Burbank Unified School District elections (2017)
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Two of the five seats on the Burbank Unified School District Board of Education were up for primary election on February 28, 2017. In their bids for re-election to the board, incumbents Larry Applebaum and Charlene Tabet ran against challenger Steven Frintner.[1] Frintner and Tabet won the two seats outright in the primary election as they received a majority of the votes.[2][3][4][5]
The 2017 race saw an incumbent defeated for the first time in at least two election cycles. Click here to read how else this race compared to past elections in both the district and the state.
The candidates in this election participated in a candidate forum on January 27, 2017. Click here to watch a video of that forum.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Burbank Unified Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held at large on a staggered basis every odd-numbered year. Three seats were up for election in 2015, and two seats were up for election in 2017. A primary election was held on February 28, 2017. A general election could have been held on April 11, 2017, if candidates had not received a majority of the votes cast in the primary.[2][3][4][5][6]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file their nomination paperwork by December 2, 2016. To qualify to run for a seat on the board, candidates had to be at least 18 years old, "a citizen of California, a resident of the school district, a registered voter, and not legally disqualified from holding civil office," according to the bylaws of the Burbank Unified Board of Education.[3][7]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Burbank Unified School District, At-large Primary Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Steven Frintner |
34.50% | 5,745 |
| Charlene Tabet Incumbent |
33.09% | 5,510 |
| Larry Applebaum Incumbent | 32.41% | 5,398 |
| Total Votes | 16,653 | |
| Source: Burbank City Clerk, "Burbank Municipal Primary Election: February 28, 2017 Final Results," accessed March 6, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Larry Applebaum | Charlene Tabet 
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2017
Burbank Unified's board of education elections shared the ballot with elections for Burbank City Clerk, Burbank City Treasurer, and three Burbank City Council seats.[8]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Burbank Unified School District election in 2017.[3][9]
| Deadline | Event |
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| November 7, 2016 - December 2, 2016 | Candidate filing period |
| December 3, 2016 - December 7, 2016 | Extended filing period for open seats |
| January 2, 2017 - February 14, 2017 | Write-in candidate filing period |
| January 19, 2017 | First pre-primary election campaign finance reporting deadline |
| February 16, 2017 | Second pre-primary election campaign finance reporting deadline |
| February 24, 2017 | Third pre-primary election campaign finance reporting deadline |
| February 28, 2017 | Primary election |
| March 30, 2017 | First pre-general election campaign finance reporting deadline |
| April 7, 2017 | Second pre-general election campaign finance reporting deadline |
| April 11, 2017 | General election |
| May 1, 2017 | Board members take office |
Endorsements
The Los Angeles County Democratic Party endorsed incumbent Charlene Tabet and challenger Steven Frintner.[10] Frintner was also endorsed by the Burbank Teachers Association, the Burbank Democratic Club, and the Armenian National Committee of America, Burbank.[11]
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Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $3,445.00 and spent a total of $1,538.40 in the election, according to the Burbank City Clerk.[12]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Larry Applebaum | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Charlene Tabet | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Steven Frintner | $3,445.00 | $1,538.40 | $1,906.60 |
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What was at stake?
2017
Election trends
- See also: School board elections, 2015
The 2017 Burbank Unified Board of Education election added one new member to the board. The newcomer defeated an incumbent to win the seat, which had not happened in the district's past two election cycles. The district's 2013 and 2015 board of education elections saw newcomers elected to the board, but they all won open seats. Each incumbent who ran for re-election in 2013 and 2015 won an additional term on the board.
| School board election trends | |||||
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbents running for re-election | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers |
| Burbank Unified School District | |||||
| 2017 | 1.50 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| 2015 | 2.00 | 0.00% | 33.33% | 100.00% | 66.67% |
| 2013 | 2.50 | 0.00% | 50.00% | 100.00% | 50.00% |
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| 2015 | 2.01 | 22.95% | 73.77% | 81.11% | 39.34% |
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| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 70.37% | 82.66% | 40.81% |
Issues in the election
Candidate forum
Burbank Unified Board of Education candidates participated in a candidate forum on January 27, 2017. It was hosted by the League of Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank. A video of the forum can be found below.
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About the district
The Burbank Unified School District is located in the city of Burbank, which resides in Los Angeles County in southern California. Burbank was home to an estimated 105,319 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[13] The district was the 97th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 16,332 students.[14]
Demographics
Burbank outperformed California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 38.3 percent of city residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 31.4 percent of state residents. The median household income for Burbank was $66,076, compared to $61,818 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the city was 11 percent, while it was 15.3 percent statewide.[13]
| Racial Demographics, 2010[13] | |||
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| Race | Burbank (%) | California (%) | |
| White | 72.7 | 57.6 | |
| Black or African American | 2.5 | 6.2 | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
| Asian | 11.6 | 13.0 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| Two or more races | 4.8 | 4.9 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24.5 | 37.6 | |
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
| Burbank Unified School District | California | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Burbank City Clerk, "City of Burbank 2017 Municipal Elections Public Information List," accessed December 5, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Burbank City Clerk, "Burbank Municipal Primary Election: February 28, 2017 Final Results," accessed March 6, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Burbank City Clerk, "Candidate's Calendar of Events," accessed December 1, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Burbank City Clerk, "Final Results are Tabulated for Burbank’s 2015 Primary Nominating Election," accessed December 1, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Burbank Leader, "Frintner, Tabet take lead in race for two seats on Burbank school board," February 28, 2017
- ↑ Burbank Unified School District, "Meet the Board," accessed December 1, 2016
- ↑ Burbank Unified School District, "BB 9220 Board Bylaws: Board of Education Elections," accessed December 1, 2016
- ↑ Burbank City Clerk, "Elections," accessed December 1, 2016
- ↑ Burbank Unified School District, "BB 9110 Board Bylaws: Terms of Office," accessed January 4, 2017
- ↑ Los Angeles County Democratic Party, "Endorsements for Spring 2017 Local Elections," accessed February 2, 2017
- ↑ Asbarez, "ANCA-Burbank Issues Endorsements in School Board Primary Elections," February 3, 2017
- ↑ Burbank City Clerk, "City of Burbank Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed April 10, 2017
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 United States Census Bureau, "Burbank, California," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
| Burbank Unified School District elections in 2017 | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | Primary Election: February 28, 2017 • General Election: April 11, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Larry Applebaum • Incumbent, Charlene Tabet • Steven Frintner |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
