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In the primary held on October 24, 2015, Boffy, the board secretary-treasurer,<ref>{{cite web|url=
In the primary held on October 24, 2015, Boffy, the board secretary-treasurer,<ref>{{cite web|url=
https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-boffy-ed-d-nbct-52514044|title=Holly Boffy, Ed.D.|publisher=linkedin.com|accessdate=November 15, 2015}}</ref> won her second term on BESE by defeating Kreamer, 72,246 (53.4 percent) to 62,987 (46.6 percent).<ref name=ereturns>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10242015/10242015_MultiParish.html|title=Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=October 28, 2015}}</ref>
https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-boffy-ed-d-nbct-52514044|title=Holly Boffy, Ed.D.|publisher=linkedin.com|accessdate=November 15, 2015}}</ref> won her second term on BESE by defeating Kreamer, 72,246 (53.4 percent) to 62,987 (46.6 percent).<ref name=ereturns>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10242015/10242015_MultiParish.html|title=Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=October 28, 2015}}</ref>
Through 2014, Boffy received $145,661 in campaign contributions in her non-salaried position. This amount includes $40,000 from the [[Chamber of Commerce]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://influenceexplorer.com/politician/boffy-holly/80100f3bd35846b9a0a05bd248c7fc4f|title=Holly Boffy|publisher=influenceexplorer.com|accessdate=November 15, 2015}}</ref> She received $5,000 in 2015 from former [[New York City]] [[Mayor]] [[Michael Bloomberg]] of the PAC called Stand for Children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theneworleanstribune.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/BILLIONBESE.pdf|title=Billionaires and their Super PACS Vie for Control of Education in Louisiana|author=Elizabeth K. Jeffers|publisher=''The New Orleans Tribune''|accessdate=November 15, 2015}}</ref>
On October 15, 2015, ''The Baton Rouge Advocate'' reported that PAC-Empower Louisiana had available $818,000 for the BESE races. Prominent PAC members include Alice and Jim Walton, [[Wal-Mart]] heirs who reside in Bentonville, [[Arkansas]], and Eli Broad of [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], and the trade association, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. Four candidates in eight districts, including Boffy, re-elected board vice president James Garvey, Jr., in District 1 ([[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]]), and the newly elected [[Sandy Holloway]] in District 3, were declared "acceptable" to the PAC. Boffy received $107,145; Garvey, $230,459, and Holloway, $87,696.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://louisianavoice.com/2015/10/23/guest-columnist-recounts-out-of-state-money-and-pac-support-going-to-campaigns-of-certain-bese-candidates/|title=Guest columnist recounts out-of-state money and PAC support going to campaigns of certain BESE candidates|publisher=''Louisiana Voice''|author=Mark A. Joyce|date=October 23, 2015|accessdate=November 14, 2015}}</ref>
In 2011, Boffy received the endorsement of [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]], who in 2015 withdrew his support for the [[Common Core]] State Standards Initiative, of which Boffy is a steadfast backer.<ref name=nola/> Her opponent, fellow Republican Michael Wade "Mike" Kreamer (born January 1960), also of Lafayette,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=2943694|title=Michael Kreamer, January 1960|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=October 30, 2015}}</ref> opposes Common Core<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/flipbese|title=Flip BESE|publisher=[[Facebook]]|accessdate=November 2, 2015}}</ref> and disagrees with Boffy on teacher evaluations, charter schools, and student grading procedures as well.<ref name=katc/> A long-term educator, Kreamer is the principal of St. Martinville Senior High School in St. Martinville in St. Martin Parish. He expresses alarm over the continuing exodus of teachers from [[State school|public schools]]. In an interview, Kreamer noted his lengthy work hours as a principal: "I see how the policies that have been put into place over the past four years impact students, teachers, parents, and the system ... I think on the state board of education we need someone who is in the trenches every day to make decisions."<ref name=katc>{{cite web|url=http://www.katc.com/story/30330269/two-candidates-vying-for-district-7-bese-seat?clienttype=mobile|title=Two candidates vying for District 7 BESE seat|publisher=KATC (TV)|location=[[Lafayette, Louisiana]]|accessdate=November 15, 2015}}</ref>
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