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Gresham-Barlow School District elections (2017)

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Gresham-Barlow School District Elections

General election date
May 16, 2017
Enrollment (14-15)
12,191 students

Four of the seven seats on the Gresham-Barlow School District school board in Oregon were up for general election on May 16, 2017. Position 3 Zone 2 incumbent Matthew O'Connell filed for re-election and ran unopposed, winning another term. In the at-large Position 4 seat, incumbent Carla Piluso filed for re-election and ran unopposed, securing another term. Three newcomers filed for the open Position 5 Zone 4 seat: Danielle Currey, Jason Dugan, and Blake Petersen, with Petersen winning the seat. The at-large Position 6 incumbent Sharon Garner filed for re-election and ran unopposed, winning an additional term.[1][2][3]

Elections

Voter and candidate information

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The Gresham-Barlow school board consists of seven members elected to four-year, staggered terms every odd-numbered year in May. Positions 1, 2, 3, and 5 are elected by district to Zones 1, 3, 2, and 4, respectively. Positions 4, 6, and 7 are elected at large.

To run for a school board in Oregon, one must be a registered voter and have lived in the district for one year prior to the election. In order to run in this school board election in 2017, candidates had to file with their county clerk by March 16, 2017.[4]

To vote in Oregon, one must be a resident of Oregon, a United States citizen, and at least 17 years old. One may register to vote at any county election office, the office of the Secretary of State, any DMV office, or by downloading a registration form and sending it to a county election office. To vote in this election, residents had to register to vote by April 25, 2017.[5]

See also: Voting in Oregon and Voter identification laws by state


Candidates and results

Position 3 Zone 2

Results

Gresham-Barlow School District,
Position 3 Zone 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Matthew O'Connell Incumbent (unopposed) 97.89% 6,128
Write-in votes 2.11% 132
Total Votes 6,260
Source: Clackamas County, "Special District Election," accessed June 12, 2017 and Multnomah County, "Multnomah County Election Results," accessed June 12, 2017

Candidates

Matthew O'Connell Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent
  • Analyst for Portland General Electric
  • Instructor at Portland Community College

At-Large Position 4

Results

Gresham-Barlow School District,
Position 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Carla Piluso Incumbent (unopposed) 97.23% 6,459
Write-in votes 2.77% 184
Total Votes 6,643
Source: Clackamas County, "Special District Election," accessed June 12, 2017 and Multnomah County, "Multnomah County Election Results," accessed June 12, 2017

Candidates

Carla Piluso Green check mark transparent.png

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Position 5 Zone 4

Results

Gresham-Barlow School District,
Position 5 Zone 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Blake Petersen 49.00% 3,874
Danielle Currey 26.68% 2,109
Jason Dugan 24.16% 1,910
Write-in votes 0.16% 13
Total Votes 7,906
Source: Clackamas County, "Special District Election," accessed June 12, 2017 and Multnomah County, "Multnomah County Election Results," accessed June 12, 2017

Candidates

Danielle Currey Jason Dugan Blake Petersen Green check mark transparent.png

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Jason Dugan.jpg

Blake Petersen.jpg

At-Large Position 6

Results

Gresham-Barlow School District,
Position 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Sharon Garner Incumbent (unopposed) 98.09% 6,014
Write-in votes 1.91% 117
Total Votes 6,131
Source: Clackamas County, "Special District Election," accessed June 12, 2017 and Multnomah County, "Multnomah County Election Results," accessed June 12, 2017

Candidates

Sharon Garner Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent (2014 - Present)
  • Retired graphic designer

Additional elections on the ballot

The 2017 Gresham-Barlow School District election shared the ballot with elections for educational service, community college, fire, and water districts.[3]

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for this Oregon school board election in 2017:[6]

Deadline Event
March 16, 2017 Candidate filing deadline
April 4, 2017 Seven day campaign finance transaction reporting begins
May 16, 2017 Seven day campaign finance transaction reporting ends
May 16, 2017 Election day

Endorsements

Blake Petersen and Carla Piluso received official endorsements from Stand for Children.[7]

Petersen was also endorsed by Oregon Right to Life.[8]

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Campaign finance

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See also: Campaign finance requirements in Oregon and List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2017

The filing deadline in Oregon for a campaign transaction is typically no later than 30 calendar days. However, beginning on the 42nd day before an election day and through the date of the election, a transaction is due no later than seven calendar days after the date it occurred. The dates for the beginning and ending of the seven-day reporting period for the 2017 Oregon school board elections were:[9]

  • April 4, 2017 (Seven day campaign finance reporting begins)
  • May 16, 2017 (Seven day campaign finance reporting ends)

A school board candidate in Oregon must form a candidate committee unless he or she meets all of the following conditions:[10][11]

  1. The candidate elects to serve as his or her own treasurer.
  2. The candidate does not have an existing candidate committee.
  3. The candidate does not expect to receive or spend more than $750 during a calendar year (including personal funds).

A candidate committee must file a Statement of Organization with the Elections Division of the Oregon Secretary of State within three business days of first receiving or spending money. A form including campaign account information must accompany the Statement of Organization.[10][12]

Candidate committees that expect to receive or spend $3,500 or more in a calendar year are required to report all transactions. A committee that does not expect to receive or spend this much is still required to file a Statement of Organization and designate a campaign bank account, but does not have to file transactions. Instead, they must file a Certificate of Limited Contributions and Expenditures.[10][13]

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About the district

See also: Gresham-Barlow School District, Oregon
The Gresham-Barlow School District is primarily located in Multnomah County, Oregon.

The Gresham-Barlow School District is primarily located in Multnomah County with parts in Clackamas County in northeastern Oregon. The seat of county government in Multnomah County is Portland. Multnomah County was home to an estimated 799,766 residents between 2010 and 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district was the 11th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 12,191 students.[14][15]

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 from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 41.3 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had earned a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 30.8 percent of residents statewide. The median household income in the county was $54,102, while it was $51,243 for the state. The percentage of persons below the poverty line in the county was 15.7 percent, compared to 15.4 percent for the entirety of Oregon.[15]

Racial Demographics, 2015[15]
Race Multnomah County (%) Oregon (%)
White 80.2 87.6
Black or African American 5.8 2.1
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5 1.8
Asian 7.5 4.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.6 0.4
Two or More Races 4.4 3.7
Hispanic or Latino 11.3 12.7

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.

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See also

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