Sanger Unified School District elections (2016)
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Four of the seven seats on the Sanger Unified School District board of trustees were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. In his bid for re-election to Trustee Area 3, incumbent James Karle was defeated by challenger G. Brandon Vang. Trustee Area 1 incumbent Tammy Wolfe, Trustee Area 4 incumbent Marcy Masumoto, and Trustee Area 5 incumbent Ismael "Mike" Hernandez Jr. ran unopposed and won re-election by default.[1][2] On top of choosing a candidate for Trustee Area 3, citizens of the school district also voted on a $60 million bond measure.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Sanger Unified board of trustees consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held by district on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Three seats were up for election on November 4, 2014, and four seats were up for election on November 8, 2016. There was no primary election.[3]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to register with the county elections office by August 12, 2016. If incumbents did not file by that deadline, the filing deadline was extended for non-incumbent candidates until August 17, 2016.[4]
To vote in this election, residents of the school district had to register by October 24, 2016.[5] Photo identification was not required to vote in this election.[6]
Candidates and results
Trustee Area 1
Results
This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Tammy Wolfe won re-election by default.[1]
Candidates
Tammy Wolfe 
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Trustee Area 3
Results
| Sanger Unified School District, Trustee Area 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 G. Brandon Vang |
71.49% | 1,778 |
| James Karle Incumbent | 28.27% | 703 |
| Write-in votes | 0.24% | 6 |
| Total Votes | 2,487 | |
| Source: Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, "Fresno County Official Final Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| James Karle | G. Brandon Vang
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Trustee Area 4
Results
This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Marcy Masumoto won re-election by default.[1]
Candidates
| Marcy Masumoto
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Trustee Area 5
Results
This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Ismael "Mike" Hernandez Jr. won re-election by default.[1]
Candidates
| Ismael "Mike" Hernandez Jr.
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2016
The district's school board election shared the ballot with a bond measure for the school district, a bond measure for the city of Sanger, two bond measures for Fresno County, and a number of statewide ballot measures. It also shared elections for the following offices:[7][8]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for California school board elections in 2016:[9][10]
| Deadline | Event |
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| August 1, 2016 | Semi-annual campaign finance report due |
| August 10, 2016 - November 8, 2016 | 24-hour campaign contribution reporting period |
| August 12, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| August 17, 2016 | Extended filing deadline for non-incumbent candidates for open seats |
| September 29, 2016 | First pre-election campaign finance report due |
| October 24, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 27, 2016 | Second pre-election campaign finance report due |
| November 8, 2016 | Election Day |
| January 31, 2017 | Semi-annual campaign finance report due |
Endorsements
The Fresno County Republican Party endorsed Trustee Area 3 incumbent James Karle.[11]
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Campaign finance
Candidates in this race were required to file two pre-election reports. The first was due on September 29, 2016, and the second was due on October 27, 2016. If candidates received more than $1,000 from a single source between August 10, 2016, and November 8, 2016, they had to file a campaign finance report within 24 hours of receiving the contribution.[10]
Candidates who did not raise or spend more than $2,000 on their campaigns had to file an exemption form by September 29, 2016. They did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[10]
Candidates who had a remaining balance from previous campaigns or who had raised or spent money on their campaigns prior to the candidate filing deadline had to file a semi-annual campaign finance report by August 1, 2016. The next semi-annual campaign finance report was due January 31, 2017.[10]
Reports
The candidates in this race filed an exemption form detailing they would not spend or receive more than $2,000 for this campaign. Because of this, they did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[12]
Past elections
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2014Trustee Area 2The Trustee Area 2 election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Peter Filippi won re-election by default.[13] Trustee Area 6The Trustee Area 6 election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Kenneth R. Marcantonio won re-election by default.[14] Trustee Area 7
2012Trustee Area 1
Trustee Area 3No election was held for this seat due to lack of opposition. Incumbent James Karle was re-elected by default.[15] Trustee Area 4No election was held for this seat due to lack of opposition. Candidate Marcy Masumoto was elected by default.[15] Trustee Area 5No election was held for this seat due to lack of opposition. Candidate Ismael "Mike" Hernandez Jr. was elected by default.[15] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What was at stake?
2016
Issues in the election
Measure A
In addition to choosing a candidate to represent Trustee Area 3 on the Sanger Unified School District board of trustees, citizens of the school district voted on Measure A on November 8, 2016. The measure asked for $60 million in bonds to expand and upgrade the school district's facilities and required a 55 percent majority to pass.[16] It was approved with over 71 percent of the vote.[17] The measure appeared on the ballot as follows:
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To maintain quality neighborhood schools and retain/attract qualified teachers by:
Shall Sanger Unified School District issue $60,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, requiring audits, citizens' oversight, no money for administrator salaries and all money used locally?[18] |
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| —Sanger Unified School District (2016)[19] | ||
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About the district
The Sanger Unified School District is located in Fresno County in central California. The county seat is Fresno. Fresno County was home to 974,861 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[20] The district was the 146th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 11,140 students.[21]
Demographics
Fresno County underperformed compared to California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 19.5 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 31 percent of state residents. The median household income for Fresno County was $45,201, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 27.5 percent, while it was 16.4 percent statewide.[20]
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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.
Recent news
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See also
| Sanger Unified School District | California | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Fresno County, California, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Presidential General Election," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ Fresno County, "Fresno County Unofficial Final Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Sanger Unified School District, "board of trustees," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ California Elections Code, “Part 5, Section 10600-10604: School District And Community College District Governing Board Elections,” accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "California Online Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, "Local Measures Appearing on the November 8, 2016 Ballot," accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List: Presidential General Election," accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election Calendar," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 8, 2016," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ Fresno County Republican Party, "November 8, 2016 General Election Fresno County Republican Party Endorsements," accessed October 26, 2016
- ↑ Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, "CampaignDocs eRetrieval: Search by Candidate's Last Name," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ California Election Code, "Section 10229," accessed October 13, 2014
- ↑ California Election Code, "Section 10229," accessed October 13, 2014
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Sanger Unified School District board of trustees, "Resolution No. 12-13~20 In the Matter of Unopposed Nominations of Governing Board Elections; No Election; Seating at Annual Organizational Meeting," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Fresno County Registrar of Voters, "Local Measures Appearing on the November 8, 2016 Ballot," accessed November 3, 2016
- ↑ ABC 30, "California Elections," November 14, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Sanger Unified School District, "Appendix A Full Text of Bond Measure," accessed October 2, 2016
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 United States Census Bureau, "Fresno County, California," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Fresno County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results," accessed July 15, 2014
