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Rafael Jacobo
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Rafael Jacobo is the District 4 member of the Cedar Rapids Board of Education in Iowa. The seat was up for general election on September 8, 2015. Jacobo defeated incumbent Allen Witt for the seat.[1][2]
Biography
Jacobo serves as the president of the Franklin Middle School PTA. He was formerly the PTA president for Garfield Elementary School.[3]
Elections
2015
Four of the seven seats on the Cedar Rapids Board of Education were up for election on September 8, 2015. There were two at-large seats available, as well as a seat in District 1 and District 4.
Incumbent Mary Meisterling ran unopposed and won in District 1. The District 4 incumbent, Allen Witt, was defeated by challenger Rafael Jacobo. The race for the two available at-large seats included incumbents John Laverty and Ann Rosenthal, along with challengers Todd Cohenour and Kristin Janssen. Laverty and Janssen defeated Rosenthal and Cohenour for the two at-large seats.[4][5][6]
Results
This election was held September 8, 2015.
| Cedar Rapids Community School District, District 4, 4-Year Term, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rafael Jocobo |
65.0% | 1,484 |
| Allen Witt Incumbent | 34.7% | 793 |
| Write-in votes | 0.31% | 7 |
| Total Votes | 2,284 | |
| Source: Linn County, Iowa, "Official Election Summary Report," accessed November 12, 2015 | ||
Funding
Jacobo reported no contributions or expenditures to the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board during the election.[7] Any candidate spending, receiving or incurring debt in the amount of $1,000 or less was not required to file the disclosure form for campaign finances.[8]
Endorsements
Jacobo received official endorsements from The Gazette and the Cedar Rapids Education Association.[9][10]
Recent news
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See also
- Cedar Rapids Community School District, Iowa
- Cedar Rapids Community School District elections (2015)
- Newcomers and incumbents share the victories in Iowa's largest school district elections (September 9, 2015)
- Analysis of incumbency advantage in the 2014 school board elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Scott County, Iowa, "Candidate List," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑ Linn County, Iowa, "Election Summary Report," accessed September 8, 2015
- ↑ The Gazette, "Jacobo running for C.R. school board," August 6, 2015
- ↑ Linn County, Iowa, "Election Summary Report," accessed September 8, 2015
- ↑ Linn County, Iowa, "Official Candidate Listing by School District," accessed August 5, 2015
- ↑ Cedar Rapids Community School District, "Election Information," accessed March 5, 2015
- ↑ Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, "State/Local Campaign Disclosure Forms," accessed February 2, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, "Reporting Dates," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ The Gazette, "Our endorsement for Cedar Rapids School Board," September 1, 2015
- ↑ Cedar Rapids Education Association, "Cedar Rapids Education Association makes recommendations in upcoming school board elections," accessed September 4, 2015
