Chippewa Valley Schools elections (2014)

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2014 Chippewa Valley Schools 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
Michigan Chippewa Valley Schools Macomb County, Michigan ballot measures Local ballot measures, Michigan

Three seats on the Chippewa Valley Schools Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.

Incumbent Andrew Patzert and challenger Laura Cardamone defeated Grace Caporuscio and Angelo Massimo Selva for the two seats with full six-year terms. Euel Kinsey lost to Jill DeMuynck Zech for one seat with an unexpired two-year term. Board members Ken DeBeaussaert and Tammy Reynolds did not file for re-election.

About the district

See also: Chippewa Valley Schools, Michigan

Chippewa Valley Schools is located in Macomb County, Mich.

Chippewa Valley Schools is located in southeast Michigan in Macomb County. The county seat is Mount Clemens. Macomb County had a population of 854,769 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau in 2014. In the 2011-2012 school year, Chippewa Valley Schools was the seventh-largest school district in Michigan and served 16,178 students.

Demographics

In 2012, Macomb County had a lower percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree compared to the state overall. The United States Census Bureau reported that 22.2 percent of residents aged 25 and older in Macomb County had earned a bachelor's degree, compared with 25.5 percent for Michigan. The county’s median household income was $53,628, above the state median of $48,471. The poverty rate in Macomb County was 11.8 percent, below the state rate of 16.3 percent.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Macomb County (%)	Michigan (%)
White	83.6	80.1
Black or African American	10.5	14.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.3	0.7
Asian	3.4	2.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0	0.0
Two or more races	2.1	2.2
Hispanic or Latino	2.4	4.7

Presidential Voting Pattern, Macomb County
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote
2012	208,016	191,913
2008	223,784	187,663
2004	196,160	202,166
2000	172,625	164,265

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

As of the 2014 election, the Chippewa Valley Board of Education consisted of seven members elected at-large to six-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, two seats with full six-year terms and one seat with an unexpired two-year term.

School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which ended on July 22, 2014. The deadline to withdraw was on July 25, 2014. Write-in candidates had to file by October 24, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 6, 2014.

At-large (6-year term)

• Andrew Patzert
  • Incumbent

• Grace Caporuscio

• Laura Cardamone

• Angelo Massimo Selva

At-large (2-year term)

• Euel Kinsey

• Jill DeMuynck Zech

Election results

6-year term

Chippewa Valley Schools, At-Large General Election, 6-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Laura Cardamone	32.6%	12,578
	Nonpartisan	Andrew Patzert Incumbent	25.1%	9,665
	Nonpartisan	Grace Caporuscio	24.6%	9,493
	Nonpartisan	Angelo Massimo Selva	17.7%	6,842
Total Votes				38,578
Source: Macomb County Election Department, "Race Summary," accessed December 29, 2014

2-year term

Chippewa Valley Schools, At-Large General Election, 2-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Jill DeMuynck Zech	71.3%	14,455
	Nonpartisan	Euel Kinsey	28.7%	5,824
Total Votes				20,279
Source: Macomb County Election Department, "Race Summary," accessed December 29, 2014

Endorsements

Incumbent Andrew Patzert and challengers Laura Cardamone and Jill DeMuynck Zech each received an endorsement from the local chapter of the Michigan Education Association.

Cardamone also received endorsements from Macomb County Commissioner Fred Miller and the local chapter of the UAW.

Zech also received an endorsement from the Macomb County Professional Deputy Sheriff's Association.

Campaign finance

Candidates reported $14,661.00 in contributions and $8,327.98 in expenditures during the election, according to the Macomb County Election Department.

In Michigan, candidates are prohibited from receiving contributions from corporations or labor organizations. Within 10 days of becoming a candidate, candidates must form a candidate committee. Following the creation of the committee, candidates have an additional 10 days to register the committee with the school district by filing a statement of organization. A candidate committee that does not expect to receive or spend more than $1,000 during the election cycle is eligible to receive a reporting waiver, which allows that committee not to file pre-election, post-election and annual campaign statements without legal penalty.

In the at-large race for two seats with full six-year terms, candidates reported $10,076.00 in contributions and $6,315.67 in expenditures during the election.

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Andrew Patzert	$5,400.00	$2,571.82	$2,828.18
Grace Caporuscio	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Laura Cardamone	$3,040.00	$2,116.02	$923.98
Angelo Massimo Selva	$1,636.00	$1,627.83	$8.17

In the at-large race for one seat with an unexpired two-year term, candidates reported $4,585.00 in contributions and $2,012.31 in expenditures during the election.

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Euel Kinsey	$0.00	$100.00	-$12,301.82
Jill DeMuynck Zech	$4,585.00	$1,912.31	$2,672.69

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2012 Chippewa Valley Schools, At-Large Special Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Elizabeth Pyden 42.3% 13,152      Nonpartisan Grace Caporuscio 33% 10,257      Nonpartisan Euel Kinsey Incumbent 24.7% 7,675 Total Votes 31,084 Source: Macomb County Election Department, "Chippewa Valley Schools Board Member," accessed September 1, 2014 2011 Chippewa Valley Schools, At-Large General Election, 6-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Denise Aquino Incumbent 38.8% 3,914      Nonpartisan George Sobah Incumbent 34.9% 3,518      Nonpartisan Grace Caporuscio 26.2% 2,645 Total Votes 10,077 Source: Macomb County Election Department, "Chippewa Valley Schools," accessed September 1, 2014 2009 Chippewa Valley Schools, At-Large General Election, 6-year term, 2009 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Julie Ariganello Fitzgerald Incumbent 20.2% 3,431      Nonpartisan Frank Bednard Incumbent 18.4% 3,125      Nonpartisan Henry Chiodini Incumbent 16.9% 2,864      Nonpartisan Grace Caporuscio 14% 2,370      Nonpartisan Terry Campion 12.4% 2,105      Nonpartisan P. Pete Vitale 5.4% 924      Nonpartisan Bill Westlake 5.3% 896      Nonpartisan Jordan M. Bonanno 3.9% 667      Nonpartisan R. Scott Goosen 3.4% 574 Total Votes 16,956 Source: Macomb County Election Department, "Chippewa Valley Schools," accessed September 1, 2014

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Chippewa Valley Schools election in 2014:

Deadline	Event
July 22, 2014	Last day for candidates to file nomination documents
July 25, 2014	Last day for candidates to withdraw
October 6, 2014	Last day to register to vote in the general election
October 24, 2014	Last day for write-in candidates to file nomination documents
November 4, 2014	General election day

Additional elections on the ballot

This election shared the ballot with general elections for a U.S. House seat, U.S. Senate seat, Michigan state executive offices, Michigan House of Representatives seats, and Michigan State Senate seats. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal, and judicial elections.

See also

• Michigan
• Chippewa Valley Schools, Michigan
• Michigan school board elections, 2014
• List of school board elections in 2014
• School board elections, 2014
• Macomb County, Michigan ballot measures
• Local ballot measures, Michigan

External links

Suggest a link

• Chippewa Valley Schools
• Macomb County Election Department