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Scott Troescher
Scott Troescher was a candidate for the Trustee Area 5 seat on the Clovis Unified School District school board in California. Troescher was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.
Troescher previously served on the board. He was elected in 2008 and served until 2012, when he was defeated in his bid for re-election.[1]
Biography
Troescher is a fleet service writer for the City of Clovis. He graduated from Fresno State University.[1]
Elections
2016
Four of the seven seats on the Clovis Unified School District Board of Education were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. In her bid for re-election to the Trustee Area 2 seat, incumbent Ginny Hovsepian defeated challengers Isabel Machado and Sandy Torosian. In Trustee Area 4, incumbent Brian Heryford also won re-election, defeating challenger Jacob Belemjian. Trustee Area 5 incumbent Richard Lake did not file for re-election, guaranteeing a newcomer won a seat on the board. Candidates Steven Fogg and Scott Troescher vied for the open seat, and Fogg won. In Trustee Area 7, Chris Casado won another term by defeating challengers Matt Castiglione and Mike Pack.[2][3]
Results
| Clovis Unified School District, Trustee Area 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Steven Fogg |
70.82% | 50,049 |
| Scott Troescher | 28.87% | 20,400 |
| Write-in votes | 0.31% | 221 |
| Total Votes | 70,670 | |
| Source: Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, "Fresno County Official Final Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
Troescher reported no contributions or expenditures to the Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters in the election.[4]
Endorsements
Troescher was endorsed by the Fresno County Democratic Party, the group Citizens United for Excellence in Education, Clovis City Council members Lynne Ashbeck, Harry Armstrong, and José Flores, and Clovis Unified Board of Education members Jim Van Volkinburg and Betsy Sandoval.[1][5][6]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Richard Lake |
52.7% | 32,616 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott Troescher Incumbent | 46.9% | 29,027 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 212 | |
| Total Votes | 61,855 | |||
| Source: Fresno County Registrar of Voters, "Election Summary Report: Presidential General Election," accessed July 16, 2014 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Abbey Smith, “Email communication with [1]," October 13, 2016
- ↑ Fresno County, California, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Presidential General Election," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ Fresno County, "Fresno County Unofficial Final Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, "CampaignDocs eRetrieval: Search by Candidate's Last Name," accessed February 8, 2017
- ↑ Fresco County Democratic Party, "Press Release: Local Democrats Announce Official Endorsements," September 21, 2016
- ↑ The Fresno Bee, "After controversial year, Clovis Unified school board to see rare competition in election," September 28, 2016
| 2016 Clovis Unified School District Elections | |
| Fresno County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 2: • Incumbent, Ginny Hovsepian • Isabel Machado • Sandy Torosian Trustee Area 4: • Incumbent, Brian Heryford • Jacob Belemjian Trustee Area 5: • Steven Fogg • Scott Troescher Trustee Area 7: • Incumbent, Chris Casado • Matt Castiglione • Mike Pack |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
