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James Kelly (California)
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2018 - Present
2026
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James Kelly (also known as Jim) is a member of the Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees in California, representing Area 5. He assumed office in 2018. His current term ends on December 11, 2026.
Kelly ran for re-election to the Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees to represent Area 5 in California. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Kelly previously served as an at-large member on the board from 2002 to 2018.
Elections
2022
See also: Grossmont Union High School District, California, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 5
Incumbent James Kelly defeated Nancy Jennings and Terry Kohlenberg in the general election for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees Area 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Kelly (Nonpartisan) | 60.5 | 18,789 | |
| Nancy Jennings (Nonpartisan) | 29.6 | 9,204 | ||
| Terry Kohlenberg (Nonpartisan) | 9.9 | 3,069 | ||
| Total votes: 31,062 | |||
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2018
The following candidate won election automatically as the election was canceled due to lack of opposition.
General election
The general election was canceled. James Kelly (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2014
Three at-large seats on the Grossmont Union High School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Two incumbents, Robert Shield and Jim Kelly, filed to run for re-election. They faced the following four challengers: Steve Samir Mattia, Barbara Stevens, Gary Woods and Shirley Anderson.
Shield and Kelly won their bids for re-election. Woods also won a seat on the board.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Robert Shield Incumbent |
24.5% | 48,937 | |
| Nonpartisan | James "Jim" Kelly Incumbent |
22.4% | 44,882 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gary Woods |
22.4% | 44,747 | |
| Nonpartisan | Shirley Anderson | 14.3% | 28,628 | |
| Nonpartisan | Barbara Stevens | 11.4% | 22,727 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steve Samir Mattia | 5.1% | 10,205 | |
| Total Votes | 200,126 | |||
| Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial General Election," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
2010
| Grossmont Union High School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Shield Incumbent |
24.1% | 57,905 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Kelly Incumbent |
23.8% | 57,193 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard "Dick" Hoy Incumbent |
18.4% | 44,155 | |
| Nonpartisan | R. "Bob" Divine | 13.1% | 31,583 | |
| Nonpartisan | R. "Brian" Divine | 11.3% | 27,111 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dolores T. Riggins | 9.4% | 22,668 | |
| Total Votes | 240,615 | |||
| Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial General Election November 2, 2010, Official Results," accessed October 2, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2014
Kelly highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | Leading the fight for great schools in East County Student achievement in the Grossmont District is up for 10 straight years The Grossmont District is offering exceptional programs across its campuses, including: -- Project Lead the Way at Santana is a national Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program that carries admission into San Diego State University if a student completes all the requirements successfully. -- Grossmont Middle College High School: Students in 11th and 12th grade may attend this program located on the Grossmont College Campus and earn both high school graduation requirements and college course credits. -- The Matador Early College Program at Mount Miguel High School offers students "at promise" the opportunity to schedule their high school classes early morning so they can attend community college courses in the afternoon and evening to apply to their high school graduation requirements as well as begin their college transcript records. -- An International Baccalaureate Program at Granite Hills which demonstrates an international, rigorous academic achievement recognized world-wide. -- Programs in Mandarin Chinese have been added at El Capitan through the Global Language and Leadership Program, including Mandarin Chinese 5/6 Honors, Mandarin 7/8, and AP Mandarin Chinese. -- The Mac Lab at Valhalla High School visioned and taught by Mr. Mike Skocko is the only gamification course that is Adobe sponsored and supported in California. Working in an all Macintosh computer lab, students learn in a truly "21st Century" way, accomplishing computer coding tasks and online projects to master computer science.[1] |
” |
| —James "Jim" Kelly's campaign website (2014)[2] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Jim Kelly - Grossmont High School District Trustee, "The Issues," accessed October 2, 2014
