Michael Jones (Tustin Unified School District, California)
Michael Jones was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Tustin Board of Education in California. The seat was up for general election on November 4, 2014. Jones was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Michael Jones is a resident of Orange County, California. Jones is a Judge Advocate General's Corps officer with the U.S. National Guard. He also serves as a pulpit minister with Orange View Church.[1]
Elections
2014
The election in Tustin featured two at-large seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Jonathan Abelove and Lynn Davis won the election against challengers Michael Jones, Elias Teferi and David Yang.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Lynn Davis Incumbent |
32.8% | 12,058 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jonathan Abelove Incumbent |
29.4% | 10,790 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Jones | 16.6% | 6,111 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Yang | 15.7% | 5,754 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elias Teferi | 5.5% | 2,018 | |
| Total Votes | 36,731 | |||
| Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Official Results for General Election 2014," accessed December 19, 2014 | ||||
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.[2]
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.[2]
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
Jones did not receive any official endorsements during the election.
Campaign themes
2014
Jones published his priorities on his Smart Voter profile:
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| —Michael Jones Smart Voter profile (2014)[1] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Michael + Jones + Tustin + Unified + School + District"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Smart Voter, "Michael Jones," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2014 Tustin Unified School District Elections | |
| Orange County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Jonathan Abelove • Incumbent, Lynn Davis • Michael Jones • Elias Teferi • David Yang |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
