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Mehlville School District elections (2015)
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Two seats on the Mehlville School District Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015.
The seats of incumbents Kathleen Eardley and Ron Fedorchak were up for election.[1] Fedorchak, Lisa Dorsey, Kyle Haubrich and James McCary Murphy competed for the two at-large seats. Eardley did not file for re-election. Dorsey and Murphy defeated the other two candidates to win the election.
Incumbent Ron Fedorchak and challenger Kyle Haubrich participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 survey of school board candidates. To read their responses, check out the "Ballotpedia survey responses" section.
About the district
- See also: Mehlville School District, Missouri
Mehlville School District is located in east-central Missouri in St. Louis County. The county seat is Clayton. This county is home to 1,001,444 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2] In the 2011-2012 school year, Mehlville School District was the 19th-largest school district in Missouri and served 10,967 students.[3]
Demographics
St. Louis County outperformed the rest of Missouri in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 40.6 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.2 percent for Missouri as a whole. The median household income in St. Louis County was $58,910, compared to $47,380 for the state of Missouri. The poverty rate was 10.9 percent, compared to 15.5 percent for the entire state.[2]
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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 Mehlville Board of Education consists of seven members elected at-large to three-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on April 7, 2015. Two seats were up for election in 2015.[1]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which began on December 16, 2014, and ended on January 20, 2015. To vote in the 2015 general election, residents had to register by March 11, 2015. The absentee voting deadline was on April 1, 2015.[5]
Elections
2015
Candidates
At-large
- Ron Fedorchak
- Incumbent
- Graduate, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
- Account representative, PJ Cobert Associates
- Lisa Dorsey
- Graduate, St. Louis University, the University of Minnesota and the Harvard-Kennedy School
- Associate vice president of undergraduate education, St. Louis University
- Kyle Haubrich
- Graduate, the Brigham Young University at Idaho and Michigan State University
- Attorney, Haubrich Law Firm
- James McCary Murphy
- Graduate, Fontbonne University
- Clock craftsman, AmeriClock Inc.
Election results
| Mehlville School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Lisa Dorsey |
35.6% | 6,594 | |
| Nonpartisan | James McCary Murphy |
28.2% | 5,228 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ron Fedorchak Incumbent | 19.8% | 3,667 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kyle Haubrich | 16.1% | 2,988 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 64 | |
| Total Votes | 18,541 | |||
| Source: St. Louis County Board of Elections, "Summary Report," April 16, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
Lisa Dorsey and James McCary Murphy received endorsements from the local affiliate of the Missouri National Education Association.[6] Murphy and incumbent Ron Fedorchak also received endorsements from the South County Labor Club of the AFL-CIO COPE.[7]
Dorsey and Fedorchak also received endorsements from Call Newspapers, and Fedorchak was endorsed by Mehlville school board member Samantha Stormer.[8][9]
Kyle Haubrich received endorsements from the Concord Lemay Township Republican Club, the Tesson Ferry Township Republican Club, the Missouri Coalition Against Common Core and former Mehlville school board member Mark Stoner.[10]
Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $2,303.37 and spent a total of $491.19 as of March 26, 2015, according to the Missouri Ethics Commission.[11]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Fedorchak | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Lisa Dorsey | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Kyle Haubrich | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| James McCary Murphy | $2,303.37 | $491.19 | $1,812.18 |
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What was at stake?
2015
Ballotpedia survey responses
Two candidates in this race participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 survey of school board candidates. The following sections display the responses to the survey questions from incumbent Ron Fedorchak and challenger Kyle Haubrich.
Top priorities
When asked what his top priorities would be if elected, Fedorchak stated:
| “ | Balancing the budget. Facility improvement and maintenance. Classroom technology. Student contact time and balanced calendar.[12] | ” |
| —Ron Fedorchak (2015)[13] | ||
When asked what his top priorities would be if elected, Haubrich stated:
| “ | The financial condition of the district is the most important issue. Uncertainty surrounding the finances has a ripple effect throughout the entire system, negatively affecting the classroom, teachers, administration & the community in general. We must regain sound financial footing in order to address the challenges ahead.[12] | ” |
| —Kyle Haubrich (2015)[14] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidates were asked to rank the following issues by importance in the school district, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. This table displays the candidates' rankings:
| Issue importance ranking | ||
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| Issue | Fedorchak's responses | Haubrich's responses |
| Expanding arts education | ||
| Expanding career-technical education | ||
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | ||
| Improving college readiness | ||
| Closing the achievement gap | ||
| Improving education for special needs students | ||
| Expanding school choice options | ||
Positions on the issues
The candidates were asked to answer 10 multiple choice and short answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. A link to the candidates' responses can be found below.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Mehlville School District election in 2015:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 16, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| January 20, 2015 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| February 24, 2015 | First day for absentee voting |
| February 26, 2015 | Last day to file first campaign finance report |
| March 8, 2015 | Last day to organize a campaign finance committee |
| March 11, 2015 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| March 30, 2015 | Last day to file second campaign finance report |
| April 1, 2015 | Last day for absentee voting |
| April 7, 2015 | Election Day |
| May 7, 2015 | Last day to file final campaign finance report |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Missouri elections, 2015
This election shared the ballot with general elections for county and municipal offices, along with local bond measures.[15]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Mehlville School District Missouri. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
| Mehlville School District | Missouri | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mehlville School District, "Board of Education," accessed January 20, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "St. Louis County, Missouri," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Missouri Election Results," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jackson County Election Board, "2015 Missouri Election Calendar," accessed January 19, 2015
- ↑ Missouri NEA, "Local affiliates recommend school board candidates," accessed April 2, 2015
- ↑ Labor Tribune, "AFL-CIO COPE endorsements for April 7 general municipal election," March 30, 2015
- ↑ Call Newspapers, "Call makes endorsements for next week's elections," April 1, 2015
- ↑ Call Newspapers, "Stormer endorses Fedorchak's re-election bid to Mehlville board," April 1, 2015
- ↑ Mehlville School District Children Deserve Educational Excellence, "Home," accessed April 3, 2015
- ↑ Missouri Ethics Commission, "Candidates By Election Search," accessed March 26, 2015
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2015, "Ron Fedorchak responses," March 26, 2015
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2015, "Kyle Haubrich responses," March 27, 2015
- ↑ St. Louis County Election Board, "General Municipal Election," accessed February 24, 2015
| 2015 Mehlville School District Elections | |
| St. Louis County, Missouri | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Ron Fedorchak • Lisa Dorsey • Kyle Haubrich • James McCary Murphy |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
