Pflugerville Independent School District elections (2017)
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Three of seven seats on the Pflugerville Independent School District board of trustees were up for at-large general election on May 6, 2017. Place 6 incumbent Larry Bradley defeated former candidate Matt Robertson and newcomer Cliff Styles in his bid for re-election. Place 7 incumbent Rob Reyes ran unopposed. A special election was held for the Place 2 seat. Candidates Jacob Betz, Tony Hanson, and Charlie Torres ran for the seat, which came with a one-year term. Hanson won election to the seat.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Pflugerville board of trustees consists of seven members elected at large to three-year terms. While candidates run for specifically named seats, each candidate represents the entire district rather than a particular geographic area.[3] Two seats were up for general election in May 2016, two seats were up for general election, and one seat was up for special election on May 6, 2017.
School board candidates had to submit paperwork with the school district secretary by February 17, 2017. Each candidate had to be at least 18 years old, a registered voter, a resident of the state for at least 12 months, and a resident of the district for at least six months. To cast a ballot in the election, citizens had to register to vote by April 6, 2017. For information on the voter identification requirements in Texas, please click here.[4]
Candidates and results
Place 2 (Special Election)
Results
| Pflugerville Independent School District, Place 2 Special Election, 1-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tony Hanson |
41.34% | 609 |
| Charlie Torres | 36.12% | 532 |
| Jacob Betz | 22.54% | 332 |
| Total Votes | 1,473 | |
| Source: Travis County Election Results, "May 06, 2017 Official Cumulative Results," accessed June 7, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Jacob Betz | Tony Hanson 
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Place 6
Results
| Pflugerville Independent School District, Place 6 General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Larry Bradley Incumbent |
45.35% | 644 |
| Matt Robertson | 34.01% | 483 |
| Cliff Styles | 20.63% | 293 |
| Total Votes | 1,420 | |
| Source: Travis County Election Results, "May 06, 2017 Official Cumulative Results," accessed June 7, 2017 | ||
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| Larry Bradley
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Place 7
Results
| Pflugerville Independent School District, Place 7 General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Rob Reyes Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 1,102 |
| Total Votes | 1,102 | |
| Source: Travis County Election Results, "May 06, 2017 Official Cumulative Results," accessed June 7, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Rob Reyes
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this Texas school board election in 2017:[5][6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| February 17, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| April 6, 2017 | Deadline to register to vote |
| April 6, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline (30th day report) |
| April 28, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline (8th day report) |
| April 24, 2017 - May 2, 2017 | Early voting period |
| May 6, 2017 | General election date |
| July 17, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline (July semiannual report) |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
There were three campaign finance deadlines for Texas school board candidates in 2017:[7]
- The 30th day report was due on April 6, 2017,
- The 8th day report was due on April 28, 2017, and
- The July semiannual report was due on July 17, 2017.
All school board candidates in the state were also required to file July semiannual campaign finance reports. Opposed school board candidates could choose "modified reporting" if they did not plan to exceed either $500 in contributions or $500 in expenditures in the election. Modified reporting exempts a candidate from filing the 30th and 8th day reports normally due before an election. If a candidate opted for modified reporting but exceeded the threshold before the 30th day prior to the election, he or she had to file the 30th and 8th day reports. Unopposed school board candidates were only required to file a campaign finance report on the July semiannual deadline.[8]
Past elections
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2015Place 1Mary Kimmins won election without opposition. Place 2Incumbent Cynthia Graves won re-election without opposition. 2014The district canceled the board member election since they had only two candidates who ran unopposed. Incumbent Rob Reyes and former Pflugerville principal Larry Bradley won the seats by default.[9] Voters approved a $287 million bond proposal that addressed district growth, safety and security and campus parity across the district.[10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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About the district
The Pflugerville Independent School District is located in Williamson and Travis counties in Texas. The county seat is Austin. The county was home to an estimated 1,199,323 residents between 2010 and 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[11] The district was the 54th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 23,948 students.[12]
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Pflugerville Independent School District Tere Ralston," February 23, 2017
- ↑ Travis County Election Results, "May 06, 2017 Un-Official Cumulative Results," accessed May 6, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.
- ↑ Pflugerville ISD, "BOARD MEMBERS ELECTIONS," accessed March 29, 2017
- ↑ Pflugerville ISD, "BOARD MEMBERS ELIGIBILITY/QUALIFICATIONS," accessed March 29, 2017
- ↑ Vote Texas, "Important 2017 Election Dates," accessed March 11, 2017
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2017 Filing Schedule for Reports Due in Connection with Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed March 28, 2017
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2017 Filing Schedule for Reports Due in Connection with Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed March 28, 2017
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File with Local Filing Authorities," accessed March 28, 2017
- ↑ Community Impact, "Bradley joining Pflugerville ISD board," March 26, 2014
- ↑ Pflugerville Independent School District, "Pflugerville Board of Trustees calls for May bond," accessed April 2, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: Travis County, Texas," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
| Pflugerville Independent School District elections in 2017 | |
| Travis County, Texas and Williamson County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 6, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Place 2: • Jacob Betz • Tony Hanson • Charlie Torres Place 6: • Incumbent, Larry Bradley • Matt Robertson • Cliff Styles |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
