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Kim Strelchun
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Kim Strelchun is a former Position 4 representative on the Hillsboro School Board in Oregon. First elected to the seat in 2011, she ran for re-election and won a second term in the general election on May 19, 2015. Strelchun did not seek re-election in 2019.[1]
Biography
Strelchun graduated from Beaverton High School and earned a B.S. in social sciences with an emphasis in political science from Portland State University. She works as an arts integration coach. She and her husband, Timothy, have two children.[2]
Elections
2015
Opposition
Three of the seven seats on the Hillsboro School District Board of Directors were up for general election on May 19, 2015.
Position 4 incumbent Kim Strelchun, Position 5 incumbent Adriana Cañas and Position 7 incumbent Wayne Clift were up for election. Cañas did not file for re-election; Lisa Allen, Christopher Barry and Bart Rask ran for the open Position 5 seat. Allen was successful in that race. Strelchun defeated challengers Christian Honl and Tim Reeves, and Clift defeated Jaime Rodriguez.
Results
| Hillsboro School District, Position 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Kim Strelchun Incumbent |
59.4% | 6,452 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christian Honl | 33.9% | 3,677 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tim Reeves | 6.3% | 685 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 46 | |
| Total Votes | 10,860 | |||
| Source: Washington County, Oregon, "Summary Report Special District Election May 19, 2015," June 4, 2015 and Multnomah County, Oregon, "May 2015 Special Election Results," June 3, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Strelchun began the race with an existing account balance of $121.33 from her previous campaign. She reported $3,406.03 in contributions and $2,942.50 in expenditures to Oregon Secretary of State, which left her campaign with $584.86 on hand in this election.[3]
Endorsements
Strelchun was endorsed by the following:[4]
- Hillsboro Education Association
- Hillsboro Tribute
- Stand for Children
- Hillsboro School Board Director Monte Akers
- Hillsboro School Board Director Adriana Cañas
- Hillsboro School Board Director Wayne Clift
- Hillsboro School Board Director Janeen Sollman
- Hillsboro Mayor Jerry Willey
- Hillsboro City Councilor Olga Acuna
- Hillsboro City Councilor Kyle Allen
- Hillsboro City Councilor Steve Callaway
- State Rep. Joe Gallegos (D-30)
- State Rep. Susan McLain (D-29)
2011
Results
| Hillsboro School District, Position 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Kim Strelchun |
61.4% | 6,662 | |
| Nonpartisan | Monte Akers | 37.9% | 4,109 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.7% | 72 | |
| Total Votes | 10,843 | |||
| Source: Washington County, Oregon, "Summary Report Special Election May 17, 2011," May 31, 2011 | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
Strelchun provided the following statement on her campaign website:
| “ | Tireless Advocate
Deep Working Knowledge
Fiscally Responsible
Community Involvement
|
” |
| —Kim Strelchun's campaign website (2015)[6] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Hillsboro School District, Oregon
- Hillsboro School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Hillsboro News Times, "Kim leads in race for Hillsboro School Board seat," May 21, 2019
- ↑ Washington County Elections Division, "Washington County voters’ pamphlet: Vote-by-mail regular election May 19, 2015," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Committee/Filer Search by Name," accessed June 17, 2015
- ↑ Re-Elect Kim Strelchun for Hillsboro 1J School Board, "Community Support/Endorsements," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Re-Elect Kim Strelchun for Hillsboro 1J School Board, "About Me," accessed May 19, 2015
| 2015 Hillsboro School District Elections | |
| Washington County, Oregon | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Position 4: Incumbent, Kim Strelchun • Christian Honl • Tim Reeves Position 5: Lisa Allen • Christopher Barry • Bart Rask |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
