San Francisco Unified School District elections (2014)
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Three seats on the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.[1] Two at-large incumbents, Emily M. Murase and Hydra Mendoza-McDonnell, ran for re-election. They faced challengers Stevon Cook, Lee Hsu, Trevor McNeil, Mark Murphy, Shamann Walton, Jamie Rafaela Wolfe and Dennis Yang.[2]
Murase and Mendoza-McDonnell retained their seats and Walton was elected to the board in the general election.
About the district
San Francisco Unified School District is located in San Francisco County, California. The county seat is San Francisco. San Francisco County is home to 837,442 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, San Francisco Unified School District was the seventh-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 56,310 students.[4]
Demographics
San Francisco County outperformed the rest of California in terms of higher education in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 52.0 percent of San Francisco County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.5 percent for California as a whole. The median household income for San Francisco County was $73,802 compared to $61,400 for the state of California. The percentage of people below poverty level for San Francisco County was 13.2 percent compared to 15.3 percent for the entire state.[3]
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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 San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education consists of seven members elected at-large to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014, and four seats will be up for election in 2016.[1][6]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period. The filing period began July 14, 2014, and ended August 8, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 20, 2014. Voters could request vote-by-mail ballots from October 6, 2014, through October 28, 2014.[7]
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large
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Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Emily M. Murase Incumbent |
18.7% | 80,877 | |
| Nonpartisan | Shamann Walton |
16.6% | 71,629 | |
| Nonpartisan | Hydra Mendoza-McDonnell Incumbent |
12.3% | 52,998 | |
| Nonpartisan | Trevor McNeil | 11.7% | 50,642 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stevon Cook | 11.7% | 50,559 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dennis Yang | 8.5% | 36,535 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lee Hsu | 8% | 34,442 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jamie Rafaela Wolfe | 6.4% | 27,727 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Murphy | 5.8% | 25,050 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 1,154 | |
| Total Votes | 431,613 | |||
| Source: City and County of San Francisco Department of Elections, "November 4, 2014 Official Election Results," accessed January 2, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
The San Francisco Democratic Party endorsed Trevor McNeil, Emily M. Murase and Shamann Walton.[8]
The San Francisco Republican Party endorsed Lee Hsu.[9]
United Educators of San Francisco endorsed Shamann Walton and Stevon Cook.[10]
Campaign finance
Candidates had to file contribution reports within 24 hours of receiving an aggregate total of $1,000 or more from a single source. The first scheduled pre-election report filing deadline was October 6, 2014. If candidates raised or spent less than $1,000 during the 2013 and 2014 calendar years, they had to file Form 470 at that time. If candidates raised or spent more during that time, they had to file Form 460 by the pre-election report filing deadline.[11]
Candidates required to file Form 460 also had to file a second pre-election report on October 23, 2014, and they had to file termination reports by December 31, 2014. If a termination report was not filed, candidates had to file a semi-annual report by February 2, 2015.[11]
Reports
According to the first pre-election reports submitted to the San Francisco Ethics Commission, candidates reported a total of $252,883.60 in contributions and $133,562.40 in expenditures as of September 30, 2014.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emily M. Murase | $32,187.99 | $32,239.83 | $9,612.89 |
| Hydra Mendoza-McDonnell | $27,999.99 | $24,255.23 | $4,251.76 |
| Stevon Cook | $55,675.51 | $22,755.01 | $32,920.50 |
| Lee Hsu | $29,314.00 | $5,038.39 | $24,275.61 |
| Trevor McNeil | $12,372.00 | $2,708.37 | $9,663.63 |
| Mark Murphy | $30,719.00 | $13,357.56 | $20,777.44 |
| Shamann Walton | $42,919.11 | $31,858.10 | $24,123.95 |
| Jamie Rafaela Wolfe | $750.00 | $758.43 | $-8.43 |
| Dennis Yang | $20,946.00 | $591.48 | $20,354.52 |
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the San Francisco Unified School District election in 2014:[11][21]
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| July 14, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 8, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 6, 2014 | First day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| October 6, 2014 | First pre-election report due |
| October 20, 2014 | Last day to register to vote |
| October 23, 2014 | Second pre-election report due |
| October 28, 2014 | Last day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| November 4, 2014 | Election Day |
| December 31, 2014 | Termination report due |
| February 2, 2015 | Semi-annual report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2014
This election shared the ballot with municipal elections, judicial elections and general elections for several state executive offices and two seats in the California State Assembly.[1] There was also a number of measures on the ballot, including seven statewide measures and 12 local ones.[22]
Recent news
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See also
- California
- San Francisco Unified School District, California
- California school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- San Francisco County, California ballot measures
- California ballot measures
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 City and County of San Francisco Department of Elections, "November 4, 2014 Consolidated General Election," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ City and County of San Francisco Department of Elections, "Official Candidate List - Local Offices," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "San Francisco County, California," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ City and County of San Francisco Department of Elections, "Election Archives by Year," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ San Francisco Unified School District, "Overview & Members," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ San Francisco Democratic Party, "Nov. 4, 2014 Election Endorsement Results," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ San Francisco Republican Party, "November 2014 Endorsements," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ United Educators of San Francisco, "2014 Voter Guide," accessed October 22, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ San Francisco Ethics Commission, "Committee to elect Stevon Cook for School Board 2014-FPPC 460," October 12, 2014
- ↑ San Francisco Ethics Commission, "Lee Hsu for Board of Education 2014-FPPC 460," October 5, 2014
- ↑ San Francisco Ethics Commission, "Trevor McNeil for School Board 2014-FPPC 460," October 14, 2014
- ↑ San Francisco Ethics Commission, "Hydra Mendoza for School Board, 2014-FPPC 460," October 6, 2014
- ↑ San Francisco Ethics Commission, "Committee to Elect Emily Murase for School Board 2014-FPPC 460," October 4, 2014
- ↑ San Francisco Ethics Commission, "Mark Murphy for School Board 2014-FPPC 460," October 5, 2014
- ↑ San Francisco Ethics Commission, "Shamann Walton for School Board 2014-FPPC 460," October 6, 2014
- ↑ San Francisco Ethics Commission, "Wolfe for Board of Education 2014-FPPC 460," October 6, 2014
- ↑ San Francisco Ethics Commission, "YANG FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION 2014-FPPC 460," October 5, 2014
- ↑ City and County of San Francisco Department of Elections, "Calendar for the November 4, 2014 Consolidated General Election," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ City and County of San Francisco Department of Elections," accessed September 4, 2014
| 2014 San Francisco Unified School District Elections | |
| San Francisco County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Emily M. Murase • Incumbent, Hydra Mendoza-McDonnell • Stevon Cook • Lee Hsu • Trevor McNeil • Mark Murphy • Shamann Walton • Jamie Rafaela Wolfe • Dennis Yang |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
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