Chaffey Joint Union High School District elections (2014)

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2014 Chaffey Joint Union High School District Elections

General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
California
Chaffey Joint Union High School District
San Bernardino County, California ballot measures
Local ballot measures, California
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Three seats on the Chaffey Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Three at-large incumbents, Arthur R. Bustamonte, Josie S. Estrada and Charles J. Uhalley, were up for re-election.[1] They ran against challengers John Rhinehart, Gil Zendejas, Kathy Espinosa, Sharon Arellano, J. Steve Garcia and Darla Lucido.[2]

Incumbents Uhalley and Bustamonte and challenger Rhinehart won the general election.

About the district

See also: Chaffey Joint Union High School District, California
Chaffey Joint Union High School District is located in San Bernardino County, California.

Chaffey Joint Union High School District is located in San Bernardino County, California. The county seat of San Bernardino County is San Bernardino. San Bernardino County was home to 2,088,371 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, the Chaffey Joint Union High School District was the 50th-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 25,065 students.[4]

Demographics

San Bernardino County underperformed compared to the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.6 percent of San Bernardino County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.5 percent for California as a whole. The median household income for San Bernardino County was $54,750 compared to $61,400 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level for San Bernardino County was 17.6 percent while it was 15.3 percent statewide.[3]

Racial Demographics, 2013[3]
Race San Bernardino County (%) California (%)
White 77.5 73.5
Black or African American 9.5 6.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.0 1.7
Asian 7.1 14.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.5 0.5
Two or more races 3.4 3.7
Hispanic or Latino 51.1 38.4

Presidential Voting Pattern, San Bernardino County[5][6]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 305,109 262,358
2008 315,720 277,408
2004 227,789 289,306
2000 214,749 221,757

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.

Voter and candidate information

The Chaffey Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees consists of five members elected at-large to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014, and two seats were up for election in 2016.[1]

School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period. The filing period began July 14, 2014, and ended August 8, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 20, 2014. Voters could request vote-by-mail ballots from October 6, 2014, through October 28, 2014.[7]

Elections

2014

Candidates

At-large

Election results

Chaffey Joint Union High School District,
At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngCharles J. Uhalley Incumbent 17.6% 19,434
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngArthur R. Bustamonte Incumbent 15.3% 16,895
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Rhinehart 14.2% 15,743
     Nonpartisan Josie S. Estrada Incumbent 13.2% 14,600
     Nonpartisan Gil Zendejas 9.3% 10,335
     Nonpartisan J. Steve Garcia 9.1% 10,068
     Nonpartisan Sharon Arellano 7.8% 8,658
     Nonpartisan Darla Lucido 7.7% 8,541
     Nonpartisan Kathy Espinosa 5.7% 6,278
Total Votes 110,552
Source: San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Final Official Election Night Results," accessed December 19, 2014

Endorsements

The Associated Chaffey Teachers (ACT) endorsed incumbents Arthur R. Bustamonte and Charles J. Uhalley and challenger Gil Zendejas.[8] The San Bernardino County Republican Party endorsed challenger Sharon Arellano.[9]

Zendejas also received endorsements from the California School Employees Association (CSEA) Chapter 210 and Congresswoman Gloria Negrete McLeod (D).[10]

Incumbent Josie S. Estrada was endorsed by the following organizations and state officials:[11][12][13][14]

Campaign finance

Candidates had to file contribution reports within 24 hours of receiving an aggregate total of $1,000 or more from a single source. The first scheduled pre-election report filing deadline was October 6, 2014. If candidates raised or spent less than $1,000 during the 2013 and 2014 calendar years, they had to file Form 470 at that time. If candidates raised or spent more during that time, they had to file Form 460 by the pre-election report filing deadline.[15]

Candidates required to file Form 460 also had to file a second pre-election report on October 23, 2014, and they had to file termination reports by December 31, 2014. If a termination report was not filed, candidates had to file a semi-annual report by February 2, 2015.[15]

Reports

Candidates received a total of $10,156.00 in contributions and spent a total of $8,542.13 in expenditures, according to the most recent campaign disclosure reports published by the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters as of October 30, 2014.[11][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Arthur R. Bustamonte $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Josie S. Estrada $5,190.00 $3,793.00 $1,397.00
Charles J. Uhalley $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Sharon Arellano $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Kathy Espinosa $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
J. Steve Garcia $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Darla Lucido $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
John Rhinehart $2,716.00 $2,678.23 $37.77
Gil Zendejas $2,250.00 $2,070.90 $279.10

Past elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Chaffey Joint Union High School District election in 2014:[15][24]

Deadline Event
July 14, 2014 First day for candidates to file nomination documents
August 8, 2014 Last day for candidates to file nomination documents
October 6, 2014 First day to request vote-by-mail ballot
October 6, 2014 First pre-election report due
October 20, 2014 Last day to register to vote
October 23, 2014 Second pre-election report due
October 28, 2014 Last day to request vote-by-mail ballot
November 4, 2014 Election Day
December 31, 2014 Termination report due
February 2, 2015 Semi-annual report due

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: California elections, 2014

This election shared the ballot with general elections for five U.S. House seats, several state executive offices, two state Senate seats and eight state Assembly seats, as well as judicial, municipal and other school board elections.[25]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Chaffey + Joint + Union + High + School + District + California"

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Elected Officials," accessed July 15, 2014
  2. San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "2014 Statewide General Election Candidate List," accessed August 18, 2014
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "San Bernardino County, California," accessed July 14, 2014
  4. National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
  5. San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Past Election Archives," accessed July 14, 2014
  6. San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Past Elections: 2007-1996," accessed July 14, 2014
  7. California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
  8. Associated Chaffey Teachers, "CHAFFEY School Board Election," accessed October 30, 2014
  9. San Bernardino County Republican Party, "Voter Guide," accessed October 30, 2014
  10. Gil Zendejas for Chaffey Joint Union High School District 2014, "Endorsements," accessed October 30, 2014
  11. 11.0 11.1 San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Estrada, Josie," accessed October 30, 2014
  12. San Bernardino County Democratic Party, "OFFICIALLY ENDORSED LOCAL DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES & MEASURES for NOVEMBER 4, 2014 GENERAL ELECTION," accessed October 30, 2014
  13. Central Labor Council of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, "COPE Endorsed List 2014," accessed October 30, 2014
  14. Re-elect Josie Estrada, "We Stand with Josie," accessed October 30, 2014
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
  16. San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Bustamonte, Art," accessed October 30, 2014
  17. San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Uhalley, Charles," accessed October 30, 2014
  18. San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Arellano, Sharon," accessed October 30, 2014
  19. San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Espinosa, Kathy," accessed October 30, 2014
  20. San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Julian Garcia," accessed October 30, 2014
  21. San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Lucido, Darla," accessed October 30, 2014
  22. San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Rhinehart, John," accessed October 30, 2014
  23. San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Zendejas, Gilbert," accessed October 30, 2014
  24. San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "2014 Statewide General Election," accessed July 14, 2014
  25. San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "2014 Statewide General Election: November 4, 2014," accessed July 14, 2014 (dead link)