Reg Bennett
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Reg Bennett was a member of the Menifee Union School District school board in California, representing Trustee Area 1. Bennett assumed office in 2013.
Bennett ran for re-election to the Menifee Union School District school board to represent Trustee Area 1 in California. Bennett won in the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Reg Bennett's career experience includes working as a teacher in the Corona-Norco Unified School District. He earned a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in educational administration. Bennett has three children who have all attended Menifee Union schools.[1]
Elections
2015
Opposition
Two of the five seats on the Menifee Union School District Board of Education were supposed to be up for general election on November 3, 2015.[2][3] Due to lack of opposition, however, this election was canceled.[4] The seats of Trustee Area 1 incumbent Reg Bennett and Trustee Area 2 incumbent Robert O'Donnell would have been on the ballot.[5]
Both incumbents were unopposed in their bids for re-election, so they were each appointed to another term.[4][6]
Results
Due to lack of opposition, this election was canceled. Trustee Area 1 incumbent Reg Bennett and Trustee Area 2 incumbent Robert O'Donnell ran unopposed and were each appointed to another term.[4]
Funding
Bennett reported no contributions or expenditures to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters in the election.[7]
The first campaign finance reporting deadline was September 24, 2015, and the second one was October 22, 2015. If candidates raised or spent more than $1,000 from a single source, including their own funds, between August 5, 2015, and November 2, 2015, they had to file a campaign finance report within 24 hours.[8]
2013
Reg Bennett ran against candidate Rita J. Peters for the Trustee Area 1 seat on the Menifee Union School District School Board in the general election that took place on November 5, 2013.[9]
Election results
On November 5, 2013, Reg Bennett defeated one challenging candidate for a seat on the Menifee Union School District Board of Education. Ron Ulbarri, Randall T. Freeman and Jerry Bowman were unopposed and won their seats by default in uncontested races.
| Menifee Union School District School Board, At-large General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Reg Bennett |
67.9% | 523 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rita J. Peters | 32.1% | 247 | |
| Total Votes | 770 | |||
| Source: VoteInfo.net, "FINAL OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS," accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Bennett did not report any contributions or expenditures to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters.
Endorsements
Bennett received the official endorsement of Councilman Wallace Edgarton.[10]
See also
- Menifee Union School District, California
- Menifee Union School District elections (2015)
- Menifee Union School District elections (2013)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ VoteInfo.net, "Consolidated General Election Tuesday, November 5, 2013 Sample Ballot and Information Pamphlet," accessed October 4, 2013
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, “2015 Tentative Annual Election Calendar,” accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ 2013 California Code, “CA Elec Code § 8403 (2013),” accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Press Enterprise, “ELECTION: School board, city candidates for Nov. 3,” August 10, 2015
- ↑ Menifee Union School District, "Member Bios," accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List: Consolidated General Election," accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Bennett, Reg," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 3, 2015," accessed August 5, 2015
- ↑ VoteInfo.net, "Consolidated General Election Tuesday, November 5, 2013 Sample Ballot and Information Pamphlet," accessed October 4, 2013
- ↑ VoteInfo.net, "Consolidated General Election Tuesday, November 5, 2013 Sample Ballot and Information Pamphlet," accessed October 4, 2013
| 2015 Menifee Union School District Elections | |
| Riverside County, California | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Incumbent, Reg Bennett Trustee Area 2: • Incumbent, Robert O'Donnell |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
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