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Brandon Blanchard
Brandon Blanchard was a candidate seeking a seat on the Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education in California. He ran against one incumbent and three fellow candidates in the general election on November 4, 2014.[1] Brandon Blanchard lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Blanchard was appointed to serve on the Chino Valley Unified Board of Education in 2010. He served from 2010-2011, but he stepped down when his wife took a teaching position within the district.[2] The 2014 election was his second time running for a position on the board since stepping down. He ran in 2012 as well.
Elections
2014
Two at-large seats on the Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Only one incumbent, Sylvia Orozco, filed to run for re-election. She ran against challengers Roman G. Nava, Pamela S. Feix, Brandon Blanchard and Josh Lee.
Orozco won her bid for re-election, and newcomer Feix won election to the other at-large seat.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Sylvia Orozco Incumbent |
27.1% | 11,341 | |
| Nonpartisan | Pamela S. Feix |
24% | 10,032 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brandon Blanchard | 19.7% | 8,240 | |
| Nonpartisan | Josh Lee | 15.2% | 6,335 | |
| Nonpartisan | Roman G. Nava | 14% | 5,828 | |
| Total Votes | 41,776 | |||
| Source: San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Final Official Election Night Results," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Blanchard reported $6,882.00 in contributions and $4,471.60 in expenditures to the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, leaving his campaign with $2,410.40 cash on hand as of October 28, 2014.[3]
Expenditures
Blanchard received endorsements from the Associated Chino Teachers, the Chino Tea Party and the California School Employees Association-Chino. He also received endorsements from a number of local officials, including Chino Valley Unified Board of Education member James Na and former member Charles Dickie.[4][5] A list of his supporters can be found here (dead link) (dead link).
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | James Na Incumbent |
18.5% | 20,373 | |
| Nonpartisan | Irene Hernandez-Blair |
13.4% | 14,781 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andrew Cruz |
11.2% | 12,273 | |
| Nonpartisan | Fred Youngblood Jr. Incumbent | 11% | 12,145 | |
| Nonpartisan | Silver Aguilar | 3% | 3,306 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lisa Keltner | 8.2% | 9,053 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ildiko Eva McDaniel | 3.1% | 3,394 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peter Attwood | 3.7% | 4,114 | |
| Nonpartisan | David A. Black | 10.5% | 11,534 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brandon Blanchard | 7.6% | 8,398 | |
| Nonpartisan | Roman G. Nava | 9.6% | 10,594 | |
| Total Votes | 109,965 | |||
| Source: San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential General Election, November 6, 2012," accessed July 15, 2014 | ||||
2010
| Chino Valley Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Sylvia Orozco Incumbent |
21.6% | 13,369 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles E. Dickie Incumbent |
18.2% | 11,228 | |
| Nonpartisan | Irene Hernandez-Blair | 13.3% | 8,201 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eva McDaniel | 11.3% | 6,991 | |
| Nonpartisan | John H. Pruitt Jr. | 10.4% | 6,423 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lisa Keltner | 8.5% | 5,280 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brandon Blanchard | 6.7% | 4,124 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul Vargas | 5.5% | 3,418 | |
| Nonpartisan | Silver Aguilar | 4.5% | 2,773 | |
| Total Votes | 61,807 | |||
| Source: San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "General Election November 2nd, 2010 Results," accessed September 19, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Blanchard highlighted the following focus areas on his campaign website:
| “ |
My education, business experience, long history of community service and commitment to work hard for all students will provide essential qualities for this service. Earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from the University of La Verne, working as a corporate executive, becoming an entrepreneur, and living in our community for the last 23+ years have all prepared me to serve as your next Governing Board Member.[6] |
” |
| —Brandon Blanchard's campaign website (2014)[7] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Brandon + Blanchard + Chino + Valley + Unified + School + District"
See also
- Chino Valley Unified School District, California
- Chino Valley Unified School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "2014 Statewide General Election Candidate List," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ Contra Costa Times, "Chino Valley Unified trustee resigning," October 8, 2011
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Blanchard, Brandon," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Champion Newspapers, "Four enter race for school board," June 21, 2014
- ↑ Blanchard 4 CVUSD, "Endorsements," accessed October 31, 2014 (dead link) (dead link)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ (dead link)candidate-statement.html Blanchard 4 CVUSD, "Focus Areas," accessed September 22, 2014
| 2014 Chino Valley Unified School District Elections | |
| San Bernardino County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Sylvia Orozco • Brandon Blanchard • Pamela S. Feix • Josh Lee • Roman G. Nava |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
