North Clackamas School District elections (2017)
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Three of the seven seats on the North Clackamas School District school board in Oregon were up for at-large general election on May 16, 2017. Position 4 incumbent Tory McVay filed for re-election and defeated challenger Jill Jackson. Two newcomers filed for the open Position 5 seat: Kathy Wai and Karelia Harding, with Wai emerging victorious. Position 6 incumbent Mitzi Bauer ran unopposed and won another term.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
Members of the North Clackamas school board are elected at large to four-year terms. While elected at large, each seat on the board has a position number associated with it, and candidates apply to run for a specific position number. Seats are up for election on a staggered basis every odd-numbered year in May.
To run for a school board in Oregon, one must be a registered voter and have lived in the district for one year prior to the election. In order to run in this school board election in 2017, candidates had to file with their county clerk by March 16, 2017.[3]
To vote in Oregon, one must be a resident of Oregon, a United States citizen, and at least 17 years old. One may register to vote at any county election office, the office of the Secretary of State, any DMV office, or by downloading a registration form and sending it to a county election office. To vote in this election, residents had to register to vote by April 25, 2017.[4]
- See also: Voting in Oregon and Voter identification laws by state
Candidates and results
Position 4
Results
| North Clackamas School District, Position 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tory McVay Incumbent |
75.09% | 8,041 |
| Jill Jackson | 24.38% | 2,611 |
| Write-in votes | 0.53% | 57 |
| Total Votes | 10,709 | |
| Source: Clackamas County, "Special District Election," accessed June 12, 2017 | ||
Candidates
Tory McVay 
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Position 5
Results
| North Clackamas School District, Position 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kathy Wai |
64.44% | 6,945 |
| Karelia Harding | 34.98% | 3,770 |
| Write-in votes | 0.58% | 63 |
| Total Votes | 10,778 | |
| Source: Clackamas County, "Special District Election," accessed June 12, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Kathy Wai
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Karelia Harding | ||
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Position 6
Results
| North Clackamas School District, Position 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Mitzi Bauer Incumbent (unopposed) |
98.91% | 9,128 |
| Write-in votes | 1.09% | 101 |
| Total Votes | 9,229 | |
| Source: Clackamas County, "Special District Election," accessed June 12, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Mitzi Bauer
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Oregon elections, 2017
The 2017 North Clackamas School District school board election shared the ballot with elections for educational service, fire, water, transportation, and cemetery districts.[2]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this Oregon school board election in 2017:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| March 16, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| April 4, 2017 | Seven day campaign finance transaction reporting begins |
| May 16, 2017 | Seven day campaign finance transaction reporting ends |
| May 16, 2017 | Election day |
Endorsements
Position 4 incumbent Tory McVay, Position 5 candidate Kathy Wai, and Position 6 incumbent Mitzi Bauer received official endorsements from the Clackamas Democrats.[6]
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Campaign finance
The filing deadline in Oregon for a campaign transaction is typically no later than 30 calendar days. However, beginning on the 42nd day before an election day and through the date of the election, a transaction is due no later than seven calendar days after the date it occurred. The dates for the beginning and ending of the seven-day reporting period for the 2017 Oregon school board elections were:[7]
- April 4, 2017 (Seven day campaign finance reporting begins)
- May 16, 2017 (Seven day campaign finance reporting ends)
A school board candidate in Oregon must form a candidate committee unless he or she meets all of the following conditions:[8][9]
- The candidate elects to serve as his or her own treasurer.
- The candidate does not have an existing candidate committee.
- The candidate does not expect to receive or spend more than $750 during a calendar year (including personal funds).
A candidate committee must file a Statement of Organization with the Elections Division of the Oregon Secretary of State within three business days of first receiving or spending money. A form including campaign account information must accompany the Statement of Organization.[8][10]
Candidate committees that expect to receive or spend $3,500 or more in a calendar year are required to report all transactions. A committee that does not expect to receive or spend this much is still required to file a Statement of Organization and designate a campaign bank account, but does not have to file transactions. Instead, they must file a Certificate of Limited Contributions and Expenditures.[8][11]
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About the district
- See also: North Clackamas School District, Oregon
North Clackamas School District is based in Milwaukie in Clackamas County, which lies in northwestern Oregon. The county seat is Oregon City. Clackamas County was home to an estimated 408,062 residents between 2010 and 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district was the fifth-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 17,192 students.[12][13]
Demographics
Clackamas County outperformed Oregon as a whole in terms of higher education achievement, median household income, and poverty rates from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 33.1 percent of Clackamas County residents aged 25 years and older had earned a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 30.8 percent of residents statewide. The median household income in the county was $65,965, while it was $51,243 for the state. The percentage of persons below the poverty line in Clackamas County was 9.4 percent, compared to 15.4 percent for the entirety of Oregon.[13]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[13] | ||
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| Race | Clackamas County (%) | Oregon (%) |
| White | 90.0 | 87.6 |
| Black or African American | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| Asian | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Two or More Races | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.5 | 12.7 |
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.
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See also
| North Clackamas School District | Oregon | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Clackamas County, "Special District Election," accessed May 17, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Clackamas County, "May 16, 2017 Special District Election," accessed March 24, 2017
- ↑ Oregon School Boards Association, "School Board Elections," accessed March 22, 2017
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Voting in Oregon," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Public Calendar," accessed March 31, 2017
- ↑ Clackamas Democrats, "Recommended Candidates for May 16, 2017 Election," accessed May 4, 2017
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Oregon Elections Calendar," accessed April 17, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Oregon Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Manual - 2014," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Revised Statutes, "Chapter 260, Section 043," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Revised Statutes, "Chapter 260, Section 039," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Revised Statutes, "Chapter 260, Section 057," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Clackamas County, Oregon," accessed April 11, 2017
| North Clackamas School District elections in 2017 | |
| Clackamas County, Oregon | |
| Election date: | May 16, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Position 4: Incumbent, Tory McVay • Jill Jackson Position 5: Kathy Wai • Karelia Harding |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
