Susan Castillo

Susan Castillo
Former Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction
Resigned
In office
January 6, 2003 - June 30, 2012
Party	Non-partisan
Elections and appointments
First elected	May 21, 2002
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
Oregon State Senate
1997 - 2002
Education
Bachelor's	Oregon State University (1981)
Personal
Birthday	August 14, 1951
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California
Websites
Office website

Susan Castillo is the former Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction. She was first elected on May 21, 2002, and began her third term in January 2011. On June 4, 2012, Castillo announced that she would be resigning from office at the end of the month to take a job as regional vice president of the educational non-profit organization Project Lead The Way. Her departure, over two years ahead of schedule, marked the end of the office's approximately 150 year run as an independent, elected position. A new law passed in 2011 transferred "responsibility for the state's half-million students attending 1,200 public and charter schools" to the governor, who will appoint a chief education officer for assistance, as well as a "superboard that oversees spending and policy for every level." She was succeeded by Rob Saxton, who was appointed by Gov. Kitzhaber in July 2012 and confirmed by the Senate on September 14th to serve as Oregon's first Deputy Superintendent of Education.

Biography

Prior to entering politics, Castillo worked for Oregon Public Broadcasting Radio from 1979-1982 and was a journalist and reporter for KVAL-TV, Eugene from 1982-1997. Castillo was then elected to the Oregon State Senate, serving from 1997 to 2002, including a stint as assistant Democratic leader from 1999 to 2001. She was first elected to the position of Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2002 and re-elected in 2006 and 2010.

Education

• BA, Communications, Oregon State University, 1981

Political Career

Superintendent of Public Instruction 2002-2012

Castillo was first elected on May 21, 2002, and re-elected twice thereafter. She began her third term in January 2011, and resigned in the summer of 2012 to serve as regional vice president of the educational non-profit organization Project Lead The Way.

Resignation

Castillo announced her resignation as superintendent on June 4, 2012. Castillo was lured away from her elected post by the opportunity to serve as regional vice president for the non-profit Project Lead The Way, which is "the leading provider of science, technology, engineering, and math educational" curricula to middle and high schools in the country. She was succeeded by Rob Saxton, who was appointed by Gov. Kitzhaber in July 2012 as the state's first Deputy Superintendent of Education under the new education law.

Elections

2010

Castillo officially won re-election on June 16, 2010, when opponent Ron Maurer conceded defeat, stating he couldn't afford a recount. Castillo defeated Mauer by only 2,520 votes.

Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction, May 18, 2010 primary election
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Non-partisan	aSusan Castillo	50.02%
	Non-partisan	Ron Mauer	49.66%
	-	Other	0.32%
Total Votes			700,746

Campaign donors

Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. The following table offers a breakdown of Susan Castillo's donors each year. Click [show] for more information.

Susan Castillo's Campaign Contributions
	2010 Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction		2006 Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction		2002 Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction
Total Raised	217,957		$178,986		$228,643
Total Raised by General Election Opponent	$66,422		-		$265,894 $45,738
Top 5 contributors	Oregon Education Association	$50,000	Oregon Education Association	$50,000	Oregon Education Association	$50,000
	Oregon Public Employees Local 503	$25,000	Charles Edward Dennis	$10,000	Patricia Noyes	$15,500
	Oregon School Employees Association	$5,625	Patricia H. Noyes	$6,000	Ed Dennis	$8,000
	Nike	$5,000	Autoworkers Region 5 Western States	$3,000	Service Employees Local 503	$7,000
	EMILY's List	$5,000	Service Employees Local 503	$3,000	Ed Dennis	$6,168
Individuals	$49,330		$55,055		$106,659
Institutions	$126,566		$86,630		$90,830
In-state donations	$173,866		$165,954		$217,560
Out-of-state donations	$13,850		$12,500		$10,950

See also

• Superintendent of Schools
• Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Governor of Oregon
• John Kitzhaber

External links

Suggest a link

• Oregon Department of Education
• Castillo's biography
• Project Vote Smart biographical profile
• Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 1998