Mike Isaacson
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Mike Isaacson is the District 1 representative on the Farmington Municipal Schools Board of Education in New Mexico. He ran for re-election unopposed and won in the general election on February 3, 2015.[1] Isaacson was first elected to the board in 2007.[2]
Elections
2015
The election in Farmington Municipal Schools featured three of the five board seats up for general election on February 3, 2015. District 1 incumbent Mike Isaacson ran unopposed and won re-election. District 4 incumbent Kyle Rhodes faced challenger David L. Stock and also won re-election. District 5 incumbent Sandy Schumacher did not file for re-election, and no other candidates filed by the deadline on December 16, 2014. Because of that, candidate Sherry Galloway ran as a write-in and won election to the District 5 seat.
Results
| Farmington Municipal Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Mike Isaacson Incumbent |
100% | 184 | |
| Total Votes | 184 | |||
| Source: Daily Times, "Service on area district school boards decided," February 3, 2015 | ||||
Funding
New Mexico's Campaign Reporting Act does not apply to most school board candidates. Only candidates running for election to school districts with an enrollment of 12,000 students or more need to file campaign finance reports. Because this district's enrollment does not exceed 12,000 students, candidates in this school board race were not required to file any campaign finance reports.[3]
Endorsements
Isaacson did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
2011
| Farmington Municipal Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Isaacson Incumbent |
100% | 18 | |
| Total Votes | 18 | |||
| Source: San Juan County Clerk, "Official Results for the February 1st, 2011 Regular School Election," accessed December 16, 2014 | ||||
About the district
- See also: Farmington Municipal Schools, New Mexico
The Farmington school district is located in San Juan County in northwest New Mexico. The county seat is Aztec. San Juan County was home to 126,503 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] During the 2011-2012 school year, Farmington Municipal Schools was the seventh-largest school district by enrollment in New Mexico and served 10,727 students.[5]
Demographics
San Juan County underperformed compared to the rest of New Mexico in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 15.2 percent of San Juan County residents aged 25 years or older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 25.8 percent statewide. The median household income for San Juan County was $48,196 compared to $44,927 for New Mexico as a whole. The percentage of people living below the poverty level in San Juan County was 22.4 percent, while it was 20.4 percent for the entire state.[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.
Recent news
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See also
- Farmington Municipal Schools, New Mexico
- Farmington Municipal Schools elections (2015)
- New Mexico school board elections attract numerous educators as candidates (January 23, 2015)
- New faces to join all of New Mexico's largest school district boards (February 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Daily Times, "County school board candidates file for upcoming election," December 16, 2014
- ↑ Farmington Municipal Schools, "Board of Education Members," accessed December 24, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Guidelines of Candidates and Campaign Committees: associated with Proposed Rule-Campaign Finance," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "San Juan County, New Mexico," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ San Juan County Clerk Election Department, "Past Elections," accessed December 16, 2014
| 2015 Farmington Municipal Schools Elections | |
| San Juan County, New Mexico | |
| Election date: | February 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Mike Isaacson District 4: • Incumbent, Kyle Rhodes • David L. Stock District 5: • Sherry Galloway (write-in) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
