Alan Heckman
Alan Heckman was a candidate seeking an at-large seat on the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Board of Education in California. He ran against two incumbents and two fellow candidates in the general election on November 4, 2014.[1] Alan Heckman lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2014
Four at-large seats on the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election to four-year terms, and one seat was up for election to a two-year term due to a vacancy on the board.
Incumbents Kate Runyon and Anne White ran against challengers Craig Bueno, Alan Heckman and Belia Martinez for re-election to four-year terms. Runyon and White won their bids for re-election, and Bueno was elected to the third four-year term seat.
The two-year term race featured four candidates: Joe Iguain, McKinley Day, Efraín Meléndez and Chris Wenzel. Wenzel defeated his fellow challengers to win the seat.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Anne White Incumbent |
21.5% | 10,189 | |
| Nonpartisan | Craig Bueno |
21.9% | 10,354 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kate Runyon Incumbent |
21.3% | 10,059 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alan Heckman | 18.5% | 8,772 | |
| Nonpartisan | Belia Martinez | 16.5% | 7,803 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 126 | |
| Total Votes | 47,303 | |||
| Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "General Election - Official - November 04, 2014," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Heckman highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | I am a parent involved in my children’s education, and I believe parent empowerment and local control are crucial to the quality of education. Every tax dollar as possible should reach the classroom to best benefit our children.
I helped forge a partnership between the Livermore public charter and district schools for Measure G, and recruited large support. The successful passage preserved school district jobs and programs. To serve the community, I believe that the school district must be an enabler and not a denier of education including school choice. A school board must proactively attract and recruit charter schools. Choice will attract young families who will move to Livermore for our schools, and attract teaching professionals looking for a competitive job market for their skills. The quickest path to quality is competition and choice. As a board member, I will actively recruit successful competitive charter schools to open in Livermore. We have four school buildings that now sit empty or have temporary residents - Mocho, Almond, Sonoma, and Portola. Build great schools and they will come. Let us fill those schools, create those jobs, and have an excellent school, charter or district, in every Livermore neighborhood![2] |
” |
| —Alan Heckman's campaign website (2014)[3] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Alan + Heckman + Livermore + Valley + Joint + Unified + School + District"
See also
- Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, California
- Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District elections (2014)
External links
- Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Twitter page
- 2014 Smart Voter profile
Footnotes
- ↑ Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate Services Report," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Alan Heckman for Livermore School Board, "Alan Heckman - Myself and My Goals for Livermore Education," accessed October 7, 2014
| 2014 Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Elections | |
| Alameda County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large four-year term: • Incumbent, Kate Runyon • Incumbent, Anne White • Craig Bueno • Alan Heckman • Belia Martinez At-large two-year term: • McKinley Day • Joe Iguain • Efraín Meléndez • Chris Wenzel |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
