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Laramie County School District 1 elections (2014)
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Four seats on the Laramie County School District 1 Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. All of the seats up for re-election were at-large positions.
Incumbents Anne Beckle, Mark Klaassen and Sandy Shanor faced seven challengers. They were Lee Beidleman, Bill Henderson, Marguerite Herman, Jim Landen, Gabriel J. Pina, Calob Taylor and Ken Vernon. Incumbent Board Chairman Hank Bailey did not file for re-election.
Incumbents Shanor and Klaassen won re-election while newcomers Herman and Landen won their first terms on the board.
About the district
Laramie County School District 1 is located in Laramie County, Wyoming. The county seat of Laramie County is Cheyenne. Laramie County is home to 91,738 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[1] In the 2011-2012 school year, Laramie County School District 1 was the largest school district in Wyoming and served 13,370 students.[2]
Demographics
Laramie County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Wyoming in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 24.2 percent of Laramie County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 24.3 percent for Wyoming as a whole. The median household income in Laramie County was $54,596 compared to $56,573 for the state of Wyoming. The poverty rate in Laramie County was 10.4 percent compared to 11.0 percent for the entire state.[1]
| Racial Demographics, 2013[1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race | Laramie County (%) | Wyoming (%) |
| White | 91.3 | 92.7 |
| Black or African American | 3.6 | 1.7 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| Asian | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14.1 | 9.7 |
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.
Voter and candidate information
The Laramie County Board of Trustees consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. They serve the district at-large. There
was
no primary election, and the general election
was
held on November 4, 2014. Four seats
were
up for election in 2014.[3]
Candidate began filing nominating petitions on August 6, 2014. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was August 25, 2014.[4]
Elections
2014
Candidates
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Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Marguerite Herman |
14.4% | 9,668 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sandy Shanor Incumbent |
13.1% | 8,805 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Klaassen Incumbent |
12.5% | 8,386 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Landen |
11.9% | 8,009 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lee Beidleman | 11.9% | 8,007 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anne Beckle Incumbent | 10.4% | 6,986 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bill Henderson | 7.7% | 5,181 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ken Vernon | 6.5% | 4,391 | |
| Nonpartisan | Calob Taylor | 6.3% | 4,218 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gabriel J. Pina | 4.8% | 3,248 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 163 | |
| Total Votes | 67,062 | |||
| Source: Laramie County Clerk, "Official 2014 General Election," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Endorsements
The Wyoming Public Employees Association PAC endorsed Anne Beckle, Mark Klaassen, Jim Landen and Calob Taylor.[5]
Campaign finance
The Laramie County Clerk does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.
Past elections
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What was at stake?
Issues in the election
Board member fighting
Board Chairman Hank Bailey, who did not seek re-election, reprimanded board members for their campaigning behavior in late October 2014, calling the election "the most contentious campaign for school board vacancies [he's] seen." Bailey said that he received complaints about board members making derogatory and critical comments about one another, and, while he did not specify the nature of the complaints, he stressed that "they do not involve anything illegal, they do not involve anything immoral or anything like that." As a result, Bailey went over several parts of the district policy with the board, pointing out that board members should be acting with "integrity, high ideals and human understanding." Bailey did not ask for any action to be taken following the meeting. Board member Mark Klaassen said that discussing the topic was a worthy one, and that members of the board "need to be sure that [they] can respectfully disagree, but [they] need to do so showing the respect to [their] colleagues."[6]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Laramie County School District 1 election in 2014:[4]
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| August 6, 2014 | Candidate filing begins |
| August 25, 2014 | Candidate filing ends |
| September 25, 2014 | Absentee voting for general election begins |
| October 20, 2014 | Voter registration ends |
| November 3, 2014 | Absentee voting for general election ends |
| November 4, 2014 | General election day |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wyoming elections, 2014
This election shared the ballot with general elections for U.S. House seats and Wyoming state executive offices. It also shared the ballot with other county and municipal elections.[4]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Laramie + County + School + District + 1 + Wyoming"
See also
- Wyoming
- Laramie County School District 1, Wyoming
- Wyoming school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Laramie County, Wyoming ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Wyoming
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Laramie County, Wyoming," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ Laramie County School District 1, "Board Policies," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Wyoming Secretary of State, "Election Calendar," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ Wyoming Public Employees Association, "WPEA/PAC 2014 General Election Endorsements," accessed October 30, 2014
- ↑ Wyoming News, "Leader scolds LCSD1 board," October 28, 2014
| 2014 Laramie County School District 1 Elections | |
| Laramie County, Wyoming | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Anne Beckle • Incumbent, Mark Klaassen • Incumbent, Sandy Shanor • Lee Beidleman • Bill Henderson • Marguerite Herman • Jim Landen •Gabriel J. Pina • Calob Taylor • Ken Vernon |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
