John McGinnis (California)
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John McGinnis was the District 3 member of the Long Beach school board in California. He was first elected to the board on December 29, 2009, and he served until July 2018 as he did not file to run for re-election in 2018.
Biography
McGinnis earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Loyola University and his M.S. degree in library science from the University of Southern California.[1] He spent his career as an educator and school librarian with a variety of educational institutions. McGinnis also served as the dean of the library and learning resource center at Cerritos College. Before he retired, he served as the president of the California School Library Association and on the boards of the California Reading and Literature Project and the Education Council on Technology in Learning.[2]
Elections
2014
John McGinnis defeated challenger Juan Benitez to keep the District 3 seat in the general election on April 8, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  John McGinnis Incumbent |
51% | 2,642 | |
| Nonpartisan | Juan Benitez | 49% | 2,534 | |
| Total Votes | 5,176 | |||
| Source: Long Beach, California, "Long Beach Primary Nominating Election," accessed June 17, 2014 | ||||
Funding
At the time of this election, the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk did not publish school board candidate campaign finance reports online. Ballotpedia staffers requested this information, but the only free method of viewing the files was at their office.
The Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk targeted the end of 2018 to make school board candidate campaign finance reports available online for free. From that point forward, Ballotpedia began including campaign finance data for Los Angeles County school board candidates.[3][4][5] On March 28, 2014, Gazettes published an article that included a limited amount of campaign finance data for the Long Beach election. District 3 candidate Juan Benitez raised approximately $50,000 for his campaign against McGinnis, who self-funded his campaign using the stipend he earned by attending board meetings.[2]
Endorsements
McGinnis received endorsements from the Long Beach Register, The Press-Telegram and the Association of Long Beach Educational Managers. Long Beach Superintendent Chris Steinhauser and board members Diana F. Craighead, Jon Meyer and Felton Williams endorsed McGinnis, too. United States Representative Alan Lowenthal and Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster, Long Beach Vice Mayor Robert Garcia, and Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal also endorsed him.[6]
2010
McGinnis ran unopposed and won the District 3 seat on April 13, 2010.[7]
Campaign themes
2014
McGinnis published a list of his campaign priorities in his official candidate statement:[8]
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I will bring my forty years experience as a school board president, teacher, administrator and parent to the tasks ahead — rebuilding music, art and early childhood education programs, reducing class sizes and restoring librarians, counselors and nurses. I’ll reinvest my knowledge, acquired over my career and in my first term, to create a better future for our school children. |
Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Nadra Nittle, The Press-Telegram, "Common Core, Local Control Funding Formula emerge as key factors in Long Beach school board race," March 23, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ashleigh Ruhl, Gazettes, "ELECTION 2014: School Board Candidates Bring New Faces To LBUSD," March 28, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed July 2, 2014
- ↑ Daniel Anderson, “Email communication with Brenda Duran, Los Angeles County Public Information Officer," October 7, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Brenda Duran, Los Angeles County Public Information Officer," January 2, 2018
- ↑ Re-Elect John McGinnis for Long Beach Unified School Board, "Endorsements," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ League of Women Voters of California Education Fund, "School Contests for Los Angeles County, CA - April 13, 2010 Election," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Long Beach, California, "Name: John McGinnis," accessed April 1, 2014
| 2014 Long Beach Unified School District Elections | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | April 8, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Uduak-Joe Ntuk • Megan Kerr District 3: • Incumbent, John McGinnis • Juan Benitez |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
