Peter Robert Mitchell
Peter Robert Mitchell was a candidate for the District 2 seat on the Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education in the New Mexico general election on February 3, 2015.[1] He was defeated by fellow challenger Maureen P. Cashmon.
Biography
Currently a legal assistant for attorney Peter D. White, Mitchell previously served as director of economic development for the city of Albuquerque from 2007 to 2009 and vice president of business development for Builder Rewards, LLC form 2005 to 2007. He has worked in several roles for the state of New Mexico, including executive director of space commercialization, economic development director and business development manager. Mitchell earned a bachelor's degree in English language and literature from Williams College in 1986 and a master's of international management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in 1993.[2] He and his wife have two children who attend Santa Fe Public Schools.[3]
Elections
2015
- See also: Santa Fe Public Schools elections (2015)
The election in Santa Fe Public Schools featured three of the five board seats up for general election on February 3, 2015. Incumbents Steven Carrillo and Linda Trujillo from Districts 1 and 4, respectively, sought re-election unopposed and won. District 2 incumbent Glenn Wikle declined to seek another term. Due to redistricting he would have had to face Carillo for the District 1 seat. Maureen P. Cashmon and Peter Robert Mitchell vied for the open seat, and Cashmon won the election.
Results
| Santa Fe Public Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Maureen P. Cashmon |
58.2% | 565 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peter Robert Mitchell | 41.8% | 406 | |
| Total Votes | 971 | |||
| Source: Santa Fe County Clerk, "Official Results," accessed February 25, 2015 | ||||
Funding
The New Mexico Secretary of State's Office requires school board candidates in districts with an enrollment of 12,000 students or more to file an annual report each year. Candidates running for a seat on this district's school board had to file that annual report by April 13, 2015.[4]
Endorsements
Mitchell did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
Campaign themes
2015
Mitchell highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | Why I am Running I am deeply invested in Santa Fe and the school district. I have spent the majority of my career focused on creating jobs throughout New Mexico and I know how vital a strong public school system is to prepare our children to excel in society. Our schools have to produce a skilled workforce to be competitive locally, nationally and globally. Our children, families and community deserve it. If elected to the school board, I will work with the current members on customizing curricula to maximize the potential of each student and teacher, to increase student volunteerism and to maintain access to critical support services.[5] |
” |
| —Peter Robert Mitchell's campaign website (2015)[6] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Peter + Robert + Mitchell + Santa + Fe + Public + Schools"
See also
- Santa Fe Public Schools, New Mexico
- Santa Fe Public Schools elections (2015)
- New Mexico school board elections attract numerous educators as candidates (January 23, 2015)
- New faces to join all of New Mexico's largest school district boards (February 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2015 School Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Peter Mitchell," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ Albuquerque Journal, "Motivations distinguish SFPS board candidates," January 23, 2015
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Guidelines of Candidates and Campaign Committees: associated with Proposed Rule-Campaign Finance," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Peter Mitchell, "Home," accessed January 26, 2015
| 2015 Santa Fe Public Schools Elections | |
| Santa Fe County, New Mexico | |
| Election date: | February 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Steven Carillo District 2: • Maureen P. Cashmon • Peter Robert Mitchell District 4: • Incumbent, Linda Trujillo |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
