Kelly Horwitz

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Kelly Horwitz

Prior offices

Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education District 4

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Education

Bachelor's

Northwestern University

Law

University of Virginia

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

Personal website

Kelly Horwitz previously represented District 4 of the Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education. She was first elected to the seat in 2009 and was defeated by Cason Kirby on August 27, 2013.

Kirby's win over Horwitz was contested in court. For more information, see Tuscaloosa City School District, Cason Kirby voter fraud charges (2013–2016).

Biography

Horwitz earned her Bachelor's degree from Northwestern University. She also law school at the University of Virginia where she received her J.D.. Horwitz is an attorney and practices at Benedon & Serlin. She is married to her husband David E. Patton, an assistant professor of law at the University of Alabama School of Law.^[1] They have two children, Samantha and Isaac.^[2]

Elections

2013

Horwitz was defeated by challenger Cason Kirby for the District 4 seat on the August 27, 2013 general election.

Note: Cason Kirby's win over Kelly Horwitz was contested in court. For more information, see Tuscaloosa City School District, Cason Kirby voter fraud charges (2013–2016).

Tuscaloosa Board of Education District 4, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Cason Kirby	55%	399
	Nonpartisan	Kelly Horwitz Incumbent	45%	327
Total Votes				726
Source: Fox 6 News These results are unofficial.

2009

In 2009, Horwitz won the election for the District 4 seat on the Tuscaloosa City Board of Education against candidate Bryan Chandler.^[3]

Tuscaloosa City School Board, District 4, 2009
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Kelly Horwitz	52.8%	189
	Nonpartisan	Bryan Chandler	47.2%	169
Total Votes				358

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See also

• Tuscaloosa City Schools Elections, 2013
• Tuscaloosa City Schools, Alabama

External links

Suggest a link

• Tuscaloosa City Schools
• Campaign website

Footnotes

v • e 2013 Tuscaloosa City Schools Elections Election history: District 1: • James Minyard • Earnestine Young District 2: • Earnestine Tucker District 3: • Norman A. Crow District 4: • Kelly Horwitz • Cason Kirby District 5: • Harry Lee • Joe Gattozzi District 6: • Marvin Lucas • John Lollar District 7: • Erskine Simmons • Renwick Jones Chair: • Lee Garrison • Denise Hills Important information: Method of board member selection • What was at stake? • Key deadlines

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