Ken Root
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Ken Root was a member of the Battle Ground Board of Directors in Washington, representing District 2. Root left office in 2019.
Root ran for re-election to the Battle Ground Board of Directors to represent District 2 in Washington. Root won in the general election on November 3, 2015.
Elections
2015
Opposition
Two of the five seats on the Battle Ground Board of Directors were up for election in 2015.
District 2 incumbent Ken Root and District 4 incumbent Mavis Nickels won re-election. Root ran unopposed in District 2, and Nickels faced two challengers in the District 4 primary: Ben Kapelka and Dick Rylander. Nickles and Rylander advanced to the general election ballot, where Nickles won a new term.[1]
Results
| Battle Ground School District Board of Directors, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ken Root Incumbent |
100.0% | 9,821 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 9,821 | |
| Source: Clark County Auditor, "November 3, 2015 General Election," November 24, 2015 | ||
Funding
Root reported no contributions or expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission as of October 29, 2015.[2]
Endorsements
Root received no official endorsements in this election.
Campaign themes
2015
Root provided the following statement for the Clark County local voters' pamphlet for the 2015 general election:
| “ | I have been honored to serve as Battle Ground Public Schools Director - District 2 for the last four years. Being on the school board has given me the opportunity to work with community members and district staff to improve student learning. Please vote for me so that I can continue to do this important work. Thank you, I appreciate your support.[3] | ” |
| —Ken Root (2015)[4] | ||
See also
- Battle Ground School District, Washington
- Battle Ground School District elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Clark County Auditor, "2015 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 26, 2015
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Search the Database: Local Candidates," accessed October 29, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Clark County Auditor's Office, "Clark County Official Local Voters’ Pamphlet November 3, 2015 General Election," accessed October 13, 2015
| 2015 Battle Ground School District Elections | |
| Clark County, Washington | |
| Election date: | Primary - August 4, 2015
General - November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Incumbent, Ken Root District 4: Incumbent, Mavis Nickels • Ben Kapelka • Dick Rylander |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
