Colton Joint Unified School District elections (2014)
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Five seats on the Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. One board member from Trustee Area 1, two members from Trustee Area 2 and one member from Trustee Area 3 were up for re-election to four-year terms. Another seat from Trustee Area 3 was up for election to a two-year term.
Incumbents Randall Ceniceros and Joanne E. Thoring-Ojeda ran unopposed and won re-election to Trustee Area 1 and Trustee Area 3, respectively. In the Trustee Area 2 race, incumbents Pilar Tabera and Dan Flores defeated challenger Juan Rodriguez, and the open two-year term seat from Trustee Area 3 went to Kent Taylor, who defeated Jennifer Araiza and Francine Sandoval.[1][2][3]
About the district
Colton Joint Unified School District is located in San Bernardino County, California. The county seat of San Bernardino County is San Bernardino. San Bernardino County was home to 2,088,371 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] In the 2011-2012 school year, Colton Joint Unified School District was the 58th-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 23,192 students.[5]
Demographics
San Bernardino County underperformed compared to the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.6 percent of San Bernardino County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.5 percent for California as a whole. The median household income for San Bernardino County was $54,750 compared to $61,400 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level for San Bernardino County was 17.6 percent while it was 15.3 percent statewide.[4]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Voter and candidate information
The Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education consists of seven members elected to four-year terms by specific geographic districts. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Five seats were up for election in 2014, and three seats were up for election in 2016.[1][2]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period. The filing period began July 14, 2014, and ended August 8, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 20, 2014. Voters could request vote-by-mail ballots from October 6, 2014, through October 28, 2014.[8]
Elections
2014
Candidates
Trustee Area 1
- Randall Ceniceros
- Incumbent
Trustee Area 2
- Pilar Tabera
- Incumbent
- Dan Flores
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Georgetown University, Harvard Divinity School and University of Southern California
- Chief of Staff, San Bernardino County Supervisor
- Juan Rodriguez
- Graduate, San Bernardino Valley College and University of California at Santa Cruz
- Career transition specialist, Inland Empire Job Corps
Trustee Area 3 (four-year term)
- Joanne E. Thoring-Ojeda
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Chaffey College, California State University at Fullerton and Azusa Pacific University
- Retired educator
Trustee Area 3 (two-year term)
- Kent Taylor
- Graduate, University of California at Riverside
- Superintendent, Lennox School District
- Former member, Colton Joint Unified Board of Education
- Jennifer Araiza
- Graduate, University of Redlands
- Founder/Executive director, REC Center
- Francine Sandoval
- Graduate, California State University at San Bernardino and Loma Linda University
- Clinical social worker
Election results
Trustee Area 1
Incumbent Randall Ceniceros ran unopposed and won re-election by default.
Trustee Area 2
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Dan Flores Incumbent |
43.2% | 5,908 | |
| Nonpartisan | Pilar Tabera Incumbent |
33% | 4,513 | |
| Nonpartisan | Juan Rodriguez | 23.9% | 3,264 | |
| Total Votes | 13,685 | |||
| Source: San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Statewide General Election: November 4, 2014," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Trustee Area 3 (4-year term)
Incumbent Joanne E. Thoring-Ojeda ran unopposed and won re-election by default.
Trustee Area 3 (2-year term)
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Kent Taylor |
41.2% | 4,468 | |
| Nonpartisan | Francine Sandoval | 39.2% | 4,251 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jennifer Araiza | 19.7% | 2,138 | |
| Total Votes | 10,857 | |||
| Source: San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Statewide General Election: November 4, 2014," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Campaign finance
Candidates had to file contribution reports within 24 hours of receiving an aggregate total of $1,000 or more from a single source. The first scheduled pre-election report filing deadline was October 6, 2014. If candidates raised or spent less than $1,000 during the 2013 and 2014 calendar years, they had to file Form 470 at that time. If candidates raised or spent more during that time, they had to file Form 460 by the pre-election report filing deadline.[9]
Candidates required to file Form 460 also had to file a second pre-election report on October 23, 2014, and they had to file termination reports by December 31, 2014. If a termination report was not filed, candidates had to file a semi-annual report by February 2, 2015.[9]
Past elections
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2012Trustee Area 1The election for Trustee Area 1 was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Patt Haro was re-elected to her seat by default.[10] Trustee Area 2
Trustee Area 3The election for Trustee Area 3 was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Laura Morales was re-elected to her seat by default.[11] 2010
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Colton Joint Unified School District election in 2014:[9][12]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 14, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 8, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 6, 2014 | First day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| October 6, 2014 | First pre-election report due |
| October 20, 2014 | Last day to register to vote |
| October 23, 2014 | Second pre-election report due |
| October 28, 2014 | Last day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| November 4, 2014 | Election Day |
| December 31, 2014 | Termination report due |
| February 2, 2015 | Semi-annual report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2014
This election shared the ballot with general elections for five U.S. House seats, several state executive offices, two state Senate seats and eight state Assembly seats, as well as judicial, municipal and other school board elections.[13]
Recent news
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See also
- California
- Colton Joint Unified School District, California
- California school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- San Bernardino County, California ballot measures
- California ballot measures
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Colton Joint Unified School District, "Board of Education 2014 Calendar Year," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Elected Officials," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "2014 Statewide General Election Candidate List," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "San Bernardino County, California," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Past Election Archives," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Past Elections: 2007-1996," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Trustee; Colton Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 1 Voter Information," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Trustee; Colton Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 3 Voter Information," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "2014 Statewide General Election," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "2014 Statewide General Election: November 4, 2014," accessed July 14, 2014 (dead link)
