Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District elections (2014)
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Four seats on the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.[1][2] Incumbents Kate Runyon and Anne White ran against challengers Craig Bueno, Alan Heckman and Belia Martinez for three at-large seats to serve four-year terms. Runyon and White retained their seats and Bueno won the third four-year term up for election.
Four newcomers, Joe Iguain, McKinley Day, Efraín Meléndez and Chris Wenzel ran for one at-large seat to serve a two-year term, which Wenzel won.[3]
About the district
Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District is located in Alameda County, California. The county seat of Alameda County is Oakland.[4] Alameda County was home to 1,578,891 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] In the 2011-2012 school year, Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District was the 128th-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 12,781 students.[6]
Demographics
Alameda County outperformed the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 41.1 percent of Alameda 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 Alameda County was $71,516 compared to $61,400 for the state of California. The poverty rate in Alameda County was 12 percent compared to 15.3 percent for the entire state.[5]
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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 Livermore Valley Joint 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. Four seats, three four-year terms and one two-year term, were up for election in 2014, and two seats were up for election in 2016.[1][2][3]
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
Four-year term
- Kate Runyon
- Incumbent
- Graduate, University of Washington
- Private investor, Runyon Family Trust
- Veteran, U.S. Air Force
- Anne White
- Incumbent
- Craig Bueno
- Retired fire chief
- Alan Heckman
- Engineer
- Belia Martinez
- Business owner
- Veteran, U.S. Army
Two-year term
- Joe Iguain
- McKinley Day
- Graduate, Hayward University, Chapman University and Keller Graduate School of Management
- Educator
- Efraín Meléndez
- Graduate, University of Arizona and California State University at Los Angeles
- Retired educator
- Veteran, U.S. Army, Arizona National Guard and California Army Reserve
- Chris Wenzel
- Graduate, Sacramento State University and FBI National Academy
- Retired police chief
Election results
Four-year term
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Anne White Incumbent |
21.5% | 10,189 | |
| Nonpartisan | Craig Bueno |
21.9% | 10,354 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kate Runyon Incumbent |
21.3% | 10,059 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alan Heckman | 18.5% | 8,772 | |
| Nonpartisan | Belia Martinez | 16.5% | 7,803 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 126 | |
| Total Votes | 47,303 | |||
| Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "General Election - Official - November 04, 2014," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Two-year term
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Chris Wenzel |
43.7% | 8,034 | |
| Nonpartisan | McKinley Day | 28.7% | 5,278 | |
| Nonpartisan | Efraín Meléndez | 15% | 2,763 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joe Iguain | 12.2% | 2,243 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 57 | |
| Total Votes | 18,375 | |||
| Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "General Election - Official - November 04, 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 Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District election in 2014:[2][9]
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| 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 three U.S. House seats, several state executive offices, one state Senate seat and five state Assembly seats. It also shared the ballot with a number of municipal elections and other school board elections.[2]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Livermore + Valley + Joint + Unified + School + District + California"
See also
- California
- Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, California
- California school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Alameda County, California ballot measures
- California ballot measures
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, "Board Members," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "What's on the Ballot?" accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate Services Report," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ Alameda County, "About Us," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "Alameda County, California," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statewide elections," accessed June 30, 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
| 2014 Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Elections | |
| Alameda County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large four-year term: • Incumbent, Kate Runyon • Incumbent, Anne White • Craig Bueno • Alan Heckman • Belia Martinez At-large two-year term: • McKinley Day • Joe Iguain • Efraín Meléndez • Chris Wenzel |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
