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2014 Alameda Unified School District Elections
General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
What was at stake?
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
California
Alameda Unified School District
Alameda County, California ballot measures
Local ballot measures, California
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Two seats on the Alameda Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.[1][2] Incumbent Mike McMahon was defeated by challengers Gary Lym and Solana Henneberry.[3]

About the district

See also: Alameda Unified School District, California
Alameda Unified School District is located in Alameda County, California.

Alameda Unified School District is located in Alameda County, California. The county seat of Alameda County is Oakland.[4] Alameda County was home to 1,578,891 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] During the 2011-2012 school year, Alameda Unified School District was the 150th-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 10,669 students.[6]

Demographics

Alameda County outperformed the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 41.1 percent of Alameda County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.5 percent for California as a whole. The median household income for Alameda County was $71,516 compared to $61,400 for the entire state. The poverty rate in Alameda County was 12 percent compared to 15.3 percent statewide.[5]

Racial Demographics, 2013[5]
Race Alameda County (%) California (%)
White 52.0 73.5
Black or African American 12.4 6.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2 1.7
Asian 28.2 14.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1.0 0.5
Two or more races 5.2 3.7
Hispanic or Latino 22.7 38.4

Presidential Voting Pattern, Alameda County[7]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 469,684 108,182
2008 489,106 119,555
2004 422,585 130,911
2000 342,889 119,279

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Method of school board member selection

The Alameda Unified School District Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms in at-large elections. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Two seats were up for election in 2014, and three seats will be up for election in 2016.[1][2]

In order to get on the ballot, candidates had to file nomination documents and declarations of candidacy with the Alameda County Registrar of Voters during the nomination period, which began July 14, 2014, and ended August 8, 2014.[8]

Voters had to register by October 20, 2014, in order to vote in the election. Those who were already registered could participate in early voting, which began October 6, 2014.[1]

Elections

2014

Candidates

At-large

Election results

Alameda Unified School District,
At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngSolana Henneberry 39.6% 11,444
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngGary Lym 32.5% 9,397
     Nonpartisan Mike McMahon Incumbent 27.6% 7,970
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.4% 102
Total Votes 28,913
Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "General Election Results," accessed December 19, 2014

Endorsements

Incumbent Mike McMahon received the following endorsements:[9][10]

  • Alameda County Democratic Party
  • Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda County

Challenger Solana Henneberry received the following endorsements:[9][11][12][13][14]

  • Alameda County Democratic Party
  • Alameda Education Association
  • Alameda Labor Council
  • Green Party of Alameda County
  • National Women's Political Caucus - Alameda North

Challenger Gary Lym received the following endorsements:[13][15]

Campaign finance

Candidates had to file contribution reports within 24 hours of receiving an aggregate total of $1,000 or more from a single source. The first scheduled pre-election report filing deadline was October 6, 2014. If candidates raised or spent less than $1,000 during the 2013 and 2014 calendar years, they had to file Form 470 at that time. If candidates raised or spent more during that time, they had to file Form 460 by the pre-election report filing deadline.[16]

Candidates required to file Form 460 also had to file a second pre-election report on October 23, 2014, and they had to file termination reports by December 31, 2014. If a termination report was not filed, candidates had to file a semi-annual report by February 2, 2015.[16]

Reports

Candidates received a total of $18,884.21 in contributions and spent a total of $13,388.74 in expenditures, according to the most recent campaign disclosure reports published by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters as of October 28, 2014.[17][18] Incumbent Mike McMahon filed Form 470, indicating he did not intend to raise or spend more than $1,000 for his 2014 campaign. Because of this, McMahon did not have to file any additional campaign finance reports.[19]

Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Mike McMahon $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Solana Henneberry $16,834.21 $11,777.72 $5,056.49
Gary Lym $2,050.00 $1,611.02 $438.98

Past elections

What was at stake?

Issues in the district

Superintendent leaves

Superintendent Kirsten Vital said farewell to the Alameda Unified School District in July 2014 to move on to her new position as superintendent of the Capistrano Unified School District. Vital served as superintendent at Alameda Unified for over five years.[20] The district hired Sean McPhetridge, a former assistant superintendent for Alameda Unified, for a one-year term as interim superintendent. He started on August 13, 2014, and his contract lasted until June 2015.[21]

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Alameda Unified School District election in 2014:[8][16]

Deadline Event
July 14, 2014 First day for candidates to file nomination documents
August 8, 2014 Last day for candidates to file nomination documents
October 6, 2014 First day to request vote-by-mail ballot
October 6, 2014 First pre-election report due
October 20, 2014 Last day to register to vote
October 23, 2014 Second pre-election report due
October 28, 2014 Last day to request vote-by-mail ballot
November 4, 2014 Election Day
December 31, 2014 Termination report due
February 2, 2015 Semi-annual report due

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: California elections, 2014

This election shared the ballot with other school board elections, municipal elections and general elections for three seats in the U.S. House, a number of state executive offices, one state Senate seat and several state Assembly seats. Voters in the district also were asked to vote on Measure I, a ballot measure seeking to issue $179,500,000 in bonds to improve earthquake safety and student security and upgrade systems and infrastructure in the Alameda Unified School District.[1][22]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Alameda + Unified + School + District + California"

Alameda Unified School District News Feed

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "November 4, 2014 - General Election," accessed June 30, 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Alameda Unified School District, "Board of Education," accessed June 30, 2014
  3. ↑ Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate Services Report," accessed August 18, 2014
  4. ↑ Alameda County, "About Us," accessed July 1, 2014
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "Alameda County, California," accessed July 1, 2014
  6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
  7. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statewide elections," accessed June 30, 2014
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "Offices up for November 4, 2014 - General Election," accessed July 1, 2014
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Alameda County Democratic Party, "Endorsements," accessed October 14, 2014
  10. ↑ Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda County, "2014 General Election Endorsement Meeting Results," accessed October 14, 2014
  11. ↑ Alameda Education Association Facebook page, "Timeline: Post from October 7, 2014
  12. ↑ Alameda Labor Council, "The ALC's Endorsements for Alameda County November 2014 Races," accessed October 14, 2014
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Green Party of Alameda County, "Alameda County Green Party Voter Guide," accessed October 20, 2014
  14. ↑ National Women's Political Caucus, Alameda North, "Endorsements for the 2014 General Election," accessed October 20, 2014
  15. ↑ Gary 4 Alameda Kids, "Endorsements," accessed October 14, 2014
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
  17. ↑ Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filings made by Solana Henneberry for AUSD School Board 2014," accessed October 28, 2014
  18. ↑ Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Lym, Gary," accessed October 28, 2014
  19. ↑ Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filings made by MIke McMahon for Alameda Unified School District Board Member," accessed October 28, 2014
  20. ↑ Contra Costa Times, "Alameda: A farewell to schools Superintendent Kirsten Vital," July 23, 2014
  21. ↑ Contra Costa Times, "Alameda: New interim superintendent back "home" on Island," August 20, 2014
  22. ↑ Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "List of Local Measures," accessed August 29, 2014 (dead link)
2014 Alameda Unified School District Elections
Alameda County, California
Election date:November 4, 2014
Candidates:At-large: • Incumbent, Mike McMahon • Solana Henneberry • Gary Lym
Important information:What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot
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