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Gary Hack
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Gary Hack represents an at-large seat on the Antioch Unified School District school board in California. Hack won the seat in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Hack previously served on the board. He was first elected to the board on November 2, 2010, and served until 2014, when he was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Hack moved to Antioch in 1969 to work as a classroom teacher in the Antioch Unified School District. He taught for 31 years before serving as president of the Antioch Education Association. Hack also maintained his own business as an independent contractor. In addition to serving on the Antioch Unified Board of Trustees, Hack is an ordained permanent deacon at St. Ignatius Catholic Church. He and his wife have three children, all of whom graduated from the Antioch Unified School District.[2][3]
Elections
2016
Three of the five seats on the Antioch Unified School District board of trustees were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Diane Gibson-Gray, Fernando Navarro, and Alonzo Terry faced newcomers Mike Burkholder and Crystal Sawyer-White. They also faced former Antioch Unified trustees Gary Hack and Joy Motts. Gibson-Gray won another term, Sawyer-White was elected as a new member, and Hack returned to the board after two years away.[4][5]
Results
| Antioch Unified School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Crystal Sawyer-White |
20.47% | 13,834 |
| Diane Gibson-Gray Incumbent |
17.87% | 12,080 |
| Gary Hack |
16.50% | 11,151 |
| Joy Motts | 15.21% | 10,281 |
| Fernando Navarro Incumbent | 12.58% | 8,501 |
| Mike Burkholder | 9.75% | 6,588 |
| Alonzo Terry Incumbent | 7.30% | 4,935 |
| Write-in votes | 0.32% | 216 |
| Total Votes | 67,586 | |
| Source: Contra Costa County , "Presidential General Election Official Results - Final," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
Hack reported no contributions or expenditures to the Contra Costa County Elections Division in the election.[6]
Endorsements
Hack was endorsed by the Antioch Education Association, the California School Employees Association, and the Antioch Management Executive Board.[7]
2014
Two at-large seats on the Antioch Unified School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. The race featured two incumbents, Joy Motts and Gary Hack, and two challengers, Walter Ruehlig and Debra Vinson. Challengers Ruehlig and Vinson defeated incumbents Motts and Hack.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Walter Ruehlig |
29.9% | 8,095 | |
| Nonpartisan | Debra Vinson |
28.6% | 7,737 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joy Motts Incumbent | 21% | 5,692 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gary Hack Incumbent | 19.9% | 5,385 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.5% | 138 | |
| Total Votes | 27,047 | |||
| Source: Contra Costa County Registrar of Voters, "Final Official Results - Election Night Final: November 4, 2014 General Election," accessed December 19, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Hack filed Form 470 with the Contra Costa County Elections Division on August 1, 2014, to indicate he did not plan to spend or receive more than $1,000 in this election. Because of that, he did not have to file any additional campaign finance reports.[8]
Endorsements
Hack received endorsements from the Contra Costa Central Labor Council and the California Labor Federation.[9][10]
2010
| Antioch Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Gary Hack |
18.3% | 6,853 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joy Motts |
17.4% | 6,525 | |
| Nonpartisan | John (Jack) Yeager | 16.7% | 6,273 | |
| Nonpartisan | Teri Lynn Shaw Incumbent | 12.6% | 4,733 | |
| Nonpartisan | Debra Vinson | 10.7% | 4,011 | |
| Nonpartisan | David W. Pfeiffer | 9.3% | 3,487 | |
| Nonpartisan | Angel G. Luevano | 7.5% | 2,799 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vincent Manuel | 7.2% | 2,688 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 153 | |
| Total Votes | 37,522 | |||
| Source: Contra Costa County Registrar of Voters, "Past Election Results: November 2, 2010 General Election," accessed September 15, 2014 | ||||
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See also
- Antioch Unified School District, California
- Antioch Unified School District elections (2016)
- Antioch Unified School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Contra Costa County, California, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Presidential General Election," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ Antioch Unified School District, "Gary Hack Biography," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Gary Hack Candidate for Board Member; Antioch Unified School District November 2, 2010 Election," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ Contra Costa County, California, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Presidential General Election," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ Contra Costa County, "Unofficial Results - Election Night Final," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Contra Costa County Elections Division, "Contra Costa County Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed February 7, 2017
- ↑ Antioch Herald, "Letter Writer Announces Antioch School Board Endorsements by District Staff," October 10, 2016
- ↑ Contra Costa County Elections Division, "Officeholder and Candidate Campaign Statement - Short Form: Gary Hack," accessed October 24, 2014
- ↑ Contra Costa Central Labor Council, "Endorsements," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ California Labor Federation, "November 2014 Endorsements, Contra Costa," accessed October 17, 2014
| 2016 Antioch Unified School District Elections | |
| Contra Costa County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Diane Gibson-Gray • Incumbent, Fernando Navarro • Incumbent, Alonzo Terry • Mike Burkholder • Gary Hack • Joy Motts • Crystal Sawyer-White |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
| 2014 Antioch Unified School District Elections | |
| Contra Costa County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Gary Hack • Incumbent, Joy Motts • Walter Ruehlig • Debra Vinson |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
