Edith-Helen Hilts

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Edith-Helen Hilts

Prior offices

School Board Member Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board District 9

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Edith-Helen Hilts was the District 9 member on the Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board. She was first elected to the seat in 2003 and was re-elected on October 1, 2013.

Biography

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Edith-Helen "Sunni" Hilts sought re-election for her fourth term as District 9 representative on the Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board. Sunni is a retired teacher who has served on the Board of Directors for the Association of Alaska School Boards, member of the Seldovia Chamber of Commerce, and served on the Parent Advisory Committee for the Susan B. English school. She led successful campaigns to have "Kids First" banners placed at both AASB and Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board meetings.

Elections

2013

Results

Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board District 9, General Election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Edith-Helen Hilts	95.5%	485
	Nonpartisan	Write In	4.5%	23
Total Votes				508
Source: Kenai Borough, "Election Summary Report October 1, 2013 Regular Election"

Funding

As of September 25, 2013, Hilts had not disclosed any campaign finance expenditures or contributions to the Alaska Secretary of State.

Endorsements

Edith-Helen Hilts did not receive any official endorsements for her campaign.

2010

Hilts was re-elected to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board District 9 position on October 5, 2010. She was unopposed.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board, District 9, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Edith-Helen Hilts Incumbent	97%	449
	Nonpartisan	Write In	3%	14
Total Votes				463

2007

Hilts was re-elected to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board District 9 position on October 2, 2007. She was unopposed.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board, District 9, 2007
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Edith-Helen Hilts Incumbent	95.6%	656
	Nonpartisan	Write In	4.4%	30
Total Votes				686

2004

Hilts was re-elected to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board District 9 position on October 5, 2004. She was unopposed.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board, District 9, 2007
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Edith-Helen Hilts Incumbent	96.6%	514
	Nonpartisan	Write In	3.4%	18
Total Votes				532

2003

On October 7, 2003 Hilts was elected to the District 9 position on the Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board as a write in candidate. There were a total of 193 votes cast in the election.

Campaign themes

2010

In 2010, Hilts campaigned on a platform supporting increasing educational opportunties and graduation rates for Native Alaskan students and special needs students.

"I still am concerned about Alaska Native children, their education, why are they dropping out more than other children. I'm still concerned about special needs children, how we meet those needs in very, very small schools."

See also

Suggest a link

• Alaska
• Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, Alaska
• List of school board elections in 2013
• Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska ballot measures
• Local ballot measures, Alaska
• School bond and tax elections in Alaska

External links

• District page
• Kenai Peninsula Borough Website