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Eileen Nittler
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Eileen Nittler is the Position 4 representative on the Eugene School Board in Oregon. She won in the general election on May 19, 2015.
Biography
Nittler has been a social worker since 1991 and is currently employed by Holt International Children’s Services. She is also PTO president at all three of her children's schools. She serves on the Beltline Stakeholders' Advisory Committee, the River Road Community Organization and as chair of Lane County Stand for Children from 2008 until 2012.[1]
Elections
2015
- See also: Eugene School District elections (2015)
Opposition
Four seats of the seven seats on the Eugene School District Board of Directors were up for election on May 19, 2015. Position 1 incumbent Alicia Hays, Position 4 incumbent Craig Smith, Position 5 incumbent Jim Torrey and Position 7 incumbent Mary Walston were up for election.
Smith was the only incumbent who did not file to seek re-election: Eileen Nittler defeated Scott Landgreen in the race for the open seat. Torrey defeated challengers Kevin Cronin and David Nickles, while Walston triumphed over Colin Farnsworth in her re-election bid. Hays won re-election over write-in candidate Lisa Christon.
Results
| Eugene School District, Position 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Eileen Nittler |
66.9% | 15,009 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott Landgreen | 16.9% | 3,796 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Baumann | 15.5% | 3,470 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.7% | 166 | |
| Total Votes | 22,441 | |||
| Source: Lane County, Oregon, "Official Final Results Special District Election, May 19, 2015," accessed June 9, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Nittler began the race with an existing account balance of $520.00 from her previous campaign. She reported $10,578.71 in contributions and $10,869.67 in expenditures to Oregon Secretary of State, which left her campaign with $223.14 in cash on hand in this election. These totals include in-kind contributions and expenditures. However, Nittler also had $464.95 in outstanding personal expenditures, leaving her campaign with effectively $241.81 in debt.[2]
Endorsements
Nittler was endorsed by Eugene Weekly, the Register-Guard, the Oregon School Employees’ Association, Stand for Children Oregon and the Democratic Party of Lane County.[3][4][5][6][7] She was also endorsed by withdrawn candidate John Baumann.[8] Below is a list of additional endorsements:[9]
- Board Chairman Jim Torrey
- Board member Jennifer Geller
- Board member Mary Walston
- State Representative Val Hoyle
- Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy
- Eugene City Councilor Claire Syrett
- Eugene City Councilor Chris Pryor
- Eugene City Councilor Greg Evans
- AFSCME local 191
- Kid Food Matters
Recent news
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See also
- Eugene School District, Oregon
- Eugene School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Eileen Nittler for 4J School Board, "Home," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Committee/Filer Search by Name," accessed June 17, 2015
- ↑ Stand for Children Oregon, "Eugene 4J Endorsements," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Democratic Party of Lane County, "Endorsed Candidates," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Eugene Weekly, "Endorsements," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Register-Guard, "Summary of Recommendations," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Oregon AFSCME, "Ballots to drop for May 19 election; here's a list of union endorsements," April 29, 2015
- ↑ Register-Guard, "Scott Landgreen, Eileen Nittler vie for open Eugene School Board seat," May 5, 2015
- ↑ Eileen Nittler for 4J School Board, "Eileen Nittler Endorsements," accessed May 19, 2015
