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Chester R. Stevens

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Chester R. Stevens was a candidate for an at-large seat on the West Contra Costa Board of Education in California. The seat was up for general election on November 4, 2014. Chester R. Stevens lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Biography

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Chester R. Stevens is a resident of Contra Costa County, California. Stevens holds a B.S. degree in electrical engineering. He worked as a software engineer before he retired.[1]

Elections

2014

See also: West Contra Costa Unified School District elections (2014)

The election in West Contra Costa featured three at-large seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Madeline Kronenberg and Elaine Merriweather faced eight challengers for the three at-large seats. The challengers were Elizabeth Block, Peter Nicholas Chau, Otheree Christian, Valerie Cuevas, Raquel Donoso, Mister Phillips, Chester R. Stevens, and Ayana Kirkland Young. Board President Charles T. Ramsey did not file for re-election.

Kronenberg, Block, and Cuevas won the election.

Results

West Contra Costa Unified School District,
At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Block 19.5% 21,463
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngMadeline Kronenberg Incumbent 15.4% 16,950
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngValerie Cuevas 13.5% 14,857
     Nonpartisan Mister Phillips 11.8% 13,027
     Nonpartisan Raquel Donoso 10.1% 11,064
     Nonpartisan Elaine Merriweather Incumbent 8.8% 9,737
     Nonpartisan Peter Nicholas Chau 7.8% 8,609
     Nonpartisan Chester R. Stevens 4.5% 4,946
     Nonpartisan Ayana Kirkland Young 4.2% 4,607
     Nonpartisan Otheree Christian 4% 4,429
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.4% 390
Total Votes 110,079
Source: Contra Costa County Registrar of Voters, "Official Results - November 4, 2014 General Election," accessed January 2, 2015

Funding

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.[2]

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.[2]

Stevens reported $595.00 in contributions and $522.89 in expenditures during the election, which left him with $72.11 on hand according to the Contra Costa County Elections Division.[3]

Endorsements

Stevens did not receive any official endorsements during the election.

Campaign themes

2014

Stevens published his priorities on his Voter's Edge profile:

  • Building bridges over the Achievement Gap
  • Technology in classrooms to improve student achievement
  • Bringing Back the Arts[4]
—Chester R. Stevens profile (2014)[5]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Chester + Stevens + West + Contra + Costa + Unified + School + District"

See also

External links

Footnotes