Bobbie Gallas
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Bobbie Gallas was a candidate for the Seat 3 seat on the Rochester Public Schools school board in Minnesota. Gallas was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.
Gallas previously ran for a seat on the board. She was defeated in the general election in November 2012.[1]
Biography
Gallas has worked as a general paraprofessional for 15 years.[2] She served on the Rochester Public Schools Strategic Planning committee. Gallas has two children who graduated from the district.[3]
Elections
2016
Three of the seven seats on the Rochester Public Schools School Board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. In his bid for re-election to Seat 1, incumbent Richard Hinds was defeated by challenger Don Barlow. Seat 3 incumbent Deborah Seelinger won re-election after defeating John League in a primary election on August 9, 2016, and Bobbie Gallas in the general election. The race for the open Seat 7 featured candidates Ahmed Ragab and Mark Schleusner. Schleusner won election to the seat.[4][5][6]
League announced that he was dropping out of the race on July 24, 2016. Because the candidate withdrawal deadline had already passed, his name still appeared on the primary election ballot.[7]
Results
| Rochester Public Schools, Seat 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Deborah Seelinger Incumbent |
56.78% | 27,399 |
| Bobbie Gallas | 42.80% | 20,654 |
| Write-in votes | 0.41% | 200 |
| Total Votes | 48,253 | |
| Source: Rochester Public Schools, "Abstract of Votes Cast," accessed January 11, 2017 | ||
| Rochester Public Schools, Seat 3 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Deborah Seelinger Incumbent |
51.22% | 2,166 |
| Bobbie Gallas |
35.90% | 1,518 |
| John League | 12.89% | 545 |
| Total Votes | 4,229 | |
| Source: Rochester Public Schools, "Aug 11, 2016 - Special Session Agenda," accessed October 21, 2016 | ||
Funding
Gallas reported $4,380.00 in contributions and $3,688.65 in expenditures to the Rochester Public Schools, which left her campaign with $691.35 on hand in the election.[8]
Endorsements
Gallas received no official endorsements in the election.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Richard Hinds |
59.2% | 26,406 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bobbie Gallas | 40.1% | 17,902 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.7% | 329 | |
| Total Votes | 44,637 | |||
| Source: County of Olmsted Elections, "General Election 2012," accessed August 1, 2014 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Richard Hinds |
45% | 2,767 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bobbie Gallas |
28.2% | 1,734 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bill Moe | 26.8% | 1,651 | |
| Total Votes | 6,152 | |||
| Source: County of Olmsted Elections, "Olmsted, MN Primary Election," accessed August 1, 2014 | ||||
About the district
- See also: Rochester Public Schools, Minnesota
Rochester Public Schools is located in Olmsted County in southeastern Minnesota. The county seat is Rochester. Olmsted County was home to 151,436 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[9] The district was the seventh-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 16,761 students.[10]
Demographics
Olmsted County outperformed Minnesota as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 40.2 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 33.2 percent of state residents. The median household income for Olmsted County was $67,089, compared to $60,828 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty was 9.8 percent, while it was 11.5 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
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ County of Olmsted Elections, "General Election 2012," accessed August 1, 2014
- ↑ Post-Bulletin, "7 candidates file for 3 school board spots," June 7, 2016
- ↑ Bobbie Gallas for Rochester School Board, "About Bobbie Gallas," accessed July 13, 2016
- ↑ KROC AM 1340, "Primary Elections Needed for Rochester City Council – School Board," May 31, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 535 - ROCHESTER," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 535 - ROCHESTER," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Post-Bulletin, "Candidate drops out of school board race," July 30, 2016
- ↑ Rochester Public Schools, "Campaign Finance Reports: Bobbie Gallas," accessed December 8, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 United States Census Bureau, "Olmsted County, Minnesota," accessed June 28, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Election Results and Statistics," accessed August 1, 2014
| 2016 Rochester Public Schools Elections | |
| Olmsted County, Minnesota | |
| Election date: | Primary election: August 9, 2016 General election: November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Seat 1: • Incumbent, Richard Hinds • Don Barlow Seat 3: • Incumbent, Deborah Seelinger • Bobbie Gallas • John League Seat 5: • Ahmed Ragab • Mark Schleusner |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
