Paul Anthony
Paul Anthony was the Zone 2 representative on the Portland Board of Education in Oregon. He won in the general election on May 19, 2015. He did not file to run for re-election in 2019.
Biography
Anthony earned his B.A. at Whitman College and went on to earn an MBA from Portland State University. When he served on the school board, he was the chief financial officer for Shannon Pratt Valuations.[1]
Elections
2019
Paul Anthony did not file to run for re-election.
2015
- See also: Portland Public Schools elections (2015)
Four of the seven seats on the Portland Board of Education were up for general election on May 19, 2015. The seats of Zone 1 incumbent Ruth Adkins, Zone 2 incumbent Matt Morton, Zone 3 incumbent Bobbie Regan and Zone 7 incumbent Greg Belisle were up for election.
Regan was the only incumbent to file to seek re-election. He faced three challengers, Amy Carlsen Kohnstamm, Gretchen Hollands and Wes Soderback, and was defeated by Kohnstamm.
Julie Esparza Brown defeated Andrew Davidson in the race for the open Zone 1 seat. Four candidates—Paul Anthony, José González, Emma Russac Williams and John Sweeney—filed for the open Zone 2 race. Anthony was successful in that race. Mike Rosen won the open Zone 7 seat unopposed.
Results
| Portland Public Schools, Zone 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Paul Anthony |
54.1% | 27,471 | |
| Nonpartisan | José González | 28.3% | 14,356 | |
| Nonpartisan | Emma Russac Williams | 11.4% | 5,808 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Sweeney | 5.7% | 2,900 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 219 | |
| Total Votes | 50,754 | |||
| Source: Washington County Elections Divsion, "Official Summary Report: Special District Election May 19, 2015," June 4, 2015, Multnomah County, Oregon, "May 2015 Special Election Results," June 3, 2015, and Clackamas County, Oregon, "Specail District Election May 19, 2015, Official Results for Election," accessed June 9, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Anthony began the race with an existing account balance of $555.00 from his previous campaign. He reported $35,224.27 in contributions and $33,767.01 in expenditures to Oregon Secretary of State, which left his campaign with $2,012.79 in cash on hand in this election. However, Anthony had $11,687.50 in accounts payable at the end of the cycle, leaving his campaign effectively $9,674.71 in debt.[2]
Endorsements
Anthony was endorsed by the following officials, organizations and media outlets:[3]
- Portland Public School Board Member Tom Koehler
- Portland Public School Board Member Steve Buel
- Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman
- Metro Councilor Sam Chase
- Washington County Commissioner Greg Malinowski
- State Sen. Richard Devlin (D-19)
- State Sen. Chip Shields (D-22)
- State Rep. Lew Frederick (D-43)
- Former Portland Public School Board Member Sue Hagmeier
- Former Gov. Barbara Roberts (D)
- Portland Association of Teachers
- District Council of Unions
- Carpenters’ Local #1503
- The Oregonian
- Portland Tribune
- Willamette Week
Campaign themes
2015
Anthony provided the following statements on his campaign website:
| “ | Respect children as natural learners
Ensure equitable opportunities for all children, regardless of zip code, to learn and develop their full potential. Support strong early childhood education, restore Talented and Gifted programs, and appropriate Special Education, International Baccalaureate, advanced placement, and career and technical programming, arts and music, and the chance to participate in whatever athletics students choose. Portland Public Schools should limit its use of alternative schools and develop a 10- year plan to make language immersion programs available to every student. Use proven strategies to improve education for all children to close the achievement gap and raise the graduation rate: comprehensive curriculum, including the arts and hands-on learning, smaller classes, and supports for students. Make transparency and collaboration the norm Restore faith in PPS through budgetary transparency and authentic, meaningful collaboration with students, teachers, parents, and communities. Partner with area businesses and organizations to create internship opportunities for students and build a common commitment to re-investing in public education. Honor both the spirit and the letter of Oregon’s Open Meetings Laws: The PPS Board must conduct its business publicly, not hide behind an artificial hierarchy designed to obscure. Build a management culture of efficiency, effectiveness, and responsibility School Board members are elected to represent their constituents and safeguard the public interest. The Board must create structures and practices that support its policy-making and oversight responsibilities. Lead the District as a serious, responsible entity: The Portland Public School Board must cultivate the ability to deal effectively, responsibly, and respectfully with teachers, students, parents, and the community. Build better management structures and practices: Portland Public Schools must build productive, long-term, respectful relationships with teachers and their union, and must hold administrators accountable for creating safe and positive learning environments. Honor PPS's responsibility to nurture the future of Portland and Oregon Recognize that education is a vital part of Portland’s economic growth: All students must be taught the skills they need to take a place in civic life, engage the world, and prosper in the local economy: how to be a life-long learner, how to think critically, and how to build a skill set and market it. Use proven strategies to eliminate exclusionary discipline: Keep students engaged with a comprehensive curriculum and build its technical capacity by funding counselors, social workers, and programs like Restorative Justice that have been proven to reduce or eliminate the need for exclusionary discipline. Design school buildings with a strong academic plan: “Form follows function.” As PPS designs new high schools for the future, academic expectations and a viable school plan must be in place first.[4] |
” |
| —Paul Anthony's campaign website (2015)[5] | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
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- ↑ Paul Anthony for Portland Public School Board, "Endorsements," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Paul Anthony for Portland Public School Board, "Issues," accessed May 19, 2015
| 2015 Portland Public Schools Elections | |
| Multnomah County, Oregon | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Zone 1: Julie Esparza Brown • Andrew Davidson Zone 2: Paul Anthony • José González • Emma Russac Williams • John Sweeney |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
