Jaime Rodriguez (Oregon)
Jaime Rodriguez was a candidate for Position 7 representative on the Hillsboro School Board in Oregon. He lost in the general election on May 19, 2015.
Over five years after the first proposal was made, it appeared a land swap between Hillsboro School District and neighboring Beaverton School District might finally move forward in 2015. While there was vocal debate in Hillsboro, which was the point of instigation for the proposed district changes, Beaverton had not responded to calls to meet and discuss the change as of late April 2015.
Biography
Rodriguez has been a career specialist at Portland Community College since 1999. He was enlisted in the California National Guard from 1982 to 1988, and he earned his B.A. in public administration from California State University in 1988.[1]
Elections
2015
Opposition
Three of the seven seats on the Hillsboro School District Board of Directors were up for general election on May 19, 2015.
Position 4 incumbent Kim Strelchun, Position 5 incumbent Adriana Cañas and Position 7 incumbent Wayne Clift were up for election. Cañas did not file for re-election; Lisa Allen, Christopher Barry and Bart Rask ran for the open Position 5 seat. Allen was successful in that race. Strelchun defeated challengers Christian Honl and Tim Reeves, and Clift defeated Jaime Rodriguez.
Results
| Hillsboro School District, Position 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Wayne Clift Incumbent |
56.1% | 6,067 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jaime Rodriguez | 43.4% | 4,698 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 48 | |
| Total Votes | 10,813 | |||
| Source: Washington County, Oregon, "Summary Report Special District Election May 19, 2015," June 4, 2015 and Multnomah County, Oregon, "May 2015 Special Election Results," June 3, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Rodriguez began the race with an existing account balance of $2,878.30 from his previous campaign. He reported $4,960.00 in contributions and $349.00 in expenditures to Oregon Secretary of State, which left his campaign with $6,415.30 on hand after subtracting $1,074.00 in outstanding personal expenditures and accounts payable. in this election.[2]
Endorsements
Rodriguez was endorsed by the following:[1]
- Hillsboro Education Association
- Stand for Children
- Hillsboro City Councilor Olga L. Acuña
- Hillsboro City Councilor Kyle Allen
- Portland Community College Federation of Faculty and Academic Professionals President Frank Goulard
- Washington County Commissioner Dick Schouten
- State Sen. Chuck Riley (D-15)
- State Rep. Joe Gallegos (D-30)
- Former Hillsboro School Director Hugh O’Donnell
- Former Hillsboro School Director Adriana Holguin Cañas
Campaign themes
2015
Rodriguez provided the following statements for the Washington County voter's pamphlet:
| “ | As a HSD Board member, I pledge to be visible and approachable. I will work hard with fellow board members and our legislators to ensure funding goals are attained. Advocate for more nurses and increase safety for our schools. I will make sure that open public forums on school district decisions are followed.
I volunteer within the district also as an ASPIRE Mentor at CHS and Board Member of the Hillsboro School Foundation. All this to make Hillsboro a better place to call home. My experience has given me the necessary skills to be an outstanding advocate for students at all grade levels. Our primary focus must be providing an excellent education for every child. I am committed to working at accomplishing these goals. Through my work as a Career Specialist at PCC, I have assisted hundreds of students and job seekers to improve their job skills many with training to make themselves more marketable to prospective employers. Additionally, I have assisted them with career guidance options and educational decisions that will provide further opportunity in life.[3] |
” |
| —Jaime Rodriguez (2015)[1] | ||
See also
- Hillsboro School District, Oregon
- Hillsboro School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Washington County Elections Division, "Washington County voters’ pamphlet: Vote-by-mail regular election May 19, 2015," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Committee/Filer Search by Name," accessed June 17, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2015 Hillsboro School District Elections | |
| Washington County, Oregon | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Position 4: Incumbent, Kim Strelchun • Christian Honl • Tim Reeves Position 5: Lisa Allen • Christopher Barry • Bart Rask |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
