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Kathleen E. Kaiser
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Kathleen E. Kaiser is an at-large member of the Chico Unified School District Board of Education in California. She was first elected to the board in 2006.[1]
Kaiser faced one fellow incumbent and two challengers in her bid for re-election to one of three at-large seats on November 4, 2014.[2][3] Kathleen E. Kaiser won the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Kaiser has been a professor at the California State University at Chico since 1972. She earned her bachelor's degree from Florida State University and her doctoral degree from Duke University. She was appointed by the governor to be a member of the California State University Board of Trustees. This appointment made her the first female faculty member to serve on the university's board. She served in that position from 2003 to 2005. Kaiser's children attended the Chico Unified School District, and now four of her grandchildren attend the district.[1][4]
Elections
2014
Three at-large seats on the Chico Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Eileen Robinson and Kathleen E. Kaiser ran for re-election against candidates Gary M. Loustale and Cynthia Van Auken. Robinson and Kaiser won their bids for re-election, and Loustale joined them on the board after also winning the election.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Gary M. Loustale |
28.6% | 15,068 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eileen Robinson Incumbent |
28.2% | 14,844 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kathleen E. Kaiser Incumbent |
24.3% | 12,824 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cynthia Van Auken | 18.5% | 9,728 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.5% | 248 | |
| Total Votes | 52,712 | |||
| Source: Butte County Registrar of Voters, "General Election - November 4, 2014, Official Results," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Kaiser filed Form 470 with the Butte County Registrar of Voters, indicating she did not intend to raise or spend more than $1,000 for her 2014 campaign. Because of this, Kaiser did not have to file any additional campaign finance reports.[5]
Endorsements
Kaiser did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
2010
| Chico Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Andrea Thompson Incumbent |
24.2% | 18,832 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eileen Robinson |
22.7% | 17,676 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kathleen E. Kaiser Incumbent |
15% | 11,670 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sean H. Worthington | 11.4% | 8,899 | |
| Nonpartisan | Erik C. Lyon | 10.8% | 8,443 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dean V. Stefanides | 8.3% | 6,448 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ron Sherman | 7.3% | 5,719 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 234 | |
| Total Votes | 77,921 | |||
| Source: Butte County Registrar of Voters, "Election Summary Report, Official Results Final - November 2, 2010," accessed October 13, 2014 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chico Unified School District, "Board Members," accessed October 13, 2014
- ↑ Butte County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List, General Election," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ ChicoER, "Candidates for Chico school board still need to get votes," September 4, 2014
- ↑ Voter's Edge, "Board Member - Chico Unified School District: Kathleen E. "Kathy" Kaiser, PhD," accessed October 21, 2014
- ↑ Butte County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Kaiser, Kathleen," accessed October 24, 2014
| 2014 Chico Unified School District Elections | |
| Butte County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | • Incumbent, Kathleen E. Kaiser • Incumbent, Eileen Robinson • Gary M. Loustale • Cynthia Van Auken |
| Important information: | • What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
