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Bruce Richards
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Bruce Richards is the District 1 representative on the Central Kitsap School District school board in Washington. First elected in 2002, Richards won a new term in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Richards' professional experience includes working as a nuclear engineer for the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. He also served for six years in the U.S. Navy aboard nuclear submarines. Richards received a master's of public administration from Indiana University and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of California-Davis.[1]
Elections
2017
Two of the five seats on the Central Kitsap School District school board in Washington were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. A primary election for District 5 was held on August 1, 2017, because more than two candidates filed for the seat.
District 5 member Eric Greene defeated newcomer Jason Skifstad in the general election. They both defeated Robert (Bob) Grady in the primary, allowing them to advance to the general. District 1 board member Bruce Richards filed for re-election and ran unopposed, winning an additional term.[2]
Results
| Central Kitsap School District, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Bruce Richards Incumbent (unopposed) |
98.31% | 9,550 |
| Write-in votes | 1.69% | 164 |
| Total Votes | 9,714 | |
| Source: Kitsap County, "Unofficial Results for Election," accessed November 22, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Funding
Richards opted for mini reporting in this election, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.[3] Candidates who opted for this had to keep a record of their contributors and expenditures, but were not required to report them. If they raised and spent more than $5,000 in aggregate or received more than $500 from any one contributor, including themselves, they would have had to switch their filing status from mini to full reporting.[4]
2013
Richards sought re-election against challenger Regina C. Hill on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Central Kitsap Board of Directors, Four-year term, District 1, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Bruce Richards Incumbent |
62.2% | 8,628 | |
| Nonpartisan | Regina C. Hill | 36.8% | 5,107 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1% | 132 | |
| Total Votes | 13,867 | |||
| Source: Kitsap County Auditor, "Official Results for Election," accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Richards reported no contributions or expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission in this election.[5]
Endorsements
Richards did not receive any endorsements in this election.
2009
Richards won re-election to the board on November 3, 2009, without opposition. Regina C. Hill filed for election but withdrew in August 2009 because she moved out of the district.[6][7]
| Central Kitsap Board of Directors, District 1, November 3, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Bruce Richards Incumbent |
98.2% | 12,677 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.8% | 232 | |
| Total Votes | 12,909 | |||
| Source: Kitsap County Auditor, "Election Results," | ||||
Campaign themes
2013
Richards provided the following statement for the 2013 Local Voters' Pamphlet in Kitsap County:[8]
| “ | It is continue to offer new ways to provide a relevant education to our students. They must have the skills to work in a 21st century society. I have worked with the other members of our school board to ensure that our schools have the necessary staff, training and tools to provide this education. In a period of decreasing resources and increasing expectations, the CKSD has done an excellent job at providing critical thinking and problem solving skills through a very wide variety of rigorous classes. We excel in offering AP classes to challenge our students, and have exceptional graduation rates.
To keep current on what is going on in our schools, I mentor a Junior high school student once a week, was an engineering mentor for the First Robotics team at Olympic High School this year, and serve as a judge for the underwater vehicle competition. For over twenty years I have been involved in Odyssey of the Mind/Destination Imagination as a coach, a judge and now as the Regional and State Challenge Master of the Structure problem. These experiences have driven home the importance of providing a well rounded education to all of our students.[9] |
” |
| —Bruce Richards (2013)[8] | ||
See also
- Central Kitsap School District, Washington
- Central Kitsap School District elections (2017)
- Central Kitsap School District elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kitsap Sun, "Bruce J. Richards," accessed August 19, 2013
- ↑ Kitsap County, "2017 Candidates Who Filed," accessed May 25, 2017
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed October 10, 2017
- ↑ Washington State Public Disclosure Commission, "New Candidates," accessed June 22, 2017
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed December 17, 2013
- ↑ Kitsap County Auditor, "November 3, 2009 General Election Results," accessed August 19, 2013
- ↑ Kitsap Sun, "CK School Board Candidate Moves, Drops Out of Race," August 21, 2009
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Kitsap County Auditor, "Local Voters' Pamphlet," accessed September 27, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Central Kitsap School District elections in 2017 | |
| Kitsap County, Washington | |
| Election date: | Primary: August 1, 2017 General: November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Bruce Richards District 5: Incumbent, Eric Greene • Robert (Bob) Grady • Jason Skifstad |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
