Don Stewart
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Don Stewart is the Trustee Area 4 representative on the Lucia Mar Unified Board of Education in California. He was first appointed to the board in January 2013.[1] Stewart won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.[2]
Elections
2016
Three of the seven seats on the Lucia Mar Unified School District Board of Education were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. In her bid for re-election to the Trustee Area 2 seat, incumbent Vicki Meagher ran unopposed and won re-election. Trustee Area 4 incumbents Dee Santos and Don Stewart defeated challenger Karen Campbell Bright to win additional terms.[2][3]
Results
| Lucia Mar Unified School District, Trustee Area 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Don Stewart Incumbent |
37.25% | 18,277 |
| Dee Santos Incumbent |
32.67% | 16,028 |
| Karen Campbell Bright | 29.51% | 14,477 |
| Write-in votes | 0.58% | 283 |
| Total Votes | 49,065 | |
| Source: San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder, "2016 Consolidated General Election - Final Official Election Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
Stewart reported $4,503.00 in contributions and $4,503.00 in expenditures to the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder, which left his campaign with a $0.00 balance in the election.[4]
Endorsements
Stewart was endorsed by the San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party, the Lucia Mar Unified Teachers Association, and the community organization Evolve.[5][6][7]
2014
Five seats on the Lucia Mar Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Trustee Area 1 incumbent Chad Robertson, Trustee Area 2 incumbents Colleen Martin and Mark Millis and Trustee Area 3 incumbent Vern Dahl ran unopposed and won re-election to four-year terms. Trustee Area 4 incumbent Don Stewart also ran unopposed, but as he was appointed to his seat, he was re-elected to a two-year term. Because each seat up for election was unopposed, this election did not appear on the ballot.[8]
Results
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Trustee Area 1 incumbent Chad Robertson, Trustee Area 2 incumbents Colleen Martin and Mark Millis and Trustee Area 3 incumbent Vern Dahl won re-election to four-year terms by default. Trustee Area 4 incumbent Don Stewart won re-election to a two-year term by default.[8]
Funding
Stewart filed Form 470 with the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder, indicating he did not intend to raise or spend more than $1,000 for his 2014 campaign. Because of this, Stewart did not have to file any additional campaign finance reports.[9]
Endorsements
Stewart did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
About the district
The Lucia Mar Unified School District is located in San Luis Obispo County in southwestern California. The county seat is San Luis Obispo. San Luis Obispo County was home to an estimated 281,401 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[10] The district was the 153rd-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 10,634 students.[11]
Demographics
San Luis Obispo County outperformed compared to California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 32.1 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 31 percent of state residents. The median household income for San Luis Obispo County was $59,454, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 14.5 percent, while it was 16.4 percent statewide.[10]
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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
- Lucia Mar Unified School District, California
- Lucia Mar Unified School District elections (2016)
- Lucia Mar Unified School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Santa Maria Times, "Lucia Mar school board appoints new trustee," January 23, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder, "November 8, 2016 Presidential General Election: List Of Candidates As Of 8/12/2016," accessed August 14, 2016
- ↑ San Luis Obispo County, "2016 Consolidated General Election - Final Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder, "County of San Luis Obispo Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed February 24, 2017
- ↑ San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party, "Endorsements," accessed October 17, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Donna Kandel, President of the Lucia Mar Unified Teachers Association," September 19, 2016
- ↑ Evolve, "Endorsements: November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed October 13, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder, "November 4, 2014, General Election Final List of Candidates," accessed October 9, 2014
- ↑ San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder, "Viewing filing activity for Stewart, Donald," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 United States Census Bureau, "San Luis Obispo County, California," accessed July 25, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder, "Past Election," accessed July 24, 2014
| 2016 Lucia Mar Unified School District Elections | |
| San Luis Obispo County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 2: • Incumbent, Vicki Meagher Trustee Area 4: • Incumbent, Dee Santos • Incumbent, Don Stewart • Karen Campbell Bright |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
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