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Rick Unruh
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Rick Unruh is the Post 1 representative on the Houston County School District school board in Georgia. He was initially appointed to the chamber in 2013 and won re-election on May 20, 2014. Post 1 includes Centerville Elementary, Eagle Springs Elementary, Northside Elementary, Parkwood Elementary, Westside Elementary, Thomson Middle and Northside High.[1]
Unruh won re-election in the general election on May 24, 2016.[2]
Biography
Unruh spent 35 years to education before retiring from his media specialist job with Houston County schools. In addition to his role as media specialist, Unruh was a choral teacher at Northside High School for 15 years and at Barnwell School in South Carolina for about three years.[3]
Elections
2016
Four of the seven seats on the Houston County Board of Education were up for general election on May 24, 2016. There was no primary. Post 1 incumbent Rick Unruh and Post 5 incumbent Helen Hughes ran without opposition. Post 3 incumbent Dave Crockett won re-election against Robbin Jackson. Incumbent Bryan Upshaw defeated challenger Andy Rodriguez for At-large Post 7.[2]
Results
| Houston County Board of Education, Post 1 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rick Unruh Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 1,442 |
| Total Votes | 1,442 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
2014
- See also: Houston County Schools elections (2014)
Unruh ran unopposed for the Post 1 seat in the general election on May 20, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Rick Unruh Incumbent |
100% | 1,823 | |
| Total Votes | 1,823 | |||
| Source: Houston County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report," accessed June 4, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Unruh did not report any campaign contributions or expenditures to the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission.[4]
Endorsements
Unruh did not receive any endorsements for his campaign.
Recent news
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See also
- Houston County Schools, Georgia
- Houston County Schools elections (2014)
- Houston County Board of Education elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Houston County Schools, "Meet the Board," accessed April 25, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ Jenna Mink, The Telegraph, "Unruh chosen as newest Houston school board member," March 12, 2013
- ↑ Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, "Campaign Reports," accessed April 25, 2014
| 2016 Houston County Board of Education Elections | |
| Houston County, Georgia | |
| Election date: | May 24, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Post 1: Incumbent, Rick Unruh Post 3: Incumbent, Dave Crockett • Robbin Jackson |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
| 2014 Houston County Schools Elections | |
| Houston County, Georgia | |
| Election date: | May 20, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Rick Unruh District 2: • Incumbent, Marianne Melnick |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
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