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Fred Northern
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Fred Northern is a Trustee Area 3 member of the Yuba City Board of Education in California. His seat was up for general election on November 4, 2014. Fred Northern won the general election on November 4, 2014. Northern was first elected to the board in 1994.[1]
Northern was targeted for recall in July 2016, along with three other members of the school board. Proponents of the recall said board members had created "an increasingly negative and hostile environment" during teacher compensation negotiations. The targeted board members, however, said the board had tried to resolve issues "in a fair and equitable manner."[2] The recall effort did not turn in petitions by the deadline on December 9, 2016.[3]
Elections
2014
The election in Yuba City featured four seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Steven Scriven defeated challenger Heidi Smyth for the Trustee Area 2 seat. Fellow board members Fred Northern and Lonetta Riley joined challenger Paul Broughton to defeat incumbent Michael Hudson for three Trustee Area 3 seats.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Paul Broughton |
27.8% | 8,077 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lonetta Riley Incumbent |
24.4% | 7,093 | |
| Nonpartisan | Fred Northern Incumbent |
23.8% | 6,926 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Hudson Incumbent | 23.6% | 6,866 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 127 | |
| Total Votes | 29,089 | |||
| Source: Sutter County Registrar of Voters, "Official Gubernatorial General Election Results, November 4, 2014," 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.[4]
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.[4]
The Sutter County Election Department does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.
Endorsements
Northern did not receive any official endorsements during the election.
2010
| Yuba City Unified School District, Trustee Area 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Hudson |
25.1% | 8,827 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lonetta Riley Incumbent |
22.5% | 7,902 | |
| Nonpartisan | Fred Northern Incumbent |
15.6% | 5,474 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brenda Thompson | 13.2% | 4,656 | |
| Nonpartisan | Teresa Ball | 11.7% | 4,123 | |
| Nonpartisan | Hardial Dulay | 11.6% | 4,073 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 134 | |
| Total Votes | 35,189 | |||
| Source: Sutter County Election Department, "Official Consolidated Statewide General Election Results," accessed August 19, 2014 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Yuba City Unified School District, "Board Members," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ appealdemocrat.com, "Yuba City school district recall moves forward, but not in time for November general election," July 8, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, "Phone communication with Sutter County Elections," December 12, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
| 2014 Yuba City Unified School District Elections | |
| Sutter County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 2: • Incumbent, Steven Scriven • Heidi Smyth Trustee Area 3: • Incumbent, Michael Hudson • Incumbent, Fred Northern • Incumbent, Lonetta Riley • Paul Broughton |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
