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East Side Union High School District elections (2014)
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Three seats on the East Side Union High School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Three at-large incumbents, J. Manuel Herrera, Van T. Le and Frank Biehl, won re-election against challengers Anthony Phan and Patricia Martinez-Roach.[1][2]
About the district
East Side Union High School District is located in Santa Clara County, California. The county seat is San Jose. Santa Clara County was home to 1,862,041 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, East Side Union High School District was the 48th-largest school district in California and served 25,638 students.[4]
Demographics
Santa Clara County outperformed the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 46 percent of Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County was $90,747 compared to $61,400 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level for Santa Clara County was 9.7 percent while it was 15.3 percent statewide.[3]
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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 East Side Union High School District Board of Trustees consists of five members elected at-large to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014, and two seats will be up for election in 2016.[1]
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.[6]
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large
- J. Manuel Herrera
- Incumbent
- Graduate, University of Pacific and Occidental College
- Program administrator, National Conference for Community & Justice
- Van T. Le
- Incumbent
- Graduate, San Jose State University
- Business owner
- Frank Biehl
- Incumbent
- Graduate, San Jose State University
- Anthony Phan
- Graduate, University of California at Los Angeles
- Obama Administration Board Appointee, U.S. Selective Service System
- City commissioner, San Jose Library & Early Education Commission
- Patricia Martinez-Roach
- Graduate, San Jose City College and San Jose State
- Educator
- Consultant
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | J. Manuel Herrera Incumbent |
24.1% | 40,934 | |
| Nonpartisan | Frank Biehl Incumbent |
20.5% | 34,785 | |
| Nonpartisan | Van T. Le Incumbent |
20% | 33,933 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anthony Phan | 18.6% | 31,551 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia Martinez-Roach | 16.9% | 28,716 | |
| Total Votes | 169,919 | |||
| Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results," 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.[7]
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.[7]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the East Side Union High School District election in 2014:[7][8]
| 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 a number of state executive offices, four seats in the U.S. House, one state Senate seat, six state Assembly seats and several judicial and municipal elections.[9] East Side Union High School District also had a $113,200,000 bond measure on the ballot to increase student computer access and upgrade educational software.[10]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "East + Side+ Union + High + School + District + California"
See also
- California
- East Side Union High School District, California
- California school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Santa Clara County, California ballot measures
- California ballot measures
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 East Side Union High School District, "Board of Trustees," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Gubernatorial General Election," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Santa Clara County, California," accessed July 3, 2013
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Past Election Results," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Abbreviated Gubernatorial General Election Calendar," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "June 3, 2014 Primary Election Official Final Results," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "List of Local Measures," accessed September 3, 2014
| 2014 East Side Union High School District Elections | |
| Santa Clara County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, J. Manuel Herrera • Incumbent, Van T. Le • Incumbent, Frank Biehl • Anthony Phan • Patricia Martinez-Roach |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
