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Fontana Unified School District elections (2014)
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Three seats on the Fontana Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.[1][2] Incumbents Ayanna Blackmon-Balogun and Shannon O'Brien ran against challengers Kareem Gongora, Germaine M. Key, Jesse Armendarez, Mary B. Sandoval, Matt Slowik and Socorro Enriquez.[3]
Neither incumbent was re-elected as Slowik, Armendarez and Sandoval won the election.
About the district
Fontana Unified School District is located in San Bernardino County, California. The county seat of San Bernardino County is San Bernardino. San Bernardino County was home to 2,088,371 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] In the 2011-2012 school year, Fontana Unified School District was the 17th-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 40,592 students.[5]
Demographics
San Bernardino County underperformed compared to the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.6 percent of San Bernardino County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.5 percent for California as a whole. The median household income for San Bernardino County was $54,750 compared to $61,400 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level for San Bernardino County was 17.6 percent while it was 15.3 percent statewide.[4]
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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.
Voter and candidate information
The Fontana Unified School District Board of Education consists of five members elected at-large to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014, and two seats will be up for election in 2016.[1][2]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period. The filing period began July 14, 2014, and ended August 8, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 20, 2014. Voters could request vote-by-mail ballots from October 6, 2014, through October 28, 2014.[8]
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large
- Ayanna Blackmon-Balogun
- Incumbent
- Graduate, California State University at San Bernardino, Azusa Pacific University and University of Redlands
- Assistant principal, Rialto Unified School District
- Adjunct professor, University of Redlands
- Shannon O'Brien
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Howard University and California State University at Long Beach
- Co-founder and director, Children's Resources, Inc.
- Kareem Gongora
- Graduate, University of California at Riverside
- Marketing supervisor
- Germaine M. Key
- Graduate, University of Detroit and Eastern Michigan University
- County division chief, Los Angeles County
- Jesse Armendarez
- Realtor
- City of Fontana Planning Commissioner
- Mary B. Sandoval
- Matt Slowik
- Socorro Enriquez
- Educational Advocate/Board Member, Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Matt Slowik |
18.7% | 5,444 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jesse Armendarez |
16.3% | 4,731 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary B. Sandoval |
16% | 4,643 | |
| Nonpartisan | Shannon O'Brien Incumbent | 15% | 4,373 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ayanna Blackmon-Balogun Incumbent | 13.6% | 3,963 | |
| Nonpartisan | Socorro Enriquez | 9.7% | 2,819 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kareem Gongora | 6.1% | 1,780 | |
| Nonpartisan | Germaine M. Key | 4.6% | 1,332 | |
| Total Votes | 29,085 | |||
| Source: San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Statewide General Election: November 4, 2014," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Campaign finance
Candidates had to file contribution reports within 24 hours of receiving an aggregate total of $1,000 or more from a single source. The first scheduled pre-election report filing deadline was October 6, 2014. If candidates raised or spent less than $1,000 during the 2013 and 2014 calendar years, they had to file Form 470 at that time. If candidates raised or spent more during that time, they had to file Form 460 by the pre-election report filing deadline.[9]
Candidates required to file Form 460 also had to file a second pre-election report on October 23, 2014, and they had to file termination reports by December 31, 2014. If a termination report was not filed, candidates had to file a semi-annual report by February 2, 2015.[9]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Fontana Unified School District election in 2014:[9][10]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 14, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 8, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 6, 2014 | First day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| October 6, 2014 | First pre-election report due |
| October 20, 2014 | Last day to register to vote |
| October 23, 2014 | Second pre-election report due |
| October 28, 2014 | Last day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| November 4, 2014 | Election Day |
| December 31, 2014 | Termination report due |
| February 2, 2015 | Semi-annual report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2014
This election shared the ballot with general elections for five U.S. House seats, several state executive offices, two state Senate seats and eight state Assembly seats, as well as judicial, municipal and other school board elections.[11]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Fontana + Unified + School + District + California"
See also
- California
- Fontana Unified School District, California
- California school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- San Bernardino County, California ballot measures
- California ballot measures
- Leticia Garcia and Sophia Green recall, Fontana Unified School District, California (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fontana Unified School District, "Board of Education," accessed July 21, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Elected Officials," accessed July 21, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "2014 Statewide General Election Candidate List," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "San Bernardino County, California," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Past Election Archives," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Past Elections: 2007-1996," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "2014 Statewide General Election," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "2014 Statewide General Election: Offices Up for Election," accessed September 29, 2014
| 2014 Fontana Unified School District Elections | |
| San Bernardino County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Ayanna Blackmon-Balogun • Incumbent, Shannon O'Brien • Kareem Gongora • Germaine M. Key • Jesse Armendarez • Mary B. Sandoval • Matt Slowik • Socorro Enriquez |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
