Fremont Unified School District elections (2014)
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Two seats on the Fremont Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.[1][2] Larry Sweeney was the only incumbent who ran for re-election. He ran against challengers Hiu Ng, Moina Shaiq, Yang Shao and Dax Choksi.[3] Sweeney retained his seat and Shao was elected to the board.
About the district
Fremont 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, Fremont Unified School District was the 25th-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 32,829 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 Fremont 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. Two seats were up for election in 2014, and three 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
- Larry Sweeney
- Incumbent
- Recruiter
- Hiu Ng
- Retired technology executive
- Moina Shaiq
- Business owner
- Yang Shao
- Graduate, Harvard University
- Life scientist
- Dax Choksi
- Graduate, University of Southern California and California State University at East Bay
- Product manager, Cisco Systems Inc.
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Larry Sweeney Incumbent |
33.5% | 19,921 | |
| Nonpartisan | Yang Shao |
20% | 11,884 | |
| Nonpartisan | Moina Shaiq | 16.9% | 10,053 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dax Choksi | 14.9% | 8,874 | |
| Nonpartisan | Hiu Ng | 14.4% | 8,578 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 168 | |
| Total Votes | 59,478 | |||
| 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 Fremont 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] Measure BB, a countywide measure to implement a 30 year Transportation Expenditure Plan, was also on the ballot.[10]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Fremont + Unified + School + District + California"
See also
- California
- Fremont 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 Fremont Unified School District, "Board Members," accessed July 21, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "What's on the Ballot?" accessed July 21, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "List of Local Measures," accessed September 3, 2014 (dead link)
| 2014 Fremont Unified School District Elections | |
| Alameda County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Larry Sweeney • Hiu Ng • Moina Shaiq • Yang Shao • Dax Choksi |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
