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Ontario-Montclair Elementary School District elections (2014)
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Four seats on the Ontario-Montclair Elementary School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Three at-large incumbents were up for election to four-year terms. The other seat was vacant and up for election to a two-year term.
Incumbents Elvia M. Rivas, Kris Brake and Samuel Crowe ran against challengers John B. Lira, Robert Anthony Ortega, Michael C. Flores, Lucy Aguilar, Marco Solis and Leobardo Solis for the four-year term seats. Rivas, Crowe and Flores won the four-year terms.
The race for the open two-year term seat featured four candidates: Sarah Galvez, Elizabeth Ricci, Humberto "Berto" Garcia and Alfonso Sanchez.[1][2] Sanchez won the two-year term.
About the district
Ontario-Montclair Elementary School District is located in San Bernardino County, California. The county seat of San Bernardino County is San Bernardino. San Bernardino County is home to 2,088,371 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Ontario-Montclair Elementary School District was the 61st-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 22,569 students.[4]
Demographics
San Bernardino County underperformed compared to the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.6 percent of San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County was $54,750 compared to $61,400 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level for San Bernardino County was 17.6 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 Ontario-Montclair Elementary School District Board of Trustees 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. Four seats, three four-year terms and one two-year term, were up for election in 2014, and two seats will be up for election in 2016.[1][7]
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.[8]
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large
Four-year term
- Elvia M. Rivas
- Incumbent
- Kris Brake
- Incumbent
- Samuel Crowe
- Incumbent
- John B. Lira
- Robert Anthony Ortega
- College student
- Michael C. Flores
- College professor
- Lucy Aguilar
- Regional banking officer
- Marco Solis
- Leobardo Solis
Two-year term
Election results
Four-year term
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Samuel Crowe Incumbent |
22.7% | 7,268 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elvia M. Rivas Incumbent |
22.4% | 7,153 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael C. Flores |
15.9% | 5,091 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kris Brake Incumbent | 13.9% | 4,449 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Anthony Ortega | 8.9% | 2,859 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lucy Aguilar | 8.2% | 2,628 | |
| Nonpartisan | Leobardo Solis | 4% | 1,289 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marco Solis | 2.4% | 756 | |
| Nonpartisan | John B. Lira | 1.5% | 477 | |
| Total Votes | 31,970 | |||
| Source: San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Statewide General Election: November 4, 2014," accessed December 23, 2014 | ||||
Two-year term
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Alfonso Sanchez |
33.1% | 4,261 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sarah Galvez | 28.4% | 3,665 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elizabeth Ricci | 26.7% | 3,446 | |
| Nonpartisan | Humberto "Berto" Garcia | 11.8% | 1,519 | |
| Total Votes | 12,891 | |||
| Source: San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Statewide General Election: November 4, 2014," accessed December 23, 2014 | ||||
Endorsements
The San Bernardino County Democratic Party endorsed Elvia M. Rivas and Samuel Crowe.[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 San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, candidates for the four-year term received a total of $14,759.52 in contributions and $10,166.85 in expenditures as of September 30, 2014. Five candidates, Kris Brake, Michael C. Flores, Robert Anthony Ortega, Marco Solis and Leobardo Solis 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. As of October 28, 2014, information was not available for John B. Lira and Elvia M. Rivas.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
| Candidate | Existing balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Aguilar | $0.00 | $1,605.00 | $1,126.00 | $575.00 |
| Kris Brake | N/A | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Samuel Crowe | $6,120.78 | $13,154.52 | $9,040.85 | $4,038.67 |
| Michael C. Flores | N/A | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| John B. Lira | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Robert Anthony Ortega | N/A | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Elvia M. Rivas | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Marco Solis | N/A | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Leobardo Solis | N/A | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
According to the first pre-election reports submitted to the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, candidates for the two-year term received a total of $1,758.17 in contributions and $1,721.41 in expenditures as of September 30, 2014. Two candidates, Sarah Galvez and Elizabeth Ricci, 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. As of October 28, 2014, information was not available for Humberto "Berto" Garcia.[18][19][20]
| Candidate | Existing balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Galvez | N/A | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Humberto "Berto" Garcia | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Elizabeth Ricci | N/A | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Alfonso Sanchez | $0.00 | $1,758.17 | $1,721.41 | $86.76 |
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Ontario-Montclair Elementary School District election in 2014:[10][21]
| 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 five U.S. House seats, several state executive offices, two state Senate seats and eight state Assembly seats, as well as judicial, municipal and other school board elections.[22]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Ontario-Montclair + Elementary + School + District + California"
See also
- California
- Ontario-Montclair Elementary School District, California
- California school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- San Bernardino County, California ballot measures
- California ballot measures
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Elected Officials," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "2014 Statewide General Election Candidate List," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "San Bernardino County, California," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Past Election Archives," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Past Elections: 2007-1996," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Ontario-Montclair Elementary School District," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Democratic Party, "Endorsed Local Candidates for November 4, 2014 Election," accessed October 21, 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
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Lucy Aguilar for 2014 Ontario-Montclair School District Board-FPPC 460," October 6, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Kris Brake for OMSD School District Board-FPPC 470," July 30, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Sam Crowe for Ontario Montclair School Board 2014-FPPC 460," October 6, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Flores, Michael-FPPC 470," July 31, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Solis, Leobardo-FPPC 470," August 5, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Ortega, Robert-FPPC 470," October 6, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Solis, Marco-FPPC 470," August 6, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Galvez, Sarah-FPPC 470," July 31, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Alfonso Sanchez for School Board 2014-FPPC 460," October 6, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Ricci, Elizabeth-FPPC 470," August 7, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "2014 Statewide General Election," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "2014 Statewide General Election: November 4, 2014," accessed July 14, 2014 (dead link)
