Bend-La Pine Schools elections (2017)

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Bend-La Pine Schools Elections
General election date
May 16, 2017
Enrollment (14-15)
17,123 students

Four of the seven seats on the Bend-La Pine Schools school board were up for general election on May 16, 2017. All four incumbents filed for re-election and each won another term on the board. Zone 1 incumbent Cheri Helt faced challenger Angela Chisum. Zone 2 incumbent Julie Craig ran unopposed. Zone 4 incumbent Stuart Young faced Richard Asadoorian. At-Large Zone 7 incumbent Carrie McPherson Douglass faced Ricardo Olegario and Troy Reinhart.

Douglass was appointed to the board in February 2017.

Elections

Voter and candidate information

The Bend-La Pine school board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Five of the seats, Zones 1 through 5, represent specific geographic zones elected by district; Zones 6 and 7 are at-large representatives. Seats are up for election on a staggered basis every odd-numbered year in May.

To run for a school board in Oregon, one must be a registered voter and have lived in the district for one year prior to the election. In order to run in this school board election in 2017, candidates had to file with their county clerk by March 16, 2017.

To vote in Oregon, one must be a resident of Oregon, a United States citizen, and at least 17 years old. One may register to vote at any county election office, the office of the Secretary of State, any DMV office, or by downloading a registration form and sending it to a county election office. To vote in this election, residents had to register to vote by April 25, 2017.

See also: Voting in Oregon and Voter identification laws by state

Zone 1

Results

Bend-La Pine Schools, Zone 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Cheri Helt Incumbent	53.08%	11,590
Angela Chisum	46.57%	10,168
Write-in votes	0.35%	76
Total Votes		21,834
Source: Deschutes County, "Past Election Results," accessed June 15, 2017

Candidates

Cheri Helt		Angela Chisum
	Incumbent (2010 - Present)		Business owner Classroom volunteer

Zone 2

Results

Bend-La Pine Schools, Zone 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Julie Craig Incumbent (unopposed)	98.92%	16,912
Write-in votes	1.08%	184
Total Votes		17,096
Source: Deschutes County, "Past Election Results," accessed June 15, 2017

Candidates

Julie Craig
	Incumbent (2012 - Present) Serves on the Mt. View High School Site Council

Zone 4

Results

Bend-La Pine Schools, Zone 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Stuart Young Incumbent	86.82%	16,752
Richard Asadoorian	12.59%	2,430
Write-in votes	0.58%	112
Total Votes		19,294
Source: Deschutes County, "Past Election Results," accessed June 15, 2017

Candidates

Stuart Young		Richard Asadoorian
	Incumbent (2014 - Present) Retired educator and superintendent		Retired teacher, school counselor, vice principal, and principal

At-Large Zone 7

Results

Bend-La Pine Schools, Zone 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Carrie Douglass Incumbent	57.76%	13,245
Troy Reinhart	29.83%	6,840
Ricardo Olegario	12.12%	2,779
Write-in votes	0.3%	69
Total Votes		22,933
Source: Deschutes County, "Past Election Results," accessed June 15, 2017

Candidates

Carrie McPherson Douglass		Ricardo Olegario		Troy Reinhart
	Incumbent (2017 - Present) Managing Partner with Education Cities		Works in investment management

Additional elections on the ballot

The Bend-La Pine Schools election shared the ballot with elections for community college, fire, water, park and recreation, public library districts, and a school bond.

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for this Oregon school board election in 2017:

Deadline	Event
March 16, 2017	Candidate filing deadline
April 4, 2017	Seven day campaign finance transaction reporting begins
May 16, 2017	Seven day campaign finance transaction reporting ends
May 16, 2017	Election day

Endorsements

Cheri Helt received an official endorsement from Stand for Children.

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Campaign finance

See also: Campaign finance requirements in Oregon and List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2017

The filing deadline in Oregon for a campaign transaction is typically no later than 30 calendar days. However, beginning on the 42nd day before an election day and through the date of the election, a transaction is due no later than seven calendar days after the date it occurred. The dates for the beginning and ending of the seven-day reporting period for the 2017 Oregon school board elections were:

• April 4, 2017 (Seven day campaign finance reporting begins)
• May 16, 2017 (Seven day campaign finance reporting ends)

A school board candidate in Oregon must form a candidate committee unless he or she meets all of the following conditions:

1. The candidate elects to serve as his or her own treasurer.
2. The candidate does not have an existing candidate committee.
3. The candidate does not expect to receive or spend more than $750 during a calendar year (including personal funds).

A candidate committee must file a Statement of Organization with the Elections Division of the Oregon Secretary of State within three business days of first receiving or spending money. A form including campaign account information must accompany the Statement of Organization.

Candidate committees that expect to receive or spend $3,500 or more in a calendar year are required to report all transactions. A committee that does not expect to receive or spend this much is still required to file a Statement of Organization and designate a campaign bank account, but does not have to file transactions. Instead, they must file a Certificate of Limited Contributions and Expenditures.

