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Tim Kuzma
Tim Kuzma was a Republican candidate for at-large representative on the Erie City School District school board in Pennsylvania. Kuzma was defeated in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Elections
2017
Four of the nine seats on the Erie City School District school board were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. A partisan primary election was held on May 16, 2017.
Board incumbent Thomas Spagel cross-filed to run in both the Democratic and Republican primary elections. He won both party nominations and advanced to the general election. Incumbent Angela Euell-McNair filed as a Democrat and Darlene Feeney filed as a Republican. Both moved on to the general. Feeney, Spagel, Euell-McNair, and Tyler Titus won election on November 7, 2017, defeating Tim Kuzma in the general election.[1][2][3]
Two successful write-in candidates from the primary also appeared on the general ballot. Tyler Titus ran as a Democrat and Tim Kuzma as a Republican.[4]
These candidates could have faced independent candidates in the general election. However, no independent candidate filed by the August 1, 2017, deadline to get on the ballot.[5]
Results
| Erie City School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Darlene Feeney |
24.55% | 13,314 | |
| Democratic/Republican | Thomas Spagel Incumbent |
23.08% | 12,520 | |
| Democratic | Angela Euell-McNair Incumbent |
19.65% | 10,655 | |
| Democratic | Tyler Titus |
17.95% | 9,738 | |
| Republican | Tim Kuzma | 14.56% | 7,897 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.21% | 112 | ||
| Total Votes | 54,236 | |||
| Source: Erie County, "2017 Erie County Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 8, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||||
Funding
| 2017 Campaign Finance Deadlines in Pennsylvania[6] | |
|---|---|
| Date | Deadline |
| May 5, 2017 | 2nd Friday Pre-Primary report due |
| June 15, 2017 | 30-Day Post-Primary report due |
| October 27, 2017 | 2nd Friday Pre-Election report due |
| December 7, 2017 | 30-Day Post-Election report due |
School board candidates in Pennsylvania were required to report their campaign finance activity. Those who spent or received more than $250 in a reporting period had to file full reports. Those below the threshold had to file forms to declare they were exempt from reporting. Candidates could have, but were not required to, form committees to handle campaign finance transactions. They were not required to have separate bank accounts for campaign purposes.[7]
The table to the left details the four campaign finance deadlines in 2017.[6]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Erie County, "2017 Official Primary Candidate List," accessed May 11, 2017
- ↑ Erie County, "Unofficial Results for 2017," accessed May 16, 2017
- ↑ Erie County, "2017 Erie County Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ GoErie.com, "5 running for 4 spots on Erie School Board," October 25, 2017
- ↑ Erie County, "Official Ballot," accessed October 25, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed April 19, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Campaign Finance Reporting Law," accessed January 15, 2014
| Erie City School District elections in 2017 | |
| Erie County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary: May 16, 2017 General: November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Thomas Spagel (D/R) • Incumbent, Angela Euell-McNair (D) • Tyler Titus (D) • Darlene Feeney (R) • Tim Kuzma (R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
