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Kings Canyon Unified School District elections (2014)
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Five seats on the Kings Canyon Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. The seats from Trustee Areas 1, 2, 3 and 4 were up for election to four-year terms, and the Trustee Area 7 seat was up for election to a two-year term.[1][2]
Trustee Area 1 Incumbent Noel C. Remick was re-elected against challenger Efrain Tovar. In the Trustee Area 2 race, incumbent Sarah Rola ran unopposed and won re-election. Incumbent Timothy Heinrichs ran against challengers James Blied and Connie L. Brooks for the Trustee Area 3 seat, which Brooks won. Incumbent Robin Tyler defeated challenger Juan R. Sandoval for the Trustee Area 4 seat. In the Trustee Area 7 race, incumbent Clotilda Mora ran unopposed and won re-election.[3]
About the district
Kings Canyon Unified School District is located in Fresno County, California. The county seat of Fresno County is Fresno. Fresno County was home to 955,272 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] In the 2011-2012 school year, Kings Canyon Unified School District was the 167th-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 9,841 students.[5]
Demographics
Fresno County underperformed compared to the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 19.4 percent of Fresno County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.5 percent for California as a whole. The median household income for Fresno County was $45,741 compared to $61,400 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level for Fresno County was 24.8 percent while it was 15.3 percent statewide.[4]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Voter and candidate information
The Kings Canyon Unified School District Board of Education consists of seven members elected to four-year terms by specific geographic districts. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Five seats, four four-year terms and one two-year term, were up for election in 2014, and three seats will be up for election in 2016.[1][2]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period. The filing period began July 14, 2014, and ended August 8, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 20, 2014. Voters could request vote-by-mail ballots from October 6, 2014, through October 28, 2014.[7]
Elections
2014
Candidates
Trustee Area 1
- Noel C. Remick
- Incumbent
- Efrain Tovar
- Educator
Trustee Area 2
- Sarah Rola
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Devry Institute of Technology
- Administrative assistant
Trustee Area 3
- Timothy Heinrichs
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Reedley College
- Systems control engineer, California Controlled Atmosphere
- James Blied
- Educator, Reedley College and Heald College
- Former teacher, Kings Canyon Unified School District
- Connie L. Brooks
- Registered nurse
- Farm owner and business owner
Trustee Area 4
- Robin Tyler
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Fresno State
- Secretary/treasurer for Valley Controls, Inc.
- Juan R. Sandoval
- Assistant superintendent, Parlier Unified School District
Trustee Area 7
- Clotilda Mora
- Incumbent
Election results
Trustee Area 1
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Noel C. Remick Incumbent |
53.4% | 853 | |
| Nonpartisan | Efrain Tovar | 46.2% | 738 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 1,597 | |||
| Source: Fresno County Registrar of Voters, "November 4, 2014 Statewide General Election Official Final Summary Report," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Trustee Area 2
This election did not appear on the ballot. Trustee Area 2 incumbent Sarah Rola was re-elected by default.[3]
Trustee Area 3
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Connie L. Brooks |
44.5% | 538 | |
| Nonpartisan | James Blied | 32.8% | 397 | |
| Nonpartisan | Timothy Heinrichs Incumbent | 22.5% | 272 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 3 | |
| Total Votes | 1,210 | |||
| Source: Fresno County Registrar of Voters, "November 4, 2014 Statewide General Election Official Final Summary Report," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Trustee Area 4
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Robin Tyler Incumbent |
65.3% | 479 | |
| Nonpartisan | Juan R. Sandoval | 34.1% | 250 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.5% | 4 | |
| Total Votes | 733 | |||
| Source: Fresno County Registrar of Voters, "November 4, 2014 Statewide General Election Official Final Summary Report," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Trustee Area 7
This election did not appear on the ballot. Trustee Area 7 incumbent Clotilda Mora was re-elected by default.[3]
Campaign finance
Candidates had to file contribution reports within 24 hours of receiving an aggregate total of $1,000 or more from a single source. The first scheduled pre-election report filing deadline was October 6, 2014. If candidates raised or spent less than $1,000 during the 2013 and 2014 calendar years, they had to file Form 470 at that time. If candidates raised or spent more during that time, they had to file Form 460 by the pre-election report filing deadline.[8]
Candidates required to file Form 460 also had to file a second pre-election report on October 23, 2014, and they had to file termination reports by December 31, 2014. If a termination report was not filed, candidates had to file a semi-annual report by February 2, 2015.[8]
Past elections
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2012This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Floyd Smith, Manuel Ferreira and Noel C. Remick were re-elected by default. Because incumbent Sylvia Chavez-Ishimaru failed to file for the election before the deadline and no one else filed in her place, she was re-appointed to her seat.[9][10] 2010Trustee Area 1This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Raymond Enns was re-elected by default.[11] Trustee Area 2This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Sarah Rola was re-elected by default.[12] Trustee Area 3
Trustee Area 4This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Robin Tyler was re-elected by default.[13] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Kings Canyon Unified School District election in 2014:[8][14]
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| July 14, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 8, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 6, 2014 | First day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| October 6, 2014 | First pre-election report due |
| October 20, 2014 | Last day to register to vote |
| October 23, 2014 | Second pre-election report due |
| October 28, 2014 | Last day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| November 4, 2014 | Election Day |
| December 31, 2014 | Termination report due |
| February 2, 2015 | Semi-annual report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2014
This election shared the ballot with judicial elections, municipal elections and other school board elections, as well general elections for several state executive offices, four U.S. House seats, three state Senate seats and two state Assembly seats.[2]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Kings + Canyon + Unified + School + District + California"
See also
- California
- Kings Canyon Unified School District, California
- California school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Fresno County, California ballot measures
- California ballot measures
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kings Canyon Unified School District, "Board Members," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fresno County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Statewide General Election," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Fresno County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Statewide General Election," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Fresno County, California," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Fresno County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ The Reedley Exponent, "School board trustee misses election deadline," September 26, 2012
- ↑ The Reedley Exponent, "School board names incumbent to seat," October 4, 2012
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Trustee; Kings Canyon Unified School District; Trustee Area 1 Voter Information," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Trustee; Kings Canyon Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 Voter Information," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Trustee; Kings Canyon Unified School District; Trustee Area 4 Voter Information," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ Fresno County Registrar of Voters, "Statewide General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed July 15, 2014
