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Osseo Area Schools elections (2014)

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2014 Osseo Area Schools Elections
General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Minnesota
Osseo Area Schools
Hennepin County, Minnesota ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Minnesota
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Three seats on the Osseo Area Schools Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.

Incumbent Jim Burgett ran against challengers Oduwa Aibuedefe Aganmwonyi, Pa Ann, Susan Brown-Whistler, Jessica Craig, Delma J. Francis, Robert Gerhart, Radious Y. Guess, and Collette Guyott-Hempel for the seats. Fellow board members Tammie Epley and Teresa Lunt did not file for re-election.[1] Craig, Gerhart, and Burgett won the open seats.

About the district

See also: Osseo Area Schools, Minnesota
Osseo Area Schools is located in Hennepin County, Minnesota.

Osseo Area Schools is located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The county seat is Minneapolis. Hennepin County had a population of 1,198,778 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau in 2014.[2] In the 2011-2012 school year, Osseo Area Schools was the fifth-largest school district in Minnesota and served 20,917 students.[3]

Demographics

In 2013, Hennepin County had a higher percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree compared to the state overall. The United States Census Bureau reported that 45.8 percent of residents aged 25 and older in Hennepin County had earned a bachelor's degree, compared with 32.6 percent for Minnesota. The county’s median household income was $64,403, above the state median of $59,836. The poverty rate in Hennepin County was 12.8 percent, slightly above the state rate of 11.5 percent.[2]

Racial Demographics, 2013[2]
Race Hennepin County (%) Minnesota (%)
White 76.4 86.2
Black or African American 12.4 5.7
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2 1.3
Asian 6.9 4.5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or more races 3.1 2.3
Hispanic or Latino 6.8 5.0

Presidential Voting Pattern, Hennepin County[4]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 423,982 240,073
2008 420,958 231,054
2004 383,841 255,133
2000 307,599 225,657

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

As of the 2014 election, the Osseo Board of Education consisted of six 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.[1]

School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period. The filing period began on July 29, 2014, and ended on August 12, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 14, 2014.[5][6]

Elections

2014

Candidates

At-large

  • Jim Burgett Green check mark transparent.png
    • Incumbent
    • Senior principal design engineer, Urologix, Inc.
  • Pa Ann
    • Graduate, the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
    • Consultant, Hennepin County Multicultural Center
  • Jessica Craig Green check mark transparent.png
    • Graduate, North Hennepin Community College
    • Student, St. Cloud State University
  • Robert Gerhart Green check mark transparent.png
    • Graduate, the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, the University of North Dakota, and St. Cloud State University
    • Technology specialist, Fish & Richardson P.C.

Election results

Osseo Area Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJessica Craig 18.5% 15,317
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Gerhart 18.3% 15,138
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJim Burgett Incumbent 17.9% 14,871
     Nonpartisan Susan Brown-Whistler 13.1% 10,846
     Nonpartisan Collette Guyott-Hempel 9.2% 7,639
     Nonpartisan Pa Ann 7.8% 6,459
     Nonpartisan Oduwa Aibuedefe Aganmwonyi 6.3% 5,188
     Nonpartisan Delma J. Francis 5.1% 4,228
     Nonpartisan Radious Y. Guess 3.5% 2,912
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.4% 322
Total Votes 82,920
Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 279 - Osseo," accessed December 30, 2014

Endorsements

Incumbent Jim Burgett and challengers Pa Ann and Robert Gerhart received an endorsement from the Senate District 34 Republicans of Minnesota.[7] Gerhart also received endorsements from the Senate District 36 Republicans of Minnesota and Osseo City Councilman Mark Schulz.[8]

Campaign finance

Osseo Area Schools does not publish campaign finance reports for school board candidates. State law does not require campaign finance reporting if contributions or expenditures do not exceed $750 in a calendar year.[9]

Past elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Osseo Area Schools election in 2014:[5][6]

Deadline Event
July 29, 2014 First day for candidates to file nomination documents
August 12, 2014 Last day for candidates to file nomination documents
August 14, 2014 Last day for candidates to withdraw
September 19, 2014 Absentee ballots available for the general election
October 14, 2014 Last day to register to vote in the general election
November 4, 2014 General election day

Additional elections on the ballot

This election shared the ballot with general elections for a U.S. House seat, a U.S. Senate seat, Minnesota state executive offices, and Minnesota House of Representatives seats. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal, and judicial elections.[10]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Osseo Area Schools, "School Board Members," accessed August 30, 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Hennepin County, Minnesota," accessed July 24, 2014
  3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
  4. ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Election Results and Statistics," accessed August 1, 2014
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Filing Periods," accessed August 1, 2014
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Important Election Dates," accessed August 1, 2014
  7. ↑ SD 34 MN GOP, "2014 Candidates," accessed October 21, 2014
  8. ↑ Elect Gerhart, "Home," accessed October 21, 2014
  9. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance," accessed August 1, 2014
  10. ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed August 1, 2014
2014 Osseo Area Schools Elections
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Election date:November 4, 2014
Candidates:At-large: • Incumbent, Jim Burgett • Oduwa Aibuedefe Aganmwonyi • Pa Ann • Susan Brown-Whistler • Jessica Craig • Delma J. Francis • Robert Gerhart • Radious Y. Guess • Collette Guyott-Hempel
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