Tustin Unified School District elections (2014)
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Two seats on the Tustin Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.
Incumbents Jonathan Abelove and Lynn Davis faced and defeated challengers Michael Jones, Elias Teferi and David Yang for the two at-large seats.[1][2]
About the district
Tustin Unified School District is located in Orange County, California. The county seat of Orange County is Santa Ana. Orange County is home to 3,114,363 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Tustin Unified School District was the 55th-largest school district in California and served 23,507 students.[4]
Demographics
Orange County outperformed the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 36.6 percent of Orange County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.5 percent for California as a whole. The median household income for Orange County was $75,566 compared to $61,400 for the state of California. The percentage of people below poverty level for Orange County was 11.7 percent while it was 15.3 percent for the state of California.[3]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Voter and candidate information
The Tustin Unified Board of Education consists of five members elected at-large to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Two seats were up for election in 2014.[2]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period. The filing period began July 14, 2014, and ended August 8, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 20, 2014. Voters could request vote-by-mail ballots from October 6, 2014, through October 28, 2014.[6]
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large
- Jonathan Abelove
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Penn State University and The Johns Hopkins University
- Owner, Edu-Kid, Inc.
- Lynn Davis
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Claremont McKenna College and the Harvard Business School
- Business consultant
- Adviser, CliffordMoss LLC
- Michael Jones
- Judge Advocate General's Corps officer, U.S. National Guard
- Pulpit minister, Orange View Church
- Elias Teferi
- Educational student consultant
- David Yang
- Educator
- Business executive
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Lynn Davis Incumbent |
32.8% | 12,058 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jonathan Abelove Incumbent |
29.4% | 10,790 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Jones | 16.6% | 6,111 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Yang | 15.7% | 5,754 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elias Teferi | 5.5% | 2,018 | |
| Total Votes | 36,731 | |||
| Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Official Results for General Election 2014," accessed December 19, 2014 | ||||
Endorsements
Jonathan Abelove received endorsements from:[7]
- Tustin Unified Board of Education President James Laird, Vice President Francine Scinto, Clerk Lynn Davis and Trustee Tammie Bullard
- Former Tustin Unified Board of Education President Jane Bauer
- Tustin California School Employees President Irma Dicochea
- State Senator Mimi Walters (R-37)
- State Assembly member Don Wagner (R-68)
- Former California Superintendent of Public Instruction Dave Long
- Orange County Superintendent of Schools Al Mijares
- Tustin Mayor Al Murray
- Tustin Mayor Pro Tem Chuck Puckett
- Former Tustin mayors Ursula Kennedy and Jeff Thomas
- Irvine Mayor Steven Choi
- Former Irvine mayors Sukhee Kang and Beth Krom
- Tustin Taxpayers for Quality Schools
Lynn Davis received endorsements from:[8]
- Tustin Unified Board of Education President James Laird, Vice President Francine Scinto and trustees Jonathan Abelove and Tammie Bullard
- Former Tustin Unified Board of Education President Jane Bauer
- State Senator Mimi Walters (R-37)
- State Assembly member Don Wagner (R-68)
- Former California Superintendent of Public Instruction Dave Long
- Orange County Superintendent of Schools Al Mijares
- Former Orange County Superintendent of Schools Bill Habermehl
- Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer
- Tustin Mayor Al Murray
- Tustin Mayor Pro Tem Chuck Puckett
- Former Irvine mayors Sukhee Kang and Beth Krom
- Tustin Taxpayers for Quality Schools
- The North Tustin PAC
David Yang received endorsements from Orange County Board of Education Trustees Ken Williams, Robert Hammond and Linda Lindholm.[9] He was also endorsed by both the Republican Party of Orange County’s Central Committee and the Family Action PAC.[10][11]
Campaign finance
Candidates had to file contribution reports within 24 hours of receiving an aggregate total of $1,000 or more from a single source. The first scheduled pre-election report filing deadline was October 6, 2014. If candidates raised or spent less than $1,000 during the 2013 and 2014 calendar years, they had to file Form 470 at that time. If candidates raised or spent more during that time, they had to file Form 460 by the pre-election report filing deadline.[12]
Candidates required to file Form 460 also had to file a second pre-election report on October 23, 2014, and they had to file termination reports by December 31, 2014. If a termination report was not filed, candidates had to file a semi-annual report by February 2, 2015.[12]
Reports
The Orange County Registrar of Voters does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports that were filed by paper in their office. Ballotpedia staffers directly requested this information, but the municipal office refused those requests to make that information public.
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Tustin Unified School District election in 2014:[13]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 14, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 8, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 6, 2014 | Early voting begins |
| October 20, 2014 | Last day to register to vote |
| October 28, 2014 | Last day to vote by mail ballot |
| November 4, 2014 | Election Day |
Additional elections on the ballot
This election shared the ballot with general elections for U.S. House seats, California state executive offices, state Senate and state Assembly seats. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal, and judicial elections.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Tustin + Unified + School + District + California"
See also
- California
- Tustin Unified School District, California
- California school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Orange County, California ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed August 10, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tustin Unified School District, "Board of Education 2014," accessed August 10, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Orange County, California," accessed July 11, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results Archive," accessed July 11, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Jonathan Abelove for TUSD Board, "Endorsements," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ Lynn Davis - Tustin School Board, "Who Supports Lynn?" accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedyang - ↑ OC Politics Blog, "The OC GOP Endorsement Committee picks more Nov. candidates," September 3, 2014
- ↑ Family Action Political Action Committee, "ANNOUNCEMENT: FALL 2014 ENDORSEMENTS," October 9, 2014
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Section 7: November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 31, 2014
| 2014 Tustin Unified School District Elections | |
| Orange County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Jonathan Abelove • Incumbent, Lynn Davis • Michael Jones • Elias Teferi • David Yang |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
