Rockford Public Schools elections (2017)
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Four seats on the Rockford Public Schools school board were up for general election on April 4, 2017. In their bids for re-election to the District C and District G seats, incumbents Kenneth Scrivano and Jaime Escobedo, respectively, ran unopposed and won new terms on the board. In the race for the two-year term in District E, incumbent David Seigel also ran unopposed, winning another term. District F incumbent Michael Connor defeated challenger Kimberly Haley.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Rockford Public Schools Board of Education consists of seven members elected at large to four-year terms on a staggered basis every odd-numbered year. A general election was held on April 4, 2017. There were four seats up for election.[2]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file a notarized statement of candidacy and notarized nominating petitions with the DuPage County Clerk's Office during the filing period. The filing period began December 12, 2016, and ended December 19, 2016. Candidates could also file an optional loyalty oath at that time. A statement of economic interests also had to be filed by December 19, 2016. The nominating petitions had to include the signatures of 50 voters residing in the school district and could not be circulated until September 20, 2016.[3]
Candidates and results
District C
Results
| Rockford Public Schools, District C General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kenneth Scrivano Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 436 |
| Total Votes | 436 | |
| Source: Winnebago County, "2017 Election Results," accessed February 6, 2017 | ||
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District E
Results
| Rockford Public Schools, District E General Election, 2-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| David Seigel Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 302 |
| Total Votes | 302 | |
| Source: Winnebago County, "2017 Election Results," accessed February 6, 2017 | ||
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District F
Results
| Rockford Public Schools, District F General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Michael Connor Incumbent |
58.74% | 706 |
| Kimberly Haley | 41.26% | 496 |
| Total Votes | 1,202 | |
| Source: Winnebago County, "2017 Election Results," accessed February 6, 2017 | ||
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District G
Results
| Rockford Public Schools, District G General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jaime Escobedo Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 453 |
| Total Votes | 453 | |
| Source: Winnebago County, "2017 Election Results," accessed February 6, 2017 | ||
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| Jaime Escobedo
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Illinois elections, 2017
The Rockford Public Schools Board of Education election shared the ballot with various municipal races.[4]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Illinois school board elections in 2017:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 19, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| February 27, 2017 | Initial campaign finance deadline |
| March 7, 2017 | Last day to register to vote by paper application |
| March 19, 2017 | Last day to register to vote by online application |
| April 3, 2017 | Final election campaign finance deadline |
| April 4, 2017 | Election Day |
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Campaign finance
School board candidates in Illinois were required to file campaign finance reports if they did one or both of the following:[6]
- Accepted contributions or made disbursements in an aggregate amount of more than $5,000 during the calendar year
- Accepted contributions or made disbursements in an aggregate amount of more than $5,000 during the calendar year for communication via television, radio, or internet in support of or in opposition to a candidate, political party, or public policy
The first campaign finance deadline was February 27, 2017, and the second campaign finance deadline was April 3, 2017.[7]
No contributions or expenditures were reported as of March 2, 2017, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.[8]
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About the district
- See also: Rockford Public Schools, Illinois
Rockford Public Schools is located in Winnebago County in northern Illinois. The county seat of Winnebago County is Rockford. Winnebago County was home to 287,078 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[9] The district was the third-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 28,650 students.[10]
Demographics
Winnebago County underperformed compared to Illinois as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in the years 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 21.9 percent of Winnebago County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 32.3 percent of all state residents. The median household income for Winnebago County was $48,225, while it was $57,574 for the entire state. The poverty rate in Winnebago County was 14.7 percent, compared to 13.6 percent for the state as a whole.[9]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[9] | |||
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| Race | Winnebago County (%) | Illinois (%) | |
| White | 81.0 | 77.3 | |
| Black or African American | 13.1 | 14.7 | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5 | 0.6 | |
| Asian | 2.8 | 5.5 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Two or more races | 2.6 | 1.9 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12.3 | 16.9 | |
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
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Footnotes
- ↑ Winnebago County Clerk, "2017 Consolidated Election List of Candidates," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Naperville Community Unit School District 203, "Board of Education," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ DuPage County, "Candidate Information," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ Winnebago County Clerk, "2017 Consolidated Election List of Candidates," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar 2017," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Disclosure Search," accessed March 2, 2017
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 United States Census Bureau, "Winnebago County, Illinois," accessed January 3, 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
| Rockford Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Winnebago County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District C: • Incumbent, Kenneth Scrivano District E: • Incumbent, David Seigel District F: • Incumbent, Michael Connor • Kimberly Haley District G: • Incumbent, Jaime Escobedo |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
