James Williamson (California)

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James Williamson
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Prior offices
Palm Springs Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4

Personal
Profession
Education and business consultant

James Williamson represents Trustee Area 4 on the Palm Springs Unified School District Board of Education in California. James Williamson (California) won the general election on November 4, 2014.[1]

Elections

2014

See also: Palm Springs Unified School District elections (2014)

Three seats on the Palm Springs Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Trustee Area 3 incumbent Karen Cornett was the only incumbent running for re-election. She defeated challenger Anna Nevenic for re-election in Area 3. James Williamson defeated Vanessa Sheldon, Noel E. White and K. Magdalena Andrasevits for the open Trustee Area 4 seat. John Gerardi won the open Trustee Area 5 seats by defeating fellow newcomer Eduardo Medina.[1]

This was the first year Palm Springs Unified School District elected members to the board of education by trustee area. Prior to 2014, members were elected at-large.[2]

Results

Palm Springs Unified School District,
Trustee Area 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJames Williamson 41.5% 2,885
     Nonpartisan Vanessa Sheldon 24.7% 1,717
     Nonpartisan Noel E. White 22.8% 1,586
     Nonpartisan K. Magdalena Andrasevits 11% 762
Total Votes 6,950
Source: Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated General Election, November 4, 2014," accessed December 23, 2014

Funding

Williamson reported $28,800.00 in contributions and $3,121.45 in expenditures to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters, leaving his campaign with $25,678.55 as of September 30, 2014.[3]

Endorsements

Williamson received endorsements from the following organization and state officials:[4][5][6][7]

  • Desert Stonewall Democrats
  • Democrats of the Desert
  • Democratic Women of the Desert
  • The Desert Sun
  • Planned Parenthood Action Fund of the Pacific Southwest
  • Equality California
  • Palm Springs National Organization for Women
  • Victory Fund
  • Congressman Mark Takano (D)
  • State Assmeblyman Manuel Perez (D)

Williamson also received endorsements from a number of local officials and community members. A list of his supporters can be found here.

Campaign themes

2014

Williamson highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:

As the 1st generation of my family to attend college, I know the value of education.

As the first generation of my family to attend college, I know the value of education and am committed to ensuring that all students have the opportunities that a strong education provides. I will bring my passion, my service as an advisor to educational organizations and my professional financial management experience to the decisions that impact all aspects of our education system.

My professional experience and community activities include:

  • 25 years of financial management experience in business and advising nonprofit organizations.
  • Extensive experience serving as a board member, board chair and consultant for numerous educational and community organizations.
  • Member of the City of Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Board.

My goals as a member of the school board are to:

  • Build a strong relationship between the district and city governments to better leverage assets, programs and activities.
  • Increase high school graduation rates.
  • Advocate for increased availability of technology to better prepare students for college and the workforce.
  • Utilize my experience in financial management, budgeting and compliance in overseeing the district’s $200 million annual budget.
  • Identify outside sources of additional funding from foundations and other private sources.

I would value your vote.[8]

—James Williamson's campaign website (2014)[9]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "James + Williamson + Palm + Springs + Unified + School + District"

See also

External links

Footnotes