Eugene School District elections (2017)
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Three of the seven seats on the Eugene School District school board were up for at-large general election on May 16, 2017. Position 2 incumbent Anne Levis filed for re-election and defeated challenger Maya Rabasa. Three newcomers filed for the open Position 3 seat: Mary Leighton, Judy Newman, and Jerry Rosiek, with Newman emerging victorious. A single newcomer filed for and won the open Position 6 seat: Evangelina Sundgrenz.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Eugene school board consists of seven members elected at large to four-year terms. While elected at large, each seat on the board has a position number associated with it, and candidates apply to run for a specific position number.
To run for a school board in Oregon, one must be a registered voter and have lived in the district for one year prior to the election. In order to run in this school board election in 2017, candidates had to file with their county clerk by March 16, 2017.[3]
To vote in Oregon, one must be a resident of Oregon, a United States citizen, and at least 17 years old. One may register to vote at any county election office, the office of the Secretary of State, any DMV office, or by downloading a registration form and sending it to a county election office. To vote in this election, residents had to register to vote by April 25, 2017.[4]
- See also: Voting in Oregon and Voter identification laws by state
Candidates and results
Position 2
Results
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Anne Levis Incumbent |
62.60% | 12,761 |
| Maya Rabasa | 36.53% | 7,446 |
| Write-in votes | 0.87% | 178 |
| Total Votes | 20,385 | |
| Source: Lane County Elections, "Official Final Results," accessed June 12, 2017 | ||
Candidates
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Position 3
Results
| Eugene School District, Position 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Judy Newman |
53.20% | 12,234 |
| Jerry Rosiek | 31.61% | 7,270 |
| Mary Leighton | 14.55% | 3,347 |
| Write-in votes | 0.64% | 147 |
| Total Votes | 22,998 | |
| Source: Lane County Elections, "Official Final Results," accessed June 12, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Mary Leighton | Judy Newman
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Position 6
Results
| Eugene School District, Position 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Evangelina Sundgrenz (unopposed) |
98.22% | 14,039 |
| Write-in votes | 1.78% | 254 |
| Total Votes | 14,293 | |
| Source: Lane County Elections, "Official Final Results," accessed June 12, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Evangelina Sundgrenz
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Oregon elections, 2017
The Eugene School District school board election shared the ballot with elections for fire, water, water control, library, and park and recreation districts.[2]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this Oregon school board election in 2017:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| March 16, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| April 4, 2017 | Seven day campaign finance transaction reporting begins |
| May 16, 2017 | Seven day campaign finance transaction reporting ends |
| May 16, 2017 | Election day |
Endorsements
Anne Levis, Evangelina Sundgrenz, and Judy Newman received official endorsements from Stand for Children.[6]
Levis and Newman received endorsements from The Register-Guard.[7]
Jerry Rosiek received endorsements from the Democratic Party of Lane County, the Eugene Teachers Union, and the Oregon Working Families Party.[8]
Sundgrenz received endorsements from Sen. James Manning (D), Rep. Julie Fahey (D), Eugene School District school board members Jennifer Geller, Alicia Hays, Anne Levis, Eileen Nittler, Jim Torrey, and Mary Walston, Lane County Commissioner Pete Sorenson, and Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis.[9]
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Campaign finance
The filing deadline in Oregon for a campaign transaction is typically no later than 30 calendar days. However, beginning on the 42nd day before an election day and through the date of the election, a transaction is due no later than seven calendar days after the date it occurred. The dates for the beginning and ending of the seven-day reporting period for the 2017 Oregon school board elections were:[10]
- April 4, 2017 (Seven day campaign finance reporting begins)
- May 16, 2017 (Seven day campaign finance reporting ends)
A school board candidate in Oregon must form a candidate committee unless he or she meets all of the following conditions:[11][12]
- The candidate elects to serve as his or her own treasurer.
- The candidate does not have an existing candidate committee.
- The candidate does not expect to receive or spend more than $750 during a calendar year (including personal funds).
A candidate committee must file a Statement of Organization with the Elections Division of the Oregon Secretary of State within three business days of first receiving or spending money. A form including campaign account information must accompany the Statement of Organization.[11][13]
Candidate committees that expect to receive or spend $3,500 or more in a calendar year are required to report all transactions. A committee that does not expect to receive or spend this much is still required to file a Statement of Organization and designate a campaign bank account, but does not have to file transactions. Instead, they must file a Certificate of Limited Contributions and Expenditures.[11][14]
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About the district
- See also: Eugene School District, Oregon
The Eugene School District is located in Eugene, the seat of county government in Lane County, which lies in west-central Oregon. A small portion of the district lies in Linn County. Lane County was home to an estimated 369,519 residents between 2010 and 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district was the seventh-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 17,017 students.[15][16]
Demographics
Lane County underperformed compared to Oregon as a whole in terms of higher education attainment, median household income, and poverty rates from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.4 percent of Lane County residents aged 25 years and older had earned a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 30.8 percent of residents statewide. The median household income in the county was $44,103, while it was $51,243 for the state. The percentage of persons below the poverty line in the county was 19.0 percent, compared to 15.4 percent for the entirety of Oregon.[16]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[16] | ||
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| Race | Lane County (%) | Oregon (%) |
| White | 89.8 | 87.6 |
| Black or African American | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Asian | 3.0 | 4.4 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Two or More Races | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.5 | 12.7 |
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.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Lane County, Oregon Unofficial Special Election," accessed May 17, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lane County, "May 16, 2017 Special Election," accessed March 22, 2017
- ↑ Oregon School Boards Association, "School Board Elections," accessed March 22, 2017
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Voting in Oregon," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Public Calendar," accessed March 31, 2017
- ↑ Stand for Children, "School Board Endorsements 2017," accessed May 15, 2017
- ↑ The Register-Guard, "Eugene School Board: Levis," April 27, 2017
- ↑ Vote Jerry Rosiek for 4J School Board, "The following organizations and people have endorsed Jerry Rosiek’s School Board candidacy," accessed May 3, 2017
- ↑ Elect Evangelina Sundgrenz to School Board Position #6, "Endorsements," accessed May 3, 2017
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Oregon Elections Calendar," accessed April 17, 2017
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Oregon Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Manual - 2014," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Revised Statutes, "Chapter 260, Section 043," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Revised Statutes, "Chapter 260, Section 039," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Revised Statutes, "Chapter 260, Section 057," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Lane County, Oregon," accessed April 10, 2017
| Eugene School District elections in 2017 | |
| Lane County, Oregon | |
| Election date: | May 16, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Position 2: Incumbent, Anne Levis • Maya Rabasa Position 3: Mary Leighton • Judy Newman • Jerry Rosiek |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
