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Chuck Ringer
Chuck Ringer ran for election to the Solana Beach School District school board to represent Trustee Area 4 in California. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Ringer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Chuck Ringer earned a bachelor's degree from SDSU in 2007 and a graduate degree from Johns Hopkins University in 2018.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Solana Beach Elementary School District, California, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Solana Beach School District school board Trustee Area 4
Incumbent Gaylin Allbaugh defeated Chuck Ringer in the general election for Solana Beach School District school board Trustee Area 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gaylin Allbaugh (Nonpartisan) | 53.2 | 1,366 | |
 | Chuck Ringer (Nonpartisan)  | 46.8 | 1,202 | |
| Total votes: 2,568 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Chuck Ringer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ringer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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After receiving my master’s degree in engineering from Johns Hopkins, I worked for the Chief of Naval Operations creating research and development programs to protect our troops. Following that assignment, I continued to work in the public interest, managing research programs with complex government budgets. I have practical experience in the mechanics of government finance, and I have successfully lead organizations the size of our school district through budgetary uncertainty.
- The issue I am most passionate about is ensuring that our small communities in Pacific Highlands Ranch and Rancho Santa Fe have a voice on the board. With the shift to trustee areas, this election is truly the first opportunity our community has had to have a local representative. I believe that with your vote and my advocacy, we can ensure that our kids have equal access to small class sizes, music, and arts.
- Pragmatically, the multimillion-dollar budget deficits that the district has run for the last four years is the most pressing issue. I did a comparison with neighboring DMUSD and found that they spent about 10% more of their budget on classroom salaries than our district and still balanced their budget. I will look to leverage our neighboring district’s experience to improve our financial execution and to refocus our spending priorities on our children’s classrooms.
- I believe that the board needs to focus on its core job – ensuring that all district students have equal access to a high-quality education. I was embarrassed when our board made the news by unanimously voting to ban books depicting diverse families and then streamlined the process to ban curricular materials. I strongly believe that public schools have a duty to promote a message of tolerance for all people, regardless of their protected class, identity, or belief system.
In addition, I am passionate about good governance. The role of our board is to ensure that the school district is accountable to the families that it serves. I am not beholden to any special interest, nor will I ever be. Although I believe that the teacher's union is a valued stakeholder for our district, their voice is the only one that our current board hears. I seek to restore balance and ensure that our families have an advocate for their needs.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 8, 2022
