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Morgan Hill Unified School District elections (2014)
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Four seats on the Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014.[1] Only incumbent Ron Woolf ran for re-election. He faced the following eight challengers: Ann Horner, Armando Benavides, Janine Moreno, David Gerard, Donna Foster Ruebusch, Stephen F. Klem, Gino Borgioli and Brenda Cayme.[2]
Woolf retained his seat in the general election, where Gerard, Reubusch and Borgioli won election, as well.
About the district
Morgan Hill 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.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Morgan Hill Unified School District was the 181st-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 9,306 students.[4]
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.[3]
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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 Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Trustees consists of seven members elected at-large to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Four seats were up for election in 2014, and three seats will be up for election in 2016.[1][6]
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 |  Donna Foster Ruebusch |
16.6% | 6,670 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ron Woolf Incumbent |
13% | 5,208 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gino Borgioli |
12.2% | 4,903 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Gerard |
12.1% | 4,838 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ann Horner | 11% | 4,413 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephen F. Klem | 10.6% | 4,237 | |
| Nonpartisan | Armando Benavides | 9.2% | 3,694 | |
| Nonpartisan | Janine Moreno | 8.6% | 3,444 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brenda Cayme | 6.7% | 2,700 | |
| Total Votes | 40,107 | |||
| Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Endorsements
The Santa Clara County Democratic Party endorsed David Gerard and Donna Foster Ruebusch.[8]
The Santa Clara County Republican Party endorsed Gino Borgioli.[9]
The South Bay Labor Council endorsed Donna Foster Ruebusch, Ron Woolf, Stephen F. Klem and David Gerard.[10]
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.[11]
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.[11]
Reports
According to the first pre-election reports submitted to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, candidates received a total of $8,597.86 in contributions and $5,232.54 in expenditures as of September 30, 2014. Three candidates, Stephen F. Klem, Janine Moreno and Ron Woolf filed Form 470 to indicate they would not be spending or receiving more than $1,000 in this election. Because of that, they did not have to file any additional campaign finance reports.[12][13][14][15][16]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Armando Benavides | $1,318.86 | $1,084.05 | $234.81 |
| Brenda Cayme | $380.00 | $280.00 | $100.00 |
| David Gerard | $2,726.00 | $3,315.36 | $-970.66 |
| Ann Horner | $1,174.00 | $553.13 | $620.87 |
| Donna Foster Ruebusch | $2,999.00 | $0.00 | $2,999.00 |
| Stephen F. Klem | $.00 | $.00 | $.00 |
| Janine Moreno | $.00 | $.00 | $.00 |
| Ron Woolf | $.00 | $.00 | $.00 |
Past elections
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Morgan Hill Unified School District election in 2014:[11][17]
| 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.[18]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Morgan + Hill + Unified + School + District + California"
See also
- California
- Morgan Hill 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 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 14, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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
- ↑ Morgan Hill Unified School District, "Meet Your Trustees," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Democratic Party, "Endorsements," accessed October 21, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Republican Party of Silicon Valley, "2014 General Voter Guide," accessed October 21, 2014
- ↑ South Bay Labor Council, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidate Endorsements," accessed October 21, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 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, "Donna Foster Ruebusch 4 Morgan Hill School Board 2014 FPPC 460," September 18, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Horner for School Board FCCP 460," October 21, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "David Gerard for School Board 2014 FCCP 460," October 15, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Benavides for MHUSD Trustee 2014 FPPC 460," October 6, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Cayme for MHUSD Trustee 2014 FPPC 460," October 10, 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 Morgan Hill Unified School District Elections | |
| Santa Clara County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Ron Woolf • Ann Horner • Armando Benavides • Janine Moreno • David Gerard • Donna Foster Ruebusch • Stephen F. Klem • Gino Borgioli • Brenda Cayme |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
