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Gordon Klasna
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Gordon Klasna was an officeholder of the Billings Public Schools Board of Trustees District A in Montana. Klasna assumed office in 2015.
Klasna ran for re-election to the Billings Public Schools Board of Trustees District A in Montana. Klasna won in the general election on May 5, 2015.
Biography
Gordon Klasna is a resident of Billings, Montana. Klasna is employed as a middle school principal in the Lockwood Elementary School District.[1]
Elections
2015
- See also: Billings Public Schools elections (2015)
The election in Billings featured four of the nine seats on the board up for general election on May 5, 2015.
Both District 4 incumbent Joseph Raffiani and District 5 incumbent Rob Rogers ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats. Raffiani won a full three-year term, and Rogers won an unexpired one-year term. Newcomer Mike Leo also ran unopposed and won the vacant District 6 seat.
No candidates filed to run for the High School District A seat, which left it open to a write-in candidate. In April 2015, both Gordon Klasna and Jeff Simkovic registered to run as write-in candidates for the seat. Klasna defeated Simkovic to win the only contested seat in the election.
Results
| Billings Public Schools, High School District A General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Gordon Klasna (write-in) |
73.4% | 188 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeff Simkovic (write-in) | 26.6% | 68 | |
| Total Votes | 256 | |||
| Source: Yellowstone County, MT, "School Election," accessed June 9, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Klasna reported no contributions or expenditures to the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices during the election.[2]
Endorsements
Klasna did not receive any official endorsements during the election.
See also
External links
Footnotes
| 2015 Billings Public Schools Elections | |
| Yellowstone County, Montana | |
| Election date: | May 5, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 4: • Incumbent, Joseph Raffiani District 5 (1-year term): • Incumbent, Rob Rogers |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
