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Dom Payne
Dom Payne was an at-large member of the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education in California. He was first elected to the board on November 2, 2010, and served until 2014.
Payne faced three fellow incumbents and two challengers in his bid for re-election to one of four at-large seats on November 4, 2014.[1] Dom Payne lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Payne works as an instructor at Gavilan College, teaching ESL and personal and professional development. He earned his associate degree in Spanish from Gavilan College and his bachelor's degree in modern and global literature from the University of California at Santa Cruz.[2][3]
Elections
2014
Four at-large seats on the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Dom Payne, Patricia Midtgaard, Tom Bundros and P. Jaime Rosso ran against challengers Heather Bass and Linda Piceno. Rosso and Midtgaard won their bids for re-election, but Payne and Bundros were defeated by Piceno and Bass.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Linda Piceno |
19.4% | 5,563 | |
| Nonpartisan | P. Jaime Rosso Incumbent |
18.2% | 5,232 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia Midtgaard Incumbent |
17% | 4,886 | |
| Nonpartisan | Heather Bass |
17.7% | 5,077 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Bundros Incumbent | 16.4% | 4,712 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dom Payne Incumbent | 11.2% | 3,224 | |
| Total Votes | 28,694 | |||
| Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Payne had not reported any contributions or expenditures for his 2014 campaign to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters as of October 26, 2014.[4]
Endorsements
Payne received endorsements from the following organizations and state officials:[5][6][7]
- Santa Clara County Democratic Party
- South Bay Labor Council
- South County Democratic Club
- Evolve California
- Voz de la Gente
- State Assemblyman Luis A. Alejo (D)
Payne also received endorsements from local elected officials, community leaders and school board members, including Gilroy Unified Board of Education members James Pace and Fred Tovar.[7] A list of his supporters can be found here.
2010
| Fullerton School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | P. Jaime Rosso |
24.8% | 7,289 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dom Payne |
19.2% | 5,626 | |
| Nonpartisan | Francisco Dominguez Incumbent |
18.9% | 5,564 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Bundros Incumbent |
18.9% | 5,552 | |
| Nonpartisan | Denise Apuzzo Incumbent | 18.2% | 5,339 | |
| Total Votes | 29,370 | |||
| Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "November 2, 2010, Gubernatorial General Election Final Results," accessed October 1, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Payne highlighted the following philosophy on his campaign website:
| “ | Tomorrow's Education Today.
My motto is based on a philosophy that our best days in education are to come. The ever changing world of technology has greatly impacted society as a whole, and education in particular. There are positives and negatives as a result of the rapid changes we struggle to keep up with, but I believe if we embrace technology, with the pragmatic understanding that it has permeated our lives because it is here to stay; we can achieve great things in education. |
” |
| —Dom Payne's campaign website (2014)[9] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Dom + Payne + Gilroy + Unified + School + District"
See also
External links
- Gilroy Unified School District
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Twitter page
- 2014 Smart Voter profile
Footnotes
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Gubernatorial General Election," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ Dom Payne for GUSD School Board Facebook page, "About," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ Voter's Edge, "Board Member - Gilroy Unified School District: Dom Payne," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Payne, Dom," accessed October 26, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Democratic Party, "Endorsements," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ South Bay Labor Council, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidate Endorsements," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Dom Payne GUSD School Board, "Endorsements," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Dom Payne GUSD School Board, "Philosophy," accessed October 1, 2014
| 2014 Gilroy Unified School District Elections | |
| Santa Clara County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Tom Bundros • Incumbent, Patricia Midtgaard • Incumbent, Dom Payne • Incumbent, Jaime Rosso • Heather Bass • Linda Piceno |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
