Hemet Unified School District elections (2014)
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Four seats on the Hemet Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. One seat from Trustee Area 1, one seat from Trustee Area 2 and two seats from Trustee Area 3 were up for election. Trustee Area 1 incumbent Victor J. Scavarda and Trustee Area 3 incumbents Horacio Moreno Valenzuela and Joe M. Wojcik ran unopposed and won re-election. Candidates Maurice Chacon and Megan A. Haley ran for the open Trustee Area 2 seat, which Haley won.[1]
About the district
Hemet Unified School District is located in Riverside County, California. The county seat of Riverside County is Riverside. Riverside County was home to 2,292,507 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2] During the 2011-2012 school year, Hemet Unified School District was the 63rd-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 21,977 students.[3]
Demographics
Riverside County underperformed compared to the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 20.5 percent of Riverside County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.5 percent for California as a whole. The median household income for Riverside County was $57,096 compared to $61,400 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level for Riverside County was 15.6 percent while it was 15.3 percent statewide.[2]
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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 Hemet Unified School District Board of Education consists of seven members elected to four-year terms by specific geographic districts. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Four seats were up for election in 2014, and three seats will be up for election in 2016.[1][5]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period. The filing period began July 14, 2014, and ended August 8, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 20, 2014. Voters could request vote-by-mail ballots from October 6, 2014, through October 28, 2014.[6]
Elections
2014
Candidates
Trustee Area 1
- Victor J. Scavarda
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Lawrence University and University Of California
- Educator
Trustee Area 2
- Maurice Chacon
- Cultural preservation coordinator
- Megan A. Haley
- Educator
- Business owner
Trustee Area 3
- Horacio Moreno Valenzuela
- Incumbent
- Graduate, California State University at Fullerton
- Adjunct faculty associate librarian, Mt. San Jacinto Community College District
- Former librarian/library media teacher, Hemet Unified School District
- Joe M. Wojcik
- Incumbent
- Graduate, California State University at San Bernardino and Western State University College of Law
- Attorney, Davis & Wojcik
Election results
Trustee Area 1
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Victor J. Scavarda won re-election to the Trustee Area 1 seat by default.[7]
Trustee Area 2
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Megan A. Haley |
72.5% | 15,544 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maurice Chacon | 27.5% | 5,907 | |
| Total Votes | 21,451 | |||
| Source: Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated General Election, November 4, 2014," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Trustee Area 3
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Horacio Moreno Valenzuela and Joe M. Wojcik won re-election to the two Trustee Area 3 seats by default.[8]
Campaign finance
Candidates had to file contribution reports within 24 hours of receiving an aggregate total of $1,000 or more from a single source. The first scheduled pre-election report filing deadline was October 6, 2014. If candidates raised or spent less than $1,000 during the 2013 and 2014 calendar years, they had to file Form 470 at that time. If candidates raised or spent more during that time, they had to file Form 460 by the pre-election report filing deadline.[9]
Candidates required to file Form 460 also had to file a second pre-election report on October 23, 2014, and they had to file termination reports by December 31, 2014. If a termination report was not filed, candidates had to file a semi-annual report by February 2, 2015.[9]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Hemet Unified School District election in 2014:[9][10]
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| July 14, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 8, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 6, 2014 | First day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| October 6, 2014 | First pre-election report due |
| October 20, 2014 | Last day to register to vote |
| October 23, 2014 | Second pre-election report due |
| October 28, 2014 | Last day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| November 4, 2014 | Election Day |
| December 31, 2014 | Termination report due |
| February 2, 2015 | Semi-annual report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2014
This election shared the ballot with general elections for several state executive offices, four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, one state Senate seat, seven state Assembly seats and a number of municipal elections.[11]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Hemet + Unified + School + District + California"
See also
- California
- Hemet Unified School District, California
- California school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Riverside County, California ballot measures
- California ballot measures
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Consolidated General Election," accessed August 15, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Riverside County, California," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Past Elections," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ Hemet Unified School District, "Meet the Board," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ California Election Code, "Section 10229," accessed October 13, 2014
- ↑ California Election Code, "Section 10229," accessed October 13, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Uniform District Election Law November 4, 2014," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated Primary election June 3, 2014 Official Final Results," accessed July 7, 2014
| 2014 Hemet Unified School District Elections | |
| Riverside County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Incumbent, Victor J. Scavarda Trustee Area 2: • Maurice Chacon • Megan A. Haley Trustee Area 3: • Incumbent, Horacio Moreno Valenzuela • Incumbent, Joe M. Wojcik |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
