Christian Honl
Christian Honl was a candidate for Position 4 representative on the Hillsboro School Board in Oregon. He lost in the general election on May 19, 2015.
Over five years after the first proposal was made, it appeared a land swap between Hillsboro School District and neighboring Beaverton School District might finally move forward in 2015. While there was vocal debate in Hillsboro, which was the point of instigation for the proposed district changes, Beaverton had not responded to calls to meet and discuss the change as of late April 2015.
Biography
Honl graduated from Astoria High School and earned his B.S. in electrical engineering in 1996 from the University of Washington. He is an engineering manager for the Intel Corporation.[1]
Elections
2015
Opposition
Three of the seven seats on the Hillsboro School District Board of Directors were up for general election on May 19, 2015.
Position 4 incumbent Kim Strelchun, Position 5 incumbent Adriana Cañas and Position 7 incumbent Wayne Clift were up for election. Cañas did not file for re-election; Lisa Allen, Christopher Barry and Bart Rask ran for the open Position 5 seat. Allen was successful in that race. Strelchun defeated challengers Christian Honl and Tim Reeves, and Clift defeated Jaime Rodriguez.
Results
| Hillsboro School District, Position 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Kim Strelchun Incumbent |
59.4% | 6,452 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christian Honl | 33.9% | 3,677 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tim Reeves | 6.3% | 685 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 46 | |
| Total Votes | 10,860 | |||
| Source: Washington County, Oregon, "Summary Report Special District Election May 19, 2015," June 4, 2015 and Multnomah County, Oregon, "May 2015 Special Election Results," June 3, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Honl reported $6,454.00 in contributions and $6,328.80 in expenditures to the Oregon Secretary of State, which left his campaign with $125.20 in cash on hand in this election. However, Honl also had outstanding loans and personal expenditures totaling $4,292.43. This left his campaign effectively $4,167.23 in debt.[2]
Endorsements
Holn was endorsed by the following:[3]
- Hillsboro School Board Directo Erik Seligman
- Washington County Commissioner Bob Terry
- Washington County Deputy District Attorney Mark Richman
- Former State Rep. Shawn Lindsay (R-30)
- Former State Rep. Katie Eyre (R-29)
- Former State Sen. Bruce Starr (R-15)
- Former State Legislator Charles Starr (R)
Campaign themes
2015
Honl provided the following statement on his campaign website:
| “ | As a manager for Intel Corporation over the last 15 years, I’ve learned the most significant thing you can do as a leader is to provide direction and guidance and fulfill the needs of those who rely on you. I will employ these same skills to providing a pathway for success in our schools, supporting our teachers, and first and foremost, making educating our kids our first priority.
Creativity and innovation. We need to improve and update the technology in our schools. I will work with teachers and experts in the community on how we can use creative and innovative technological methods of teaching in the classroom. The next generation. The success of Oregon’s future depends on the quality of education we provide to our kids now. By working with local colleges and businesses, we can set students up for their future in higher education and the workforce. Listen and learn. With 15 years of management experience, I know how to build consensus, and I will work with board members, parents, students, staff and our legislators to problem-solve and support the district to the best of our ability. Collaborative solutions. We must collaborate to find long-term solutions, not quick-fixes, to funding the needs in our district while protecting our quality of education. By putting students first and working together, we will achieve great results even within tight budget challenges and constraints. As your school board director, I will:
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| —Christian Honl's campaign website (2015)[5] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Hillsboro School District, Oregon
- Hillsboro School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Washington County Elections Division, "Washington County voters’ pamphlet: Vote-by-mail regular election May 19, 2015," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Committee/Filer Search by Name," accessed June 17, 2015
- ↑ Vote Honl, "Endorsements," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Vote Honl, "Priorities," accessed May 19, 2015
| 2015 Hillsboro School District Elections | |
| Washington County, Oregon | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Position 4: Incumbent, Kim Strelchun • Christian Honl • Tim Reeves Position 5: Lisa Allen • Christopher Barry • Bart Rask |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
