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Glendale Unified School District elections (2015)
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Two seats on the Glendale Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015.
Only one incumbent, Nayiri Nahabedian, ran for re-election. She faced challengers Kevin Cordova-Brookey, Jennifer Freemon, Todd Hunt and Vahik Satoorian.[1][2] Nahabedian and Freemon won election to the board.[3]
Nahabedian filed a lawsuit to get on the ballot for the general election on April 7, 2015. Her nomination papers were originally rejected by the Glendale City Clerk's Office as she filed them after the incumbent deadline on January 29, 2015. The City Clerk's Office had sent an email to potential candidates on January 28, 2015, telling them the deadline would be extended to February 3, 2015. Nahabedian received that email and filed her papers during the extended filing period, not knowing the deadline was only extended for non-incumbents, according to her lawsuit. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge sided with Nahabedian, allowing her to run in the election.[4][5]
About the district
Glendale Unified School District is located in Los Angeles County in southwestern California. The county seat of Los Angeles County is Los Angeles.[6] Los Angeles County was home to 10,017,068 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[7] During the 2011-2012 school year, Glendale Unified School District was the 45th-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 26,228 students.[8]
Demographics
Los Angeles County underperformed compared to the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 29.7 percent of Los Angeles County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 30.7 percent for California as a whole. The median household income for Los Angeles County was $55,909, compared to $61,094 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level for Los Angeles County was 17.8 percent, compared to 15.9 percent statewide.[7]
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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 Glendale Unified School District Board of Education consists of five members elected at-large to four-year terms on a staggered basis every April of odd-numbered years. A general election for two seats was held on April 7, 2015.[2][10] In 2013, three seats were up for election.[11]
School board candidates must be registered voters and must reside within the school district at the time they pick up their nomination documents. To get on the ballot, they had to file their nomination documents by January 29, 2015. Before receiving any campaign contributions or making any expenditures, candidates must file a Candidate Intention Statement (Form 501) with the Glendale City Clerk's Office. A Statement of Organization (Form 410) must also be filed with the City Clerk's Office within 10 days of receiving $1,000 or more in contributions.[10]
To vote in this election, voters must be U.S. citizens, residents of the school district and at least 18 years old. Voters also had to file an Affidavit of Registration by March 23, 2015 to vote in this election.[10]
Elections
2015
Candidates
At-large
- Nayiri Nahabedian
- Incumbent
- Graduate, University of California at Los Angeles
- Professor, California State University at Los Angeles’s School of Social Work
- Kevin Cordova-Brookey
- Actor and director
- Jennifer Freemon
- Graduate, Occidental College
- Coordinator of children and family ministries, Glendale First United Methodist Church
- Todd Hunt
- Graduate, University of California at Irvine
- Senior vice president
- Vahik Satoorian
- Certified public accountant
Election results
| Glendale Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Nayiri Nahabedian Incumbent |
30% | 10,634 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jennifer Freemon |
29.5% | 10,430 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vahik Satoorian | 14.9% | 5,291 | |
| Nonpartisan | Todd Hunt | 14.4% | 5,081 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kevin Cordova-Brookey | 11.2% | 3,963 | |
| Total Votes | 35,399 | |||
| Source: City of Glendale, "Final Tally of the April 7, 2015 Glendale Municipal Election," accessed April 28, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
Incumbent Nayiri Nahabedian and challenger Jennifer Freemon were both endorsed by the following organizations:[12][13]
- Los Angeles County Democratic Party
- Glendale Democratic Club
- Glendale Teachers Association
- California School Employees Association
- Americans for Democratic Action of Southern California
- Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
- Glendale Association of Realtors
Nahabedian and Freemon, along with challenger Vahik Satoorian, were also endorsed by the Glendale and Crescenta Valley chapters of the Armenian National Committee of America.[14]
Nahabedian and challenger Kevin Cordova-Brookey were endorsed by the Glendale News-Press.[15] Challenger Todd Hunt was endorsed by the Los Angeles County Republican Party.[16]
Mary Boger, former member of the Glendale Unified School District Board of Education, endorsed Satoorian and Hunt.[17][18] Glendale Unified School District Board of Education member Sandra Russell endorsed Cordova-Brookey.[19]
Additional endorsements
Candidates in this race received a large number of endorsements. For a full list of each candidate's endorsements, follow the links below.
