Chuck Namit
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Chuck Namit is the District 2 representative on the North Thurston Public Schools school board in Washington. First elected in 1993, Namit won a new term in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Namit's professional experience includes working as an adjunct professor at Seattle Pacific University and as the president of Strategem LLC. He has also served on the Decision-making Task Force for the National School Boards Foundation. Namit earned an M.B.A. from the University of Puget Sound, a master's in communications from Michigan State University, and a B.S. in history from Portland State University.[1]
Elections
2017
Three of the five seats on the North Thurston Public Schools school board in Washington were up for by-district election on November 7, 2017. The District 2 and 3 seats were up for regular election. The District 1 seat was up for special election for the two-year unexpired term of board member Marcia Coppin, who filed against and ultimately lost to District 2 board member Chuck Namit.
Newcomer Gretchen Maliska defeated fellow newcomer Stephen Capps for the open District 1 seat. District 3 member Melissa (Mel) Hartley ran for re-election unopposed, winning another term.[2]
Results
| North Thurston Public Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Chuck Namit Incumbent |
52.97% | 8,745 |
| Marcia Coppin | 47.03% | 7,764 |
| Total Votes | 16,509 | |
| Source: Thurston County, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 30, 2017 | ||
Funding
Namit reported $6,121.11 in contributions and $1,655.22 in expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission, which left his campaign with $4,455.89 cash on hand as of October 11, 2017.[3]
2013
Namit sought a sixth term on the board without opposition on November 5, 2013.
Results
| North Thurston School Board, Four-year term, District 2, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Chuck Namit |
100% | 15,512 | |
| Total Votes | 15,512 | |||
| Source: Thurston County Auditor, "November 5, 2013 General Election," November 26, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Namit reported no contributions or expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission in this election.[4]
2009
Namit won re-election to the District 2 seat without opposition on November 3, 2009.
| North Thurston School Board, District 2, November 3, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Chuck Namit |
100% | 16,557 | |
| Total Votes | 16,557 | |||
| Source: Thurston County Auditor | ||||
Campaign themes
2013
Namit provided the following statement for the 2013 Local Voters' Pamphlet in Thurston County:[5]
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"I am the incumbent school director, and would love to receive your vote to retain the position. I want to ensure district innovation, such as the implementation of the new teacher-principal evaluation system, and the district's continued effective schools initiative. Our district's math and science scores are increasing, and this year we have two National Merit semi-finalists. Since 2009, our district has seen a 60-point increase in the SAT scores of its students, with 20 percent more students taking the test. I want to make sure that there is greater rigor in our curriculum. The District has seen a 600 student increase over the last few years. I want to see that the district remains a good steward of public dollars. With staff cooperation, refinancing and efficiency we have managed to build the district's reserves by over 6 percent in the last few years." |
Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
See also
- North Thurston Public Schools, Washington
- North Thurston Public Schools elections (2017)
- North Thurston Public Schools elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ North Thurston Public Schools, "Chuck Namit," accessed September 25, 2013
- ↑ Thurston County, "Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 25, 2017
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed October 11, 2017
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed December 17, 2013
- ↑ Thurston County Auditor, "Local Voters' Pamphlet," accessed September 25, 2013
| North Thurston Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Thurston County, Washington | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Stephen Capps • Gretchen Maliska District 2: Incumbent, Chuck Namit • Marcia Coppin |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
