Fremont Union High School District elections (2014)
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Three seats on the Fremont Union High School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. At-large incumbents Bill Wilson, Barbara Nunes and Hung Wei ran unopposed and won the general election.[1][2][3]
About the district
Fremont Union High School District is located in Santa Clara County, California. The county seat is San Jose. Santa Clara County was home to 1,862,041 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] In the 2011-2012 school year, Fremont Union High School District was the 154th-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 10,535 students.[5]
Demographics
Santa Clara County outperformed the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 46 percent of Santa Clara County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.5 percent for California as a whole. The median household income for Santa Clara County was $90,747 compared to $61,400 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level for Santa Clara County was 9.7 percent while it was 15.3 percent statewide.[4]
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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 Fremont Union High School District Board of Trustees consists of five members elected at-large to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014, and two seats were up for election in 2016.[1][2]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period. The filing period began July 14, 2014, and ended August 8, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 20, 2014. Voters could request vote-by-mail ballots from October 6, 2014, through October 28, 2014.[7]
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large
- Barbara Nunes
- Incumbent
- Retired high school principal
- Hung Wei
- Incumbent
- Graduate, University of California at Los Angeles
- William "Bill" Wilson
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Princeton University and Harvard University
Election results
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbents William "Bill" Wilson, Barbara Nunes and Hung Wei won re-election by default.[8]
Endorsements
No candidate received an official endorsement in this election.
Campaign finance
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.[9]
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.[9]
Reports
All three candidates in this race filed Form 470 with the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, indicating they did not intend to raise or spend more than $1,000 for their 2014 campaigns. Because of this, they did not have to file any additional campaign finance reports.[10][11][12]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Nunes | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Hung Wei | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| William "Bill" Wilson | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Fremont Union High School District election in 2014:[9][13]
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| July 14, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 8, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 6, 2014 | First day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| October 6, 2014 | First pre-election report due |
| October 20, 2014 | Last day to register to vote |
| October 23, 2014 | Second pre-election report due |
| October 28, 2014 | Last day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| November 4, 2014 | Election Day |
| December 31, 2014 | Termination report due |
| February 2, 2015 | Semi-annual report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2014
This election shared the ballot with general elections for a number of state executive offices, four seats in the U.S. House, one state Senate seat, six state Assembly seats and several judicial and municipal elections.[14] Fremont Union High School District also had two bond measures on the ballot, one to renew a parcel tax and the other to build new classrooms and facilities to avoid overcrowding.[15]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Fremont + Union + High + School + District + California"
See also
- California
- Fremont Union High School District, California
- California school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Santa Clara County, California ballot measures
- California ballot measures
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fremont Union High School District, "Board of Trustees," accessed July 21, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Gubernatorial General Election," accessed July 21, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Gubernatorial General Election," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Santa Clara County, California," accessed July 3, 2013
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Past Election Results," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Board Member; Fremont Union High School District Voter Information," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Nunes, Barbara," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Wei, Hung," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Wilson, William," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Abbreviated Gubernatorial General Election Calendar," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "June 3, 2014 Primary Election Official Final Results," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "List of Local Measures," accessed September 3, 2014
| 2014 Fremont Union High School District Elections | |
| Santa Clara County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Barbara Nunes • Incumbent, Hung Wei • Incumbent, Bill Wilson |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |