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Ray Vefik
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Ray Vefik was a member of the Auburn Board of Directors in Washington, representing District 1. Vefik assumed office in 1998.
Vefik ran for re-election to the Auburn Board of Directors to represent District 1 in Washington. Vefik won in the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Vefik is an architect and project manager. He earned his bachelor's of architecture from the University of Idaho in 1984.[1]
Elections
2015
- See also: Auburn School District elections (2015)
Four of the five seats on the Auburn School District school board were up for election on November 3, 2015. Three seats were up for general election. District 1 incumbent Ray Vefik, District 2 incumbent Carol Seng, and District 4 incumbent Anne Baunach were up for regular election.
The fourth seat was up for special election due to an unexpired term. District 5 incumbent Lisa Connors resigned from the board in September 2014 to accept a job with the school district. Ryan Van Quill was unanimously appointed by the remaining board members to fill the open seat until the 2015 election.[2]
Van Quill stated at the time of his appointment that he intended to seek the remainder of the term in this election. Ultimately, he was the only candidate to file for the remainder of Connors' unexpired term and won the special election.[2][3]
While Vefik and Baunach won re-election without opposition in Districts 1 and 4, Seng did not file to seek a new term in the District 2 seat. Robyn Mulenga won the open seat without opposition.[3]
While all four races were officially unopposed, the candidates still appeared on the ballot. Write-in votes were allowed.
Results
| Auburn School District Board of Directors, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ray Vefik Incumbent |
98.6% | 8,002 |
| Write-in votes | 1.4% | 114 |
| Total Votes | 8,116 | |
| Source: King County Elections, "Election Results: General and Special Elections November 4, 2015," November 24, 2015 and Pierce County Auditor, "November 3, 2015 General Election," November 24, 2015 | ||
Funding
Vefik reported no contributions or expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission as of October 29, 2015.[4]
Endorsements
Vefik received no official endorsements in this election.
2011
Results
| Auburn School District, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Ray Vefik Incumbent |
98.4% | 11,096 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.6% | 179 | |
| Total Votes | 11,275 | |||
| Source: King County Elections, "Election results: November 8, 2011 general election," accessed October 7, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
Vefik provided the following statement for the King County voter's pamphlet:
| “ | As a school board member for the past eighteen years, my passion is to help the next generation reach their potential success. Our children are our most precious resource and the future of our existence lies in the education of our youth. In order to compete in our global economy, we must strive to ensure that their public education is the best that we can provide.
This will require strong leadership, tough decision-making, and guidance to see us through difficult times. My architectural profession and past volunteering in the community has allowed me to provide this strong educational leadership. I have been a resilient voice for academic achievement and have high expectations for all children. I look forward to continuing my service to the children, staff, and citizens of the community of the Auburn School District.[5] |
” |
| —Ray Vefik (2015)[1] | ||
See also
- Auburn School District, Washington
- Auburn School District elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 King County, Washington, "King County Local Voters' Pamphlet November 3, 2015 General And Special Election: School, Auburn School District No. 408 Director District No. 1 Ray Vefik," accessed October 7, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Auburn-Reporter, "Auburn School District selects new board member," November 25, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 King County Elections, "2015 Official Candidate Filing," accessed May 26, 2015
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Search the Database: Local Candidates," accessed October 29, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2015 Auburn School District Elections | |
| King & Pierce Counties | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 1 : Incumbent, Ray Vefik
District 2 : Robyn Mulenga
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| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
