Maureen Christensen
Maureen Christensen was a candidate for the Trustee Area 1 seat on the Anaheim Union High School District Board of Trustees in California. She ran against one incumbent and one fellow candidate in the general election on November 4, 2014.[1] Maureen Christensen lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Christensen has served on the PTA, the AUHSD Local Control Accountability Planning Team and the Anaheim Collaborative for High Education. She has also served as chairperson of the Anaheim City School District Measure BB Bond Oversight Committee. Christensen lives in Anaheim, California and identifies as a Republican. She and her husband have three children, all of whom graduated from the Anaheim Union High School District.[2][3]
Elections
2014
Three seats on the Anaheim Union High School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. In the Trustee Area 1 race, incumbent Al Jabbar faced challengers Maureen Christensen and Linda Lobatos and won re-election. The Trustee Area 2 race featured incumbent Annemarie Randle-Trejo and challengers Eleazar Elizondo, Thomas "Hoagy" Holguin and Roberto "Robert" Baeza. Randle-Trejo defeated her challengers and won re-election to the board. Anna L. Piercy, incumbent from Trustee Area 5, ran unopposed and won re-election by default.
This was the first time board members were elected by trustee area. Prior to 2014, the Anaheim Union High School District elected its members in at-large elections.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Al Jabbar Incumbent |
49.4% | 3,365 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maureen Christensen | 28.2% | 1,921 | |
| Nonpartisan | Linda Lobatos | 22.3% | 1,521 | |
| Total Votes | 6,807 | |||
| Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters, "General Election Results," accessed December 19, 2014 | ||||
Funding
The Orange County Registrar of Voters does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports that were filed by paper in their office. Ballotpedia staffers directly requested this information, but the municipal office refused those requests to make that information public.
Endorsements
Christensen received endorsements from:[4][5][6]
- California Republican Assembly
- Conservative Republicans of California
- State Senator Bob Huff (R)
- State Senator Lou Correa (D)
- Orange County Department of Education Superintendent Dr. Al Mijares
- Newport-Mesa Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Frederick Navarro
- Anaheim Union High School District Trustee Anna L. Piercy
- California State Council member Dr. April Lopez
Campaign themes
2014
Christensen highlighted the following issues on her campaign website:
| “ | The California Legislature has reformed school financing, giving local school boards more authority to determine how your taxpayer dollers are spent. The residents of Anaheim deserve a trustee that is fiscally responsible and focused on delivering a quality education for each student. I have extensive knowledge of the financial operations of the Anaheim Union High School District and its operational procedures. With hands on experience in the classroom, school oversight and nonprofit governance, I am uniquely qualified to bring a fresh perspective and real accountability to the Anaheim Union High School Board. Thank you for your vote of confidence on Election Day.[7] | ” |
| —Maureen Christensen's campaign website (2014)[8] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Maureen + Christensen + Anaheim + Union + High + School + District"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List General Election 2014," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ Voter's Edge, "Trustee, Trustee Area 1 - Anaheim Union High School District: Maureen Christensen," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Maureen Christensen for AUHSD School Board 2014, "Meet Maureen," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ California Republican Assembly, "2014 Election Endorsements," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Conservative Republicans of California, "Endorsements," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Maureen Christensen for AUHSD School Board 2014, "Endorsements," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Maureen Christensen for AUHSD School Board 2014, "Maureen's Message," accessed October 20, 2014
