Farmington Municipal Schools elections (2015)
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Three seats on the Farmington Municipal Schools Board of Education were up for general election on February 3, 2015.
District 1 incumbent Mike Isaacson ran unopposed and won re-election. District 4 incumbent Kyle Rhodes also won re-election after facing challenger David L. Stock. District 5 incumbent Sandy Schumacher did not file for re-election, and no other candidates filed by the deadline on December 16, 2014. Because of this, candidate Sherry Galloway ran as a write-in candidate and won election to the District 5 seat.[1][2][3]
When the seats from Districts 1, 4 and 5 were up for election in 2011, no candidate faced opposition. This happened again in 2013, when Districts 2 and 3 were up for election.[4][5]
About the district
- See also: Farmington Municipal Schools, New Mexico
The Farmington school district is located in San Juan County in northwest New Mexico. The county seat is Aztec. San Juan County was home to 126,503 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] During the 2011-2012 school year, Farmington Municipal Schools was the seventh-largest school district by enrollment in New Mexico and served 10,727 students.[7]
Demographics
San Juan County underperformed compared to the rest of New Mexico in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 15.2 percent of San Juan County residents aged 25 years or older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 25.8 percent statewide. The median household income for San Juan County was $48,196 compared to $44,927 for New Mexico as a whole. The percentage of people living below the poverty level in San Juan County was 22.4 percent, while it was 20.4 percent for the entire state.[6]
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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 Farmington Municipal Schools Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms by specific geographic areas. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on February 3, 2015. The seats from Districts 2 and 3 were up for election in 2013, and the seats from Districts 1, 4 and 5 were up for election in 2015.[1][9]
School board candidates must be registered voters residing within the school district they wish to represent. For the 2015 general election, candidates had to file a declaration of candidacy with their county elections office on December 16, 2014. Those wishing to run as a write-in candidate had to file on December 30, 2014. The candidate withdrawal deadline was also December 30, 2014.[10]
To vote in the school board elections on February 3, 2015, voters had to register by January 6, 2015. In-person absentee voting, or early voting, began on January 9, 2015, and continued through January 30, 2015. To vote in-person absentee, registered voters had to mark their absentee ballot in-person at their county elections office on a weekday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. during the early voting period.[10]
Elections
2015
Candidates
District 1
- Mike Isaacson
- Incumbent
District 4
- Kyle Rhodes
- Incumbent
- David L. Stock
District 5
- Sherry Galloway (write-in)
Election results
District 1
| Farmington Municipal Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Mike Isaacson Incumbent |
100% | 184 | |
| Total Votes | 184 | |||
| Source: Daily Times, "Service on area district school boards decided," February 3, 2015 | ||||
District 4
| Farmington Municipal Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Kyle Rhodes Incumbent |
54.9% | 219 | |
| Nonpartisan | David L. Stock | 45.1% | 180 | |
| Total Votes | 399 | |||
| Source: Daily Times, "Service on area district school boards decided," February 3, 2015 | ||||
District 5
| Farmington Municipal Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Sherry Galloway (write-in) |
100% | 39 | |
| Total Votes | 39 | |||
| Source: Daily Times, "Service on area district school boards decided," February 3, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
No candidate received an official endorsement for this election.
Campaign finance
New Mexico's Campaign Reporting Act does not apply to most school board candidates. Only candidates running for election to school districts with an enrollment of 12,000 students or more need to file campaign finance reports. Because this district's enrollment does not exceed 12,000 students, candidates in this school board race were not required to file any campaign finance reports.[11]
Past elections
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What was at stake?
Issues in the district
Superintendent retires
After serving in the education field for nearly 54 years, Janel Ryan stepped down as superintendent of Farmington Municipal Schools. Ryan served as superintendent for 10 years before retiring in December 2014. Prior to taking on the role, Ryan had served as the district's personnel director and as assistant superintendent. She also previously worked as a teacher and an elementary school principal. Ryan announced her retirement in July 2014, after suffering from a heart attack.[12]
In April 2015, the school board chose Eugene Schmidt, former interim superintendent for Los Alamos Public Schools, to serve as the district's new superintendent.[13]
Until a replacement for Ryan was found, Phil Valdez, the district's former assistant superintendent for support services, served as interim superintendent. The district hired a consultant from Prather Consulting in October 2014 to help in the search for a new permanent superintendent.[14]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Farmington Municipal Schools election in 2015:[1][10]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 16, 2014 | Candidate filing date |
| December 30, 2014 | Write-in candidate filing date |
| December 30, 2014 | Last day to withdraw as a candidate |
| January 6, 2015 | Last day to register to vote in the election |
| January 9, 2015 | First day to vote in-person absentee |
| January 30, 2015 | Last day to vote in-person absentee |
| February 3, 2015 | General election date |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New Mexico elections, 2015
This election shared the ballot with other school board elections.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Farmington + Municipal + Schools + New + Mexico"
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 San Juan County Clerk, "February 3rd, 2015 School District Elections," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ Daily Times, "County school board candidates file for upcoming election," December 16, 2014
- ↑ Daily Times, "Service on area district school boards decided," February 3, 2015
- ↑ San Juan County Clerk, "Official Results for the February 1st, 2011 Regular School Election," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ San Juan County Clerk, "Official Results for the February 5th, 2013 Regular School District Election," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "San Juan County, New Mexico," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ San Juan County Clerk Election Department, "Past Elections," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ Farmington Municipal Schools, "Board of Education Membership, accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 New Mexico School Election Law, "Sections 1-22-1 through 1-22-19," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Guidelines of Candidates and Campaign Committees: associated with Proposed Rule-Campaign Finance," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ Daily Times, "Farmington Municipal School District Superintendent Janel Ryan retires after 54 years in education," December 15, 2014
- ↑ Daily Times, "Farmington school board selects Eugene Schmidt from Los Alamos as new superintendent," April 10, 2015
- ↑ Daily Times, "Farmington Municipal School District hires consultant to help in superintendent search," October 30, 2014
| 2015 Farmington Municipal Schools Elections | |
| San Juan County, New Mexico | |
| Election date: | February 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Mike Isaacson District 4: • Incumbent, Kyle Rhodes • David L. Stock District 5: • Sherry Galloway (write-in) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
