Menifee Union School District elections (2013)
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Three seats on the school board for Menifee Union School District were up for district-wide elections that were held on November 5, 2013. Reg Bennett defeated Rita J. Peters for the Trustee Area 1 seat, while Ron Ulibarri, Randall T. Freeman and Jerry Bowman were unopposed for the Trustee Area 3, Trustee Area 4 and Trustee Area 5 seats, respectively.
About the district
Menifee Union School District is located in Menifee, a city in Riverside County, California. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Menifee is home to 77,519 residents.[1]
Demographics
Menifee outperformed the rest of California when measured on the percentage of residents living below the poverty level and percentage of residents over the age of 25 with a high school diploma. Menifee underperformed when compared to the state of California on percentage of residents aged 25 years and older attained a bachelor's degree and median household income. The median household income in Menifee was $60,805 compared to $61,632 for the state of California. The U.S. Census found that 16.3 percent of Menifee residents aged 25 years and older attained a bachelor's degree compared to a 30.2 percent rate in California. The United States Census also showed the poverty rate in Menifee was 8.3 percent compared to 14.4 percent for the entire state. The United States Census also found that 83.3 percent of Menifee residents aged 25 years and older attained a high school degree compared to a 80.8 percent in California.[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.
Method of board member selection
Menifee Union School District School Board consists of five members, all of whom are elected to four year terms. As of the 2013 election cycle, all board members represented a geographic area of the district. Board member terms are staggered so that at least three members are elected each odd-numbered year on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November. There were no primary elections. Four seats were up for election on November 5, 2013. The remaining seat was up for election on November 3, 2015.[4]
Elections
2013
Candidates
Trustee Area 1
- Rita J. Peters
- Business owner
- Reg Bennett
- Teachers
Trustee Area 3
- Ron Ulibarri
- Incumbent board member
Trustee Area 4
- Randall T. Freeman
- Incumbent board member
Trustee Area 5
- Jerry Bowman
- Incumbent board member
Election results
On November 5, 2013, Reg Bennett defeated one challenging candidate for a seat on the Menifee Union School District Board of Education. Ron Ulbarri, Randall T. Freeman and Jerry Bowman were unopposed and won their seats by default in uncontested races.
| Menifee Union School District School Board, At-large General Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Reg Bennett |
67.9% | 523 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rita J. Peters | 32.1% | 247 | |
| Total Votes | 770 | |||
| Source: VoteInfo.net, "FINAL OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS," accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Endorsements
Reg Bennett received an official endorsement from Councilman Wallace Edgarton for his campaign.[5]
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters.
Past elections
2011
On November 8, 2011, two seats on the Menifee Union School District School Board were up for election. Candidates Robert "Bob" O'Donnell and Scott A. Mann defeated three challengers.
| Menifee Union School District School Board, At-large General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert "Bob" O'Donnell |
29.4% | 2,948 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott A. Mann |
23.6% | 2,366 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rita J. Peters | 18.7% | 1,871 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia Cahill | 17.9% | 1,795 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carol "Red" Sullivan | 10.5% | 1,048 | |
| Nonpartisan | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 10,028 | |||
| Source: Smart Voter.org, "Governing Board Member; Menifee Union School District Voter Information" accessed October 3, 2013 | ||||
What was at stake?
Four seats on the Menifee Union School District School Board were up for election on November 5, 2013. The elections for Trustee Area 3, Trustee Area 4 and Trustee Area 5 did not appear on the ballot because they were unopposed races.
Issues in the district
Rejected charter school petition
On August 13, 2013, the Menifee Union School Board unanimously voted to reject the application for a charter school from the Heritage Classical Charter Schools of America. The application was rejected because according to school attorney Janet Mueller, "the charter plan failed to include complete descriptions of various elements, and district staff determined “the petitioners are demonstrably unlikely to successfully implement the program." (Parts of the educational plan) were so vaguely described that it seemed as though the petitioner did not know much about the needs of this community"[6] Menifee already has a charter school, the Santa Rosa Academy.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Menifee Union School District election in 2013:[7]
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| July 15, 2013 | First day to file a petition of candidacy |
| August 9, 2013 | Close of filing period for petition of candidacy |
| October 21, 2013 | Last day to register to vote in school election |
| October 29, 2013 | Final day to apply to vote by mail |
| November 5, 2013 | Election Day |
Additional elections on the ballot
There were no other elections on the ballot for the November 5, 2013 election in Menifee. Other school district elections took place in Banning Unified and Moreno Valley Unified School Districts.[8]
See also
- California school board elections draw over 200 candidates
- School board elections review: Voters opt for experience over new blood in nation's largest school districts
- School board election wrap-up: Incumbents re-elected overwhelmingly in November 5 elections
- California
- Menifee Union School District, California
- List of school board elections in 2013
- Riverside County, California ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Menifee, California Quick Facts," accessed October 3, 2013
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Menifee, California Quick Facts," accessed October 3, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ VoteInfo.net, "Consolidated General Election Tuesday, November 5, 2013 Sample Ballot and Information Pamphlet," accessed October 4, 2013
- ↑ Peter Surowski The Press Enterprise.com, "MENIFEE: District turns down charter school petition," August 13, 2013
- ↑ [http://www.voteinfo.net/Elections/20131105/docs/Candidate_Filling_Deadline.pdf VoteInfo.net, "Candidate filing deadline approaching for Nov. 5 general election," accessed October 3, 2013
- ↑ SmartVoter.org, "School Contests for Riverside County, CA" accessed October 3, 2013
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