Mike Williams (California)
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Mike Williams was a member of the Kern High Board of Trustees in California, representing Trustee Area 1. Williams assumed office in 2010. Williams left office in 2018.
Williams ran for re-election to the Kern High Board of Trustees to represent Trustee Area 1 in California. Williams lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
While serving on the Kern High Board of Trustees, elections for which are nonpartisan, Williams identified as a Republican.[1][2]
Biography
Williams was born and raised in Bakersfield, California. After completing his degree in business finance at California State University at Fullerton, Williams returned to Bakersfield. He worked for Sun World International until he and his wife started their own business, the American Kids Sports Center, which now has 160 employees and serves around 10,000 kids a year. Williams is involved with the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce, the Bakersfield Community Hospital, the Southern California Men’s Gymnastics Association, the USA Gymnastics Region 1 Board, the U.S. Swim School Association, the National Cheerleading Association All-star Advisory Board, the Emmanuel School of Religion Advisory Board and the board of Christ Church of the Valley. Williams affiliates with the Republican Party. He and his wife have two children, both of whom graduated from the Kern High School District.[3][4]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Kern High Board of Trustees Trustee Area 1
Cynthia Brakeman defeated incumbent Mike Williams in the general election for Kern High Board of Trustees Trustee Area 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cynthia Brakeman (Nonpartisan) | 54.6 | 20,747 | |
 | Mike Williams (Nonpartisan) | 45.4 | 17,233 | |
| Total votes: 37,980 | |||
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2014
Four seats on the Kern High School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. In Trustee Area 1, incumbent Mike Williams faced challenger Aurora Cooper and won re-election. The Trustee Area 2 seat was up for election due to a vacancy on the board. Jeff Flores was the only candidate to file for the seat. He ran unopposed and won the election by default. The Trustee Area 4 race featured incumbent Martha McCuen Miller and challengers Anna Laven and Phillip Peters. Peters defeated Miller and Laven to win a seat on the board. In Trustee Area 5, incumbent Bryan Batey ran unopposed and won re-election by default.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Mike Williams Incumbent |
67.4% | 16,886 | |
| Nonpartisan | Aurora Cooper | 32.6% | 8,173 | |
| Total Votes | 25,059 | |||
| Source: Kern County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results: November 4, 2014 Consolidated General Election," accessed December 19, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Williams reported $31,641.00 in contributions and $18,127.67 in expenditures to the Kern County Registrar of Voters as of September 30, 2014, leaving his campaign with $13,513.33 cash on hand.[5]
Endorsements
Williams received endorsements from the following organizations and state officials:[4]
- Association of Builders & Contractors
- The Bakersfield Californian
- Classified KHSD Employees
- Congressman Kevin McCarthy (R)
- Assemblywoman Shannon Grove (R)
Williams also received endorsements from several local officials and community members. A list of his supporters can be found here.
2010
| Kern High School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Bryan Batey Incumbent |
20.4% | 52,392 | |
| Nonpartisan | Martha McCuen Miller |
19% | 48,780 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Williams |
17.9% | 46,013 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marisa G. Wood | 14.1% | 36,156 | |
| Nonpartisan | Craig Holland | 12.5% | 32,206 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Turnbull | 8.5% | 21,830 | |
| Nonpartisan | Aaron Steenbergen | 7.6% | 19,641 | |
| Total Votes | 257,018 | |||
| Source: Kern County Registrar of Voters, "November 2, 2010, General Election Official Final Results," accessed October 6, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Williams highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | If elected I intend to focus on three core issues: Financial Responsibility - Over the next four years the district is going to face some serious financial challenges. I want to make sure than the decisions made are efficient and effective, and that waste is identified and eliminated. As the state reduces the district’s budget, we need to use new tools to accomplish the educational needs of our community while living with the realities of tighter budgets. Expanded use of internet classes, webinars and other technologies that further our ability to prepare our children for a productive adulthood must be explored. My financial analysis background as well as 26 years of running my own business will be of great use during the coming years. Accountability - We must be accountable to taxpayers, parents, and community in what we teach, how we spend their tax dollars, and for the results we produce. This applies to the Trustees, school administrators, and teachers. Quality needs to be rewarded and mediocracy needs to be replaced. Conservative Civility - We need to maintain civility of public discourse in decision making while protecting our schools from the social values of bureaucrats in Sacramento & Washington. We need to make sure that the conservative values and traditions of our community are represented on our school board.[6] |
” |
| —WIlliams' campaign website (2014)[7] | ||
See also
- Kern High School District, California
- Kern High School District elections (2018)
- Kern High School District elections (2014)
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Kern High School District
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- LinkedIn page
Footnotes
- ↑ Kern County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Consolidated General Election," accessed August 29, 2014
- ↑ The Bakersfield Californian, "Slates for school board elections shape up," August 8, 2014
- ↑ Mike Williams Kern High School Trustee, "Biography," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mike Williams Kern High School District Trustee Facebook page, "About," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ Kern County Registrar of Voters, "Documentos en el archivo para: MIKE WILLIAMS - KERN HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT-GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER AREA 1," accessed October 26, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Mike Williams Kern High School Trustee, "Biography," accessed October 6, 2014
| Kern High School District elections in 2018 | |
| Kern County, California | |
| Election date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
| 2014 Kern High School District Elections | |
| Kern County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Incumbent, Mike Williams • Aurora Cooper Trustee Area 2: • Jeff Flores Trustee Area 4: • Incumbent, Martha McCuen Miller • Anna Laven • Phillip Peters Trustee Area 5: • Incumbent, Bryan Batey |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
