Ronald A. King
Ronald A. King 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, Rick Saake, Jim Shaw and John Wynn in the primary election on June 10, 2014.
Although the board of trustees is a nonpartisan political body, King filed as a Democrat with the Nevada Secretary of State.
Biography
King is retired and was living in Sparks at the time of his candidacy.[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
King reported no contributions or expenditures to the Nevada Secretary of State.[2]
Endorsements
King did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
Campaign themes
2014
King explained his themes for the 2014 race in an interview with The Sparks Tribune:
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What are the important issues to you? Keep public schools secular. This is the only way to guarantee religious freedom for all students. No school prayer and no theology disguised as science classes. Reduce school violence, teaching the students non-violent conflict resolution and having faculty and staff be trained to not allow fighting or harassment of any kind. Bullying is cited as cause for school shootings too many times to make it “just kids being kids.” We need to stop the violence before a gun gets involved Logistical support. It is a crime that school supplies must be paid for by teachers who are already underpaid. Increased funding to at least the national average. This would require an increase of at least 25 percent and the legislature needs to find a way. Key Comment: We need to forget about other countries and our standing on some list. Improving our tech base will take care of that non-issue. We need to have students excited about science and technology. We need to have research and development be a worthy endeavor equal to cranking out product at the lowest cost … The three foundations of a well-rounded student are academics, athletics and the arts. No student need excel in all three areas but should have the opportunity to explore all three. |
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| —The Sparks Tribune, (2014) | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Ronald + King + Washoe + County + School + District"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Garrett E. Valenzuela, Daily Sparks Tribune, "More candidates surface before filing deadline Friday," accessed April 24, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Nevada Contributions & Expenditures," accessed October 13, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Sparks Tribune, "Candidates for WCSD’s F District chime in on key issues facing local educators," June 3, 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 |
