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Chuck Lee
Chuck Lee was a member of the Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board in Oregon, representing Zone 6. Lee left office on June 30, 2019.
Lee ran for re-election to the Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board to represent Zone 6 in Oregon. Lee lost in the general election on May 21, 2019.
He won re-election in the general election on May 19, 2015.
Lee was a 2014 independent candidate for District 25 of the Oregon House of Representatives. Although Lee ran as an independent, he won the Democratic primary as a write-in candidate on May 20, 2014.[1][2] Lee was defeated in the general election by Bill Post (R).
Elections
2019
See also: Salem-Keizer Public Schools, Oregon, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 6
Danielle Bethell defeated incumbent Chuck Lee in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 6 on May 21, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Danielle Bethell (Nonpartisan) | 54.0 | 17,173 | |
 | Chuck Lee (Nonpartisan) | 45.7 | 14,536 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 95 | ||
| Total votes: 31,804 | |||
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2015
Three of the sevens seats on the Salem-Keizer School Board were up for general election on May 19, 2015. Zone 2 incumbent Jeff Faville, Zone 4 incumbent Jim Green and Zone 6 incumbent Chuck Lee's seats were up for election. Faville did not file to seek re-election.
Marty Heyen defeated Vilma Chan Vasquez in the race for the open Zone 2 seat. Lee triumphed over Timothy Moles in the Zone 6 race, while Green won re-election to the Zone 4 seat unopposed.
Results
| Salem-Keizer Public Schools, Zone 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Chuck Lee |
70.9% | 15,450 | |
| Nonpartisan | Timothy Moles | 28.1% | 6,118 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1% | 220 | |
| Total Votes | 21,788 | |||
| Source: Marion County, Oregon, "Canvass Report Official: May 19, 2015 Special District Election," June 4, 2015 and Polk County, Oregon, "Summary Report: Special District Election," June 3, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Lee began the race with an existing account balance of $5,412.14 from his previous campaign. He reported $1,400.42 in contributions and $1,745.71 in expenditures to Oregon Secretary of State, which left his campaign with $5,066.85 in cash on hand in this election.[3]
2014
Elections for the Oregon House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Bill Post defeated Barbara Jensen in the Republican primary. He also ran on the Libertarian party ticket. Josh Smith ran as a Pacific Green Party candidate. Post defeated Chuck Lee (I, WFP) and Smith in the general election.[4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Post |
54.8% | 12,555 | |
| Independent | Chuck Lee | 41.8% | 9,574 | |
| Green | Josh Smith | 3.1% | 715 | |
| None | Miscellaneous | 0.2% | 50 | |
| Total Votes | 22,894 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Bill Post |
77.8% | 4,608 |
| Barbara Jensen | 22.2% | 1,313 |
| Total Votes | 5,921 | |
Endorsements
In 2014, Lee's endorsements included the following:[7]
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Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2014
Lee's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[8]
Building A Strong Education System
- Excerpt: "As State Representative, Chuck will make sure we focus dollars in the classroom, where they do the most good."
Creating Jobs and a Skilled Workforce
- Excerpt: "As State Representative, he'll work to expand school-to-work programs in Oregon."
See also
2019 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Salem-Keizer Public Schools
- Office website
- Official campaign website
- Chuck Lee on Facebook
- Chuck Lee on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ statesmanjournal.com, "Dennis Richardson, Chuck Lee win Independent Party primary," July 22, 2014
- ↑ oregonvotes.gov, "May 20, 2014, Primary Election Abstract of Votes State Representative," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Committee/Filer Search by Name," accessed June 17, 2015
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official Results - May 20, 2014 Primary Election," accessed July 8, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing," accessed March 17, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official general election results for 2014," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Vote Chuck Lee, "Supporters," accessed August 29, 2014
- ↑ Vote Chuck Lee, "Issues," accessed August 29, 2014
| 2015 Salem-Keizer Public Schools Elections | |
| Marion and Polk County, Oregon | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Zone 2: Marty Heyen • Vilma Chan Vasquez Zone 6: Incumbent, Chuck Lee • Timothy Moles |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