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2015 See also: Bend-La Pine Schools elections (2015) Zone 3 Bend-La Pine Schools, Zone 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Andy High Incumbent 98.9% 8,841      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 1.1% 98 Total Votes 8,939 Source: Deschutes County Public Records Center, "2015-05-19 - Canvass Report," June 3, 2015 Zone 4 Bend-La Pine Schools, Zone 4 General Election, 2-year unexpired term term, 2015 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Stuart Young Incumbent 99.2% 8,878      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.8% 75 Total Votes 8,953 Source: Deschutes County Public Records Center, "2015-05-19 - Canvass Report," June 3, 2015 Zone 5 Bend-La Pine Schools, Zone 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Ron Gallinat Incumbent 99.1% 8,795      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.9% 82 Total Votes 8,877 Source: Deschutes County Public Records Center, "2015-05-19 - Canvass Report," June 3, 2015 At-Large Zone 6 Bend-La Pine Schools, At-Large Zone 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Peggy Kinkade Incumbent 99.1% 8,926      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.9% 83 Total Votes 9,009 Source: Deschutes County Public Records Center, "2015-05-19 - Canvass Report," June 3, 2015 2013 Zone 1 Bend-La Pine Schools, Zone 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Cheri Helt Incumbent 99.2% 12,874      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.8% 103 Total Votes 12,977 Source: Deschutes County Election Archive, "2013-May-21 Canvass Report," June 4, 2013 Zone 2 Bend-La Pine Schools, Zone 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Julie Craig 99.1% 12,538      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.9% 110 Total Votes 12,648 Source: Deschutes County Election Archive, "2013-May-21 Canvass Report," June 4, 2013 Zone 3: Special election Bend-La Pine Schools, Zone 3 Special Election, 2-year unexpired term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Andy High Incumbent 98.8% 12,338      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 1.2% 145 Total Votes 12,483 Source: Deschutes County Election Archive, "2013-May-21 Canvass Report," June 4, 2013 Zone 4 Bend-La Pine Schools, Zone 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Michael Jensen 99.1% 12,378      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.9% 108 Total Votes 12,486 Source: Deschutes County Election Archive, "2013-May-21 Canvass Report," June 4, 2013 Zone 7: At-large Bend-La Pine Schools, Zone 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Nori Juba Incumbent 98.8% 12,411      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 1.2% 148 Total Votes 12,559 Source: Deschutes County Election Archive, "2013-May-21 Canvass Report," June 4, 2013 2011 Zone 1: Special election Bend-La Pine Schools, Zone 1 Special Election, 2-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Cheri Helt 99% 11,930      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 1% 126 Total Votes 12,056 Source: Deschutes County Election Archive, "2011-May-17 Canvass Report," June 2, 2011 Zone 3 Bend-La Pine Schools, Zone 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Beth Bagley 77.7% 10,552      Nonpartisan Susanne Flynn 21.8% 2,955      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.5% 68 Total Votes 13,575 Source: Deschutes County Election Archive, "2011-May-17 Canvass Report," June 2, 2011 Zone 5 Bend-La Pine Schools, Zone 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Ron Gallinat Incumbent 98.8% 11,383      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 1.2% 135 Total Votes 11,518 Source: Deschutes County Election Archive, "2011-May-17 Canvass Report," June 2, 2011 Zone 6: At-large Bend-La Pine Schools, Zone 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Peggy Kinkade Incumbent 77.9% 10,915      Nonpartisan Kim Page 21.5% 3,018      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.5% 73 Total Votes 14,006 Source: Deschutes County Election Archive, "2011-May-17 Canvass Report," June 2, 2011

What was at stake?

2017

District voters decide on $268.3 million bond

Bend-La Pine district voters decided on a $268.3 million bond in the May 2017 school board election. It was the largest bond the district has ever proposed, according to The Bulletin. The school board voted to place the bond on the ballot on January 12, 2017.

If approved, the bond would have provided funding for two new schools and over 150 projects at already-existing schools. According to staff from the district, the funds would have met an urgent need. The district projected that its enrollment will climb to over 20,000 students by the 2022-23 school year. According to numbers released by The Bulletin, the district's enrollment during the 2016-2017 school year was 18,034.

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About the district

See also: Bend-La Pine Schools, Oregon

Bend-La Pine Schools is located in Deschutes County, Oregon.

Bend-La Pine Schools is based in Bend, the seat of county government in Deschutes County, which lies in central Oregon. Deschutes County was home to an estimated 181,307 residents between 2010 and 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district was the sixth-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 17,123 students.

Demographics

Deschutes County outperformed Oregon as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 32.6 percent of Deschutes County residents aged 25 years and older had earned a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 30.8 percent of residents statewide. The median household income in the county was $51,223, while it was $51,243 for the state. The percentage of persons below the poverty line in Deschutes County was 13.4 percent, compared to 15.4 percent for the entirety of Oregon.

Racial Demographics, 2015
Race	Deschutes County (%)	Oregon (%)
White	94.6	87.6
Black or African American	0.5	2.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	1.1	1.8
Asian	1.1	4.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.2	0.4
Two or More Races	2.5	3.7
Hispanic or Latino	7.9	12.7

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.

Recent news

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See also

Bend-La Pine Schools	Oregon	School Boards
Bend-La Pine Schools elections (2015) List of school districts in Oregon	Oregon school board elections, 2017 Public education in Oregon Local ballot measures, Oregon	School board elections, 2017 School board elections, 2016 School board election data analysis, 2017 School board election data analysis, 2016

External links

• Bend-La Pine Schools
• Deschutes County Clerk