Valley View School District 365U elections (2015)
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Three seats on the Valley View School District 365U Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015.
Incumbents Steven A. Quigley, Richard "Rick" Gougis III and Leo Venegas were up for re-election. Gougis did not file for re-election, and Venegas was removed from the ballot by the Will County Electoral Board, which left Quigley as the sole incumbent in this race. He faced challengers James "JT" Boudouris, Sally Clemens Guilbo and Diane Parro.[1][2]
Incumbent Steven A. Quigley and challengers Diane Parro and James "JT" Boudouris teamed up to create the candidate slate "Friends of Valley View" for the 2015 general election. They supported each other's candidacies and asked voters to put all three of them on the board.[3]
Quigley, Parro and Boudouris, all three members of the "Friends of the Valley View" candidate slate, won election to the board.[4]
About the district
Valley View School District 365U is located in Will County in northeastern Illinois. The county seat of Will County is Joliet. Will County was home to 682,829 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] During the 2011-2012 school year, Valley View School District 365U was the seventh-largest school district by enrollment in Illinois and served 17,838 students.[6]
Demographics
Will County outperformed the rest of Illinois in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 32.3 percent of Will County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 31.4 percent for Illinois as a whole. The median household income for Will County was $76,147, while it was $56,797 for the entire state. The poverty rate in Will County was 8.0 percent compared to 14.1 percent statewide.[5]
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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 Valley View School District 365U Board of Education consists of seven members elected at-large to four-year terms on a staggered basis every April of odd-numbered years.[2][8] A general election for three seats was held on April 7, 2015.[1] In April 2013, four seats were up for election.[9]
School board candidates must be at least 18 years old, registered voters and residents of the district for at least one year prior to the election.[10] To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file a notarized statement of candidacy and notarized nominating petitions with the Will County Clerk's Office during the filing period. The filing period began December 15, 2014, and ended December 22, 2014. The nominating petitions had to include the signatures of 50 voters residing in the school district and could not be circulated until September 23, 2014.[11]
To vote in this election, voters had to register with the Will County Clerk's Office by March 10, 2015. Early voting was available for registered voters starting March 23, 2015, and ending April 4, 2015.[11]
Elections
2015
Candidates
At-large
- Steven A. Quigley
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Eastern Illinois University
- Legislative affairs director, Common Wealth Edison ComEd
- Member, Candidate slate "Friends of Valley View"
- James "JT" Boudouris
- Business owner
- Member, Candidate slate "Friends of Valley View"
- Sally Clemens Guilbo
- Retired educator, Valley View School District 365U
- Diane Parro
- Member, Candidate slate "Friends of Valley View"
Election results
| Valley View School District 365U, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Diane Parro |
28.1% | 2,898 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steven A. Quigley Incumbent |
24.5% | 2,532 | |
| Nonpartisan | James "JT" Boudouris |
24% | 2,476 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sally Clemens Guilbo | 22.8% | 2,355 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 63 | |
| Total Votes | 10,324 | |||
| Source: Will County Clerk, "April 7 Consolidated Election," accessed April 22, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
No candidate received an official endorsement for this election.
Campaign finance
School board candidates in Illinois are only required to file campaign finance reports if they accept contributions or make expenditures in excess of $5,000 in a 12-month period.[12]
Candidates received a total of $6,500.00 and spent a total of $445.00 in the election, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.[13]
| Candidate | Existing balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Steven A. Quigley | $2,000.00 | $4,500.00 | $445.00 | $6,055.00 |
| James "JT" Boudouris | $0.00 | $1,000.00 | $0.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Sally Clemens Guilbo | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Diane Parro | $0.00 | $1,000.00 | $0.00 | $1,000.00 |
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Valley View School District 365U election in 2015:[11]
| Deadline | Event |
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| September 23, 2014 | First day to circulate petitions |
| December 15, 2014 | First day to file nominating papers |
| December 22, 2014 | Last day to file nominating papers |
| December 30, 2014 | Last day to file objections to nominating petitions |
| January 15, 2015 | First campaign finance report due |
| January 29, 2015 | Last day to withdraw as a candidate |
| February 5, 2015 | Last day to file as a write-in candidate |
| March 10, 2015 | Last day to register to vote |
| March 23, 2015 | First day early that voting is available |
| April 4, 2015 | Last day early that voting is available |
| April 6, 2015 | Pre-election campaign finance report due |
| April 7, 2015 | General Election Day |
| July 15, 2015 | Last campaign finance report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Illinois elections, 2015
The Valley View School District 365U Board of Education election shared the ballot with city elections for mayor, alderman, commissioner and councilman as well as elections for village offices, park commissioners, library trustees, fire trustees and community college trustees.[14]
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Will County Clerk, "Unit Schools, April 7, 2015 Consolidated Election," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Valley View School District 365U, "Valley View Board of Education Board Members," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Facebook, "Friends for Valley View," accessed April 1, 2015
- ↑ Will County Clerk, "April 7, 2015 Consolidated Election: Unofficial Results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "Will County, Illinois," accessed March 13, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Will County Clerk, "Election Results Archive," accessed March 13, 2015
- ↑ Valley View School District 365U, "Board Policy: 2:30 School District Elections," accessed March 19, 2015
- ↑ Will County Clerk, "April 9, 2013 Consolidated and/or Special Election," accessed March 19, 2015
- ↑ Valley View School District 365U, "Board Policy: 2:40 Board Member Qualifications," accessed March 19, 2015
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar, 2015," accessed January 19, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Disclosure," accessed March 31, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Disclosure Search," accessed April 6, 2015
- ↑ Will County Clerk, "LEGAL NOTICE OF CONSOLIDATED ELECTION," accessed March 13, 2015
| 2015 Valley View School District 365U Elections | |
| Will County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Steven A. Quigley • James "JT" Boudouris • Sally Clemens Guilbo • Diane Parro |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
