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Vahik Satoorian
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Vahik Satoorian was a candidate seeking an at-large seat on the Glendale Unified School District Board of Education in California in the general election on April 7, 2015.[1] He lost the election.[2]
Satoorian also unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the board in 2011.[3]
Biography
Satoorian has worked as a certified public accountant for 29 years. He serves as a board member to a number of community committees, including the Measure “S” Superintendents Facility Advisory Committee of GUSD, Glendale Educational Foundations of GUSD and GEF Summer School, Inc of GUSD. He also serves as president of the D&M Educational Foundation. Satoorian has two children. His son attends the Glendale Unified School District, and his daughter teaches in the district.[4]
Elections
2015
Two of the five at-large seats on the Glendale Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015. Only one incumbent, Nayiri Nahabedian, ran for re-election. She faced challengers Kevin Cordova-Brookey, Jennifer Freemon, Todd Hunt and Vahik Satoorian. Nahabedian won re-election to her seat on the board, and Freemon won the second seat.
Results
| Glendale Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Nayiri Nahabedian Incumbent |
30% | 10,634 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jennifer Freemon |
29.5% | 10,430 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vahik Satoorian | 14.9% | 5,291 | |
| Nonpartisan | Todd Hunt | 14.4% | 5,081 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kevin Cordova-Brookey | 11.2% | 3,963 | |
| Total Votes | 35,399 | |||
| Source: City of Glendale, "Final Tally of the April 7, 2015 Glendale Municipal Election," accessed April 28, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Satoorian reported no contributions or expenditures to the Glendale City Clerk's Office in the election.[5]
Endorsements
Satoorian received endorsements from the following organizations and public officials:[6][7]
- Armenian National Committee of America, Glendale chapter
- Armenian National Committee of America, Crescenta Valley chapter
- Rafi Manoukian, former mayor of Glendale
- Mary Boger, former Glendale Unified School District Board of Education member
- Michael Escalante, former superintendent of the Glendale Unified School District
2011
| Glendale Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Nayiri Nahabedian Incumbent |
24.2% | 10,560 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary W Boger Incumbent |
20% | 8,761 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vahik Satoorian | 17.1% | 7,454 | |
| Nonpartisan | Todd Hunt | 14% | 6,125 | |
| Nonpartisan | Daniel Cabrera | 8.1% | 3,556 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ingrid Gunnell | 7.9% | 3,447 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jennifer Freemon | 7.1% | 3,122 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ami Fox | 1.6% | 686 | |
| Total Votes | 43,711 | |||
| Source: City of Glendale, "General Municipal Election Results — 2011," accessed March 23, 2015 | ||||
About the district
Glendale Unified School District is located in Los Angeles County in southwestern California. The county seat is Los Angeles.[8] Los Angeles County was home to 10,017,068 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[9] During the 2011-2012 school year, Glendale Unified School District was the 45th-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 26,228 students.[10]
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.[9]
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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.
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See also
- Glendale Unified School District, California
- Glendale Unified School District elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget... (April 8, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Glendale, "Candidate," accessed February 12, 2015
- ↑ City of Glendale, "City of Glendale Election 2015," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ City of Glendale, "General Municipal Election Results — 2011," accessed March 23, 2015
- ↑ Vahik Satoorian, "Home," accessed April 2, 2015
- ↑ Glendale City Clerk, "Campaign Finance Public Portal," accessed April 2, 2015
- ↑ Vahik Satoorian, "Endorsements," accessed April 2, 2015
- ↑ Glendale News-Press, "Organizations offer their endorsements for Glendale candidates," March 31, 2015
- ↑ Geology.com, "California County Map with County Seat Cities," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 United States Census Bureau, "Los Angeles County, California," accessed January 13, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Past Election Results," accessed July 1, 2014
| 2015 Glendale Unified School District Elections | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Nayiri Nahabedian • Kevin Cordova-Brookey • Jennifer Freemon • Todd Hunt • Vahik Satoorian |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
