Mike Rosen
Mike Rosen was the Zone 7 representative on the Portland Board of Education in Oregon. He ran for the seat unopposed in the general election on May 19, 2015. He did not file to run for re-election in 2019.
Biography
When he served on the school board, Rosen was an environmental manager with the Watershed Division of the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services. He earned his B.A. in chemistry from State University of New York and his Ph.D. in environmental science and engineering from the Oregon Graduate Center.[1]
Elections
2019
Mike Rosen did not file to run for re-election.
2015
- See also: Portland Public Schools elections (2015)
Four of the seven seats on the Portland Board of Education were up for general election on May 19, 2015. The seats of Zone 1 incumbent Ruth Adkins, Zone 2 incumbent Matt Morton, Zone 3 incumbent Bobbie Regan and Zone 7 incumbent Greg Belisle were up for election.
Regan was the only incumbent to file to seek re-election. He faced three challengers, Amy Carlsen Kohnstamm, Gretchen Hollands and Wes Soderback, and was defeated by Kohnstamm.
Julie Esparza Brown defeated Andrew Davidson in the race for the open Zone 1 seat. Four candidates—Paul Anthony, José González, Emma Russac Williams and John Sweeney—filed for the open Zone 2 race. Anthony was successful in that race. Mike Rosen won the open Zone 7 seat unopposed.
Results
| Portland Public Schools, Zone 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Mike Rosen |
97.6% | 39,283 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 2.4% | 981 | |
| Total Votes | 40,264 | |||
| Source: Washington County Elections Divsion, "Official Summary Report: Special District Election May 19, 2015," June 4, 2015, Multnomah County, Oregon, "May 2015 Special Election Results," June 3, 2015, and Clackamas County, Oregon, "Specail District Election May 19, 2015, Official Results for Election," accessed June 9, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Rosen began the race with an existing account balance of $2,015.00 from his previous campaign. He reported $15,532.50 in contributions and $16,730.18 in expenditures to Oregon Secretary of State, which left his campaign with $911.77 in cash on hand in this election.[2]
Endorsements
Rosen was endorsed by the following:[1]
- Former Gov. Barbara Roberts (D)
- Portland Association of Teachers
- Portland Association of Teachers
- Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish
- Portland City Commissioner Steve Novick
- Former State Rep. Rob Nosse
- Former School Board MemberJulia Brim Edwards
Campaign themes
2015
Multnomah County voter's pamphlet
Rosen provided the following statement for the Multnomah County voter's pamphlet:
| “ | When my kids started school at Llewellyn Elementary, I did what a lot of parents do. I got involved as a volunteer, in the classroom and on the PTA. I kept it up at Sellwood Middle School and Cleveland High.
But something else happened 15 years ago. I grew frustrated with the legislature’s failure to support our public schools. So I joined with parents from all over Oregon and went to Salem. We didn’t get everything, but we made a difference. I realized that the future of our schools was up to us. Since then I’ve been:
fund teachers, classrooms, and upgraded schools
Together we got results. We have more teachers, longer school days, and safer buildings. We gave parents a stronger voice, put a sharper focus on the achievement gap, and held the administration accountable when they were off track. MY COMMITMENT TO YOU:
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” |
| —Mike Rosen (2015)[1] | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Multnomah County, Oregon, "Voters' Pamphlet - May 2015 Special Election," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Committee/Filer Search by Name," accessed June 17, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2015 Portland Public Schools Elections | |
| Multnomah County, Oregon | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Zone 1: Julie Esparza Brown • Andrew Davidson Zone 2: Paul Anthony • José González • Emma Russac Williams • John Sweeney |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
