Timothy Crawley
Timothy Crawley ran for election to the David Douglas School District to represent Position 5 in Oregon. Crawley lost in the general election on May 21, 2019.
Crawley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Crawley ran for Position 1 representative on the David Douglas School District in 2017. Click here to read this candidate's responses to a 2017 voter's guide questionnaire.
Crawley was previously a 2016 independent candidate for District 48 of the Oregon House of Representatives. He lost the general election on November 8, 2016.[1] Crawley was also a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Oregon.[2] He lost the Republican nomination in the primary on May 20, 2014.[3]
Elections
2019
See also: David Douglas School District, Oregon, elections (2019)
General election
General election for David Douglas School Board Position 5
Aaron Barrow defeated Timothy Crawley in the general election for David Douglas School Board Position 5 on May 21, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Aaron Barrow (Nonpartisan)  | 62.0 | 2,278 |
 | Timothy Crawley (Nonpartisan) | 37.3 | 1,370 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 3,673 | |||
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2017
Four of the seven seats on the David Douglas School District school board in Oregon were up for by-district general election on May 16, 2017. In the race for Position 1, newcomer Ana del Rocio defeated incumbent Cheryl Scarcelli Ancheta and candidate Timothy Crawley. Stephanie Stephens defeated Joshua Gray to win the open Position 2 seat. In her bid for re-election, Position 3 incumbent Christine Larsen defeated challengers Mike Ewald and Dennis Secrest. Position 6 incumbent Andrea Valderrama filed for re-election and won another term after running unopposed.[4]
Results
| David Douglas School District, Position 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ana del Rocio |
46.63% | 2,712 |
| Cheryl Scarcelli Ancheta Incumbent | 26.70% | 1,553 |
| Timothy Crawley | 26.05% | 1,515 |
| Write-in votes | 0.62% | 36 |
| Total Votes | 5,816 | |
| Source: Multnomah County, "Multnomah County Election Results May 16, 2017 Special District Election," accessed June 12, 2017 | ||
Funding
The filing deadline in Oregon for a campaign transaction is typically no later than 30 calendar days. However, beginning on the 42nd day before an election day and through the date of the election, a transaction is due no later than seven calendar days after the date it occurred. The dates for the beginning and ending of the seven-day reporting period for the 2017 Oregon school board elections were:[5]
- April 4, 2017 (Seven day campaign finance reporting begins)
- May 16, 2017 (Seven day campaign finance reporting ends)
A school board candidate in Oregon must form a candidate committee unless he or she meets all of the following conditions:[6][7]
- The candidate elects to serve as his or her own treasurer.
- The candidate does not have an existing candidate committee.
- The candidate does not expect to receive or spend more than $750 during a calendar year (including personal funds).
A candidate committee must file a Statement of Organization with the Elections Division of the Oregon Secretary of State within three business days of first receiving or spending money. A form including campaign account information must accompany the Statement of Organization.[6][8]
Candidate committees that expect to receive or spend $3,500 or more in a calendar year are required to report all transactions. A committee that does not expect to receive or spend this much is still required to file a Statement of Organization and designate a campaign bank account, but does not have to file transactions. Instead, they must file a Certificate of Limited Contributions and Expenditures.[6][9]
2016
Elections for the Oregon House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 8, 2016.
Incumbent Jeff Reardon defeated Sonny Yellott, Gary Dye and Timothy Crawley in the Oregon House of Representatives District 48 general election.[10][11]
| Oregon House of Representatives, District 48 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jeff Reardon Incumbent |
63.10% | 15,154 | |
| Republican | Sonny Yellott | 28.21% | 6,774 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Dye | 4.71% | 1,130 | |
| Independent | Timothy Crawley | 3.98% | 956 | |
| Total Votes | 24,014 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Jeff Reardon ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 48 Democratic primary.[12][13]
| Oregon House of Representatives, District 48 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jeff Reardon Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Sonny Yellott ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 48 Republican primary.[12][13]
| Oregon House of Representatives, District 48 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Sonny Yellott (unopposed) | |
2014
Crawley ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent Oregon. Crawley lost the Republican nomination in the primary on May 20, 2014. He was defeated by Monica Wehby.[3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Monica Wehby |
50.3% | 128,911 | ||
| Jason Conger | 37.6% | 96,497 | ||
| Mark Allen Callahan | 6.8% | 17,427 | ||
| Jo Rae Perkins | 2.8% | 7,275 | ||
| Timothy Crawley | 2.4% | 6,209 | ||
| Total Votes | 256,319 | |||
| Source: Results via Associated Press |
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Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Timothy Crawley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Crawley's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
1. Career Technical Education 2. Early Childhood Education 3. Graduation, Counseling, and After-School Programs
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
I am personally passionate about diversity and equity and obtaining a more representative society.
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
Sebastian Maniscalco is a truly original humorist who has simply worked extremely hard and has refused to compromise his dreams.
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
Washington’s Farewell Address.
