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West Covina Unified School District elections (2015)
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Three seats on the West Covina Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015.[1][2] This race featured incumbents Michael Flowers, Daniel Monárrez and Camie Poulos and challengers Suzanne Augino, Brenda Martinez and Eric Pinal. All three incumbents won re-election.[3]
See how this race compared to past school board elections in both the district and the state in the "Election trends" section.
About the district
West Covina Unified School District is located in Los Angeles County in southwestern California. The county seat is Los Angeles.[4] Los Angeles County was home to 10,116,705 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] During the 2012-2013 school year, West Covina Unified School District was the 113th-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 14,460 students.[6]
Demographics
Los Angeles County underperformed compared to the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 29.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 30.7 percent for California as a whole. The median household income for Los Angeles County was $55,909, compared to $61,094 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level was 17.8 percent, compared to 15.9 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 West Covina Unified Board of Education consists of five members elected at large to four-year terms. Board members are elected on a staggered basis every November of odd-numbered years. There are no primary elections. Two seats were up for election on November 5, 2013, and three seats were on the ballot on November 3, 2015.[1][8]
School board candidates had to be at least 18 years old, residents of the school district and qualified voters. They could not be employees of the school district while in office.[9] To get on the ballot, candidates had to file their declaration of candidacy with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk by August 7, 2015.[10]
To vote in this election, residents of the district had to register by October 19, 2015. Voters could cast vote-by-mail ballots from October 24, 2015, through Election Day.[10] Photo identification was not required to vote in California.
Elections
2015
Candidates
At-large
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Daniel Monárrez
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Election results
| West Covina Unified School District, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michael Flowers Incumbent |
25.8% | 2,211 |
| Camie Poulos Incumbent |
19.8% | 1,694 |
| Daniel Monárrez Incumbent |
15.4% | 1,321 |
| Suzanne Augino | 14.3% | 1,224 |
| Brenda Martinez | 12.6% | 1,082 |
| Eric Pinal | 12.2% | 1,045 |
| Total Votes | 8,577 | |
| Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 03, 2015 - LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS: Final Official Election Returns," accessed November 24, 2015 | ||
Endorsements
Incumbent Michael Flowers was endorsed by the Los Angeles County Democratic Party.[11] Flowers and challenger Suzanne Augino were endorsed by the Teachers Association of West Covina.[12] Augino and incumbent Camie Poulos were endorsed by The Huey Report.[13]
Challenger Brenda Martinez received endorsements from Covina City Council Member Jorge Marquez and West Covina Unified School District Board Member Eileen Miranda Jimenez.[14]
Campaign finance
At the time of this election, the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk did not publish school board candidate campaign finance reports online. Ballotpedia staffers requested this information, but the only free method of viewing the files was at their office.
The Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk targeted the end of 2018 to make school board candidate campaign finance reports available online for free. From that point forward, Ballotpedia began including campaign finance data for Los Angeles County school board candidates.[15][16][17]
Campaign finance reporting requirements in California vary depending on how much money candidates spend or raise. For candidates planning to raise or spend less than $1,000, an Officeholder and Candidate Campaign Statement Short Form (Form 470) must be filed with their county or city elections office. If candidates plan to spend up to $1,000, including their own funds, they must also file a Candidate Intention Statement (Form 501). "If a candidate does not raise any money and personal funds are used only to pay filing or ballot statement fees, the candidate is not required to file the Form 501," according to the Fair Political Practices Commission. If candidates raise money outside of their own funds, a separate campaign bank account must be established.[18]
Candidates raising or spending more than $1,000, including their personal funds, must file a Candidate Intention Statement (Form 501), file a Statement of Organization (Form 410) and establish a separate bank account for campaign funds. They must then file Recipient Committee Campaign Statements (Form 460) to disclose their contributions and expenditures throughout their campaigns. If they receive more than $1,000 from a single source within 90 days of the election, they must file a 24-hour Contribution Report (Form 497).[18]
If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.
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What was at stake?
2015
Election trends
- See also: 2013 school board elections
With three seats on the ballot on November 3, 2015, over half of the West Covina Unified Board of Education had the potential to change hands. All three incumbents ran to retain their seats, and they faced three challengers, creating an average of two candidates per seat. This was a higher average than the 1.91 candidates who ran per seat up for election in California's largest school districts in 2014. All three incumbents won re-election to the board in 2015.
West Covina Unified's 2013 school board election had an average of 1.5 candidates run per seat. Both incumbents ran to retain their seats, and they won re-election by defeating one challenger. In 2014, 37.65 percent of school board seats up for election across the state went to newcomers, and just over 25 percent of board seats in those districts were unopposed.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the West Covina Unified School District election in 2015:[10][19]
| Deadline | Event |
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| June 8, 2015 - August 7, 2015 | Candidate filing period |
| July 31, 2015 | Semi-annual campaign finance report due |
| August 5, 2015 - November 2, 2015 | 24-hour campaign contribution reporting period |
| September 7, 2015 - October 20, 2015 | Write-in candidate filing period |
| September 24, 2015 | Pre-election campaign finance report due |
| October 19, 2015 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 22, 2015 | Pre-election campaign finance report due |
| October 24, 2015 | First day voters can cast vote-by-mail ballots |
| November 3, 2015 | Election Day |
| February 1, 2016 | Semi-annual campaign finance report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2015
No elections shared the ballot with the West Covina Unified School District. A number of other school districts in Los Angeles County, however, also held school board elections on November 3, 2015.[20]
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, “2015 Scheduled Elections,” accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, “Running for Office,” accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Candidate List Local And Municipal Consolidated Elections - 11/3/2015," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ Geology.com, "California County Map with County Seat Cities," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "Los Angeles County, California," accessed September 29, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Past Election Results," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ West Covina Unified School District, "West Covina Board of Education," accessed August 7, 2015
- ↑ West Covina Unified School District, "Board Policies," accessed August 7, 2015
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Calendar of Events," accessed July 29, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Democratic Party, "Endorsements," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ San Gabriel Valley Tribune, "Election 2015: Your guide to West Covina council, school board races," October 26, 2015
- ↑ The Huey Report, "Ratings and Recommendations," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Brenda Martinez 4 School Board, "Endorsements," accessed October 30, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed July 2, 2014
- ↑ Daniel Anderson, “Email communication with Brenda Duran, Los Angeles County Public Information Officer," October 7, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Brenda Duran, Los Angeles County Public Information Officer," January 2, 2018
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Local Candidates, Superior Court Judges, Their Controlled Committees, and Primarily Formed Committees for Local Candidates: Campaign Disclosure Manual 2," accessed August 5, 2015
- ↑ Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 3, 2015," accessed August 5, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Local And Municipal Consolidated Elections - 11/3/2015," accessed July 29, 2015
| 2015 West Covina Unified School District Elections | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Michael Flowers • Incumbent, Daniel Monárrez • Incumbent, Camie Poulos • Suzanne Augino • Brenda Martinez • Eric Pinal |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
