Victor Valley Union High School District elections (2014)
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Four seats on the Victor Valley Union High School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.
Incumbents Timothy G. Hauk and Rita Jackson faced challengers Penny Edmiston, Ricardo Flores, Randy E. Guth, Ken Larson and Tim Norton for three at-large seats with full four-year terms.[1] Hauk, Edmiston and Norton won the four-year terms. Newcomer Lisa A. Crosby ran unopposed and won election to an at-large seat with an unexpired two-year term.[2]
About the district
Victor Valley Union High School District is located in San Bernardino County, California. The county seat of San Bernardino County is San Bernardino. San Bernardino County is home to 2,088,371 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Victor Valley Union High School District was the 106th-largest school district in California and served 15,186 students.[4]
Demographics
San Bernardino County underperformed compared to the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.6 percent of San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County was $54,750 compared to $61,400 for the state of California. The percentage of people below poverty level for San Bernardino County was 17.6 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 Victor Valley Union High 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. Four seats were up for election in 2014. Three seats were for full four-year terms and one seat was for an unexpired two-year term.[7]
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.[8]
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large (Four-year term)
- Timothy G. Hauk
- Incumbent
- Rita Jackson
- Incumbent
At-large (Two-year term)
Election results
Four-year term seat
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Timothy G. Hauk Incumbent |
21.5% | 6,808 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tim Norton |
19.3% | 6,116 | |
| Nonpartisan | Penny Edmiston |
18.9% | 6,007 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ken Larson | 15.5% | 4,901 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rita Jackson Incumbent | 11.8% | 3,744 | |
| Nonpartisan | Randy E. Guth | 8.4% | 2,651 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ricardo Flores | 4.7% | 1,482 | |
| Total Votes | 31,709 | |||
| Source: San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Final Official Election Results," accessed January 2, 2015 | ||||
Two-year term seat
Newcomer Lisa A. Crosby ran unopposed and won election to an unexpired two-year term.[2]
Endorsements
The Victor Valley Teachers Association endorsed incumbent Timothy G. Hauk and challengers Penny Edmiston and Tim Norton.[9]
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.[10]
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.[10]
Candidates reported no contributions or expenditures during the election, according to the San Bernardino County Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters.[11]
In the at-large race for three seats with three-year terms, candidates reported no contributions or expenditures during the election.
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy G. Hauk | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rita Jackson | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Penny Edmiston | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Ricardo Flores | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Randy E. Guth | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Ken Larson | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Tim Norton | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
In the at-large race for an unexpired two-year term, Crosby reported no contributions or expenditures.
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa A. Crosby | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
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What was at stake?
2014
Issues in the election
September 30 candidate forum
Three of the seven candidates who ran for a four-year term on the board appeared at a candidate forum on September 30, 2014, to debate issues confronting the school district. Incumbent Rita Jackson and challengers Penny Edmiston and Tim Norton appeared at the forum. Board member Timothy G. Hauk issued a statement that he could not be present at the forum due to a family emergency.
All three candidates who attended the forum stated that ensuring student safety and improving the district's reputation were important for reversing recent declines in enrollment. The candidates also agreed that a proposed $87.2 million bond measure that the board debated but ultimately did not place on the November ballot would have been unnecessary, given the district's large budgetary reserves. Norton suggested that restoring programs and bussing would help to increase enrollment, and Edmiston agreed that the loss of bussing at three district schools was part of the problem. Jackson, in response to an audience question about Common Core, proclaimed her support for the standards but criticized "ineffective staff" as an issue for the district. Three of the other challengers, Ricardo Flores, Randy E. Guth and Ken Larson, did not attend the forum, and neither Lisa A. Crosby, who ran unopposed for the seat with an unexpired two-year term.[13]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Victor Valley Union High School District election in 2014:[14]
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| 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 "Victor + Valley + Union + High + School + District + California"
See also
- California
- Victor Valley Union High School District, California
- California school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- San Bernardino County, California ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, California
External links
- Victor Valley Union High School District
- San Bernardino County Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 San Bernardino County Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed August 10, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hesperia Star, "Voter Guide: Old and new faces among 7 running for 3 open seats on VVUHSD Board," November 3, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "San Bernardino County, California," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Past Election Archives," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Past Elections: 2007-1996," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedboard - ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ AVUTA, "Local Election 2014," accessed October 25, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters, "Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed October 24, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through email from Timothy G. Hauk on December 13, 2014
- ↑ Hesperia Star, "AESD, VVUHSD candidates share views on Adelanto High control, Common Core, declining enrollment," October 1, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Section 7: November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 31, 2014
