Rebecca Diehl
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Rebecca Diehl is the District 4 representative on the South Kitsap School District school board in Washington. First elected in 2013, Diehl won a new term in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Diehl has worked as a landlord, bookkeeper, and personal trainer. She has also been a Sunday school teacher and she home-schooled her children.[1]
Elections
2017
Three of the five seats on the South Kitsap School District school board in Washington were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. In District 3, incumbent Christopher Lemke was defeated by challenger Elizabeth Sebren. District 4 incumbent Rebecca Diehl filed for re-election and ran unopposed, winning a new term.
A special election was also scheduled for November 7, 2017, following the District 1 representative's resignation in September 2016.[2] Seward Stevens, the representative appointed to the position until November, filed for election and ran unopposed, winning his first full term.[3]
Results
| South Kitsap School District, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rebecca Diehl Incumbent (unopposed) |
97.92% | 10,332 |
| Write-in votes | 2.08% | 220 |
| Total Votes | 10,552 | |
| Source: Kitsap County, Washington, "General Election: November 7, 2017," accessed December 1, 2017 | ||
Funding
Diehl opted for mini reporting in this election, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.[4] Candidates who opted for this had to keep a record of their contributors and expenditures, but were not required to report them. If they raised and spent more than $5,000 in aggregate or received more than $500 from any one contributor, including themselves, they would have had to switch their filing status from mini to full reporting.[5]
2013
Diehl sought election to the District 4 seat on the board without opposition in the November 5, 2013, general election.
Results
| South Kitsap Board of Directors, Four-year term, District 4, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Rebecca Diehl |
97.7% | 13,962 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 2.3% | 336 | |
| Total Votes | 14,298 | |||
| Source: Kitsap County Auditor, "Official Results for Election," accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Diehl reported no contributions or expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission in this election.[6]
Campaign themes
2013
Diehl provided the following statement for the 2013 Local Voters' Pamphlet in Kitsap County:[7]
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"I am ready to serve my wonderful community in a greater capacity as School Board Director #4. South Kitsap is excellence! I want to be a strength that helps hold this excellence together in these tough times. I will do this with my passion for building relationships. I am community minded, enthusiastic, disciplined, and result oriented. My great desire is to uphold SKSD's belief system as stated in our Declaration of Interedependence. I was the only parent who volunteered at District Four's meeting for the original collaboration of this document in 2010. I am asking for your vote. I am looking forward to keeping us grounded in our belief system. By using our creativity and ingenuity, we will be able to adapt to the challenges of the future. Thank you very much for your support." |
Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
See also
- South Kitsap School District, Washington
- South Kitsap School District elections (2017)
- South Kitsap School District elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Port Orchard Independent, "Diehl officially announces candidacy for school board," June 20, 2013
- ↑ South Kitsap School District, "New School Board Member Selected," accessed May 22, 2017
- ↑ Kitsap County, "2017 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 22, 2017
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed October 16, 2017
- ↑ Washington State Public Disclosure Commission, "New Candidates," accessed June 22, 2017
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed December 17, 2013
- ↑ Kitsap County Auditor, "Local Voters' Pamphlet," accessed September 30, 2013
| South Kitsap School District elections in 2017 | |
| Kitsap County, Washington | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Seward Stevens District 3: Incumbent, Christopher Lemke • Elizabeth Sebren District 4: Incumbent, Rebecca Diehl |
| Important information: | What's at stake? |
