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Elaine Merriweather
Elaine Merriweather was an at-large member of the West Contra Costa Board of Education in California. Merriweather was first elected to the board on November 2, 2010.[1] Her seat was up for general election on November 4, 2014. Elaine Merriweather lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Elaine Merriweather is a resident of Contra Costa County, California. Merriweather earned her master's degree from San Francisco State University. She is employed as an educator.[2]
Elections
2014
The election in West Contra Costa featured three at-large seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Madeline Kronenberg and Elaine Merriweather faced eight challengers for the three at-large seats. The challengers were Elizabeth Block, Peter Nicholas Chau, Otheree Christian, Valerie Cuevas, Raquel Donoso, Mister Phillips, Chester R. Stevens, and Ayana Kirkland Young. Board President Charles T. Ramsey did not file for re-election.
Kronenberg, Block, and Cuevas won the election.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Elizabeth Block |
19.5% | 21,463 | |
| Nonpartisan | Madeline Kronenberg Incumbent |
15.4% | 16,950 | |
| Nonpartisan | Valerie Cuevas |
13.5% | 14,857 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mister Phillips | 11.8% | 13,027 | |
| Nonpartisan | Raquel Donoso | 10.1% | 11,064 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elaine Merriweather Incumbent | 8.8% | 9,737 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peter Nicholas Chau | 7.8% | 8,609 | |
| Nonpartisan | Chester R. Stevens | 4.5% | 4,946 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ayana Kirkland Young | 4.2% | 4,607 | |
| Nonpartisan | Otheree Christian | 4% | 4,429 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 390 | |
| Total Votes | 110,079 | |||
| Source: Contra Costa County Registrar of Voters, "Official Results - November 4, 2014 General Election," accessed January 2, 2015 | ||||
Funding
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.[3]
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.[3]
Merriweather reported $5,590.00 in contributions and $1,911.68 in expenditures during the election, which left her with $7,276.44 on hand according to the Contra Costa County Elections Division.[4]
Endorsements
Merriweather received endorsements from United Teachers of Richmond, the California Federation of Teachers and Public Employees Union, Local 1.[5]
2010
| West Contra Costa Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Madeline Kronenberg Incumbent |
20.8% | 26,731 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles T. Ramsey Incumbent |
20.1% | 25,802 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elaine Merriweather |
17.6% | 22,647 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jason S. Freeman | 16.7% | 21,473 | |
| Nonpartisan | Audrey Miles Incumbent | 16.3% | 20,886 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles Cowens | 8.1% | 10,364 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 454 | |
| Total Votes | 128,357 | |||
| Source: Contra Costa County Elections Division, "Past Election Results," accessed August 19, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Merriweather published her priorities on her Voter's Edge profile:
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| —Elaine Merriweather profile (2014)[2] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Elaine + Merriweather + West + Contra + Costa + Unified + School + District"
See also
- West Contra Costa Unified School District, California
- West Contra Costa Unified School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ West Contra Costa Unified School District, "Meet the Board," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Voter's Edge, "Elaine R. Merriweather," accessed November 3, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Contra Costa County Elections Division, "CampaignDocs Search Engine," accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Elaine Merriweather for School BoardMember," accessed October 25, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
