Linda Degman
Linda Degman was a member of the Beaverton School District school board in Oregon, representing Zone 7. Degman assumed office on February 21, 2012. Degman left office in 2017.
Degman ran for re-election to the Beaverton School District school board to represent Zone 7 in Oregon. Degman won in the general election on May 19, 2015.
Degman was first appointed to the seat on February 21, 2012, following Lisa Shultz's resignation in November 2011. In 2013, she won an election to serve out the remaining two years of Shultz's term. She won re-election to a full four-year term on May 19, 2015.
Compared to the last two election cycles in the district, Degman ran in an overall more competitive election field in 2015. An average of 2.33 candidates filed for each seat up for election, but just two filed for the Zone 7 seat, including Degman. While competitiveness for the district's races was up overall, Degman actually faced more challengers in the 2013 special election.
Over five years after the first proposal was made, it appeared a land swap between Beaverton School District and neighboring Hillsboro School District might finally move forward. While there was vocal debate in Hillsboro, which was the point of instigation for the proposed district changes, Beaverton had not responded to calls to meet and discuss the change as of late April 2015.
Biography
Degman attended Portland Community College. She earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences and an master's degree in public administration from Portland State University. Degman's career experience includes working as the director of the bond program for Portland Community College.[1]
Elections
2015
Three of the seven seats on the Beaverton School Board were up for election on May 19, 2015. Zone 3 incumbent Mary VanderWeele, Zone 6 incumbent Jeff Hicks and Zone 7 incumbent Linda Degman were up for election. VanderWeel and Hicks did not file to seek re-election. Melissa Potter and Eric Simpson ran for the open Zone 3 seat, with Simpson defeating Potter. Becky Tymchuk defeated John Somoza and Daniel Vazquez to take the open Zone 6 seat. Degman defeated challenger Andrew Beach in her re-election bid.
Results
| Beaverton School District, Zone 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Linda Degman Incumbent |
74.2% | 15,374 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andrew Beach | 25.5% | 5,288 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 71 | |
| Total Votes | 20,733 | |||
| Source: Washington County, Oregon, "Official Summary Report Special District Election: May 19, 2015," June 4, 2015 and Multnomah County, Oregon, "Official Summary Report Special District Election: May 19, 2015," June 3, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Degman reported no contributions or expenditures to the Oregon Secretary of State in this election, which left her campaign with $347.01 on hand from her previous campaign.[2]
Endorsements
Degman was endorsed by all of her fellow sitting school board members, as well as the following other elected officials:[1]
- Mayor of Beaverton Denny Doyle
- Beaverton City Council Member Lacey Beaty
- State Rep. Jeff Barker (D-28)
- State Rep. Joe Gallegos (D-30)
- State Rep. Ken Helm (D-34)
2013
Results
| Beaverton School District, Zone 7 Special Election, 2-year unexpired term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Linda Degman |
42.1% | 13,931 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Colett | 33.4% | 11,041 | |
| Nonpartisan | Huma Pierce | 23.9% | 7,893 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 212 | |
| Total Votes | 33,077 | |||
| Source: Multnomah County, Oregon, "Multnomah County Election Results," accessed July 26, 2024 and Washington County Elections Archive, "Special Election May 21, 2013, Official Final," June 3, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
Degman provided the following statement for the Washington County voter's pamphlet:
| “ | As a Beaverton School Board Member, Linda has:
Family/Community Service: Married 19 years; 7 children ages 7-27; all are/or have attended Beaverton public schools Graduation After-Event Committee Chair twice; Sunset Classroom volunteer; Ridgewood, Barnes, Meadow Park, Sunset Junior Achievement volunteer; Meadow Park Girl Scout co-leader Community volunteer; Sunset Presbyterian, Habitat for Humanities Priorities:
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” |
| —Linda Degman (2015)[1] | ||
See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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 5, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2015 Beaverton School District Elections | |
| Washington County, Oregon | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Zone 3: Melissa Potter • Eric Simpson Zone 6: John Somoza • Becky Tymchuk • Daniel Vazquez |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
