Doug Benevento
Doug Benevento was the District E representative on the Douglas County Board of Education in Colorado. He first won election to the board in 2009, and he served until his resignation in August 2016.[1]
Biography
Benevento, an attorney, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Colorado. He later received his Master's degree from John Hopkins University and his J.D. from the University of Denver. He has worked as the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and as a Senior Policy Advisor to former U.S. Senator Wayne Allard.
Elections
2013
Benevento was opposed by Bill Hodges for the Director District E seat on the Douglas County Board of Education.
Results
| Douglas County School Board of Directors, Four-year term, District E, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Doug Benevento Incumbent |
51.8% | 52,165 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bill Hodges | 48.2% | 48,518 | |
| Total Votes | 100,683 | |||
| Source: Douglas County Elections, "2013 Coordinated Election," November 21, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Benevento reported $44,884.85 in contributions and $39,909.46 in expenditures to the Colorado Secretary of State, which left his campaign with $4,975.39 on hand.[2]
Endorsements
In 2013, Benevento was endorsed by the Douglas County Republican Party[3]
2009
Benevento ran for election to the Board of Education in 2009. He was opposed by Kristine Turner in the election. Benevento raised a total of $27,550.92 in 2009. The campaign was endorsed by the Douglas County Republican Party.[4]
| Douglas County Board of Education, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Doug Benevento |
56.1% | 25,542 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kristine Turner | 43.9% | 19,989 | |
| Total Votes | 45,531 | |||
Campaign themes
2013
In an interview with Our Colorado News, Benevento explained his views on the district's most pressing issues:[5]
| “ | 1. Funding the classroom — My opponent was HR director for the district when it paid over $300,000 of salaries to union bosses who performed no work for the district. If elected there's no doubt he would resume that practice. We can't divert money from our kids and teachers to pay union organizers.
2. Pay for Performance — We need to pay our best teachers so we retain them and also attract the best teachers. As HR director in the district my opponent advocated a union approved wage scale which rewards our best teachers the same as our ineffective teachers. I will support a strong pay for performance system. 3. Choice — We need to offer and support multiple educational options for parents to choose from, neighborhood schools, charter schools, online schooling so that kids can be put in an environment that gives them the best chance to succeed.[6] |
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Doug + Benevento + Douglas + County + Schools"
See also
- Colorado school districts
- Douglas County School District elections (2013)
- Douglas County School District, Colorado
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Denver Post, "Resignation of Dougco school board member Doug Benevento marked by praise and foes’ cheers," August 17, 2016
- ↑ Colorado TRACER, "Candidate Detail," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Our Colorado News,,"Local Republicans endorse candidates," August 19, 2013
- ↑ Douglas County Republican Party,,"Douglas County Republican School Board Endorsements," accessed Sept. 5, 2013
- ↑ Our Colorado News, "Q&As with candidates for Douglas County School Board," October 17, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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