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Michael Scheid
Michael Scheid was a candidate for Trustee Area 5 representative on the Modesto City Schools school board in California. Scheid was defeated in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
A resident of the Modesto area for over 25 years, Scheid has worked as a defense attorney and prosecutor. Scheid and his wife have four sons. He earned a bachelor's degree from California State University at Northridge and a J.D. from Pepperdine University.[1]
Elections
2017
- See also: Modesto City Schools elections (2017)
Four of the seven seats on the Modesto City Schools Board of Education in California were up for nonpartisan general election on November 7, 2017. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Cindy Marks and Chad Brown ran unopposed for the Trustee Area 1 and 3 seats, respectively. Those races did not appear on the ballot, and the two incumbents won re-election by default. Rickey McGill, Michael Scheid, and Charlene West ran for the open Trustee Area 5 seat, and West won election to the board. The race for the open Trustee Area 7 seat included Matthew Harrington, Adolfo Lopez, and Ryan Schambers, and Lopez won election to the board.[2][3][4]
The 2017 election was the first time the school district used the by-district election method. Prior to 2017, school board members were elected at large.[5]
Results
| Modesto City Schools, Trustee Area 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Charlene West |
58.05% | 2,365 |
| Rickey McGill | 22.46% | 915 |
| Michael Scheid | 19.05% | 776 |
| Write-in votes | 0.44% | 18 |
| Total Votes | 4,074 | |
| Source: Stanislaus County Elections Office, "Official Results," accessed November 21, 2017 | ||
Funding
The Stanilaus County Registrar of Voters does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.
2013
- See also: Modesto City Schools elections (2013)
On November 5, 2013, Sue Zwahlen, Cindy Marks, David Allan, and Ruben A. Villalobos defeated two challenging candidates for four seats on the Modesto City Schools Board of Education.[6]
Results
| Modesto City Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Sue Zwahlen |
22.4% | 18,004 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cindy Marks Incumbent |
18.4% | 14,747 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ruben A. Villalobos Incumbent |
16.6% | 13,296 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Allan |
16.3% | 13,124 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brett McBay | 14.7% | 11,819 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Scheid | 11.6% | 9,348 | |
| Total Votes | 80,338 | |||
| Source: Stanislaus County Elections:, "Governing Board Member; Modesto City Schools" accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Funding
The Stanislaus County Clerk Recorder's Office does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.
Endorsements
Scheid was endorsed by the Modesto Bee and the Modesto Police Officers Association.[7][8]
Recent news
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See also
- Modesto City Schools, California
- Modesto City Schools elections (2017)
- Modesto City Schools elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ MichaelScheidForSchoolBoard.com, "Education and Experience," accessed October 7, 2013
- ↑ Stanislaus County Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated District Election - Tuesday, November 7, 2017: Unofficial Candidate List," accessed September 20, 2017
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Stephanie Lopez, Modesto City Clerk," August 14, 2017
- ↑ Stanislaus County Elections Office, "Unofficial Results," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ Modesto Bee, "Measure F wins approval, gives Modesto schools option to elect by area," June 7, 2016
- ↑ SmartVoter.org, "Board Member; Modesto City Schools; Full Term Voter Information," accessed October 4, 2013
- ↑ Our View: Five candidates edge out rest for Modesto school board," October 16, 2013
- ↑ Modesto Police Officers Association, "Modesto Police Association announces School Board endorsements," accessed June 22, 2015
| Modesto City Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Stanislaus County, California | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Incumbent, Cindy Marks Trustee Area 3: • Incumbent, Chad Brown Trustee Area 5: • Rickey McGill • Michael Scheid • Charlene West Trustee Area 7: • Matthew Harrington • Adolfo Lopez • Ryan Schambers |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
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