Paula Noonan
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Paula Noonan was a candidate for the District 5 seat on the Jeffco Public Schools Board of Education in Colorado. She ran against incumbent Ken Witt in his recall election on November 3, 2015.[1] She lost the election.[2]
Witt and former board members Julie Williams and John Newkirk were targeted for recall by Jeffco United for Action. The group's recall ballot statement accused the three members of paying the district's new superintendent more than necessary, violating open meeting laws, bullying parents and students and pushing teachers out of the district due to the new merit pay system.
Biography
Noonan has lived in Colorado since 1972. She earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University, a master's degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a Ph.D. from the University of Denver. She owns and operates the websites Colorado Capitol Watch and Capitol Contact, which are systems to track state legislation and advocacy, respectively. She previously worked as a professor at the University of Denver and Jones International University and as a corporate training manager for Colorado National Bank. Noonan previously served on the Jeffco School Board from 2009 to 2013.[3]
Elections
2015
An effort to recall three members of the Jeffco Public Schools Board of Education in Colorado was on the ballot on November 3, 2015.[4] Board members Julie Williams, John Newkirk, and Ken Witt from Districts 1, 2, and 5, respectively, were ousted from office with more than 60 percent of voters in each district casting ballots in favor of recall.[2]
A total of six candidates filed to replace the three incumbents up for recall. Brad Rupert ran for the seat held by Williams. Matt Dhieux and Susan Harmon campaigned for Newkirk's seat, and Regan Benson, Ron Mitchell, and Paula Noonan ran for Witt's seat. Rupert, Harmon, and Mitchell ran together as "The Clean Slate."[1][5] All three slate members were elected to replace Williams, Newkirk, and Witt.[2] They took office on November 19, 2015.[6]
The other two seats on the board—District 3 and District 4—were also on the ballot on November 3, 2015. They were up for general election. Neither incumbent filed to retain her seat in that election, meaning the district welcomed an entirely new board on November 19, 2015.[7]
Results
| Ken Witt, Area 5 Board Member, Jeffco Public Schools | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Recall | 115936 | 64.25% | ||
| Retain | 64497 | 35.75% | ||
| Election results via: Jefferson County, "Official County Results," November 20, 2015 | ||||
| Successor candidate, Area 5 Board Member, Jeffco Public Schools | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Ron Mitchell | 83571 | 69.64% | ||
 Paula Noonan | 23782 | 19.82% | ||
| Regan Benson | 12643 | 10.54% | ||
| Election results via: Jefferson County, "Official County Results," November 20, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Noonan reported $385.00 in contributions and $5.25 in expenditures to the Colorado Secretary of State, which left her campaign with $379.75 on hand in the election.[8]
Campaign themes
2015
Noonan highlighted the following objectives on her campaign website:
| “ | I will:
Respect and Trust
Transparency
Academics and Career Readiness
Facilities
Evaluation and Compensation
Assessment
Student Data Privacy
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| —Paula Noonan's campaign website (2015)[10] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Jeffco Public Schools, Colorado
- Jeffco Public Schools recall, Colorado (2015)
- Analysis of incumbency advantage in the 2014 school board elections
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chalkbeat Colorado, "6 candidates, including longtime critic, in running to replace Jeffco school board recall targets," September 28, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jefferson County, "Unofficial County Results," November 3, 2015
- ↑ Paula Noonan for Jefferson County School Board, "About Paula," accessed October 14, 2015
- ↑ Chalkbeat Colorado, "Clerk: Jeffco school board recall will be on November ballot," September 3, 2015
- ↑ Colorado Independent, "Recall-backed Jeffco school board candidates skip conservative forum," September 1, 2015
- ↑ FOX 31 Denver, "Ousted Jefferson County school board members attend final meeting," November 5, 2015
- ↑ Jeffco Public Schools, "Board of Education Election 2015," accessed August 31, 2015
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "TRACER: Candidate Information - Election Year 2015: Noonan, Paula," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Paula Noonan for Jefferson County School Board, "Objectives," accessed October 14, 2015
| 2015 Jeffco Public Schools General Election and Recall Election | |
| Jefferson County, Colorado | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | General Election Candidates District 3: • Kim Johnson • Ali Lasell District 4: • Tori Merritts • Amanda Stevens Recall Election Candidates District 1: • Incumbent, Julie Williams • Brad Rupert District 2: • Incumbent, John Newkirk • Matt Dhieux • Susan Harmon District 5: • Incumbent, Ken Witt • Regan Benson • Ron Mitchell • Paula Noonan |
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