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Christopher Titus
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Christopher Titus was a member of the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Board of Education, At-large in Michigan. Titus assumed office in 2013.
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Elections
2016
Three of the seven seats on the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Denise Bither, Christopher Titus, and Nancy van Leuwen filed for re-election. The incumbents faced challengers Denise Dunn, Johnny Oram, and Kimberly Pavuk. Titus, Dunn, and van Leuwen defeated Bither, Pavuk, and Oram.[1]
Results
| Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, At-Large General Election, 6-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Christopher Titus Incumbent |
19.96% | 16,378 |
| Denise Dunn |
17.88% | 14,673 |
| Nancy van Leuwen Incumbent |
17.19% | 14,106 |
| Denise Bither Incumbent | 16.93% | 13,895 |
| Kimberly Pavuk | 15.22% | 12,491 |
| Johnny Oram | 12.29% | 10,089 |
| Write-in votes | 0.52% | 427 |
| Total Votes | 82,059 | |
| Source: Oakland County Elections Division, "November 8, 2016 General Election," November 22, 2016 | ||
Funding
School board candidates in Michigan were required to file pre-election campaign finance reports with their county election offices by October 28, 2016. Post-election reports were due by December 8, 2016.[2]
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 filing official 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.[3]
October 28 filing
Candidates received a total of $8,521.00 and spent a total of $7,575.38 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds.[4]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denise Bither (incumbent) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Christopher Titus (incumbent) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Nancy van Leuwen (incumbent) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Denise Dunn | $225.00 | $0.00 | $225.00 |
| Johnny Oram | $6,246.00 | $6,114.03 | $131.97 |
| Kimberly Pavuk | $2,050.00 | $1,461.35 | $588.65 |
2014
The election in Walled Lake featured three at-large seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Greg Janicki and Kathy Lyall ran unopposed and won two seats with full six-year terms. Fellow board member Christopher Titus ran unopposed and won one seat with an unexpired two-year term.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Christopher Titus Incumbent |
99% | 17,203 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1% | 181 | |
| Total Votes | 17,384 | |||
| Source: Oakland County Elections Division, "November 4, 2014 General Election," accessed December 18, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Titus did not report any contributions or expenditures during the election, according to the Oakland County Elections Division.[5]
Endorsements
Titus did not receive any official endorsements during the election.
Campaign themes
2016
Titus provided the following response to a question about the top three issues facing the district from the League of Women Voters Oakland Area:
| “ |
Three Priority Issues are: Declining Enrollment: In order to attract families to our community and out of district students through schools of choice, I will support the continued initiatives of providing well-maintained facilities and state-of-the-art programs that include: Advanced Placement courses, the IB program at WLW, technology-rich instruction,Transitions, Early Childhood programs, Performing and Visual Arts and other outstanding programs. Uncertain Funding: I will continue my fiduciary responsibility to the community by maintaining balanced budgets and an appropriate fund balance to keep budgeting and spending under local control. I will continue to build effective relationships with our legislators to positively impact future funding. Maintaining Student Achievement: I will support our superintendent in his efforts to recruit and hire the most qualified educators and encourage him to provide continued professional development opportunities for ALL staff that will equip them with the tools to produce the best students in the country.[6][7] |
” |
| —Christopher Titus (2016) | ||
See also
- Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, Michigan
- Walled Lake Consolidated Schools elections (2016)
- Walled Lake Consolidated Schools elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Oakland County Elections Division, "Unofficial Candidate List," August 19, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Bureau of Elections, "2016 and 2017 Campaign Finance Filing Schedule," January 12, 2016
- ↑ Genesee County, "Filing Requirements under Michigan's Campaign Finance Act," February 7, 2014
- ↑ Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds, "Campaign Finance Reporting System," accessed October 30, 2016
- ↑ Oakland County Elections Division, "Campaign Finance - Oakland County Clerk," accessed October 24, 2014
- ↑ League of Women Voters Oakland Area, "Voter Guide-November General Election," accessed October 21, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2016 Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Elections | |
| Oakland County, Michigan | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Denise Bither • Incumbent, Christopher Titus • Incumbent, Nancy van Leuwen • Denise Dunn • Johnny Oram • Kimberly Pavuk |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
| 2014 Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Elections | |
| Oakland County, Michigan | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large (6-year term): • Incumbent, Greg Janicki • Incumbent, Kathy Lyall At-large (2-year term): • Incumbent, Christopher Titus |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
