Half Hollow Hills Central School District elections (2015)
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Two seats on the Half Hollow Hills Central School District Board of Education were up for general election on May 19, 2015. The election shared the ballot with the school district's annual budget vote.[1][2]
No incumbents filed to run for re-election. The race featured four candidates, Stephanie Gurin, Adam Kleinberg, Scott McElhiney and Adrian Montalvo, running for the two open seats.[3] The candidates split into two factions, with Gurin and Kleinberg running together as a candidate slate, and McElhiney and Montalvo running as another slate.[4][5] Gurin and Kleinberg were elected to the board.[6]
About the district
Half Hollow Hills Central School District is located in Suffolk County in southeastern New York. The county seat is Riverhead. Suffolk County was home to 1,499,738 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[7] During the 2012-2013 school year, Half Hollow Hills Central was the 18th-largest school district in New York and served 9,427 students.[8]
Demographics
Suffolk County underperformed in comparison to the rest of New York in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 32.9 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 33.2 percent for New York as a whole. The median household income in Suffolk County was $87,763, compared to $58,003 statewide. The poverty rate was 6.4 percent, compared to 15.3 percent for the entire state.[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 Half Hollow Hills Board of Education consists of seven members elected at large to three-year terms on a staggered basis every year in May.[10][11] Three seats were up for election in 2014, and two seats were up for election in 2015. Voters could vote for both seats in the election. The two candidates who received the most votes were considered elected to the board. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on May 19, 2015.[1][2]
School board candidates must be at least 18 years old, qualified voters in the district and residents of the district for at least one year prior to the election. They must be able to read and write, and they cannot be employees of the school district, members of the same household as another member on the board or have been removed from a school board within a year of the election.[12] To get on the ballot, candidates had to file nominating petitions containing a minimum of 58 signatures of qualified voters with the district clerk on April 20, 2015.[2]
To vote in this election, residents of the district had to register with the district clerk by May 14, 2015.[2] Voters must be at least 18 years old and residents of the district for at least 30 days prior to the election.[13]
Elections
2015
Candidates
At-large
Stephanie Gurin 
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Adam Kleinberg
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| Scott McElhiney | Adrian Montalvo | ||
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Election results
| Half Hollow Hills Central School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Stephanie Gurin |
32% | 1,488 | |
| Nonpartisan | Adam Kleinberg |
31.8% | 1,476 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott McElhiney | 19.1% | 887 | |
| Nonpartisan | Adrian Montalvo | 17.1% | 794 | |
| Total Votes | 4,645 | |||
| Source: Half Hollow Hills Central School District, "Media," accessed June 3, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
Candidate Adam Kleinberg was endorsed by the organization Long Island Opt Out.[14]
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported in the election, according to the New York State Board of Elections.[15][16]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Half Hollow Hills Central School District election in 2015:[1][2]
| Deadline | Event |
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| April 20, 2015 | Last day to file candidate nominating petitions |
| First campaign finance statement due | |
| May 14, 2015 | Last day to register to vote in this election |
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| May 19, 2015 | Election Day |
| June 8, 2015 | Final campaign finance statement due |
| July 1, 2015 | First day of term for newly elected board members |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New York elections, 2015
This election shared the ballot with the school district's annual budget vote.[1][2] The board of education asked voters to approve a 2.34 percent increase from the previous year's budget.[17]
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 New York State School Boards Association, "Timeline - 2015 Annual Budget Vote & School Board Election," accessed April 13, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Newsday, "Public Notices: LEGAL NOTICE # 21071039 NOTICE OF ANNUAL DISTRICT," April 2, 2015
- ↑ Abbey Smith, "Email communication with Rosanne Marini, District Clerk of the Half Hollow Hills Central School District," April 23, 2015
- ↑ Vote for Adam Kleinberg & Stephanie Gurin for HHH BOE Trustees Facebook, "About," accessed April 28, 2015
- ↑ McElhiney & Montalvo for HHH School Board Facebook, "About," accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ Half Hollow Hills Central School District, "Media," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 United States Census Bureau, "Suffolk County, New York," accessed January 22, 2014
- ↑ National Central for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Voter Enrollment by County, Party Affiliation and Status - Voters Registered as of November 01, 2013," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Half Hollow Hills Central School District, "2014 - 2015 Board of Education," accessed April 23, 2015
- ↑ Half Hollow Hills Central School District, "Section 2000 School Board Governance And Operations: 2100 School Board Legal Status," accessed April 23, 2015
- ↑ Half Hollow Hills Central School District, "Section 2000 School Board Governance And Operations: 2121 Board Member Qualifications," accessed April 23, 2015
- ↑ Half Hollow Hills Central School District, "Section 2000 School Board Governance And Operations: 2120.2 Voting Procedures," accessed April 23, 2015
- ↑ Long Island Parents and Teachers Against Standardized Testing & APPR Facebook, "Photos," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Financial Disclosure: Expenditure Search Page," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Financial Disclosure: Contribution Search Page," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ Half Hollow Hills Central School District, "Welcome to the 2015-16 School Year Budget Development Web Page," accessed April 30, 2015
| 2015 Half Hollow Hills Central School District Elections | |
| Suffolk County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Stephanie Gurin • Adam Kleinberg • Scott McElhiney • Adrian Montalvo |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
