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Anaheim City School District elections (2014)
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Three seats on the Anaheim City School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.[1][2] Only one at-large incumbent, Jeff Cole, ran for re-election. He ran against challengers Esther Castillo, Cecelia Lopez, David Robert "D.R." Heywood, Ryan A. Ruelas and Carlos Llanos.[3]
Incumbent Cole won re-election, while newcomers Ruelas and Heywood won their first terms on the board.
About the district
- See also: Anaheim City School District, California
Anaheim City School District is located in Orange County, California. The county seat of Orange County is Santa Ana. Orange County was home to 3,114,363 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] During the 2011-2012 school year, Anaheim City School District was the 81st-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 19,312 students.[5]
Demographics
Orange County outperformed the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 36.6 percent of Orange 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 Orange County was $75,566 compared to $61,400 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level for Orange County was 11.7 percent compared to 15.3 percent statewide.[4]
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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.
Voter and candidate information
The Anaheim City School District Board of Education consists of five members elected at-large to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014, and two seats will be up for election in 2016.[1][7]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates must file a Candidate Information Statement and a Declaration of Candidacy with the Orange County Registrar of Voters during the nomination period, which began July 14, 2014, and ended August 8, 2014. If candidates would like to have a ballot designation detailing their profession or incumbency status, they must also file a Ballot Designation Worksheet.[7][8]
Voters had to register to vote by October 20, 2014, in order to vote in the general election. To vote by mail, voters had to file applications with the Orange County Registrar of Voters by October 28, 2014.[8]
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large
- Jeff Cole
- Incumbent
- Esther Castillo
- Educator
- Cecelia Lopez
- School district secretary
- David Robert "D.R." Heywood
- Businessman
- Library board member
- Ryan A. Ruelas
- Educator
- Carlos Llanos
- Businessman
Elections results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jeff Cole Incumbent |
21.8% | 10,288 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ryan A. Ruelas |
20.5% | 9,688 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Robert "D.R." Heywood |
19% | 8,978 | |
| Nonpartisan | Esther Castillo | 14.6% | 6,887 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cecelia Lopez | 14.2% | 6,697 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carlos Llanos | 9.8% | 4,627 | |
| Total Votes | 47,165 | |||
| Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters, "General Election Official Results," accessed December 19, 2014 | ||||
Endorsements
The Democratic Party of Orange County endorsed incumbent Jeff Cole and candidates David Robert "D.R." Heywood and Ryan A. Ruelas.[9] The Anaheim Elementary Education Association also endorsed Cole, Heywood and Ruelas, and the Community Action Fund of Planned Parenthood Orange and San Bernardino Counties endorsed Cole and Heywood.[10][11][12] Ruelas was also endorsed by the Orange County Labor Federation, along with Heywood and candidate Cecelia Lopez.[13] Lopez and Cole were further endorsed by the California School Employees Association.[14][15]
Heywood also received endorsements from the following organizations:[11]
- Orange County Young Democrats
- Anaheim Secondary Teachers Association
- Los Angeles / Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council
- Orange County Employees Association
- Equality California
- HONOR PAC
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
The Orange County Registrar of Voters does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports that were filed by paper in their office. Ballotpedia staffers directly requested this information, but the municipal office refused those requests to make that information public.
Past elections
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Anaheim City School District election in 2014:[8][16]
| Deadline | Event |
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| 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 general elections for seven U.S. House seats, several state executive offices, three state Senate seats and seven state Assembly seats. It also shared the ballot with a number of other school board elections and municipal elections.[17] Two countywide ballot measures were also on the November 4, 2014 general election ballot.[18]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Anaheim + City + School + District + California"
See also
- California
- Anaheim City School District, California
- California school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Orange County, California ballot measures
- California ballot measures
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Orange County Registrar of Voters, "School District Contests on the Ballot," accessed July 11, 2014
- ↑ Anaheim City School District, "Board of Education," accessed July 11, 2014
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List General Election 2014," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Orange County, California," accessed July 11, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results Archive," accessed July 11, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Running for Office General Qualifications and Campaign Finance: Member, Elementary School District," accessed July 11, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Orange County Registrar of Voters, "November 4, 2014 General Election Calendar," accessed July 11, 2014
- ↑ Democratic Party of Orange County, "November 2014 Candidate Endorsements," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ California Teachers Association, "CTA Locally Endorsed Candidates as of 10/4/14," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 David Robert Heywood Anaheim City School District, "Supporters," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ Community Action Fund of Planned Parenthood Orange and San Bernardino Counties, "Voter Guide Sheet," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ Orange County Labor Federation, "Committee On Political Education (COPE) Endorsements November 2014 Elections," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ Jeff Cole, "Endorsements," accessed October 29, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Voter's Edge, "Board Member - Anaheim City School District: Cecilia Lopez," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "What's on the November 2014 General Election Ballot," accessed July 11, 2014
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Measures," accessed September 2, 2014
| 2014 Anaheim City School District Elections | |
| Orange County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Jeff Cole • Esther Castillo • David Robert "D.R." Heywood • Carlos Llanos • Cecelia Lopez • Ryan A. Ruelas |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
