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Valley P. Coleman
Valley P. Coleman was a candidate for the Trustee Area 4 seat on the Sweetwater Board of Education in the California general election on November 4, 2014. Valley P. Coleman lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2014
The election in Sweetwater featured five seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. There was no primary election.
The only sitting incumbent at the time of the election, former board president John McCann, did not file to run for re-election, but former members Bertha J. Lopez and Jim Cartmill, both of whom pleaded guilty to misdemeanors of accepting gifts above the state limit while serving on the school board, ran to reclaim their seats. A total of 21 candidates ran for the five open seats.
In Trustee Area 1, Arturo Solis won the election. Kevin J. Pike defeated former member Lopez as well as three other challengers to win election to Trustee Area 2. Cartmill was also defeated. His former seat representing Trustee Area 3 was won by Frank A. Tarantino. Newcomers Nicholas Segura and Paula Hall won election to the Trustee Area 4 and 5 seats, respectively.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Nicholas Segura |
37.3% | 3,235 | |
| Nonpartisan | Derrick W. Roach | 25.1% | 2,174 | |
| Nonpartisan | Felipe Nuno | 20.1% | 1,742 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tino Martinez | 12.2% | 1,061 | |
| Nonpartisan | Valley P. Coleman | 5.3% | 461 | |
| Total Votes | 8,673 | |||
| Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial General Election Tuesday, November 4, 2014," accessed January 2, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Coleman filed Form 470 to indicate he would not be spending or receiving more than $1,000 in this election. Because of that, he did not have to file any additional campaign finance reports.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Valley + Coleman + Sweetwater + School + District"
See also
- Sweetwater Union High School District, California
- Sweetwater Union High School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
