Stevon Cook
Stevon Cook was an at-large seat on the San Francisco Unified School District school board in California. Cook won election in 2016. He did not seek re-election in 2020.
Elections
2016
Four of the seven seats on the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Matthew Haney, Rachel Norton, and Jill Wynns ran against challengers Stevon Cook, Rob Geller, Ian Kalin, Phillip Kim, Trevor McNeil, and Mark Sanchez.[1] Haney and Norton won re-election, and Sanchez and Cook won the other two seats on the ballot.[2]
Results
| San Francisco Unified School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Matthew Haney Incumbent |
18.89% | 175,803 |
| Mark Sanchez |
16.73% | 155,706 |
| Stevon Cook |
16.37% | 152,335 |
| Rachel Norton Incumbent |
13.86% | 129,012 |
| Jill Wynns Incumbent | 10.16% | 94,571 |
| Trevor McNeil | 9.27% | 86,233 |
| Phillip Kim | 6.99% | 65,045 |
| Ian Kalin | 4.81% | 44,788 |
| Rob Geller | 2.75% | 25,617 |
| Write-in votes | 0.16% | 1,482 |
| Total Votes | 930,592 | |
| Source: San Francisco Department of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
Cook reported $42,786.31 in contributions and $33,426.39 in expenditures to the San Francisco Ethics Commission, which left his campaign with $9,359.92 on hand as of October 22, 2016.[3]
Endorsements
Cook was endorsed by the San Francisco Democratic Party, the United Educators of San Francisco, and the community organization Evolve.[4][5][6]
2014
The election in San Francisco Unified featured three seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. There was no primary election.
Two at-large incumbents, Emily M. Murase and Hydra Mendoza-McDonnell, ran for re-election. Murase, Mendoza-McDonnell and challenger Shamann Walton won election to the three seats by defeating Stevon Cook, Lee Hsu, Trevor McNeil, Mark Murphy, Jamie Rafaela Wolfe and Dennis Yang.
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 | ||||
Funding
Cook reported $55,675.51 in contributions and $22,755.01 in expenditures to the San Francisco Ethics Commission, leaving him with a cash balance of $32,920.50 as of September 30, 2014.[7]
Endorsements
Cook was endorsed by the United Educators of San Francisco.[8]
See also
- San Francisco Unified School District, California
- San Francisco Unified School District elections (2016)
- San Francisco Unified School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City and County of San Francisco Department of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Election Information for Campaigns and Candidates," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ San Francisco Department of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ San Francisco Ethics Commission, "City and County of San Francisco Public Portal for Campaign Finance, Lobbyist and Campaign Consultant Disclosure," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ San Francisco Democratic Party, "November 2016 Endorsements," accessed October 17, 2016
- ↑ Evolve, "Endorsements: November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed October 13, 2016
- ↑ United Educators of San Francisco, "Fall Election Campaign Underway," September 8, 2016
- ↑ San Francisco Ethics Commission, "Committee to elect Stevon Cook for School Board 2014-FPPC 460," October 12, 2014
- ↑ United Educators of San Francisco, "2014 Voter Guide," accessed October 22, 2014 (dead link)
| 2016 San Francisco Unified School District Elections | |
| San Francisco County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Matthew Haney • Incumbent, Rachel Norton • Incumbent, Jill Wynns • Stevon Cook • Rob Geller • Ian Kalin • Phillip Kim • Trevor McNeil • Mark Sanchez |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
| 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 |
