State: Kansas Supporting: Unknown Delegates to the DNC 2016 Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • State election law and delegates • Superdelegates by state McCray-Miller was a superdelegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention from Kansas.[5] McCray-Miller was one of four superdelegates from Kansas. Superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention were not bound by the results of their state’s primary or caucus to support a specific presidential candidate. Ballotpedia was not able to identify whether McCray-Miller supported Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders for the 2016 Democratic nomination.[6]
What is a superdelegate?
Superdelegates in 2016 were automatic delegates to the Democratic National Convention, meaning that, unlike regular delegates, they were not elected to this position. Also unlike regular delegates, they were not required to pledge their support to any presidential candidate, and they were not bound by the results of their state's presidential primary election or caucus. In 2016, superdelegates included members of the Democratic National Committee, Democratic members of Congress, Democratic governors, and distinguished party leaders, including former presidents and vice presidents. All superdelegates were free to support any presidential candidate of their choosing at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[7]
Kansas superdelegates
Kansas had a total of four superdelegates in 2016. All of them are listed below beneath the candidate they are known to have supported. As of June 7, 2016, one Kansas superdelegate was known to have expressed support for Hillary Clinton, while the support of three superdelegates was unknown. At the time, there were no known superdelegates from Kansas supporting Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination.
Clinton
Unknown
Kansas caucus results
- See also: Presidential election in Kansas, 2016
Kansas Democratic Caucus, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates Bernie Sanders 67.7% 26,450 10 Hillary Clinton 32.3% 12,593 23 Totals 39,043 33 Source: The New York Times and Kansas Democratic Party Delegate allocation
Kansas had 37 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 33 were pledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide caucus results.[9][10]
Four party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.[9][11]
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas House Democrats - Rep. Melody McCray-Miller
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2010 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2008 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Kansas 2008 - Candidates," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia's list of superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention is based on our own research and lists provided by the Democratic National Committee to Vox.com in February 2016 and May 2016. If you think we made an error in identifying superdelegates, please send an email to [email protected].
- ↑ To find out which candidate a superdelegate supported, Ballotpedia sought out public statements from the superdelegate in other media outlets and on social media. If we were unable to find a public statement that clearly articulated which candidate the superdelegate supported at the national convention, we listed that superdelegate as "unknown." If you believe we made an error in identifying which candidate a superdelegate supported, please email us at [email protected].
- ↑ Congressional Research Service, "The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2016: Frequently Asked Questions," December 30, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Election Center: 2008," accessed March 5, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
- ↑ The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
- ↑ Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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Wichita Public Schools, At-large 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Kansas House of Representatives District 89 2005-2013 |
Succeeded by - |
