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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | W. Carlton Weddington |
| Address | 75 North Ohio Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43203, United States |
| Email | vote4weddington@hotmail.com |
| Website | [Link] |
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April 04, 1970
(54 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | Putting Our Kids and Schools 1st. W. Carlton Weddington’s new progressive leadership will help the Columbus Public Schools identify workable solutions that will maintain financial accountability, enhance our children’s learning achievements, increase test scores, and maintain a safe environment conducive to learning without creating any further hardship for taxpayers. Weddington says, “I want to see our students raising the standard of education and excellence, not just measuring up to it.”
Carlton is currently a manager with the Franklin County Clerk of Courts, Auto Title East branch office. A former legislative aide to Les Wright, Columbus City Council and caseworker/staff assistant for Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee of Houston, TX.
A 1992 graduate of Hampton University with a B.A in Political Science, Weddington was a member of the 1989 NCAA Div. II National Championship Men’s Tennis Team. It was this experience that lead to him instructing tennis to children and teaching within both the public and private school systems throughout the country. Later, Carlton returned to his hometown of Columbus to continue working with young people in Columbus Public Schools as a long term substitute teacher, as well as remaining active in the community and working in politics and public policy.
Weddington is also a former Near East Area Commissioner, Co-Founder of The New Leaders-Columbus, a member of Ebony Magazine's 30 leaders of the Future under Thirty, 2000. He sits on the board of “I Know I Can” and the African-American Advisory Council for Columbus Public Schools.
Columbus is proud to have a native son representing the families of Columbus as a candidate for the Columbus Board of Education. Carlton is a resident of Olde Towne East on the near east side, son of Dr. and Mrs. Wilburn H. Weddington, Sr., a member of New Salem Baptist Church, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and St. Mark's #7, Prince Hall Masonic Lodge.
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