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2014 Los Banos Unified School District Elections
General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
What was at stake?
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
California
Los Banos Unified School District
Merced County, California ballot measures
Local ballot measures, California
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Four seats on the Los Banos Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. The seats from Trustee Areas 1, 3, 5 and 7 were up for election.[1]

Trustee Area 1 Incumbent Dennis A. Areias defeated challenger Fredrick D. Todd. The Trustee Area 3 race featured incumbent Andree A. Soares who lost to challenger Marlene Smith. As the only one to file for the seat, candidate Anthony J. Parreira ran unopposed and won the Trustee Area 5 election. In Trustee Area 7, incumbent John Anthony Mueller won re-election against challenger Ruben Santos.[2]

About the district

See also: Los Banos Unified School District, California
Los Banos Unified School District is located in Merced County, California.

Los Banos Unified School District is located in Merced County, California. The county seat is Merced. Merced County was home to 263,228 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Los Banos Unified School District was the 176th-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 9,515 students.[4]

Demographics

Merced County underperformed compared to the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 12.5 percent of Merced County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.5 for California as a whole. The median household income for Merced County was $43,565 compared to $61,400 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level for Merced County was 24.6 percent compared to 15.3 percent statewide.[3]

Racial Demographics, 2013[3]
Race Merced County (%) California (%)
White 81.9 73.5
Black or African American 4.2 6.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.5 1.7
Asian 8.1 14.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.4 0.5
Two or more races 3.0 3.7
Hispanic or Latino 56.8 38.4

Presidential Voting Pattern, Merced County[5][6]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 33,005 27,581
2008 34,031 28,704

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 Los Banos 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. The seats from Trustee Areas 1, 3, 5 and 7 were up for election in 2014, and the seats from Trustee Areas 2, 4 and 6 will be up for election in 2016.[1][7]

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.[8]

Elections

2014

Candidates

Trustee Area 1

Trustee Area 3

  • Andree A. Soares
    • Incumbent
    • Graduate, California State University at Fresno
    • President, Star Creek Land Stewards, Inc.
  • Marlene Smith Green check mark transparent.png
    • Registered nurse

Trustee Area 5

Trustee Area 7

Election results

Trustee Area 1
Los Banos Unified School District,
Trustee Area 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngDennis A. Areias Incumbent 55.8% 392
     Nonpartisan Fredrick D. Todd 43.2% 303
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 1% 7
Total Votes 702
Source: Merced County, "Official Results for Election," accessed December 22, 2014
Trustee Area 3
Los Banos Unified School District,
Trustee Area 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngMarlene Smith 59.2% 323
     Nonpartisan Andree A. Soares Incumbent 40.5% 221
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.4% 2
Total Votes 546
Source: Merced County, "Official Results for Election," accessed December 22, 2014
Trustee Area 5

This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Newcomer Anthony J. Parreira won election to Trustee Area 5 by default.[9]

Trustee Area 7
Los Banos Unified School District,
Trustee Area 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Anthony Mueller Incumbent 51.8% 325
     Nonpartisan Ruben Santos 48.2% 303
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0% 0
Total Votes 628
Source: Merced County, "Official Results for Election," accessed December 22, 2014

Endorsements

No candidate received an official endorsement for this election.

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.[10]

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.[10]

Reports

The Merced County Registrar of Voters did not have any campaign finance information for the Trustee Area 1 candidates as of October 31, 2014.[11]

Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Dennis A. Areias $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Fredrick D. Todd $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

The Merced County Registrar of Voters only had campaign finance information available for Trustee Area 3 incumbent Andree A. Soares as of October 31, 2014.[11][12]

Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Andree A. Soares $1,060.00 $859.43 $200.57
Marlene Smith $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

The Merced County Registrar of Voters did not have any campaign finance information for Trustee Area 5 candidate Anthony J. Parreira as of October 31, 2014.[11]

Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Anthony J. Parreira $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

The Merced County Registrar of Voters only had campaign finance information available for Trustee area 7 incumbent John Anthony Mueller as of October 31, 2014.[11][13]

Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
John Anthony Mueller $3,557.00 $3,428.00 $129.00
Ruben Santos $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Past elections

What was at stake?

