Bob Stambach
Bob Stambach was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Deer Valley Unified School District school board in Arizona. Stambach was defeated in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Stambach was an at-large candidate for the Deer Valley Governing Board in the general election on November 4, 2014. Stambach was defeated in the general election. He ran a joint campaign with fellow candidate Ann O'Brien, who was elected.
Biography
Stambach earned a B.S. in finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's College of Business. He worked as a senior vice president of CIGNA from 1982 to 1994. He has owned his own photography business, Bob Stambach Photography, since January 1994. He specializes in commercial, event, product and portrait photography.[1]
Elections
2016
Three of the five seats on the Deer Valley Unified School District school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Ann Ordway and Michael Gregoire ran for re-election, though Gregoire was listed on the ballot as Greg Gregoire. They were joined by four newcomers: Jenny Frank, Darcy Tweedy, Jennie Paperman, and Bob Stambach. Ordway won another term on the board and was joined in her victory by Frank and Tweedy. Bayer's name did not appear in the election results. There was no primary.[2][3][4]
Board incumbent Ron Bayer initially filed to run for re-election in this race, but withdrew his candidacy. However, his name still appeared on the ballot. Tweedy and Stambach unsuccessfully ran for election to the Deer Valley board in 2014. Stambach ran a joint campaign with fellow candidate Ann O'Brien, who was elected.
Results
| Deer Valley Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jenny Frank |
21.69% | 34,091 |
| Darcy Tweedy |
20.08% | 31,564 |
| Ann Ordway Incumbent |
15.60% | 24,530 |
| Jennie Paperman | 15.18% | 23,871 |
| Michael Gregoire Incumbent | 13.93% | 21,892 |
| Bob Stambach | 13.52% | 21,262 |
| Ron Bayer Incumbent | 0.00% | |
| Total Votes (100) | 157,210 | |
| Source: Maricopa County Recorder, "Final Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
School board candidates in Arizona were not required to file a campaign finance report if they did not raise or spend more than $500. If they planned to stay under this threshold, they were permitted to file an exemption statement. This rendered them exempt from all other campaign finance reporting, provided they did not exceed the $500 threshold. Otherwise, candidates were not required to file any report until they raised or spent more than the threshold limit. At that point, they had to file a Statement of Organization within five business days from when the threshold was reached. The pre-general campaign finance report was due November 4, 2016. All campaign finance filing was handled by the Arizona Secretary of State.[5]
2014
Two at-large seats on the Deer Valley Unified School District Governing Board were up for general election on November 4, 2014. No incumbents filed to run for re-election, but six newcomers vied for the two open seats. They were Ann O'Brien, Bob Stambach, Darcy Tweedy, John Allen, Kimberly Kay Fisher and Trilese Dileo. Nathania Vanderham also filed to run in the election, but later withdrew from the race.
Kimberly Kay Fisher and Ann O'Brien won the general election.[6]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Kimberly Kay Fisher |
23.7% | 16,004 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ann O'Brien |
20.4% | 13,766 | |
| Nonpartisan | Darcy Tweedy | 18.4% | 12,421 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Allen | 15.4% | 10,390 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bob Stambach | 15.2% | 10,236 | |
| Nonpartisan | Trilese DiLeo | 7% | 4,701 | |
| Total Votes | 67,518 | |||
| Source: Maricopa County Recorder/Elections Office "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Stambach reported $1,050.00 in contributions and $475.53 expenditures to the Maricopa County Recorder's office, which left his campaign with $574.47 on hand.[7]
Endorsements
Stambach did not receive any official endorsements.
Campaign themes
2014
Stambach provided the following statement on his Facebook campaign page:
School boundary changes
| “ | Another interesting Boundary Change meeting, this time around the High Schools. It was great to hear the confidence they have in the District to make good recommendations and good choices. The several comments that were made around looking at the bigger picture, and the importance of doing that for the long term viability of the District, showed that they understand the importance of what is going on. Nice work from the courteous people at Desert Mountain HS.[8] | ” |
| —Bob Stambach's Facebook page (2014)[9] | ||
He also provided the following statement to the Maricopa County Education Service Agency:
| “ | I am asking for your vote for the Deer Valley Unified School District Governing Board.
My wife and I have been raising our now eight year old granddaughter for over six years. I became involved with her school when she enrolled in kindergarten. Since then I’ve frequently assisted in the classrooms, often filled in as crossing guard, lunch room monitor, office staff and various other positions within her school. When she entered first grade I helped re-form an abandoned PTA and became treasurer the first year. I’m now in my second term as president. This is my third year as a member of the District Parent Organization. I am on my third year as a member of the school’s Continuous Improvement Team, have been Volunteer of the Year along with being a District Business Partner where I’ve contributed to several different schools in the District. I have in every instance been a strong proponent of communications within the school, the District and with all involved parties. To me, students are first and foremost and that fact needs to always be at the forefront of everything we do. I’ve always valued and supported the educational system and want to see this high performing District continue to improve in its pursuit of providing the best possible education for our students. I have a degree in Finance and Risk Management and worked in the insurance industry for twenty five years. Most of my career was in corporate management, including VP of a division in San Francisco. That office had been stagnant for a decade at $30,000,000 which I grew to $38,000,000 in less than three years. It was the fastest growing, most profitable office of twelve in California. After that I became Area VP overseeing thirteen Western States with revenues approaching $100,000,000, again showing growth and profit. Later I took the roll of Sr Area VP overseeing three of those divisions. My experience and success in large business environments gives me an understanding of the scope of what we are working with in our District and a clear, unique, advantage in overseeing an operation of this size. My business style is to be professional in all aspects of my work, to listen, consider other’s input, seek common ground amongst often diverse views and to act in a manner fair to all. I’m a skilled negotiator and have often been called upon to deal with difficult circumstances in entrenched operations. I’m recognized as a consensus builder. With my lifelong support of students, teachers and the educational system, my extensive volunteer work and the depth of my business experience, I bring valuable assets to the operation of the DVUSD and again ask for your support by voting for me, Bob Stambach, for the DVUSD Governing Board. More information on Facebook: Ann and Bob for DV Board.[10][8] |
” |
| —Stambach (2014) | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Deer Valley Unified School District, Arizona
- Deer Valley Unified School District elections (2016)
- Deer Valley Unified School District elections (2014)
External links
- Deer Valley Unified School District
- 2014 Facebook campaign page for Stambach and Ann O'Brien
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Bob Stambach profile," accessed September 21, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Education Service Agency, "Current Governing Board Candidates," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Phone conversation with Deer Valley Superintendent's Executive Assistant Kim Redding," August 30, 2016
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "General Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Campaign Finance Guide, "Questions & Answers," accessed October 6, 2016
- ↑ Maricopa County Education Service Agency, "Filed Candidate Listing," August 6, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "Campaign Finance Document Search," accessed September 21, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Facebook, "Bob Stambach post on Ann and Bob for DV Board," September 18, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Education Service Agency, "Governing Board Candidates, Deer Valley Unified District," accessed September 21, 2014
| 2016 Deer Valley Unified School District Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Ron Bayer • Incumbent, Ann Ordway • Incumbent, Michael Gregoire • Jenny Frank • Darcy Tweedy • Jennie Paperman • Bob Stambach |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
