Salem-Keizer Public Schools elections (2015)
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Three seats on the Salem-Keizer Public Schools School Board were up for general election on May 19, 2015. Zone 2 incumbent Jeff Faville, Zone 4 incumbent Jim Green and Zone 6 incumbent Chuck Lee's seats were up for election. Faville did not file to seek re-election.
Marty Heyen defeated Vilma Chan Vasquez in the race for the open Zone 2 seat. Lee triumphed over Timothy Moles in the Zone 6 race, while Green won re-election to the Zone 4 seat unopposed.
About the district
- See also: Salem-Keizer Public Schools, Oregon
Salem-Keizer Public Schools is located in Marion and Polk County, which lie in northwestern Oregon. The county seat of Marion County is Salem; the county seat of Polk County is Dallas. Marion and Polk County were home to an estimated 323,614 and 76,794 residents respectively in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[1][2] Salem-Keizer was the second-largest school district in the state serving 40,756 students in the 2011-2012 school year.[3]
Demographics
Both Marion and Polk County underperformed in comparison to Oregon as a whole in terms of higher education achievement and poverty rates in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 21.2 percent of Marion County residents and 29.0 percent of Polk County aged 25 years and older had earned a bachelor's degree or higher compared to 29.7 percent of residents statewide. The median household income was $46,885 in Marion County, $52,808 in Polk County and $50,229 for the state. The percentage of persons below the poverty line in Marion and Polk County was 18.6 and 16.2 percent respectively in comparison to 16.2 percent for the entirety of Oregon.[1][2]
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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.
Voter and candidate information
The Salem-Keizer School Board consists of seven members. Members are elected by geographically defined zones to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election for Zones 2, 4 and 6 was May 19, 2015.
Candidates were required to file for the election by March 19, 2015. Voters were required to register by April 28, 2015, in order to vote in this election.
Elections
2015
Candidates
Zone 2
Zone 4
- Jim Green
- Incumbent
Zone 6
- Chuck Lee
- Incumbent
- Timothy Moles
Election results
Zone 2
| Salem-Keizer Public Schools, Zone 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Marty Heyen |
75.3% | 15,571 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vilma Chan Vasquez | 23.4% | 4,843 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.3% | 269 | |
| Total Votes | 20,683 | |||
| Source: Marion County, Oregon, "Canvass Report Official: May 19, 2015 Special District Election," June 4, 2015 and Polk County, Oregon, "Summary Report: Special District Election," June 3, 2015 | ||||
Zone 4
| Salem-Keizer Public Schools, Zone 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Green Incumbent |
98% | 18,187 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 2% | 362 | |
| Total Votes | 18,549 | |||
| Source: Marion County, Oregon, "Canvass Report Official: May 19, 2015 Special District Election," June 4, 2015 and Polk County, Oregon, "Summary Report: Special District Election," June 3, 2015 | ||||
Zone 6
| Salem-Keizer Public Schools, Zone 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Chuck Lee |
70.9% | 15,450 | |
| Nonpartisan | Timothy Moles | 28.1% | 6,118 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1% | 220 | |
| Total Votes | 21,788 | |||
| Source: Marion County, Oregon, "Canvass Report Official: May 19, 2015 Special District Election," June 4, 2015 and Polk County, Oregon, "Summary Report: Special District Election," June 3, 2015 | ||||
Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $1,400.42 and spent a total of $1,745.71 as of May 18, 2015, according to the Oregon Secretary of State. These totals include in-kind contributions and expenditures. The "cash on hand" column in the table below additioanlly includes prior campaign account balances that were rolled into candidates' 2015 campaigns and outstanding loans, personal expenditures and accounts payable.[5]
| Candidate | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 2 | |||
| Marty Heyen | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Vilma Chan Vasquez | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Zone 4 | |||
| Jim Green | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Zone 6 | |||
| Chuck Lee | $1,400.42 | $1,745.71 | $5,066.85 |
| Timothy Moles | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Candidates whose committees expected to receive or spend more than $3,500 in a calendar year were required to file campaign finance reports according to the following rules:[6]
- Transactions occurring before March 7, 2015, were required to be filed by the 30th day after the date of the transaction.
- Transactions between March 8, 2015, and April 6, 2015, were required to be filed on April 14, 2015.
- Transactions between April 7, 2015, and May 19, 2015, were required to be filed by the seventh day after the date of the transaction.
Committees who did not expect to surpass the expenditure or contribution threshold were allowed to file a "Certificate of Limited Contributions and Expenditures". If they later surpassed the limit, they were then required to file all transactions from the calendar year.[6]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the 2015 Oregon school board elections:[7][6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| February 7, 2015- March 19, 2015 |
Candidate filing period |
| March 19, 2015 | Deadline for candidates to withdraw |
| March 23, 2015 | Candidate statements for voters' pamphlet deadline |
| April 7, 2015- May 19, 2015 |
Seven day campaign finance reporting period |
| April 14, 2015 | Campaign finance report due |
| April 28, 2015 | Voter registration deadline |
| May 5, 2015 | Last day to mail ballots |
| May 19, 2015 | General Election Day |
| June 8, 2015 | Certified election results deadline |
| June 23, 2015 | Last day to file recount demand |
| July 1, 2015 | New school board terms begin |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Oregon elections, 2015
Elections for community college, fire protection, water, water control, park and recreation, transit and library districts also appeared on the ballot on May 19, 2015.[8]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Salem + Keizer + Public + Schools + Oregon"
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Marion County, Oregon," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Polk County, Oregon," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Election History," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Committee/Filer Search by Name," accessed June 17, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Oregon Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Manual," January 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "2015 ELECTIONS CALENDAR," accessed January 22, 2015
- ↑ Marion County, "NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR BOARD DIRECTORS FOR LOCAL DISTRICTS," February 5, 2015
| 2015 Salem-Keizer Public Schools Elections | |
| Marion and Polk County, Oregon | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Zone 2: Marty Heyen • Vilma Chan Vasquez Zone 6: Incumbent, Chuck Lee • Timothy Moles |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
