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Julie Collier
Julie Collier was a candidate for the Trustee Area 7 seat on the Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees in California. She ran against one incumbent in the general election on November 4, 2014.[1] Julie Collier lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2014
The seats from Trustee Areas 4, 6 and 7 on the Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. No incumbent ran for re-election in Trustee Area 4, leaving the race to two candidates, Craig P. Alexander and Martha McNicholas. McNicholas won the election. In the Trustee Area 6 race, incumbent Ellen M. Addonizio lost the election to challenger Gila Jones. The Trustee Area 7 race featured incumbent Lynn Hatton-Hodson and challenger Julie Collier. Hatton-Hodson won re-election to her seat.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Lynn Hatton-Hodson Incumbent |
52.3% | 6,351 | |
| Nonpartisan | Julie Collier | 47.7% | 5,783 | |
| Total Votes | 12,134 | |||
| Source: Orange County Election Department, "General Election Results," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Funding
The Orange County Registrar of Voters does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports that were filed by paper in their office. Ballotpedia staffers directly requested this information, but the municipal office refused those requests to make that information public.
Endorsements
Collier received endorsements from the following organizations and state officials:[2][3][4]
- Republican Party of Orange County
- California Republican Assembly (CRA)
- California Charter School Association (CCSA) Advocates
- California United to Reform Education (CURE)
- Atlas PAC
- Lincoln Club of Orange County
- Family Action PAC
- Talega Residents for Fair Taxation
- State Senator Mimi Walters (R)
- State Senator Bob Huff (R)
- State Assemblywoman Diane Harkey (R)
- State Assemblyman Don Wagner (R)
She also received endorsements from a number of local officials, including Capistrano Unified Board of Trustees members Ellen M. Addonizio and Jim Reardon.[4] A list of her supporters can be found here.
Campaign themes
2014
Collier highlighted the following issues on her campaign website:
| “ | Improving Education for Our Children
I am running to improve the quality of education in CUSD – we need dedicated, experienced, proven leaders on our School Board. As founder and Executive Director of Parents Advocate League,I've spent seven years successfully working to empower and expand the knowledge/influence of parents so they can effectively advocate for their children's academic advancement -- educating and protecting children is my top priority. My budgeting experience will help me end CUSD's deficit spending and ensure scarce education dollars meant for our children actually reach them. As a parent and former teacher, I know a "one size fits all" education system never meets the needs of every student – I believe we must focus on meeting individual student needs, and incentivizing/rewarding our best teachers. As your advocate, I'll vote to keep instructional days for students and promote:excellent public education; school choice options; accountability and fiscal transparency; safe/clean schools; lower taxes.
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| —Julie Collier's campaign website (2014)[4] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Julie + Collier + Capistrano + Unified + School + District"
See also
External links
- Capistrano Unified School District
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- LinkedIn page
- 2014 Smart Voter profile
Footnotes
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List General Election 2014," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ Republican Party of Orange County, "County and City Offices," accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ CCSA Advocates, "November 2014 Election," accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Julie Collier for CUSD, "Welcome," accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2014 Capistrano Unified School District Elections | |
| Orange County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 4: • Craig P. Alexander • Martha McNicholas Trustee Area 6: • Incumbent, Ellen M. Addonizio • Gila Jones Trustee Area 7: • Incumbent, Lynn Hatton-Hodson • Julie Collier |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
