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Rose Lippincott
Rose Lippincott was candidate for the Papillion-La Vista Board of Education in the Nebraska general election on November 4, 2014. While the office in nonpartisan, Lippincott is a Republican.[1] Rose Lippincott lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Lippincott announced the week prior to the election that her family was moving out of the district and she would not be able to serve if elected. Her name, however, remained on the ballot.[2]
Elections
2014
The election in Papillion-La Vista featured three at-large seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. There was no primary election. Incumbents Connie S. Bowne and Patricia Conway-Boyd ran against challengers Matt Barrall, Lee Denker and Rose Lippincott for the seats. Fellow board member Mike Jones did not file for re-election.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Lee Denker |
24.5% | 7,915 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia Conway-Boyd Incumbent |
21.6% | 6,973 | |
| Nonpartisan | Connie S. Bowne Incumbent |
20.7% | 6,701 | |
| Nonpartisan | Matt Barrall | 17.9% | 5,776 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rose Lippincott | 14.8% | 4,785 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 196 | |
| Total Votes | 32,346 | |||
| Source: Sarpy County Election Commission, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Candidates were not required to file campaign finance reports until they received or expended $5,000 or more in a calendar year.[3]
Endorsements
Lippincott was endorsed by the Republican Liberty Caucus of Nebraska.[4]
Campaign themes
2014
Lippincott said she is running for the board in order to bridge a gap in communication between the district and its residents. If elected she said that she would deal with the issue through letters, emails and in-person interactions at meetings and events.[5]
About the district
Papillion-La Vista Public Schools is located in Sarpy County, Nebraska. The county seat is Papillion. Sarpy County is home to 169,331 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] In the 2011-2012 school year, Papillion-La Vista Public Schools was the fourth-largest school district in Nebraska and served 10,338 students.[7]
Demographics
Sarpy County overperformed compared to the rest of Nebraska in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 35.8 percent of Sarpy County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 28.1 percent for Nebraska as a whole. The median household income for Sarpy County was $69,269 compared to $51,381 for the state of Nebraska. The percentage of people below poverty level for Sarpy County was 6.6 percent while it was 12.4 percent for the state of Nebraska.[6]
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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.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Rose + Lippincott + Papillion-La+Vista + Public + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Omaha.com, "Candidate field set for May primary," March 8, 2014
- ↑ Omaha.com, "5 names on ballot, but only 4 left in race for 3 seats on Papio-LaVista school board," November 1, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission, "Candidates – General Information for the Public," accessed September 17, 2014
- ↑ Republican Liberty Caucus of Nebraska, "2014 Endorsements," accessed September 17, 2014
- ↑ Omaha.com, "Communication gap worries Lippincott," March 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Sarpy County, Nebraska," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Sarpy County Elections, "Voter Registration Statistics As of September 1, 2014," accessed September 4, 2014
| 2014 Papillion-La Vista Public Schools Elections | |
| Sarpy County, Nebraska | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Connie S. Bowne • Incumbent, Patricia Conway-Boyd • Matt Barrall • Lee Denker • Rose Lippincott |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