- Nayiri Nahabedian's endorsements
- Kevin Cordova-Brookey's endorsements
- Jennifer Freemon's endorsements
- Todd Hunt's endorsements
- Vahik Satoorian's endorsements
Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $43,649.00 and spent a total of $21,712.24 as of March 21, 2015, according to the Glendale City Clerk's Office.[20][21][22][23][24]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nayiri Nahabedian | $21,994.00 | $11,675.55 | $10,318.45 |
| Kevin Cordova-Brookey | $12,851.00 | $6,891.17 | $5,959.83 |
| Jennifer Freemon | $5,264.00 | $1,793.16 | $3,470.84 |
| Todd Hunt | $3,540.00 | $1,352.36 | $2,187.64 |
| Vahik Satoorian | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Glendale Unified School District election in 2015:[25][26][27]
| Deadline | Event |
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| January 8, 2015 | First day of nomination filing period |
| January 29, 2015 | Last day of nomination filing period, if incumbents file |
| February 3, 2015 | Last day of nomination filing period, if no incumbents file |
| February 9, 2015 | First day to file as a write-in candidate |
| March 23, 2015 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| March 24, 2015 | Last day to file as a write-in candidate |
| April 7, 2015 | General election date |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2015
The Glendale Unified Board of Education election shared the ballot with City of Glendale municipal elections for two City Council members and two members of the Glendale Community College Board of Trustees.[10]
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Glendale Unified School District California. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ City of Glendale, "Candidate," accessed February 12, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Glendale Unified School District, "The Board of Education," accessed February 25, 2015
- ↑ City of Glendale, "City of Glendale Election 2015," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Glendale News-Press, "Nahabedian files suit to get on ballot," February 10, 2015
- ↑ Glendale News-Press, "Judge sides with school board incumbent to have her name on ballot," February 19, 2015
- ↑ Geology.com, "California County Map with County Seat Cities," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 United States Census Bureau, "Los Angeles County, California," accessed January 13, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Past Election Results," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 City of Glendale, "Election FAQ," accessed March 23, 2015
- ↑ City of Glendale, "General Municipal Election Results — 2013," accessed March 23, 2015
- ↑ Re-elect Nahabedian for School Board, "Endorsements," accessed April 1, 2015
- ↑ Freemon for School Board, "Endorsements," accessed April 1, 2015
- ↑ Glendale News-Press, "Organizations offer their endorsements for Glendale candidates," March 31, 2015
- ↑ Glendale News-Press, "Endorsements: Glendale school board candidates Nayiri Nahabedian, Kevin Cordova-Brookey," March 14, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Republican Party, "Elections," accessed April 2, 2015
- ↑ Todd Hunt 4 GUSD, "Endorsements," accessed April 2, 2015
- ↑ Vahik Satoorian, "Endorsements," accessed April 2, 2015
- ↑ Kevin Cordova-Brookey, "Community Support," accessed April 1, 2015
- ↑ Glendale City Clerk, "Viewing filing activity for Nahabedian, Nayiri," accessed April 2, 2015
- ↑ Glendale City Clerk, "Viewing filing activity for Cordova-Brookey, Kevin," accessed April 2, 2015
- ↑ Glendale City Clerk, "Viewing filing activity for Freemon, Jennifer," accessed April 2, 2015
- ↑ Glendale City Clerk, "Viewing filings made by Todd Hunt for Glendale School Board 2015," accessed April 2, 2015
- ↑ Glendale City Clerk, "Campaign Finance Public Portal," accessed April 2, 2015
- ↑ Glendale City Clerk, "Qualifications For Candidates Running For an Elective Office, Glendale General Municipal Election, April 7, 2015," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Glendale City Clerk, "Voter Registration," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Glendale City Clerk, "Calendar," accessed February 20, 2015
| 2015 Glendale Unified School District Elections | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Nayiri Nahabedian • Kevin Cordova-Brookey • Jennifer Freemon • Todd Hunt • Vahik Satoorian |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
