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Madeline Kronenberg
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Madeline Kronenberg is an at-large member of the West Contra Costa Board of Education in California. Her seat was up for general election on November 4, 2014. Kronenberg was first elected to the board in 2006.[1] Madeline Kronenberg won the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Madeline Kronenberg is a resident of Contra Costa County, California. Kronenberg earned her teaching credentials from the University of California at Berkeley. She spent two years as a stenographer for the Federal Bureau of Investigations before serving as a teacher in the Hayward Unified School District from 1980 to her retirement in 2010.[2]
Elections
2014
The election in West Contra Costa featured three at-large seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Madeline Kronenberg and Elaine Merriweather faced eight challengers for the three at-large seats. The challengers were Elizabeth Block, Peter Nicholas Chau, Otheree Christian, Valerie Cuevas, Raquel Donoso, Mister Phillips, Chester R. Stevens, and Ayana Kirkland Young. Board President Charles T. Ramsey did not file for re-election.
Kronenberg, Block, and Cuevas won the election.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Elizabeth Block |
19.5% | 21,463 | |
| Nonpartisan | Madeline Kronenberg Incumbent |
15.4% | 16,950 | |
| Nonpartisan | Valerie Cuevas |
13.5% | 14,857 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mister Phillips | 11.8% | 13,027 | |
| Nonpartisan | Raquel Donoso | 10.1% | 11,064 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elaine Merriweather Incumbent | 8.8% | 9,737 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peter Nicholas Chau | 7.8% | 8,609 | |
| Nonpartisan | Chester R. Stevens | 4.5% | 4,946 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ayana Kirkland Young | 4.2% | 4,607 | |
| Nonpartisan | Otheree Christian | 4% | 4,429 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 390 | |
| Total Votes | 110,079 | |||
| Source: Contra Costa County Registrar of Voters, "Official Results - November 4, 2014 General Election," accessed January 2, 2015 | ||||
Funding
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.[3]
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.[3]
Kronenberg reported $95,323.00 in contributions and $25,399.48 in expenditures during the election, which left her with $69,923.52 on hand according to the Contra Costa County Elections Division.
Several organizations, including Education Matters and the California Charter Schools Association Advocates Independent Expenditure Committee, spent $138,061.48 to oppose Kronenberg. Kronenberg raised a majority of her contributions from unions and the construction industry.[4]
Endorsements
Kronenberg received endorsements from:[5]
- West Contra Costa Unified School District Trustees Randall Enos, Todd A. Groves, Charles T. Ramsey
- Former West Contra Costa Unified School District Trustees Don Lau, Antonio Medrano, Karen Fenton, Karen Pfeifer
- California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson
- U.S. Representative George Miller (D)
- State Senator Mark DeSaulnier (D-7)
- State Senator Loni Hancock (D-9)
- State Assembly member Nancy Skinner (D-15)
- El Cerrito Mayor Janet Abelson
- Hercules Mayor Myrna de Vera
- Pinole Mayor Tim Banuelos
- San Pablo Mayor Paul Morris
- United Teachers of Richmond
- Richmond Police Officers Association
- Richmond Firefighters Local 188
- Contra Costa County Central Labor Council AFL-CIO
- Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council
- Public Employees Union, Local 1
- Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3, District 20
- Carpenters Local Union 152
- Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 342
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 302
- United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 159
- Northern California Chapter National Electrical Contractors Association
- Bricklayers, Tilelayers and Allied Craftworkers Local No. 3 - AFL-CIO
- Sprinklerfitters Local 483
- SMWIA Local Union No. 104
2010
| West Contra Costa Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Madeline Kronenberg Incumbent |
20.8% | 26,731 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles T. Ramsey Incumbent |
20.1% | 25,802 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elaine Merriweather |
17.6% | 22,647 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jason S. Freeman | 16.7% | 21,473 | |
| Nonpartisan | Audrey Miles Incumbent | 16.3% | 20,886 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles Cowens | 8.1% | 10,364 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 454 | |
| Total Votes | 128,357 | |||
| Source: Contra Costa County Elections Division, "Past Election Results," accessed August 19, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Kronenberg published her platform on her campaign website:
| “ | Increase Student Achievement
WCCUSD will see an increase in state funding under changes in state education policy, allowing the District to implement more targeted programs to close the achievement gap and invest more money directly into the classroom and school site. I will push to ensure this new revenue will go toward hiring more counselors, librarians, and support staff and expanding our music, art, and other enrichment programs. We need to put added resources into the classroom and continue improving student achievement. Closing the Achievement Gap We need to focus on the whole child - nutrition, health, school safety, before and after school programs, academics, and enrichment programs to truly close the achievement gap. I want to invest in programs that develop the community school model where students are supported by wrap-around support services available on the school site. We were able to forge a partnership with local dentists to open a Dental Clinic at Peres Elementary and will be opening a second soon. We also have been able to site health clinics in our six high schools. I want to expand this program to include health clinics in our middle schools as well. We also need to expand our after-school programs so that students don’t return home to empty houses, but stay at school longer and receive more instruction and enrichment opportunities. Safe, Secure Schools In 2013 we were able to partner with local police departments to put police officers on all our high school campuses. This allowed us to continue reducing our truancy and absentee rates, while offering more safe and secure school campuses. Through our extensive school bond program, we have been able to rebuild or remodel nearly every school site within the district. These new schools have state of the art facilities with new technology, computers and the internet, and allow our students to have access to more resources and technology at their fingertips.[6] |
” |
| —Madeline Kronenberg campaign website (2014)[7] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Madeline + Kronenberg + West + Contra + Costa + Unified + School + District"
See also
- West Contra Costa Unified School District, California
- West Contra Costa Unified School District elections (2014)
External links
- West Contra Costa Unified School District
- Office website
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Smart Voter profile
- LinkedIn page
Footnotes
- ↑ West Contra Costa Unified School District, "Meet the Board," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Madeline Kronenberg," accessed November 3, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Contra Costa County Elections Division, "CampaignDocs Search Engine," accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ Madeline Kronenberg, "Endorsements," accessed October 25, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Madeline Kronenberg, "Madeline on the Issues," accessed November 3, 2014
