Heidi Haas
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Heidi Haas is the Seat B representative on the Fairbanks North Star School District Board of Education. Haas won re-election to her seat in the general election on October 6, 2015.[1]
Biography
Haas is the deputy director of Alaska Center for Children and Adults. Her work as the founder of the Autism Society of Alaska won her the 2010 Volunteer of the Year award from the Autism Society of America.[2] She received bachelor's degrees from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Central Missouri State University.[3]
Elections
2015
Two of the seven seats on the Fairbanks North Star Borough Board of Education were up for election on October 6, 2015. All seats on the board of education represent the district at-large.
Incumbents Lisa Gentry and Heidi Haas ran unopposed and won re-election to Seat A and Seat B respectively.[4][1]
Results
| Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, Seat B, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Heidi Haas Incumbent |
94.7% | 10,972 |
| Write-in votes | 5.33% | 618 |
| Total Votes | 11,590 | |
| Source: Fairbanks North Star Borough, "Election Summary Report", accessed November 12, 2015 | ||
Funding
Haas reported no contributions or expenditures to the Alaska Public Offices Commission as of October 5, 2015.[5]
Endorsements
Hass received no official endorsements during the election.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Heidi Haas |
96.5% | 11,513 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 3.5% | 420 | |
| Total Votes | 11,933 | |||
| Source: Fairbanks North Star Borough, "Election Summary Report 2012 Regular Election" accessed September 11, 2015 | ||||
What was at stake?
2015
Election trends
- See also: 2013 school board elections and 2014 school board elections
In 2015, incumbents Lisa Gentry and Heidi Haas won re-election to their seats after running unopposed in the general election. Since 2013, at least one seat per year has had an unopposed race. In that time period, an average of 1.5 candidates per seat have ran for school board seats in the district.
There have been five uncontested races since 2013. Four of the uncontested races have involved incumbents. Of the three contested races within the three-year time period, incumbents won only one race.
Recent news
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See also
- Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, Alaska
- Fairbanks North Star Borough School District elections (2015)
- Analysis of incumbency advantage in the 2014 school board elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fairbanks North Star Borough, "Unofficial Candidate List," accessed August 18, 2015
- ↑ News Miner, "Fairbanks woman honored with national award for autism work," July 14, 2010
- ↑ Alaska Center for Children and Adults, "Heidi Haas," accessed September 11, 2015
- ↑ Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, "Board of Education Members," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ Alaska Public Offices Commission, "Campaign Disclosure Forms," accessed September 11, 2015
| 2015 Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Elections | |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska | |
| Election date: | October 6, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Seat A: • Incumbent, Lisa Gentry Seat B: • Incumbent, Heidi Haas |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
