Gresham-Barlow School District elections (2015)
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Four seats on the Gresham-Barlow School District Board of Directors were up for general election on May 19, 2015.
Position 1 incumbent Kathy Ruthruff, Position 2 incumbent Kris Howatt and Position 7 incumbent Dan Chriestenson were up for election. There was also a special election for the Position 6 seat held by Sharon Garner. Position 1 is elected by Zone 1, Position 2 is elected by Zone 3 and both Positions 6 and 7 are elected at-large.
Chriestenson was the only incumbent who did not file to run for re-election. John Hartsock was the sole candidate to file for the open Position 7. Ruthruff, Howatt and Garner were re-elected without opposition, and Hartsock similarly won his first term on the board uncontested.
About the district
- See also: Gresham-Barlow School District, Oregon
Gresham-Barlow School District is based in Gresham in Multnomah County, which lies in northeastern Oregon. A portion of the district lies in Clackamas County. The seat of Multnomah County government is Portland. The county was home to an estimated 766,135 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[1] Gresham-Barlow was the 10th-largest school district in the state serving 12,376 students in the 2011-2012 school year.[2]
Demographics
Multnomah County outperformed Oregon as a whole in terms of higher education achievement and median household income while it underperformed in terms of poverty rate in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 39.9 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had earned a bachelor's degree or higher compared to 29.7 percent of residents statewide. The median household income in the county was $52,511 while it was $50,229 for the state. The percentage of persons below the poverty line in Multnomah County was 17.8 percent in comparison to 16.2 percent for the entirety of Oregon.[1]
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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 Gresham-Barlow Board of Directors consists of seven members who are elected to four-year terms. Positions 1, 2, 3 and 5 are elected by Zones 1, 3, 2 and 4, respectively. Positions 4, 6 and 7 are elected at-large. There was no primary election, and the general election for Positions 1, 2 and 7 was May 19, 2015.
Candidates were required to file for the election by March 19, 2015. Voters were required to register by April 28, 2015, in order to vote in this election.
Elections
2015
Candidates
Position 1
- Kathy Ruthruff
- Incumbent
Position 2
- Kris Howatt
- Incumbent
Position 6 (two-year term)
- Sharon Garner
- Incumbent
Position 7
Election results
Position 1
| Gresham-Barlow School District, Position 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Kathy Ruthruff Incumbent |
96.9% | 3,710 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 3.1% | 117 | |
| Total Votes | 3,827 | |||
| Source: Multnomah County, Oregon, "May 2015 Special Election Results," accessed June 9, 2015 and Clackamas County, Oregon, "Special District Election," accessed June 9, 2015 | ||||
Position 2
| Gresham-Barlow School District, Position 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Kris Howatt Incumbent |
97.5% | 3,901 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 2.5% | 98 | |
| Total Votes | 3,999 | |||
| Source: Multnomah County, Oregon, "May 2015 Special Election Results," accessed June 9, 2015 and Clackamas County, Oregon, "Special District Election," accessed June 9, 2015 | ||||
Position 6
| Gresham-Barlow School District, Position 6 General Election, 2-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Sharon Garner Incumbent |
98% | 3,912 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 2% | 78 | |
| Total Votes | 3,990 | |||
| Source: Multnomah County, Oregon, "May 2015 Special Election Results," accessed June 9, 2015 and Clackamas County, Oregon, "Special District Election," accessed June 9, 2015 | ||||
Position 7
| Gresham-Barlow School District, Position 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | John Hartsock |
97.3% | 3,878 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 2.7% | 106 | |
| Total Votes | 3,984 | |||
| Source: Multnomah County, Oregon, "May 2015 Special Election Results," accessed June 9, 2015 and Clackamas County, Oregon, "Special District Election," accessed June 9, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
There were no official endorsements in this election.
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Oregon Secretary of State.[4]
Candidates whose committees expected to receive or spend more than $3,500 in a calendar year were required to file campaign finance reports according to the following rules:[5]
- Transactions occurring before March 7, 2015, were required to be filed by the 30th day after the date of the transaction.
- Transactions between March 8, 2015, and April 6, 2015, were required to be filed on April 14, 2015.
- Transactions between April 7, 2015, and May 19, 2015, were required to be filed by the seventh day after the date of the transaction.
Committees who did not expect to surpass the expenditure or contribution threshold were allowed to file a "Certificate of Limited Contributions and Expenditures". If they later surpassed the limit, they were then required to file all transactions from the calendar year.[5]
Past elections
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2013Position 3 (Zone 2)
Position 4 (At-large)
Position 5 (Zone 4)
Position 6 (At-large)
2011Position 1 (Zone 1)
Position 2 (Zone 3)
Position 7 (At-large)
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the 2015 Oregon school board elections:[6][5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| February 7, 2015- March 19, 2015 |
Candidate filing period |
| March 19, 2015 | Deadline for candidates to withdraw |
| March 23, 2015 | Candidate statements for voters' pamphlet deadline |
| April 7, 2015- May 19, 2015 |
Seven day campaign finance reporting period |
| April 14, 2015 | Campaign finance report due |
| April 28, 2015 | Voter registration deadline |
| May 5, 2015 | Last day to mail ballots |
| May 19, 2015 | Election Day |
| June 8, 2015 | Certified election results deadline |
| June 23, 2015 | Last day to file recount demand |
| July 1, 2015 | New school board terms begin |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Oregon elections, 2015
Positions on the Multnomah Education Service District, Mount Hood Community College, water district and rural fire protection district were up for election on May 19, 2015, as well.[7]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Gresham + Barlow + School + District + Oregon"
See also
| Gresham-Barlow School District | Oregon | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Multnomah County, Oregon," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Election History," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Committee/Filer Search by Name," accessed June 17, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Oregon Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Manual," January 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "2015 ELECTIONS CALENDAR," accessed January 22, 2015
- ↑ Multnomah County Election Division, "Board Positions Scheduled for May 2015 Election," accessed March 18, 2015
| 2015 Gresham-Barlow School District Elections | |
| Clackamas & Multnomah Counties | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Position 1: Incumbent, Kathy Ruthruff Position 2: Incumbent, Kris Howatt |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
