Redondo Beach Unified School District elections (2017)
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Three of the five seats on the Redondo Beach Unified School District Board of Education in California were up for at-large general election on March 7, 2017. Incumbents Michael Christensen, Brad Serkin, and Brad Waller won the election, defeating former Redondo Beach Councilman Matthew Kilroy. Christensen, Serkin, and Waller ran together as a candidate slate.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Redondo Beach Unified Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held at large on a staggered basis with two or three seats up for election every odd-numbered year.[3]
To get on the 2017 ballot, candidates had to file by December 9, 2016.[4]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Redondo Beach Unified School District, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Michael Christensen Incumbent |
27% | 8,166 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brad Serkin Incumbent |
26% | 7,858 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brad Waller Incumbent |
25.9% | 7,853 | |
| Nonpartisan | Matthew Kilroy | 21.1% | 6,401 | |
| Total Votes | 30,278 | |||
| Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Consolidated Municipal and Special Elections March 7, 2017," accessed November 22, 2017 | ||||
Candidates
| Michael Christensen | Brad Serkin | ||
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| Brad Waller | Matthew Kilroy | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2017
The Redondo Beach Unified Board of Education election shared the ballot with elections for Redondo Beach mayor and city council.[1]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Redondo Beach Unified Board of Education election.[4]
| Deadline | Event |
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| November 14, 2016 - December 9, 2016 | Candidate filing period |
| March 7, 2017 | General election date |
Past elections
To see results from past elections in the the Redondo Beach Unified School District, click here.
What was at stake?
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About the district
The Redondo Beach Unified School District is located in Los Angeles County in southwestern California. The county seat is Los Angeles. The county was home to an estimated 10,137,915 residents in 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] The district was the 181st-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 9,364 students.[6]
Demographics
Los Angeles County underperformed compared to California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 30.3 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 31.4 percent of state residents. During the same time period, the median household income for Los Angeles County was $56,196, compared to $61,818 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 16.7 percent, while it was 15.3 percent statewide.[5]
| Racial Demographics, 2016[5] | |||
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| Race | Los Angeles County (%) | California (%) | |
| White | 71.0 | 72.7 | |
| Black or African American | 9.1 | 6.5 | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.5 | 1.7 | |
| Asian | 15.1 | 14.8 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.4 | 0.5 | |
| Two or more races | 3.0 | 3.8 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48.5 | 38.9 | |
Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
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See also
| Redondo Beach Unified School District | California | School Boards |
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External links
- Redondo Beach Unified School District
- Redondo Beach City Clerk's Office
- Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Consolidated Municipal and Special Elections March 7, 2017," accessed November 22, 2017
- ↑ Daily Breeze, "Former councilman challenges 3 incumbents in Redondo Beach school board race," February 11, 2017
- ↑ Redondo Beach Unified School District, "Board of Education Members," accessed October 6, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Calendar of Events: MARCH 7, 2017 CONSOLIDATED MUNICIPAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS," accessed November 22, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: Los Angeles County, California; California," accessed August 1, 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
| Redondo Beach Unified School District elections in 2017 | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | March 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Michael Christensen • Incumbent, Brad Serkin • Incumbent, Brad Waller • Matthew Kilroy |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
