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Auburn School District elections (2015)
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Four seats on the Auburn School District Board of Directors were up for election on November 3, 2015. Three seats were up for general election. The fourth seat was up for special election due to an unexpired term. District 5 incumbent Lisa Connors resigned from the board in September 2014 to accept a job with the school district. Ryan Van Quill was unanimously appointed by the remaining board members to fill the open seat until the 2015 election.[1]
District 1 incumbent Ray Vefik, District 2 incumbent Carol Seng and District 4 incumbent Anne Baunach were up for regular election. While Vefik and Baunach won re-election without opposition in Districts 1 and 4, Seng did not file to seek a new term in the District 2 seat. Robyn Mulenga won the open seat without opposition.[2] Van Quill stated at the time of his appointment that he intended to seek the remainder of the District 5 term in this election. Ultimately, he was the only candidate to file for the remainder of Connors' unexpired term and won the election without opposition.[1][2]
About the district
- See also: Auburn School District, Washington
Auburn District is located in King County and a portion of Pierce County in western Washington. In 2013, King County was home to an estimated 2,044,449 residents and Pierce County to an estimated 819,743 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3][4] In the 2011-2012 school year, Auburn School District was the 22nd-largest school district in Washington, serving 14,508 students.[5]
Demographics
In 2013, King County outperformed and Pierce County underperformed in comparison to the state of Washington as a whole in terms of higher education achievement and median household income. The United States Census Bureau found that 31.9 percent of Washington residents aged 25 and older had earned a bachelor's degree or higher, while the rate was 46.6 percent in King County and 24.0 percent in Pierce County. The median household income was $59,478 statewide, $71,811 in King County and $59,204 in Pierce County. Both counties outperformed the statewide rate of persons living below the poverty line of 13.4 percent. The rate was 11.5 percent in King County and 12.4 percent in Pierce County.[3][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 Auburn Board of Directors consists of five members elected by district to four-year terms. If more than two candidates had filed for any one position up for election, a primary election would have been held on August 4, 2015. The general election for the three regular terms and the one unexpired term was November 3, 2015.
Elections in Washington require candidates to pay filing fees equal to 1 percent of a position's annual salary. Board members in Auburn can be reimbursed up to $4,800 for district activities but do not receive salaries, which eliminates the filing fee. Candidates were required to file for this election by May 15, 2015.
Elections
2015
District 1
Election results
| Auburn School District Board of Directors, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ray Vefik Incumbent |
98.6% | 8,002 |
| Write-in votes | 1.4% | 114 |
| Total Votes | 8,116 | |
| Source: King County Elections, "Election Results: General and Special Elections November 4, 2015," November 24, 2015 and Pierce County Auditor, "November 3, 2015 General Election," November 24, 2015 | ||
Candidates
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District 2
Election results
| Auburn School District Board of Directors, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Robyn Mulenga |
98.6% | 7,826 |
| Write-in votes | 1.36% | 108 |
| Total Votes | 7,934 | |
| Source: King County Elections, "Election Results: General and Special Elections November 4, 2015," November 24, 2015 and Pierce County Auditor, "November 3, 2015 General Election," November 24, 2015 (These results do not include write-in votes from Pierce County.) | ||
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| Robyn Mulenga
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District 4
Election results
| Auburn School District Board of Directors, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Anne Baunach Incumbent |
98.6% | 7,950 |
| Write-in votes | 1.41% | 114 |
| Total Votes | 8,064 | |
| Source: King County Elections, "Election Results: General and Special Elections November 4, 2015," November 24, 2015 and Pierce County Auditor, "November 3, 2015 General Election," November 24, 2015 (These results do not include write-in votes from Pierce County.) | ||
Candidates
| Anne Baunach
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District 5
Election results
| Auburn School District Board of Directors, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Ryan Van Quill Incumbent |
98.1% | 7,662 |
| Write-in votes | 1.88% | 147 |
| Total Votes | 7,809 | |
| Source: King County Elections, "Election Results: General and Special Elections November 4, 2015," November 24, 2015 and Pierce County Auditor, "November 3, 2015 General Election," November 24, 2015 (These results do not include write-in votes from Pierce County.) | ||
Candidates
| Ryan Van Quill
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Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported as of October 29, 2015, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.
Candidates who raised and spent no more than $5,000 in aggregate and who did not receive more than $500 from any one contributor, including themselves, could participate in "mini reporting." These candidates were required to file a candidate registration statement and keep a record of their contributors and expenditures, but they were not required to report them unless they exceed the stated thresholds. In those cases, they were required to switch their filing status from "mini" to "full" reporting by August 31, 2015.[8]
Contributions to school board candidate committees were subject to the following limits:[8]
- State parties or caucus political committees (separately): $0.95 per registered voter from January 1 to December 31
- County and legislative district parties (combined): $0.50 per registered voter from January 1 to December 31
- Individuals, PACS, unions, corporations or other entities (separately): $950 per primary and general election
School board candidate committees were prohibited from receiving contributions from other candidate committees. No contributors except state committees of political parties could give more than $5,000 in aggregate in the 21 days prior to the election.[8]
Past elections
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the 2015 Washington school board elections:[9][10]
| Deadline | Event |
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| May 11-15, 2015 | Candidate filing period |
| May 18, 2015 | Deadline for candidates to withdraw |
| October 13, 2015 | Pre-general campaign finance report due |
| October 26, 2015 | Voter registration deadline for general election |
| October 27, 2015 | Pre-general campaign finance report due |
| November 3, 2015 | General Election Day |
| November 24, 2015 | Election results certified |
| December 10, 2015 | Post-general campaign finance report due |
| January 11, 2016 | End of election cycle campaign finance report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Washington elections, 2015
Six statewide ballot measures appeared on the ballot alongside the school board election and other local elections.
Recent news
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See also
| Auburn School District | Washington | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Auburn-Reporter, "Auburn School District selects new board member," November 25, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 King County Elections, "2015 Official Candidate Filing," accessed May 26, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: King County, Washington," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Pierce County, Washington," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ King County Elections, "Election Archive," accessed September 24, 2013
- ↑ Pierce County Elections, "Archived Elections," accessed August 5, 2013
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Mini Campaign Reporting Disclosure Instructions," June 2014
- ↑ Clark County Elections, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "2015 Key Reporting Dates for Candidates," accessed January 23, 2015
| 2015 Auburn School District Elections | |
| King & Pierce Counties | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 1 : Incumbent, Ray Vefik
District 2 : Robyn Mulenga
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| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