Issues in the election

Candidates share ideas at Community Candidates Night

Candidates running for seats on the Los Banos Unified School District Board of Education met on September 30, 2014, to discuss issues facing the district at the Community Candidates Night hosted by the Los Banos Enterprise and the Merced County League of Women Voters. Trustee Area 5 candidate Anthony J. Parreira did not attend as he was running unopposed. Trustee Area 1 candidate Fredrick D. Todd also did not attend due to a scheduling conflict.

Each candidate in attendance mentioned building a new junior high school when asked what they thought were the top three issues facing the district. Trustee Area 1 incumbent Dennis A. Areias, Trustee Area 3 incumbent Andree A. Soares and Trustee Area 7 incumbent John Anthony Mueller said the board had considered putting a bond measure before voters in order to raise the money for the new school but had decided not to do so yet. Areias believed the district could earmark the needed funds for construction within the general fund budget, as the district could still use those funds for emergencies if the need arose.

Another top issue in the district for candidates was term limits. Trustee Area 3 candidate Marlene Smith thought term limits should be imposed on the board so newcomers could bring fresh ideas and energy to the district. Soares, Smith's opponent, did not oppose term limits but believed staggering trustee elections was more important. She thought it would be hard to implement long-term changes if the board was continually changing.

Mueller spoke on the issue of teacher recruitment. He believed maintaining the district's high pay rate for teachers was essential in keeping good teachers. His opponent Ruben Santos also talked about teacher recruitment. He questioned the district's policy of recruiting from as far away as Oregon. He though the district should focus on bringing in teachers from nearby universities, where many of the district's students will end up going to college.[14]

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Los Banos Unified School District election in 2014:[10][15]

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 other school board elections, municipal elections and general elections for several state executive offices, one seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, one seat in the state Senate and one seat in the state Assembly.[1][16]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Los + Banos + Unified + School + District + California"

Los Banos Unified School District News Feed

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Merced County Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial General Election November 4, 2014," accessed July 24, 2014
  2. ↑ Merced County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate List Gubernatorial General Election," accessed August 20, 2014
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Merced County, California," accessed July 24, 2014
  4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
  5. ↑ Merced County Registrar of Voters, "November 6, 2012 Election Results," accessed July 24, 2014
  6. ↑ Merced County Registrar of Voters, "November 8, 2008," accessed July 24, 2014
  7. ↑ Los Banos Unified School District, "Los Banos Unified Board of Education," accessed July 24, 2014
  8. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
  9. ↑ California Election Code, "Section 10229," accessed October 13, 2014
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Merced County Registrar of Voters, "Welcome to the County of Merced Registrar of Voters Campaign Finance Disclosure Public Site," accessed October 31, 2014
  12. ↑ Merced County Registrar of Voters, "Campaign Finance Disclosure Search: ANDREE SOARES FOR TRUSTEE 2014," accessed October 31, 2014
  13. ↑ Merced County Registrar of Voters, " Campaign Finance Disclosure Search: JOHN MUELLER FOR SCHOOL BOARD 2014," accessed October 31, 2014
  14. ↑ Los Banos Enterprise, "School board candidates discuss issues," October 3, 2014
  15. ↑ Merced County Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial General Election November 4, 2014 Calendar of Events," accessed July 24, 2014
  16. ↑ Merced County Registrar of Voters, "June 3, 2014 Election Results," accessed July 24, 2014
2014 Los Banos Unified School District Elections
Merced County, California
Election date:November 4, 2014
Candidates:Trustee Area 1: • Incumbent, Dennis A. Areias • Fredrick D. Todd
Trustee Area 3: • Incumbent, Andree A. Soares • Marlene Smith
Trustee Area 5: • Anthony J. Parreira
Trustee Area 7: • Incumbent, John Anthony Mueller • Ruben Santos
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