Rick Saake
Rick Saake was a candidate for the District F seat on the Washoe County Board of Trustees in Nevada. He lost election against fellow challengers Valerie Bourquin-Brown, Veronica Frenkel, Ronald A. King, Jim Shaw and John Wynn in the primary election on June 10, 2014.
Biography
Saake obtained a B.A. in business management from The Master's College. At the time of his candidacy, Saake was working as an internet marketing manager for the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority. Saake and his wife have three children.[1]
Elections
2014
Incumbent John R. Mayer ran unopposed for the District B seat in the general election on November 4, 2014. Barbara Clark sought re-election to the District C seat against Nick Smith. Jim Shaw and Veronica Frenkel competed for the District F seat held by Estela Gutierrez.
While Mayer was returned to his seat by default, incumbent Clark was defeated by challenger Smith and Frenkel narrowly defeated Shaw.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Jim Shaw |
30.1% | 5,316 | |
| Nonpartisan | Veronica Frenkel |
26.7% | 4,722 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Wynn | 16.4% | 2,901 | |
| Nonpartisan | Valerie Bourquin-Brown | 11.3% | 2,000 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rick Saake | 8.4% | 1,484 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ronald A. King | 7% | 1,239 | |
| Total Votes | 17,662 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State, "County Results Washoe," accessed October 13, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Saake reported $1,800.00 in contributions and $1,834.42 in expenditures to the Nevada Secretary of State, which left his campaign with $34.42 in debt.[2]
Endorsements
Saake received the endorsement of Veterans in Politics International, Inc.[3]
Campaign themes
2014
Saake's campaign website listed his themes for the 2014 campaign:
| “ |
Teachers I want to identify, attract, train, and incentivize effective teachers in our school system. We need to target the top 10% of Washoe County High School graduates, who wish to teach, and award their academic excellence by offering to forgive 1/3 of their student loans if they will teach for 5 years in the Washoe County School District. I also want to increase the base pay for these teachers to incentivize them to stay in the WCSD. Technology Simply providing the technology tools to schools is not the solution. Technological training for instructors is imperative, as 42% of teachers admit that their students know more about technology than they do. High-Quality Education I believe that parents and guardians, with assistance from teachers, are best suited to make scholastic decisions for their children, and must be allowed to put their child’s interests first. |
” |
| —Rick Saake's campaign website, (2014) | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Rick + Saake + Washoe + County + School + District"
See also
External links
- Washoe County School District
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- LinkedIn profile
- Twitter profile
Footnotes
- ↑ Saake for Schools, "About," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Nevada Contributions & Expenditures," accessed October 13, 2014
- ↑ Saake for Schools, "Saake only candidate for WCSD Trustee to receive Veterans endorsement," May 17, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Saake for Schools, "Issues," accessed April 24, 2014
| 2014 Washoe County School District Elections | |
| Reno, Nevada | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District B: • John R. Mayer District C: • Barbara Clark • Nick Smith |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
