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Ray Pearson
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Carlsbad Unified Board of Trustees At-large
Carlsbad Unified School District school board Area 3
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Ray Pearson is an at-large representative on the Carlsbad Unified board of trustees in California. He was first elected to the board on November 4, 2014.

Pearson sought another term in the general election on November 8, 2016, but the election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Pearson was re-elected to the board by default.[1]

Before he was elected to the board, Pearson unsuccessfully ran for a seat in 2010 and 2012.

Biography

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While his youngest son was attending the Carlsbad Unified School District, Pearson was involved with the Parent Association Board, the Carlsbad Educational Foundation, the Proposition P Oversight Committee, and the school site counsel. He also served as a judge for speech and debate tournaments at Carlsbad High School, and he continues to do so today. Pearson is a Carlsbad Rotarian and acts as City of Carlsbad senior commissioner and chairman. He and his wife have three children.[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Carlsbad Unified School District elections (2016)

Two of the five seats on the Carlsbad Unified School District board of trustees were supposed to be up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. The election was canceled, however, due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Ray Pearson and Elisa Williamson were the only candidates to file in the race. Because of this, they were re-elected by default.[1]

Results

This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Ray Pearson and Elisa Williamson won re-election by default.[1]

2014

See also: Carlsbad Unified School District elections (2014)

Four seats were up for general election on the Carlsbad Unified School District Board of Trustees on November 4, 2014. Three at-large seats were up for election to four-year terms, and one at-large seat was up for election to a two-year term. Incumbents Claudine Jones and Veronica Williams ran against challengers Maria Rosino Miracco, Gil Soto, Kathy Rallings and Sage Naumann for the four-year term seats, and candidates Ray Pearson and Jenae Torgersen ran for election to the open two-year term seat.

Jones and Williams won their bids for re-election for another four years. Rallings also won election to a four-year term on the board. Pearson defeated Torgersen to win a two-year term on the board.

Results

Carlsbad Unified School District,
At-Large General Election, 2-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngRay Pearson 56.9% 8,712
     Nonpartisan Jenae Torgersen 43.1% 6,586
Total Votes 15,298
Source: San Diego County Election Department, "General Election Results," accessed December 22, 2014

Funding

Pearson reported $850.00 in contributions and $975.96 in expenditures to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters as of October 18, 2014. Including his reported $2,595.00 existing balance, that left his campaign with $2,469.04.[3]

Endorsements

Pearson received endorsements from the following organizations and elected officials:[4][5]

  • Republican Party of San Diego County
  • State Senator Mark Wyland (R)
  • State Assemblyman Rocky Chavez (R)
  • Mayor of Carlsbad Matt Hall
  • Mayor Pro Term of Carlsbad Mark Packard
  • Carlsbad City Councilwoman Lorraine Wood
  • Carlsbad City Councilman Michael Schumacher
  • Former City Councilwoman Ann Kulchin
  • Former City Councilwoman Ramona Finnila
  • Carlsbad Unified Board of Trustees member Lisa Rodman
  • Former Carlsbad Unified Board of Trustees member Hope Wrisley
  • Former Carlsbad Unified Board of Trustees member Mary Scherr
  • Mira Costa College Trustee Leon Page

2012

Carlsbad Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngElisa Williamson Incumbent 42% 16,832
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngKelli Moors 34.9% 13,993
     Nonpartisan Ray Pearson 23.1% 9,285
Total Votes 40,110
Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential General Election Tuesday, November 6, 2012, Official Results," accessed July 15, 2014

2010

Carlsbad Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngAnn E. Tanner 27.4% 11,266
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngVeronica Williams 24.8% 10,210
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Rodman Incumbent 24.4% 10,030
     Nonpartisan Ray Pearson 23.5% 9,681
Total Votes 41,187
Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial General Election Tuesday, November 2, 2010, Official Results," accessed September 17, 2014

Campaign themes

2014

Pearson highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:

“ Direct more dollars in the classroom without placing more of a burden on Carlsbad taxpayers.
  • Finding ways to reduce expenses, such as our high energy costs, needs to be a priority.
  • Creating operational efficiencies in order to reduce costs also needs to be explored. This can be accomplished by expanding current community partnerships to identify new ways we can collaborate that will reduce CUSD's operating costs.
  • A full survey of all CUSD faculties, properties, equipment and classrooms needs to be done to identify whether they are being utilized to their fullest extent and determine if cost savings or new revenues can be found.

Ensure the success of all our K-12 Students.

  • We need to better understand the needs of our economy in order to prepare our K-12 students. This can be accomplished by collaborating with business and corporations and encouraging their input concerning our K-12 curriculum and identifying what skills their employees will need to be successful.
  • Ensuring all our high school graduates are not only prepared to go to college but that they are successful in college needs to be our focus. We need to know that our graduates are completing college and are able to find a job. This can be accomplished by evaluating college graduation and employability rates and use that information when establishing standards and curriculum for our K-12 students.

Being a voice for ALL of our community, students, parents, grandparents, taxpayers, will be the highest priority.

  • Everyone in Carlsbad benefits from a high performing school district. Businesses will want to move here and create new jobs. High quality schools mean families will want to move to our community and that will increase property values. There is a strong correlation between a prosperous Carlsbad and an excelling Carlsbad Unified School District. Working together insures a bright future for our community and students.
  • Improve communications and a higher level of transparency in the decision making process are key to gain the trust of our community. Work to televise school board meetings for the benefit of working parents and those in our community who cannot attend in order to increase awareness of issues facing CUSD and make the process more transparent.[6]
 ”
—Ray Pearson's campaign website (2014)[7]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate List: 2016 General Election," accessed August 17, 2016
  2. ↑ Ray Pearson for Carlsbad Unified School Board of Trustees, "About Ray Pearson," accessed October 21, 2014
  3. ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Campaign Finance Statement for Ray Pearson for CUSD Board of Trustees 2014," accessed October 24, 2014
  4. ↑ Republican Party of San Diego County, "Endorsements," accessed October 21, 2014
  5. ↑ Ray Pearson for Carlsbad Unified School Board of Trustees, "Endorsements," accessed October 21, 2014
  6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  7. ↑ Ray Pearson for Carlsbad Unified School Board of Trustees, "Issues," accessed September 18, 2014
2016 Carlsbad Unified School District Elections
San Diego County, California
Election date:November 8, 2016
Candidates:At-large: • Ray Pearson • Elisa Williamson
Important information:What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines
2014 Carlsbad Unified School District Elections
San Diego County, California
Election date:November 4, 2014
Candidates:At-large (four-year term): • Incumbent, Claudine Jones • Incumbent, Veronica Williams • Maria Rosino Miracco • Sage Naumann • Kathy Rallings • Gil Soto
At-large (two-year term): • Ray Pearson • Jenae Torgersen
Important information:What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot
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