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Frank Biehl
Frank Biehl was a member of the Mount Pleasant Elementary School District Board of Trustees in California. Biehl assumed office in 2019. Biehl left office on December 11, 2020.
Biehl ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the East Side Union High Board of Trustees in California. Biehl lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biehl previously served on the East Side Union High Board of Trustees. He was first elected to the board in November 2006.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for East Side Union High School District board of trustees At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for East Side Union High School District board of trustees At-large on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lorena Chavez (Nonpartisan) | 20.6 | 56,458 |
| ✔ |  | Van Le (Nonpartisan) | 15.0 | 41,164 |
| ✔ |  | J. Manuel Herrera (Nonpartisan) | 14.7 | 40,255 |
 | Frank Biehl (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 39,452 | |
 | Kristin Rivers (Nonpartisan)  | 12.4 | 33,916 | |
 | Patricia Martinez-Roach (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 31,949 | |
 | Derek Grasty (Nonpartisan) | 6.3 | 17,339 | |
 | Robert Imhoff (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 12,996 | |
| Total votes: 273,529 | |||
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2014
Three at-large seats on the East Side Union High School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. The race featured three incumbents, J. Manuel Herrera, Van T. Le and Frank Biehl, and two challengers, Anthony Phan and Patricia Martinez-Roach. All three incumbents won their bids for re-election, defeating Phan and Martinez-Roach.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  J. Manuel Herrera Incumbent |
24.1% | 40,934 | |
| Nonpartisan | Frank Biehl Incumbent |
20.5% | 34,785 | |
| Nonpartisan | Van T. Le Incumbent |
20% | 33,933 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anthony Phan | 18.6% | 31,551 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia Martinez-Roach | 16.9% | 28,716 | |
| Total Votes | 169,919 | |||
| Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
2010
| East Side Union High School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | J. Manuel Herrera Incumbent |
20% | 39,771 | |
| Nonpartisan | Frank Biehl Incumbent |
18.6% | 36,863 | |
| Nonpartisan | Van T. Le |
15.4% | 30,577 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Nunez | 14% | 27,714 | |
| Nonpartisan | Leo Cortez | 13.6% | 27,032 | |
| Nonpartisan | Derek Grasty | 11.2% | 22,314 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lupe Arellano Guido | 7.2% | 14,374 | |
| Total Votes | 198,645 | |||
| Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "November 2, 2010, Gubernatorial General Election Final Results," accessed September 24, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Biehl highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | Together, we have accomplished a lot during the last eight years. With your help, our focus on quality instruction has improved test scores at all high schools and within all ethnic groups. All freshman and sophomore students are now scheduled by default to take, “A-G,” college-qualifying curriculum. The dropout rate has been reduced from 17.4% in 2010/11 to 13.7% in 2012/13. We expect this trend to continue as we add additional counselors, improve our summer school programs and work cooperatively with our elementary school feeder districts in the three-year old East Side Alliance.
With shared sacrifice and out of the box thinking our district survived the worst recession since the great depression. We installed a 7.3-megawatt solar energy system, the largest at a school district in the country, to save $43 million over 25 years. Taking advantage of low interest rates, we refinanced construction bonds saving over $15 million. To assure fiscal transparency we created an Audit Committee and hired an Internal Auditor. Our community expressed their confidence in our renovation program by passing two construction bonds enabling us to bring our high school facilities to 21st century standards. We still have much more to do. The “Achievement Gap” remains a challenge. We must strive to create a meaningful education system that assures that every student graduates, prepared for college and career, to thrive in a global society. With your support, I pledge to continue to listen to parents, teachers, students and administrators and work together to find the best ways to provide a quality, 21st century, education. I ask for your vote this November to return to the East Side Union High School District. Board. With your help we can continue to make a difference.[2] |
” |
| —Frank Biehl's campaign website (2014)[3] | ||
See also
- East Side Union High School District, California
- East Side Union High School District elections (2018)
- East Side Union High School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Gubernatorial General Election," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Biehl for Schools, "Re-elect Frank Biehl," accessed September 24, 2014
| East Side Union High School District elections in 2018 | |
| Santa Clara County, California | |
| Election date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
| 2014 East Side Union High School District Elections | |
| Santa Clara County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, J. Manuel Herrera • Incumbent, Van T. Le • Incumbent, Frank Biehl • Anthony Phan • Patricia Martinez-Roach |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
