Harvey Miller
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Harvey Miller (Democratic Party) was an at-large member of the School District of Lancaster Board of Directors in Pennsylvania. Miller assumed office in 2009.
Miller (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the School District of Lancaster Board of Directors in Pennsylvania. Miller won in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Miller is an attorney at The Cody Law Firm in Lancaster. Prior to his private practice, Miller was a staff attorney in the Franklin County Legal Services office and was assistant counsel at the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. He also served in the U.S. Army as a legal clerk in the Judge Advocate General's Office from 1969 to 1971. Miller serves on the Lancaster City Zoning Hearing Board.[1]
Elections
2017
Four seats on the Lancaster School District school board were up for general election on November 7, 2017. A partisan primary election was held on May 16, 2017. Incumbent Harvey Miller filed for re-election and was joined on the ballot by newcomers David Parry, Mara McGrann, Brandon Way, Sr., Salina Almanzar, and Ole Hongvanthong. All six candidates filed to run as Democrats. Miller, Parry, McGrann, and Almanzar advanced to the general election on November 7, 2017, where they won without opposition.[2][3][4]
These candidates could have faced independent candidates in the general election. However, no independent candidate filed by the August 1, 2017, deadline to get on the ballot.[5]
| Lancaster School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Salina Almanzar |
25.97% | 6,076 | |
| Democratic | Mara McGrann |
25.56% | 5,980 | |
| Democratic | Harvey Miller Incumbent |
24.30% | 5,687 | |
| Democratic | David Parry |
24.18% | 5,657 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 23,400 | |||
| Source: Lancaster County, "Current Election Results - School Director Lancaster," accessed November 8, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||||
| Lancaster School District, At-Large Democratic Primary Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Salina Almanzar |
22.59% | 2,992 | |
| Democratic | Mara McGrann |
22.50% | 2,980 | |
| Democratic | David Parry |
16.70% | 2,212 | |
| Democratic | Harvey Miller Incumbent |
15.39% | 2,038 | |
| Democratic | Brandon Way, Sr. | 11.89% | 1,575 | |
| Democratic | Ole Hongvanthong | 10.68% | 1,415 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.24% | 32 | ||
| Total Votes | 13,244 | |||
| Source: County of Lancaster, "Primary Returns–School Director Lancaster," accessed June 20, 2017 | ||||
Funding
Ballotpedia was unable to obtain campaign finance reports submitted by candidates in this race. The Lancaster County Board of Elections keeps hard copies of the reports and does not release them electronically.[6]
| 2017 Campaign Finance Deadlines in Pennsylvania[7] | |
|---|---|
| Date | Deadline |
| May 5, 2017 | 2nd Friday Pre-Primary report due |
| June 15, 2017 | 30-Day Post-Primary report due |
| October 27, 2017 | 2nd Friday Pre-Election report due |
| December 7, 2017 | 30-Day Post-Election report due |
School board candidates in Pennsylvania were required to report their campaign finance activity. Those who spent or received more than $250 in a reporting period had to file full reports. Those below the threshold had to file forms to declare they were exempt from reporting. Candidates could have, but were not required to, form committees to handle campaign finance transactions. They were not required to have separate bank accounts for campaign purposes.[8]
The table to the left details the four campaign finance deadlines in 2017.[7]
2013
Miller ran against Radames Melendez, Adam Schott, Fanny Castellanos, and Paul Culbreth in the general election on November 5, 2013. Miller won a Democratic nomination in the primary on May 21, 2013.
Results
| Lancaster School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat | Harvey Miller Incumbent |
23.2% | 5,571 | |
| Democrat | Radames Melendez |
22.5% | 5,415 | |
| Democrat | Adam Schott |
21.8% | 5,243 | |
| Democrat | Fanny Castellanos |
21.1% | 5,081 | |
| Independent | Paul Culbreth Incumbent | 11.1% | 2,674 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.3% | 80 | |
| Total Votes | 24,064 | |||
| Source: Lancaster County Election Results, "Lancaster School District," accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
| Lancaster Area School District At-large Primary Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat | Harvey Miller |
97.8% | 941 | |
| Democrat | Radames Melendez |
2.2% | 21 | |
| Democrat | Adam Schott |
0% | 0 | |
| Democrat | Fanny Castellanos |
0% | 0 | |
| Democrat | Write-In | 0% | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 962 | |||
| Source: Lancaster County Election Results | ||||
| Lancaster Area School District At-large Primary Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Write-In | 100% | 52 | |
| Total Votes | 52 | |||
| Source: Lancaster County Election Results | ||||
Funding
Miller reported no contributions or expenditures to the Pennsylvania Department of State in this election.[7]
Endorsements
Miller was endorsed by the Lancaster County Democratic Committee in this election.[9]
2009
| Lancaster School District At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Harvey Miller |
23.2% | 5,170 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles Crystle |
22.4% | 4,985 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard Caplan |
21.5% | 4,776 | |
| Nonpartisan | Todd Heath |
32.6% | 7,248 | |
| Total Votes | 22,257 | |||
| Source: Lancaster County, "Election Results," accessed March 28, 2017 | ||||
See also
- Lancaster School District, Pennsylvania
- Lancaster School District elections (2017)
- Lancaster School District, Pennsylvania election (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Cody Law Firm, "Harvey Miller," accessed October 15, 2013
- ↑ County of Lancaster, "Primary Returns–School Director Lancaster," accessed May 16, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.
- ↑ Lancaster County, "Unofficial Candidates for Public Office for May 16, 2017 Municipal Primary," accessed March 9, 2017
- ↑ Lancaster County, "Current Election Results - School Director Lancaster," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ Lancaster County, "Official Candidate Listing for Public Office for November 7, 2017 Municipal Election," accessed October 25, 2017
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Randall Wenger, Chief Clerk/Registrar, Lancaster County Board of Elections and Registration Commission," June 20, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed April 19, 2017 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "finance" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Campaign Finance Reporting Law," accessed January 15, 2014
- ↑ Lancaster County Democratic Committee, "Candidates," accessed October 15, 2013 (dead link)
| Lancaster School District elections in 2017 | |
| Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary: May 16, 2017 General: November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Harvey Miller (D) • David Parry (D) • Mara McGrann (D) • Brandon Way, Sr. (D) • Salina Almanzar (D) • Ole Hongvanthong (D) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
