Mary Walston
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Mary Walston is the Position 7 representative on the Eugene School Board in Oregon. First appointed to the board on September 30, 2009, she won her first full term on the board in May 2011. She won in the general election on May 19, 2015.
Biography
Walston is an active classroom volunteer. She is a board member on the Lane Council of Governments and the Pacific Cascade Federal Credit Union. She previously served on the Greenhill Humane Society Board, the Lane Arts Council and the Eugene Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program. She is also a public speaker on topics regarding poverty and children.[1]
Elections
2015
- See also: Eugene School District elections (2015)
Opposition
Four seats of the seven seats on the Eugene School District Board of Directors were up for election on May 19, 2015. Position 1 incumbent Alicia Hays, Position 4 incumbent Craig Smith, Position 5 incumbent Jim Torrey and Position 7 incumbent Mary Walston were up for election.
Smith was the only incumbent who did not file to seek re-election: Eileen Nittler defeated Scott Landgreen in the race for the open seat. Torrey defeated challengers Kevin Cronin and David Nickles, while Walston triumphed over Colin Farnsworth in her re-election bid. Hays won re-election over write-in candidate Lisa Christon.
Results
| Eugene School District, Position 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Mary Walston Incumbent |
55.4% | 12,366 | |
| Nonpartisan | Colin Farnsworth | 43.7% | 9,753 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.8% | 184 | |
| Total Votes | 22,303 | |||
| Source: Lane County, Oregon, "Official Final Results Special District Election, May 19, 2015," accessed June 9, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Walston began the race with an existing account balance of $1,502.00 from her previous campaign. She reported $5,757.00 in contributions and $5,697.97 in expenditures to Oregon Secretary of State, which left her campaign with $1,561.03 in cash on hand in this election. These totals include in-kind contributions and expenditures.[2]
Endorsements
Walston was endorsed by Eugene Weekly, the Register-Guard, the Oregon School Employees’ Association, Stand for Children Oregon and the Democratic Party of Lane County.[3][4][5][6][7] Additional endorsements can be seen by clicking here.[8]
2011
| Eugene School District, Position 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary Walston Incumbent |
61.1% | 17,028 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sherry Callahan | 21.6% | 6,031 | |
| Nonpartisan | Matt Ginsberg | 16.5% | 4,608 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.7% | 199 | |
| Total Votes | 27,866 | |||
| Source: Lane County, Oregon, "Summary Report Special Election May 17, 2011," accessed April 15, 2015 | ||||
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See also
- Eugene School District, Oregon
- Eugene School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mary Walston for 4J School Board, "Home," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Committee/Filer Search by Name," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ Stand for Children Oregon, "Eugene 4J Endorsements," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Democratic Party of Lane County, "Endorsed Candidates," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Eugene Weekly, "Endorsements," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Register-Guard, "Summary of Recommendations," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Oregon AFSCME, "Ballots to drop for May 19 election; here's a list of union endorsements," April 29, 2015
- ↑ Mary Walston for 4J School Board, "Endorsements," accessed May 19, 2015
