Elias Teferi
Elias Teferi ran for election to the Tustin Unified School District school board to represent Trustee Area 5 in California. Teferi lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Teferi previously ran for a seat on the board. He was defeated in the general elections on November 8, 2016, November 4, 2014, and November 6, 2012.[2]
Biography
Teferi is a graduate of Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology. He was appointed as faculty by the University of La Verne in 2015.[3]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Tustin Unified School District school board Trustee Area 5
Incumbent Jonathan Abelove defeated Elias Teferi in the general election for Tustin Unified School District school board Trustee Area 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jonathan Abelove (Nonpartisan) | 76.6 | 5,295 |
| Elias Teferi (Nonpartisan) | 23.4 | 1,614 | ||
| Total votes: 6,909 | |||
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2016
Three of the five seats on the Tustin Unified School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Tammie Bullard, James Laird, and Francine Pace Scinto defeated challengers Matthew Singer, Karen Twaddell, and Elias Teferi.[4][5]
Results
| Tustin Unified School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tammie Bullard Incumbent |
23.81% | 23,040 |
| James Laird Incumbent |
23.05% | 22,304 |
| Francine Pace Scinto Incumbent |
22.93% | 22,190 |
| Matthew Singer | 11.74% | 11,361 |
| Karen Twaddell | 11.67% | 11,296 |
| Elias Teferi | 6.78% | 6,563 |
| Total Votes | 96,754 | |
| Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters, "2016 Presidential General Election Official Results for Election," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
Teferi reported no contributions or expenditures to the Orange County Registrar of Voters as of November 1, 2016.[6]
2014
The election in Tustin featured two at-large seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Jonathan Abelove and Lynn Davis won the election against challengers Michael Jones, Elias Teferi and David Yang.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Lynn Davis Incumbent |
32.8% | 12,058 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jonathan Abelove Incumbent |
29.4% | 10,790 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Jones | 16.6% | 6,111 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Yang | 15.7% | 5,754 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elias Teferi | 5.5% | 2,018 | |
| Total Votes | 36,731 | |||
| Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Official Results for General Election 2014," accessed December 19, 2014 | ||||
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.[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]
The Orange County Registrar of Voters did not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports that were filed by paper in their office. Ballotpedia staffers directly requested this information, but the municipal office refused those requests to make that information public.
Endorsements
Teferi did not receive any official endorsements during the election.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Tammie Bullard Incumbent |
25.9% | 21,598 | |
| Nonpartisan | James Laird Incumbent |
25.5% | 21,217 | |
| Nonpartisan | Francine Pace Scinto Incumbent |
25.3% | 21,103 | |
| Nonpartisan | Monique Ketteringham | 12.9% | 10,764 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elias Teferi | 10.3% | 8,621 | |
| Total Votes | 83,303 | |||
| Source: Smart Voter, "Board Member; Tustin Unified School District Voter Information," accessed August 10, 2014 | ||||
See also
- Tustin Unified School District, California
- Tustin Unified School District elections (2018)
- Tustin Unified School District elections (2016)
- Tustin Unified School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed October 1, 2018
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate Filing Log," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia, November 5, 2018
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate Filing Log," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ Orange County, "Orange County Unofficial Results for Election," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Orange County Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
| Tustin Unified School District elections in 2018 | |
| Orange County, California | |
| Election date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
| 2016 Tustin Unified School District Elections | |
| Orange County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Tammie Bullard • Incumbent, James Laird • Incumbent, Francine Pace Scinto • Matthew Singer • Elias Teferi • Karen Twaddell |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
| 2014 Tustin Unified School District Elections | |
| Orange County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Jonathan Abelove • Incumbent, Lynn Davis • Michael Jones • Elias Teferi • David Yang |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
