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Cathey Ryder

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Cathey Ryder was a candidate seeking an at-large seat on the Huntington Beach Union High School District Board of Trustees in California. She ran against three incumbents and two fellow candidates in the general election on November 4, 2014.[1] Cathey Ryder lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Ryder also ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the board in 2012.

Elections

2014

See also: Huntington Beach Union High School District elections (2014)

Three at-large seats on the Huntington Beach Union High School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. The race featured incumbents Kathleen Iverson, Duane Dishno and Bonnie Castrey and challengers Cathey Ryder, Janis Mantini and Matthew Westwell. All three incumbents won their bids for re-election.

Results

Huntington Beach Union High School District,
At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen Iverson Incumbent 22.4% 36,707
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngBonnie Castrey Incumbent 22.1% 36,253
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngDuane Dishno Incumbent 20.1% 33,069
     Nonpartisan Cathey Ryder 16.2% 26,581
     Nonpartisan Janis Mantini 10.1% 16,570
     Nonpartisan Matthew Westwell 9.1% 14,990
Total Votes 164,170
Source: Orange County, "Official Results for Election ," accessed December 22, 2014

Funding

The Orange County Registrar of Voters does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports that were filed by paper in their office. Ballotpedia staffers directly requested this information, but the municipal office refused those requests to make that information public.

2012

Huntington Beach Union High School District, At-Large General Election, 2-year term, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngDuane Dishno Incumbent 52.7% 51,796
     Nonpartisan Cathey Ryder 47.3% 46,578
Total Votes 98,374
Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results Archives: 2012 General Election," accessed July 22, 2014

Campaign themes

2014

Ryder highlighted the following priorities on her campaign website:

If Elected, I will:
  • Bring a fresh perspective to Huntington Beach Union High School Board of Trustees
  • Ensure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely
  • Prepare today's students for tomorrow's jobs
  • Support the total comprehensive high school experience
  • Make sure our schools are safe places where all students are valued
  • On each campus, create a climate of life long learners who are self-disciplined individuals and effective problem solvers
  • Ensure equity among the various, diverse high schools represented
  • Keep abreast of the ever changing technology and the best ways to use technology to enhance student learning.[2]
—Cathey Ryder's campaign website (2014)[3]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Cathey + Ryder + Huntington + Beach + Union + High + School + District"

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Footnotes

  1. Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List General Election 2014," accessed August 18, 2014
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. Elect Cathey Ryder, "Home," accessed October 6, 2014