Milpitas Unified School District elections (2014)
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Three seats on the Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.[1][2] Incumbents Danny Lau and William Foulk ran for re-election against the following six challengers: Russ Bargstadt, Vance Vuong, David Freeman, Demetress Morris, Robert Nunez and Chris Norwood.[3]
Lau retained his seat while Nunez and Norwood were elected to the board in the general election.
About the district
Milpitas Unified School District is located in Santa Clara County, California. The county seat is San Jose. Santa Clara County is home to 1,862,041 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] In the 2011-2012 school year, Milpitas Unified School District was the 163rd-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 9,949 students.[5]
Demographics
Santa Clara County outperformed the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 46 percent of Santa Clara County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.5 percent for California as a whole. The median household income for Santa Clara County was $90,747 compared to $61,400 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level for Santa Clara County was 9.7 percent while it was 15.3 percent statewide.[4]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Voter and candidate information
The Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education consists of five members elected at-large to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014, and two seats were up for election in 2016.[1][2]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period. The filing period began July 14, 2014, and ended August 8, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 20, 2014. Voters could request vote-by-mail ballots from October 6, 2014, through October 28, 2014.[7]
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large
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Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Nonpartisan |  Danny Lau Incumbent |
24.4% | 7,051 | |
| Nonpartisan | Chris Norwood |
16.6% | 4,789 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Nunez |
15.2% | 4,387 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Foulk Incumbent | 12.3% | 3,543 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Freeman | 11.2% | 3,239 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vance Vuong | 10.8% | 3,114 | |
| Nonpartisan | Demetress Morris | 5.4% | 1,566 | |
| Nonpartisan | Russ Bargstadt | 4.2% | 1,211 | |
| Total Votes | 28,900 | |||
| Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Endorsements
The Milpitas Post endorsed William Foulk, Danny Lau and Chris Norwood.[8]
The South Bay Labor Council endorsed Robert Nunez and Demetress Morris.[9]
Campaign finance
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.[10]
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.[10]
Reports
According to the first pre-election reports submitted to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, candidates received a total of $11,340.61 in contributions and $3,453.27 in expenditures as of September 30, 2014.[11][12][13]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| David Freeman | $2,695.00 | $2,693.85 | $1.15 |
| Danny Lau | $1,100.00 | $463.81 | $636.19 |
| Robert Nunez | $7,545.61 | $295.61 | $7,250.00 |
| William Foulk | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Russ Bargstadt | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Vance Vuong | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Demetress Morris | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Chris Norwood | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Past elections
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2012Incumbents Daniel Bobay and Gunawan Alisantosa filed unopposed for the 2012 election. Because of this, they were re-elected by default. Incumbent Danny Lau was appointed to the board of education in March 2011 and faced re-election to a two-year term in 2012. The results of that election can be found in the table below.[1]
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What was at stake?
Issues in the district
District negotiates buying city land for new school
On October 21, 2014, negotiations ended when the Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education approved a contract to buy 6.7 acres of land from the City of Milpitas. The land was intended to build a new kindergarten through sixth grade school that could accommodate 750 students and be expanded for 1,000 students in future years.[14][15]
Although the sale was planned for a number of years, legal proceedings between the city and the state concerning the transfer and ownership of former redevelopment agency holdings delayed the process after the site was initially purchased in February 2011. A settlement was reached in June 2014, which allowed the negotiations between city and school district to move forward.[16] The school district expects to open the doors of the new school in August 2019.[14]
The sale was finalized amid ongoing residential expansion in Milpitas. On August 26, 2014, the Milpitas Unified Board of Education unanimously voted to approve a school attendance shift to funnel any new students from development projects in the north of the city to Joseph Weller Elementary School instead of Marshall Pomeroy Elementary School, which was at capacity. Students who were attending Marshall Pomeroy were grandfathered in and allowed to stay through sixth grade, but incoming kindergartners living in affected attendance areas were sent to Joseph Weller.[17]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Milpitas Unified School District election in 2014:[10][18]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 14, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 8, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 6, 2014 | First day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| October 6, 2014 | First pre-election report due |
| October 20, 2014 | Last day to register to vote |
| October 23, 2014 | Second pre-election report due |
| October 28, 2014 | Last day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| November 4, 2014 | Election Day |
| December 31, 2014 | Termination report due |
| February 2, 2015 | Semi-annual report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2014
This election shared the ballot with general elections for a number of state executive offices, four seats in the U.S. House, one state Senate seat, six state Assembly seats and several judicial and municipal elections.[19]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Milpitas + Unified + School + District + California"
See also
- California
- Milpitas Unified School District, California
- California school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Santa Clara County, California ballot measures
- California ballot measures
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Milpitas Unified School District, "Meet the Board," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Gubernatorial General Election," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Gubernatorial General Election," accessed August 15, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Santa Clara County, California," accessed July 3, 2013
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Past Election Results," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ San Jose Mercury News, "Milpitas Post editorial: Foulk, Lau, Norwood are best choices for Board of Education," October 9, 2014
- ↑ South Bay Labor Council, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidate Endorsements," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "David Freeman for School Board 2014 FCCP 460," October 13, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Danny Lau for Milpitas School Board 2014 FPPC 460," October 6, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Committee to elect Robert "Bob" Nunez for Milpitas Unified School District 2014 FPPC 460," October 6, 2014
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 San Jose Mercury News, "Milpitas city, school district officials meet to discuss new school site sale," August 27, 2014
- ↑ Milpitas Unified School District, "MUSD Board President Marsha Grilli and Milpitas Mayor Jose Esteves Sign Land Purchase Agreement!" accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ San Jose Mercury News, "Milpitas school district sends letter of intent to city for McCandless site," August 20, 2014
- ↑ San Jose Mercury News, "Milpitas Unified School District's board votes to shifts school attendance boundary," August 28, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Abbreviated Gubernatorial General Election Calendar," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "June 3, 2014 Primary Election Official Final Results," accessed July 3, 2014
| 2014 Milpitas Unified School District Elections | |
| Santa Clara County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, William Foulk • Incumbent, Danny Lau • Russ Bargstadt • David Freeman • Demetress Morris • Chris Norwood • Robert Nunez • Vance Vuong |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
