Rogelio Ortiz
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Rogelio Ortiz was a member of the Bethlehem Area School District school board Region I in Pennsylvania. Ortiz assumed office in 2013. Ortiz left office in 2020.
Ortiz ran for re-election to the Bethlehem Area School District school board Region I in Pennsylvania. Ortiz won in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Elections
2017
Four of the nine seats on the Bethlehem Area School District school board were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Three seats were elected at large and one seat was elected by district. Democratic and Republican primary elections were held on May 16, 2017.
Board incumbents Shannon Patrick, Michael Faccinetto, and Angela Sinkler cross-filed to run in both the Democratic and Republican primaries for the at-large seats. John Gallagher ran in the Republican primary. All four candidates advanced to the general election, with Faccinetto, Patrick, and Sinkler winning the seats. Patrick and Faccinetto won their spots in the general election in both the Democratic and Republican primaries, Sinkler won through the Democratic primary, and Gallagher won through the Republican primary. Incumbent Rogelio Ortiz cross-filed for the Region 1 seat. He won in the general election after advancing from both the Democratic and Republican primaries.[1]
General results
| Bethlehem Area School District, Region 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican |  Rogelio Ortiz Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.82% | 2,262 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.18% | 4 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,266 | |||
| Source: Lehigh County, "School Districts Elector Results," accessed November 7, 2017 and Northampton County, "Summary Report," accessed November 7, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||||
Democratic primary results
| Bethlehem Area School District, Region 1 Primary Democratic Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Rogelio Ortiz Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.73% | 730 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.27% | 2 | ||
| Total Votes | 732 | |||
| Source: Lehigh County, "Municipal Primary - May 2017: School Districts Director Results," accessed June 19, 2017 and Northampton County Elections Department, "May 16, 2017 Summary Report," accessed June 19, 2017 | ||||
Republican primary results
| Bethlehem Area School District, Region 1 Primary Republican Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Rogelio Ortiz Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.47% | 189 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.53% | 1 | ||
| Total Votes | 190 | |||
| Source: Lehigh County, "Municipal Primary - May 2017: School Districts Director Results," accessed June 19, 2017 and Northampton County Elections Department, "May 16, 2017 Summary Report," accessed June 19, 2017 | ||||
Funding
| 2017 Campaign Finance Deadlines in Pennsylvania[2] | |
|---|---|
| Date | Deadline |
| May 5, 2017 | 2nd Friday Pre-Primary report due |
| June 15, 2017 | 30-Day Post-Primary report due |
| October 27, 2017 | 2nd Friday Pre-Election report due |
| December 7, 2017 | 30-Day Post-Election report due |
School board candidates in Pennsylvania were required to report their campaign finance activity. Those who spent or received more than $250 in a reporting period had to file full reports. Those below the threshold had to file forms to declare they were exempt from reporting. Candidates could have, but were not required to, form committees to handle campaign finance transactions. They were not required to have separate bank accounts for campaign purposes.[3]
The table to the left details the four campaign finance deadlines in 2017.[2]
2013
Ortiz was unopposed in the general election on November 5, 2013. The primary was held on May 21, 2013.
Results
| Bethlehem Area School District, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat | Rogelio Ortiz |
100% | 624 | |
| Total Votes | 624 | |||
| Source: Lehigh County Election Results, "Bethlehem School District," accessed November 6, 2013 | ||||
| Bethlehem Area School District, Region 1Primary Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat | Rogelio Ortiz |
100% | 295 | |
| Total Votes | 295 | |||
| Source: Lehigh County Election Results, "Bethlehem Area School District School Director Election 2013," | ||||
Funding
Ortiz reported no contributions or expenditures to the Lehigh County Voter Registration department in this election.[4]
Campaign themes
2013
Ortiz focused his campaign on the following issues:[5]
- Reducing class sizes
- Revamping the district's curriculum
- Increase the number of the district's reading specialists
- Develop a stronger early childhood education program for all children
- Creating more after school programs and expanding the community school program
- A return to fiscal discipline
See also
- Bethlehem Area School District, Pennsylvania
- Bethlehem Area School District elections (2017)
- Bethlehem Area School District elections (2013)
- List of school board elections in 2013
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Northampton County, "May 16, 2017 Official Primary Ballot," accessed May 11, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed April 19, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Campaign Finance Reporting Law," accessed January 15, 2014
- ↑ Lehigh County Voter Registration, "Campaign Filing Reports," accessed December 18, 2013
- ↑ "Rogelio Ortiz for School Board," "Issues," accessed August 13, 2013 (dead link)
| Bethlehem Area School District elections in 2017 | |
| Northampton County, Pennsylvania and Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary: May 16, 2017 General: November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Shannon Patrick (D)(R) • Incumbent, Michael Faccinetto (D)(R) • Incumbent, Angela Sinkler(D)(R) • John Gallagher (R) Region 1: Incumbent, Rogelio Ortiz (D)(R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
