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Ira Glasky
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Ira Glasky was a member of the Irvine Unified Board of Education in California, representing Trustee Area 4. Glasky assumed office in 2018. Glasky left office on December 9, 2022.
Glasky won re-election to the Irvine Unified Board of Education to represent Trustee Area 4 in California outright after the general election on November 6, 2018, was canceled.
Elections
2018
General election
The general election was canceled. Ira Glasky (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2014
General election
- See also: Irvine Unified School District elections (2014)Two at-large seats on the Irvine Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Sharon Wallin and Ira Glasky ran against one challenger, Bob Vu. Both Wallin and Glasky won re-election to their seats.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Sharon Wallin Incumbent |
39.2% | 20,969 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ira Glasky Incumbent |
37.3% | 19,964 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bob Vu | 23.5% | 12,563 | |
| Total Votes | 53,496 | |||
| Source: Orange County, "General Election Official Results," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Funding
The Orange County Registrar of Voters does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports that were filed by paper in their office. Ballotpedia staffers directly requested this information, but the municipal office refused those requests to make that information public.
Special election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Ira Glasky Incumbent |
43.1% | 7,965 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carolyn Inmon | 35.6% | 6,582 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bob Vu | 21.3% | 3,934 | |
| Total Votes | 18,481 | |||
| Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results Archives: 2014 Primary Election," accessed October 6, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Glasky highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | I’m honored to serve as your Irvine Unified School District Governing Board Member. IUSD continues to show academic excellence, and our students have never performed better. We are the fastest growing district in the country, and managing that growth requires experienced board members. If you re-elect me as your School Board member, I will: - Protect programs that have differentiated Irvine’s world-class schools from other districts including science, technology, engineering, arts, and music - Retain and attract top teachers - Preserve IUSD’s high academic standards
- Ensure responsible spending and complete accountability of our taxpayer dollars Please support my re-election to the Irvine Unified School District Governing Board Member.[1] |
” |
| —Ira Glasky's campaign website (2014)[2] | ||
See also
- Irvine Unified School District, California
- Irvine Unified School District elections (2018)
- Irvine Unified School District elections (2014)
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Re-elect Ira Glasky Irvine School Board, "Home," accessed October 6, 2014
| Irvine Unified School District elections in 2018 | |
| Orange County, California | |
| Election date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
| 2014 Irvine Unified School District Elections | |
| Orange County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Ira Glasky • Incumbent, Sharon Wallin • Bob Vu |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
