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Tad Hove
Tad Hove was a candidate for Trustee Area 4 representative on the Riverside Unified Board of Education in California. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] He lost the election.[2]
Elections
2015
Three of the five seats on the Riverside Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The election was held by district.[3][4] Incumbents Patricia Lock Dawson, Gayle Cloud and Tom Hunt from Trustee Areas 2, 3 and 4, respectively, were up for re-election.[5][6]
In Trustee Area 2, Dawson defeated challenger Sandra Ramirez. Cloud did not file to run for re-election to the Trustee Area 3 seat, leaving it open to a newcomer. Angelov Farooq ran unopposed and won that seat. Hunt defeated challenger Tad Hove in the Trustee Area 4 race.[1][2]
Results
| Riverside Unified School District, Trustee Area 4, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tom Hunt Incumbent |
62.9% | 1,629 |
| Tad Hove | 37.1% | 961 |
| Total Votes | 2,590 | |
| Source: Riverside County, "Consolidated UDEL Election: Final Official Results," accessed November 24, 2015 | ||
Funding
Hove reported $6,655.00 in contributions and $5,768.87 in expenditures to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters, which left his campaign with $886.13 in the election.[7]
The first campaign finance reporting deadline was September 24, 2015, and the second one was October 22, 2015. If candidates raised or spent more than $1,000 from a single source, including their own funds, between August 5, 2015, and November 2, 2015, they had to file a campaign finance report within 24 hours.[8]
Endorsements
Hove was endorsed by the California School Employees Association Local 506.[9]
Campaign themes
2015
Hove highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | IMPROVING SCHOOLS
Tad Hove is dedicated to making Riverside schools the best they can be to assure that our faculty, administration and students understand and can achieve their full potential. THE PROGRAMS Tad Hove is committed to properly funding student programs, and to making the best STEM education available to all students so that they can thrive domestically and globally. INNOVATION Tad Hove is dedicated to supporting innovation in education, as the development of our students brings the Riverside Unified School District into the forefront of leadership. RUSD can be a district that all districts want to model. SYSTEMS Tad Hove is dedicated to Organizational Systems, making sure that everyone's voice is heard, and removing the perception of fear common in politically driven systems, while providing an understanding to concerns in lieu of rejection.[10] |
” |
| —Tad Hove, (2015)[11] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Riverside Unified School District, California
- Riverside Unified School District elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List: Consolidated General Election," accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Riverside County, "Consolidated UDEL Election," accessed November 4, 2015
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, “2015 Tentative Annual Election Calendar,” accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ 2013 California Code, “CA Elec Code § 8403 (2013),” accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ Riverside Unified School District, "Board of Education," accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Governing Board Member; Riverside Unified School District Voter Information," accessed October 3, 2013
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filings made by Tad Hove for RUSD School Board 2015," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 3, 2015," accessed August 5, 2015
- ↑ Tad Hove for RUSD, "Csea Local 506 Endorses Tad Hove For School Board," September 23, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Tad Hove for RUSD, "Issues," accessed October 29, 2015
| 2015 Riverside Unified School District Elections | |
| Riverside County, California | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 2: • Incumbent, Patricia Lock Dawson • Sandra Ramirez Trustee Area 3: • Angelov Farooq Trustee Area 4: • Incumbent, Tom Hunt • Tad Hove |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
