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Veekas Shrivastava
Veekas Shrivastava was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Tempe Elementary School District school board in Arizona. Shrivastava was defeated in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.
Shrivastava was a candidate for at-large representative on the Tempe Union High School District Governing Board in Arizona. He was defeated in the November 4, 2014, general election for two open seats.
Elections
2016
Three of the five seats on the Tempe Elementary School District school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Rochelle Wells, Evan Rogers, and Teresa Devine filed for re-election and faced challengers Veekas Shrivastava and Monica Trejo. Devine and Wells won re-election and were joined in their victory by Trejo. There was no primary.[1][2]
Results
| Tempe Elementary School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Monica Trejo |
24.40% | 16,394 |
| Teresa Devine Incumbent |
20.63% | 13,861 |
| Rochelle Wells Incumbent |
20.37% | 13,688 |
| Veekas Shrivastava | 17.32% | 11,638 |
| Evan Rogers Incumbent | 17.29% | 11,617 |
| Total Votes | 67,198 | |
| Source: Maricopa County Recorder, "Final Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
School board candidates in Arizona were not required to file a campaign finance report if they did not raise or spend more than $500. If they planned to stay under this threshold, they were permitted to file an exemption statement. This rendered them exempt from all other campaign finance reporting, provided they did not exceed the $500 threshold. Otherwise, candidates were not required to file any report until they raised or spent more than the threshold limit. At that point, they had to file a Statement of Organization within five business days from when the threshold was reached. The pre-general campaign finance report was due November 4, 2016. All campaign finance filing was handled by the Arizona Secretary of State.[3]
2014
While incumbents Mary Lou Taylor and David Schapira were both up for re-election, did not file to run by the general filing deadline. The following five candidates ran for the open seats: Berdetta Hodge, Brandon Schmoll, DeeAnne McClenahan, Veekas Shrivastava and Viola Klype.[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | DeeAnne McClenahan |
22.5% | 17,568 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brandon Schmoll |
20.4% | 15,984 | |
| Nonpartisan | Veekas Shrivastava | 20% | 15,669 | |
| Nonpartisan | Berdetta Hodge | 18.9% | 14,806 | |
| Nonpartisan | Viola Klype | 18.2% | 14,219 | |
| Total Votes | 78,246 | |||
| Source: Maricopa County Recorder, "General Elections Election Results," accessed December 29, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Shrivastava provided the following statement on his campaign website:
| “ | As a board member Veekas is committed to improving student achievement by doing the following:
Providing the vision that every student should have access to the relevant skills to succeed in college, career, and life in the 21st century. He will encourage the district to explore both innovative and evidence-based policies like expanding options that incorporate technical and creative skills into the core curriculum. Attracting and retaining the highest-quality teachers by offering competitive wages and empowering them with ongoing professional development and support. Promoting a safe, healthy, and inclusive academic environment that allows students to focus on learning. Being available and accessible to all stakeholders in the community so that educators, parents, students, and concerned community members all have a seat at the table in district decisions. Making data-driven budget choices to better allocate limited resources with the goal of increasing student outcomes. We must deliver accountability for taxpayers’ money by making strategic, long-term investments in technology and infrastructure and pursuing partnerships with the cities and other districts. Reducing class sizes. Class sizes have increased beyond the point at which teachers can effectively educate their students. In some cases, there are more students than desks in a classroom. Reducing class sizes by hiring teachers and teacher’s aides can make sure every student in the class receives the attention they need to learn while giving more course options for students to pursue their academic interests.[5] |
” |
| —Veekas Shirvastava's campaign website (2014)[6] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Tempe Elementary School District, Arizona
- Tempe Elementary School District elections (2016)
- Tempe Union High School District, Arizona
- Tempe Union High School District elections (2014)
External links
- Veekas Shrivastava 2016 campaign website
- Tempe Elementary School District
- Tempe Union High School District
- Veekas Shrivastava 2014 Facebook campaign page
Footnotes
- ↑ Maricopa County Education Service Agency, "Current Governing Board Candidates," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "Unofficial results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Campaign Finance Guide, "Questions & Answers," accessed October 6, 2016
- ↑ Maricopa County Education Service Agency, "2014 Governing Board Candidates," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Veekas Shirvastava's campaign website, "Priorities," accessed September 30, 2014
| 2016 Tempe Elementary School District Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Rochelle Wells • Incumbent, Evan Rogers • Incumbent, Teresa Devine • Veekas Shrivastava • Monica Trejo |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