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Humility. Grace. Deferential. Family-oriented. Faithful. Loyal. Truthful. Genuine. Advocate.
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
Hard-working. Balanced. Honest. Loyal. Caring. Loving Husband and Father. Able to distribute credit and pass on compliments. Polite. Generous. Skilled Strategist. Advocate.
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
Balancing an array of interests. Advocacy. Prioritizing. Working on a team.
What legacy would you like to leave?
I want people to know that I never abandoned them in their time of need, that I was a true leader, and that I was humble and treated those around me with kindness and respect. And I would like to hope I brought some humor and light to solving the critical issues of our day.
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?
I remember seeing the Challenger disaster on television when my mother was doing her aerobics. I was 3.
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
My first job was cutting and selling firewood for the campers at Cottage Grove Reservoir.
What happened on your most awkward date?
I played a Bruce Springsteen song, Thunder Road, for a date as I was driving her back for the evening. We got to the line “you ain’t a beauty but eh you’re alright” and she politely but awkwardly stated it was a nice song, thanked me for the evening, and we never had another date again. Wow, Tim.
What is your favorite holiday? Why?
St. Patrick’s Day. Because that is the day I met my wife.
What is your favorite book? Why?
The Jungle Book - Kipling is an artist of the multiple narratives and drives several themes all at once. His stories of Mowgli are masterful, poetic, powerful, and emotionally real and visceral.
If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?
I would want to be the Rocketeer, strap a rocket onto my back, and “fly like a bat-out-of-hell.”
What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?
We have a wooden tribal drum most likely originating from New Guinea. The de Young in San Francisco has a similar one.
What was the last song that got stuck in your head?
La de da de da de da de dum - The Think Method (or Minuet in G) from The Music Man.
What is something that has been a struggle in your life?
Balancing campaigns with public service, with work, and, most importantly, with family.
What is the primary job of a school board member in your view?
The primary job of a school board member is to listen to stakeholders and constituents. They’re role of course is to make sound decisions, however, they cannot do so with first listening to the issues.
Who are your constituents?
The public residing within the district, parents, children, teachers, administrators and staff.
How would you support the diverse needs of your district’s students, faculty, staff, and community?
I could not view all of the question prompt from this bad on my mobile, however, I am a trained negotiation and specialized in multi-party negotiations in law school. My work in insurance law deals specifically in managing diverse interests that the policy holders, claims representatives, opposing counsel and opposing client all represent.
How will you build relationships with members of the broader community? Which groups, organizations, stakeholders will you specifically target?
I am already Chair of the Powellhurst-Gilbert Neighborhood Association and Vice Chair of the Johnson Creek Watershed Council and am working on building community relationships every day in those roles.
What will you do to build a better relationship with parents in the district? What plans do you have to be inclusive of parental involvement?
I will be present at events involving parents and their children. Parents are essential in every child’s education - in fact, education begins with parents at home. We are ultimately a service and parents and their children are our customers.
Do you believe it is important to intentionally recruit with the aim of diversifying the district’s faculty, staff, and administration? If so, what would be your policy to achieve this?
Yes, it is important to intentionally recruit with the intention to diversify the faculty, particularly in our district that represents such a diverse array of cultures, minorities, and people from communities of color. We need to reach our to those who conduct this type of recruiting regularly.
What issues get in the way of quality education? How would you address these obstacles?
Lack of food, housing, medical care, and family and stability as well as other types of instability get in the way of education. Strengthening community partnerships is the best way to address these issues.
What constitutes good teaching? How will you measure this? How will you support advanced teaching approaches?
Good teaching keeps children engaged and on track for graduation, meeting benchmarks, and actively contributing to the classroom environment. We can measure these through quality data collection and analysis, peer observation, and incentives.
What type of skills should students be learning for success in the 21st century?
Students should be learning different methods of thinking. This might include learning code, learning language, debate and critical thinking, and mathematics as well as science-based approaches. We should be utilizing programs that have been rigorously tested and generally understood to produce the kind of results mentioned above.
How might you improve the value of a high school diploma? What should a 21st century diploma reflect?
We should be enhancing career technical education that prepares students with applicable skill sets for the work environment.
In what areas would you like to expand curriculum? For example, do you see a need for advanced technical training or apprenticeships? What sort of innovative programming would you advance if given the opportunity?
Expanding curriculum in career technical education and early childhood education should be our primary focus. Early childhood education sets of the students up for success for the rest of their schooling.
What strategies or plans would you advance to ensure the schools are properly funded?
The legislature recently passed a bill that will increase school spending by approximately $2 billion. This will go along way to enhancing our classrooms and educational environments, however, we have a lot more work to do in addressing the $25 billion unfunded mandate in our public employees retirement system. We need to address this issue if there is going to be any real changes to the budget and education spending. I will continue to advocate for classroom dollars so long as there appears to be a political will to address and substantive movement in finding a solution to our PERS problem.
What principles drive your policies for safety in schools?
