Michael Spear (Washington)
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Michael Spear is the District 5 representative on the Highline Public Schools Board of Education in Washington. He was first elected to the seat in 2007. He won re-election in 2011 and in the general election on November 3, 2015.[1]
Elections
2015
- See also: Highline Public Schools elections (2015)
Four of the five seats on the Highline Public Schools school board were up for by-district election on November 3, 2015. Three seats were up for general election: Districts 1, 4 and 5. One seat, District 3, was up for special election for a two-year unexpired term.
District 1 incumbent Tyrone Curry Sr., District 4 incumbent Bernie Dorsey, and District 5 incumbent Michael Spear won re-election to regular four-year terms. Curry and Dorsey won re-election unopposed. Spear faced challenger John Burdine.[1]
District 3 incumbent Susan Goding announced in February 2015 that she would resign from the board effective March 4, 2015. A member of the board since 2005, she decided to leave the board mid-term to focus on her statewide advocacy regarding math education.[2] The race for her vacated seat featured Joe Van and Miles Partman. Van was appointed to fill the District 3 vacancy until the election; Partman challenged Goding in her most recent re-election campaign in 2013. Van won the remaining two years of Goding's term on the board.[1]
Results
| Highline Public Schools Board of Directors, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michael Spear Incumbent |
51.3% | 9,062 |
| John Burdine | 48.2% | 8,514 |
| Write-in votes | 0.5% | 89 |
| Total Votes | 17,665 | |
| Source: King County Elections, "Election Results: General and Special Elections November 4, 2015," November 24, 2015 | ||
Funding
Spear reported no contributions or expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission as of October 30, 2015.[3]
Recent news
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See also
- Highline Public Schools, Washington
- Highline Public Schools elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 King County Elections, "2015 Official Candidate Filing," accessed May 26, 2015
- ↑ The B-Town Blog, "Longtime member Susan Goding resigns from Highline School Board," February 19, 2015
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Search the Database: Local Candidates," accessed October 30, 2015
| 2015 Highline Public Schools Elections | |
| King County, Washington | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 1 : Incumbent, Tyrone Curry Sr.
District 3 : Incumbent, Joe Van • Miles Partman
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| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
