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Patricia Midtgaard
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Patricia Midtgaard is an at-large member of the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education in California. She was appointed to serve her current term in December 2011.[1] She previously served on the board, joining in 2004, but she did not run for re-election in 2008.[2]
Midtgaard faced three fellow incumbents and two challengers in her bid for re-election to one of four at-large seats on November 4, 2014.[3] Patricia Midtgaard won the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Midtgaard has worked as an educator as both a teacher and a principal for 32 years, 28 of which were served in the Gilroy Unified School District.[2]
Elections
2014
Four at-large seats on the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Dom Payne, Patricia Midtgaard, Tom Bundros and P. Jaime Rosso ran against challengers Heather Bass and Linda Piceno. Rosso and Midtgaard won their bids for re-election, but Payne and Bundros were defeated by Piceno and Bass.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Linda Piceno |
19.4% | 5,563 | |
| Nonpartisan | P. Jaime Rosso Incumbent |
18.2% | 5,232 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia Midtgaard Incumbent |
17% | 4,886 | |
| Nonpartisan | Heather Bass |
17.7% | 5,077 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Bundros Incumbent | 16.4% | 4,712 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dom Payne Incumbent | 11.2% | 3,224 | |
| Total Votes | 28,694 | |||
| Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Midtgaard filed Form 470 with the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, indicating she did not intend to raise or spend more than $1,000 for her 2014 campaign. Because of this, Midtgaard did not have to file any additional campaign finance reports.[4]
Endorsements
Midtgaard received endorsements from the Gilroy Teachers Association (GTA) and the California School Employees Association (CSEA).[2]
2012
James Pace and three incumbents, Mark Good, Patricia Midtgaard and Fred Tovar, were unopposed in the 2012 general election. Because of that, their names did not appear on the ballot, and they were re-elected by default.[5]
Campaign themes
2014
The Gilroy Dispatch asked the candidates running in the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education 2014 election the following question:[6]
| “ | Where is the district is headed in the next four years?[7] | ” |
Midtgaard gave the following answer:
| “ | A district is never static. With 1,000 employees and 11,500 students, change will always be a constant. A trustee on a school board must always have a forward-looking stance, while learning from past mistakes and successes. A few situations that the GUSD Board will probably face in the coming years are: Financial challenges |
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Patricia + Midtgaard + Gilroy + Unified + School + District"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Benito County Today, "Through tears, Gavilan board discusses filling vacant seat," July 25, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Voter's Edge, "Board Member - Gilroy Unified School District: Patricia Midtgaard," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Gubernatorial General Election," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Midtgaard, Patricia," accessed October 26, 2014
- ↑ Gilroy Dispatch, "Hello and goodbye, school board members," December 14, 2012
- ↑ Gilroy Dispatch, "Four seats, six candidates for GUSD board," August 21, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2014 Gilroy Unified School District Elections | |
| Santa Clara County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Tom Bundros • Incumbent, Patricia Midtgaard • Incumbent, Dom Payne • Incumbent, Jaime Rosso • Heather Bass • Linda Piceno |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