Again, this question prompt does not fully appear on my mobile, however, I see that the question is asking me about what principles drive me. I believe that we absolutely must invest in our chidlren’s education for our economy’s long-term benefit, our state’s competitiveness, and our community’s integration.
How might you support the mental health needs of students/faculty/staff?
Protecting funding for counseling and health workers in the school system is important, and also promotes the additional goal of keeping students on track for graduation.
What role do you imagine technology playing in (and outside) the classroom in the future? How would you prepare the district for this?
Technology has a crucial role in education, as Both something that students must learn and as a tool for learning. This dual function provides that we should be implementing technology into the learning process as much as possible while balancing, of course, with healthy screentime.
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2017
Crawley participated in a candidate questionnaire conducted by VOTE411 Voter Guide. The tables below detail his responses and compare them to those of his opponents in this race.[14]
| Significant policy changes in public education are being considered at the federal and state level. Describe a change that you agree or disagree with and explain your position. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cheryl Scarcelli Ancheta | Ana del Rocio | Timothy Crawley |
| "I believe ever student, employee and volunteer of our David Douglas School District are to be supported fairly. The role of the David Douglas School Board is to assure sound decisions and forward thinking are practiced - upholding the public education federal and state policies and laws. We need to balance and protect the needs of all. There is movement about issuing school vouchers. I believe this needs to be given much thought - to Not lessen importance of our strong public school systems."[14] | "At the state level, current proposed legislation would invest in equal opportunity for English Language Learners. I fully support these investments because I believe that access to education is a human right, regardless of language or culture of origin. The children and families of David Douglas (which collectively speak over 76 languages) deserve to access free and appropriate education without continuing to fall behind their English-speaking peers in educational achievement."[14] | "I agree with the passage of Measure 98. We must focus on our graduation rates and on training our young people for careers that are adaptable and flexible. Not every high school student may be directed to attend and graduate from college, however, we must equip every student with an opportunity for a career. Measure 98 directs spending towards identifying those at-risk of not graduating high school and provides vocational training and career opportunities for our students."[14] |
| What do you think are the top three equity issues in the district and how will you address them? | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cheryl Scarcelli Ancheta | Ana del Rocio | Timothy Crawley |
| "Education State and Federal Funding Class Sizes Balanced Learning - Academic & Industrial classes along with Music, Art & Athletic programs equals higher grade averages and offers students a solid education for each one of their futures. Each student has a different path - we need to provide them what will guide them to a successful outcome of graduating High School. Next to decide to go on to college or to enter the workforce or both at the same time if that is the path a student's chooses"[14] | "–Culturally responsive, trauma-informed parent and family engagement is lacking. –The achievement gap negatively affects students of color, students with disabilities, and English language learners. –Leadership at both the school and district levels does not fairly represent the David Douglas community, which is comprised of 61% people of color. As a first-generation immigrant and first-generation college graduate, I will lead DDSD with a strong commitment to excellence through equity."[14] | "Language barriers, socio-economic status, and immigrant status are the top three issues affecting equity in education in our district. I will help oversee the over $6 million in English Language Learner program spending in the district and fight for the ongoing health of these programs. I will defend the reduced-price lunch program and the reduced-price internet access program. I will pay credence to and support the Inclusive District Resolution protecting our immigrant neighbors."[14] |
| What principles will you apply to evaluating recommendations from the superintendent with regard to which programs to reduce in a time of constrained funding? | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cheryl Scarcelli Ancheta | Ana del Rocio | Timothy Crawley |
| "Our children are the most important asset we have - I believe we must support them with our time, talents and treasures; while giving value for every hard-earned tax dollar. I will continue to be dedicated as a board member to build on the district's history of high Academic outcomes and to preserve our Music, Art, and Athletic programs; allowing for a rich curriculum to meet all students' needs for their future advancement. I commit and will thrive in encouraging parent and business involvment"[14] | "I will apply an equity lens to all decision-making, and champion the inclusion of all stakeholders at the decision-making table -- especially those stakeholders in communities that are both historically and presently underserved, underrepresented, and undervalued."[14] | "Our children's learning environment is the greatest asset we have in providing education. In times of constrained funding we must protect the learning environment above all else. I will weigh the superintendent's recommendations based on this scale and consider program reduction in areas having the least impact to the students' actual learning environment."[14] |
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed March 8, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Filing Search," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Associated Press, "Oregon - Summary Vote Results," May 20, 2014
- ↑ Multnomah County, "Multnomah County Election Results May 16, 2017 Special District Election," accessed May 17, 2017
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Oregon Elections Calendar," accessed April 17, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Oregon Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Manual - 2014," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Revised Statutes, "Chapter 260, Section 043," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Revised Statutes, "Chapter 260, Section 039," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Revised Statutes, "Chapter 260, Section 057," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election official results," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed March 9, 2016
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Abstract of Votes President," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 VOTE411 Voter Guide, "All Races," accessed May 3, 2017
