Curtis Ankerberg

Curtis Ankerberg

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Education

Bachelor's

California State University, Los Angeles

Curtis Ankerberg was a candidate for at-large representative on the Medford School District school board in Oregon. Ankerberg was defeated in the at-large general election on May 16, 2017.

Biography

Ankerberg's professional experience includes working as a certified public accountant and as an algebra tutor. He received his bachelor's degree in business administration and accounting from California State University Los Angeles.

Elections

2017

See also: Medford School District elections (2017)

Four of the seven seats on the Medford School District school board in Oregon were up for at-large general election on May 16, 2017. In the race for the open Position 1 seat Jeffrey Kinsella defeated Curtis Ankerberg. In the race for Position 2, newcomer Suzanne Messer defeated incumbent Jeff Thomas and challenger Norma McMahan. Two filed for the open Position 3 seat: Casey Stine and Cynthia Wright. Wright won the seat. James Horner defeated Kevin Husted and Sally Killen to win the vacant Position 6 seat.
The Medford school board consists of seven members elected at large to four-year terms. While elected at large, members are elected to specific numbered position seats.

Results

Medford School District, Position 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jeffrey Kinsella	58.20%	5,130
Curtis Ankerberg	41.46%	3,654
Write-in votes	0.34%	30
Total Votes		8,814
Source: Jackson County Clerk, "Official Election Results-May 16, 2017 Special Election," accessed July 17, 2017

Funding

See also: Campaign finance requirements in Oregon and List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2017

The filing deadline in Oregon for a campaign transaction is typically no later than 30 calendar days. However, beginning on the 42nd day before an election day and through the date of the election, a transaction is due no later than seven calendar days after the date it occurred. The dates for the beginning and ending of the seven-day reporting period for the 2017 Oregon school board elections were:

• April 4, 2017 (Seven day campaign finance reporting begins)
• May 16, 2017 (Seven day campaign finance reporting ends)

A school board candidate in Oregon must form a candidate committee unless he or she meets all of the following conditions:

1. The candidate elects to serve as his or her own treasurer.
2. The candidate does not have an existing candidate committee.
3. The candidate does not expect to receive or spend more than $750 during a calendar year (including personal funds).

A candidate committee must file a Statement of Organization with the Elections Division of the Oregon Secretary of State within three business days of first receiving or spending money. A form including campaign account information must accompany the Statement of Organization.

Candidate committees that expect to receive or spend $3,500 or more in a calendar year are required to report all transactions. A committee that does not expect to receive or spend this much is still required to file a Statement of Organization and designate a campaign bank account, but does not have to file transactions. Instead, they must file a Certificate of Limited Contributions and Expenditures.

Endorsements

Ankerberg received an official endorsement from the Jackson County Republican Party.

Campaign themes

2017

Candidate statement

The Jackson County Republican Party published the following statement from Ankerberg:

“	Education is the foundation for every society, but the past and current Medford school administrations have failed us badly, which is why unemployment in the Rogue Valley is unacceptably high, and why 30% of the Rogue Valley population is on government assistance. For the 2016 school year, only 40% of Medford students who took state standardized tests passed them. 60% of all Medford students failed. Medford has had failing academics for every year for the past fifteen years, contrary to what you might read in the lying Mail Tribune. Further, 50% of all students who enroll at RCC require remedial instruction. School district management haven’t gotten the job done, and it’s time for a dramatic change. Currently, 11% of the school district budget if allocated to pay for PERS. In two years, that percentage will increase to 25%, which means $17 million less for student instruction. That equates to 170 lost teaching positions. The environment requires that school board members have developed financial skills in order to squeeze positive results from every available tax dollar. As a fiscal conservative and CPA with 30 years experience, I possess unique financial and management skills unmatched by my opponent, which I’ll utilize to promote financial efficiencies, and cut waste. Medford has one of the shortest school years in the state, and it also has exorbitantly large classroom sizes. If elected, I promise to focus on increasing the number of classroom days, and decreasing classroom sizes. My liberal opponent recently retired as a Medford teacher. Like other retired teachers who’ve served on the school board, he’ll continue to kick the can down the road, and blatantly favor the teachers union. My loyalties strictly lie with the Medford students and taxpayers. We cannot afford four more years of mediocrity. It’s time for new leadership, which I represent. I respectfully request your vote. Thank you.	”
—Curtis Ankerberg (2017)

See also

• Medford School District, Oregon
• Medford School District elections (2017)

External links

Suggest a link

• Medford School District