Moira B. Kaleida
Moira B. Kaleida is the former District 6 member on the Pittsburgh Board of Directors in Pennsylvania. The seat was up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015. She filed to run in both the Republican and Democratic primaries. Kaleida won nominations from both primaries and advanced to the general election.[1][2] Kaleida did not file for re-election in 2019.
Biography
Kaleida obtained her bachelor's degree in secondary education from Pennsylvania State University. She serves on the board of directors for two local nonprofits, ICAN of Southwestern Pittsburgh and BREW on Broadway.[3]
Elections
2019
Moira B. Kaleida did not file to run for re-election.
2015
Four of the nine seats on the Pittsburgh Board of Directors were up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015.
Incumbent Regina B. Holley won the District 2 seat without opposition. Lynda Wrenn and Moira B. Kaleida also won without opposition for the seats in Districts 4 and 6, respectively. Kevin L. Carter (D) defeated Rosemary Moriarty (R) for the District 8 seat.
Wrenn defeated Kirk B. Burkley in the primary election. Samuel J. Hurst and Tracy Link were defeated in the primary election for District 6. Patricia Rogers lost the primary election in District 8. No independent candidates filed to run in the general election.[1][2]
Results
| Pittsburgh School District, Region 6, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican |  Moira B. Kaleida |
98.5% | 4,509 | |
| Write-in votes | 1.51% | 69 | ||
| Total Votes | 4,578 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Summary Report, Official Results," accessed December 21, 2015 | ||||
| Pittsburgh School District, Region 6 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Moira B. Kaleida |
66.7% | 2,317 | |
| Democratic | Tracy Link | 23.2% | 806 | |
| Democratic | Samuel J. Hurst | 9.7% | 338 | |
| Democratic | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 12 | |
| Total Votes | 3,473 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "Summary Report Offiicial Results," accessed June 16, 2015 | ||||
| Pittsburgh School District, Region 6 Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Moira B. Kaleida |
45.6% | 186 | |
| Republican | Tracy Link | 27.5% | 112 | |
| Republican | Samuel J. Hurst | 27% | 110 | |
| Total Votes | 408 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "Summary Report Offiicial Results," accessed June 16, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Kaleida reported $10,651.21 in contributions and $8,235.26 in expenditures to the Allegheny County Elections Division, which left her campaign with $2,415.95 on hand in the election.[4]
Endorsements
Kaleida received official endorsements from the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, the Allegheny County Democratic Committee, the Gertrude Stein Political Club of Greater Pittsburgh, the Steel City Stonewall Democrats and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.[5][6]
See also
- Pittsburgh School District, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 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 Pittsburgh School District, "Board of Directors," accessed March 16, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Allegeny County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Candidate List 4-8-2015," accessed April 10, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "candidates" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Moira Kaleida for School Board, "About," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Allegheny County Information Portal, "Document Portal," accessed February 3, 2016
- ↑ Moira Kaleida for School Board, "About," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "2015 Primary Election: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial board endorsements," April 22, 2015
| 2015 Pittsburgh School District Elections | |
| Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary election: May 19, 2015 General election: November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Incumbent, Regina B. Holley (D/R) District 4: • Kirk B. Burkley (D/R) • Lynda Wrenn (D/R) |
| Important information: | • What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
