Christopher Barry
Christopher Barry was a candidate for Position 5 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
Barry is a senior mortgage banker with American Pacific Mortgage. He graduated from Chester High School and studied political science at California Polytechnic State University. He has three children who attend district schools.[1][2]
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 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Lisa Allen |
52% | 5,726 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bart Rask | 32.1% | 3,540 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christopher Barry | 15.4% | 1,697 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 48 | |
| Total Votes | 11,011 | |||
| 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
Barry reported no contributions or expenditures to the Oregon Secretary of State in this election.[3]
Endorsements
Barry was endorsed by Washington County Sheriff Pat Garrett.[1]
Campaign themes
2015
Barry provided the following statement for the Washington County voter's pamphlet:
| “ | When I speak to parents about Hillsboro schools, I hear the following:
“Class sizes are too large. “ “Teachers are too stressed out. “ “The Schools have enough money already. Why can’t they show greater improvement and results?” As a father of three kids in the Hillsboro School District, I am passionate about the education of our children. I got involved with the Hillsboro School District Budget Committee to educate myself about the facts regarding the finances of the School District. I’ve found out where the school district gets their funding and what kinds of programs and mandates compete for the limited amount of financial resources. This multi-faceted array of funding sources that fluctuate and cannot be relied upon can cause shortages that lead to budget shortfalls that stress out the school district and the community. I will work to ensure our schools get the money they need in a more reliable way, and put that money to programs that will create better outcomes for our students. My past experience running and working on committees and boards, managing budgets and meetings consisting of people with differing opinions, gives me experience, strategies and ideas that will be valuable to the School District. Together we can work to improve the system and educational experience for our students.[4] |
” |
| —Christopher Barry (2015)[1] | ||
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Washington County Elections Division, "Washington County voters’ pamphlet: Vote-by-mail regular election May 19, 2015," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Chris Barry," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Committee/Filer Search by Name," accessed June 17, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 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 |
