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Jim Torrey
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Jim Torrey is the Position 5 representative on the Eugene School Board in Oregon. First elected to the board on May 15, 2007, he won a second full term on May 17, 2011. Torrey ran for re-election and won a third consecutive term in the general election on May 19, 2015.
Biography
Torrey is a former Eugene mayor, serving the city for 8 years from 1997 until 2004. Torrey was also a 2006 Republican candidate for the Oregon State Senate, where he was defeated by incumbent Vicki Walker.[1]
Elections
2015
- See also: Eugene School District elections (2015)
Opposition
Four seats of the seven seats on the Eugene School District Board of Directors were up for election on May 19, 2015. Position 1 incumbent Alicia Hays, Position 4 incumbent Craig Smith, Position 5 incumbent Jim Torrey and Position 7 incumbent Mary Walston were up for election.
Smith was the only incumbent who did not file to seek re-election: Eileen Nittler defeated Scott Landgreen in the race for the open seat. Torrey defeated challengers Kevin Cronin and David Nickles, while Walston triumphed over Colin Farnsworth in her re-election bid. Hays won re-election over write-in candidate Lisa Christon.
Results
| Eugene School District, Position 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Jim Torrey Incumbent |
57.9% | 15,229 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kevin Cronin | 32.1% | 8,431 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Nickles | 9.5% | 2,508 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.5% | 132 | |
| Total Votes | 26,300 | |||
| Source: Lane County, Oregon, "Official Final Results Special District Election, May 19, 2015," accessed June 9, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Torrey reported no contributions or expenditures to the Oregon Secretary of State in this election.[2]
Endorsements
Torrey was endorsed by Eugene Weekly, the Register-Guard and Stand for Children Oregon.[3][4][5]
2011
| Eugene School District, Position 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Torrey Incumbent |
94.1% | 21,026 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 5.9% | 1,321 | |
| Total Votes | 22,347 | |||
| Source: Lane County, Oregon, "Summary Report Special Election May 17, 2011," accessed April 15, 2015 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
- Eugene School District, Oregon
- Eugene School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Wikipedia, "Jim Torrey," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Committee/Filer Search by Name," accessed June 17, 2015
- ↑ Stand for Children Oregon, "Eugene 4J Endorsements," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Eugene Weekly, "Endorsements," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Register-Guard, "Summary of Recommendations," accessed May 19, 2015
