Chris Flask
Chris Flask was an at-large member of the Vacaville Board of Education in California. His seat was up for general election on November 4, 2014. Chris Flask lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Flask was first appointed to the board on September 10, 2013.[1] Flask previously ran unsuccessfully for an at-large seat on November 3, 2009.[2]
Biography
Chris Flask is a resident of Solano County, California. Flask earned his B.S. degree in biochemistry from the University of California at Los Angeles and his M.B.A. degree in science and technology from the University of California at Davis. From 1994 to 1996, he served as a military intelligence sergeant with the U.S. Army. Flask is employed as a senior manager for material operations with Genentech.[3]
Elections
2014
The election in Vacaville featured four at-large seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Shelley Dally and Whit Whitman joined challenger Jeremy Jeffreys in winning three seats with four-year terms by defeating incumbent David McCallum and challengers Deloris Roach, Judith D. Ruggiero and Tracee Stacy. Jeffreys, Ruggiero and Stacy ran together as the "Classrooms First" candidate slate. Challenger Shawn Windham defeated incumbent Chris Flask for a seat with a two-year term.
Results
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Nonpartisan | ![]() |
61.3% | 10,377 | |
Nonpartisan | Chris Flask Incumbent | 38.3% | 6,479 | |
Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 74 | |
Total Votes | 16,930 | |||
Source: Solano County Registrar of Voters, "Solano County Election: 2014 General," 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.[4]
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.[4]
The Solano County Registrar of Voters does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.
Endorsements
Flask received endorsements from the Vacaville Reporter, the Solano County Democratic Party and the Vacaville Chamber of Commerce.[5][6]
2009
Vacaville Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2009 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Nonpartisan | ![]() |
25.2% | 5,738 | |
Nonpartisan | ![]() |
17.9% | 4,084 | |
Nonpartisan | ![]() |
16.5% | 3,747 | |
Nonpartisan | Chris Flask | 16.2% | 3,685 | |
Nonpartisan | William Hausler Incumbent | 12.7% | 2,889 | |
Nonpartisan | Karen E. Zwick | 11.3% | 2,578 | |
Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 53 | |
Total Votes | 22,774 | |||
Source: Solano County Registrar of Voters, "Summary Results," accessed August 10, 2014 |
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Reporter, "Vacaville Unified School District board selects new trustee," September 13, 2013
- ↑ Vacaville Unified School District, "Board Home Page," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Chris Flask," accessed October 30, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Vacaville Reporter, "Editorial: Vacaville school board incumbents deserve another term," October 11, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Chris Flask for VUSD," accessed October 25, 2014