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Charles "Bud" Nason
Charles "Bud" Nason was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Carroll County Board of Education in Maryland. He advanced from a primary election on June 24, 2014, to face five other candidates for three available seats in the general election on November 4, 2014. Nason, George E. Harmening and Jim Roenick ran as a slate. Charles "Bud" Nason lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Nason earned a B.S. in political science from Loyola College. He later earned an M.S. in psychology from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from Mount St. Mary's University. Nason served as a combat intelligence officer with the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1964. At the time of his candidacy, Nason was working as a golf coach and instructor. Nason and his wife have four adult children.[1]
Elections
2014
The June 24, 2014, primary ballot included incumbent Virginia R. Harrison along with challengers Gary W. Desper, George E. Harmening, Mary Kowalski, Bob Lord, Charles "Bud" Nason, Jim Roenick and Devon Rothschild. Board members Gary Bauer and Barbara Shreeve did not file for re-election. Harmening, Lord, Nason, Roenick, Rothschild and Harrison faced off in the general election on November 4, 2014. Harmening, Nason and Roenick ran as a slate opposed to Common Core.
Harrison, Rothschild and Lord won the general election.
Results
General
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Virginia R. Harrison Incumbent |
21.4% | 29,854 | |
| Nonpartisan | Devon Rothschild |
19.4% | 27,004 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bob Lord |
15.5% | 21,596 | |
| Nonpartisan | George E. Harmening | 13.9% | 19,456 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Roenick | 14.8% | 20,665 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles "Bud" Nason | 14.7% | 20,494 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.3% | 418 | |
| Total Votes | 139,487 | |||
| Source: Carroll County Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 20, 2014 | ||||
Primary
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Virginia R. Harrison Incumbent |
19.2% | 13,203 | |
| Nonpartisan | Devon Rothschild |
16.8% | 11,561 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bob Lord |
14.1% | 9,676 | |
| Nonpartisan | George E. Harmening |
11.4% | 7,821 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Roenick |
11.4% | 7,813 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles "Bud" Nason |
11.1% | 7,609 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary Kowalski | 10% | 6,866 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gary W. Desper | 6% | 4,108 | |
| Total Votes | 68,657 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for Carroll County," July 16, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Nason reported $6,160.00 in contributions and $4,388.42 in expenditures to the Maryland State Board of Elections as of August 19, 2014, which left his campaign with $1,771.58 on hand.[2]
Endorsements
Nason was endorsed by Parents Choice of Maryland.[3]
Campaign themes
2014
Nason explained his themes for the 2014 race in a series of interviews with the Carroll County Times:
| “ |
Capital projects Given their age and condition, along logistical and infrastructure concerns, the Charles Carroll/William Winchester/East Middle Schools grouping could well represent an early major capital project — probably as an entity rather than as piece-meal actions. Clearly, that will represent major outlays, and take significant time frames — not to mention some amount of redistricting among both them and affected neighboring school districts. As for financing them, neither the County nor the State can finance them out-of-pocket; for all practical purposes, the best option at this time appears to be bond financing. This requires obtaining the best possible financing terms — which, in turn, is dependent on both the County and the State maintaining an outstanding credit rating. Common Core Common Core or not, parents remain their children’s primary and most influential teachers. The school board, together with its classroom teacher corps, can and should work toward restoring that culture. Johnny and Suzie need to know that parents and teachers are a team, not foils to be played against each other. District fund balance Why does a taxpayer-funded government entity need a “surplus fund balance” — especially when that “balance” approaches 10 percent of that agency’s annual County funding? Only after addressing the functional legitimacy of such a “surplus fund balance” can any discussion of how best to use those tax dollars be entertained. Teacher salaries Teachers’ salaries, including the annual step increase provision, are set by the negotiated contract between the Board of Education and the teachers’ union, and the board is responsible for executing that contract. Neither the county commissioners nor the state is part of that process. Simple integrity would seem to demand that that contract be honored. As to why teachers have received only four of the negotiated step increases due them in the last 10 years, I’ve asked, but haven’t yet received a satisfactory response. With respect to the $40,400 figure you reference, that clearly will be part of the next contract negotiation process -- and therefore not appropriate to discuss here. |
” |
| —Carroll County Times, (2014) | ||
Harmening, Nason and Roenick provided the following statement on their slate campaign website:
| “ | Common Core will only be defeated after all three of us are elected. There are five seats on the school board and three of them are up for election. All the other candidates vying for one of the three available seats SUPPORT COMMON CORE as do the two seats not up for election.
To abandon Common Core we need a majority of the school board (3 of the 5 seats) willing to stand up to the opposition and wage the battle it will take to get this out of our schools. We are the only three candidates running who can create that majority. We can't foretell the outcome of November's election but we hope you will help make something happen, by helping us get onto the school board. We pledge to you our commitment, once elected, to focus our action on removing Common Core from our schools.[9][4] |
” |
| —Harmening, Nason and Roenick's campaign website (2014) | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Charles + Nason + Carroll + County + Public + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Carroll County Times, "Charles "Bud" Nason," accessed June 9, 2014
- ↑ Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System, "View Filed Reports," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Parents Choice of Maryland, "Voting Guide for Carroll County," October 20, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Carroll County Times, "Board of Education candidates weigh in on Carroll County Public School fund balance," May 16, 2014
- ↑ Carroll County Times, "Board of Education candidates weigh in on Carroll County Public School fund balance," May 16, 2014
- ↑ Carroll County Times, "Carroll County Board of Education candidates discuss how to inform parents about Common Core," May 13, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Carroll County Times, "Candidates for Board of Education discuss teacher salaries," May 15, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ FedUpWithCommonCore.com, "Fed Up With Common Core Yet?" accessed October 20, 2014
| 2014 Carroll County Public Schools Elections | |
| Carroll County, Maryland | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Gary W. Desper • George E. Harmening • Virginia R. Harrison • Mary Kowalski • Bob Lord • Charles "Bud" Nason • Jim Roenick • Devon Rothschild |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
