Salem-Keizer Public Schools elections (2017)
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Four seats on the Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board in Oregon were up for by-district general election on May 16, 2017. In Zone 1, Kathy Goss defeated Mark Bateman, Kathleen Harder, and Ross Swartzendruber. Sheronne Blasi defeated Jonathan Baker to win the open Zone 3 seat. In Zone 5, Jesse Lippold defeated Levi Herrera-Lopez. Zone 7 incumbent Paul Kyllo won re-election after running unopposed.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
Members of the Salem-Keizer school board are elected by district to four-year terms. Seats are up for election on a staggered basis every odd-numbered year in May.
To run for a school board in Oregon, one must be a registered voter and have lived in the district for one year prior to the election. In order to run in this school board election in 2017, candidates had to file with their county clerk by March 16, 2017.[3]
To vote in Oregon, one must be a resident of Oregon, a United States citizen, and at least 17 years old. One may register to vote at any county election office, the office of the Secretary of State, any DMV office, or by downloading a registration form and sending it to a county election office. To vote in this election, residents had to register to vote by April 25, 2017.[4]
- See also: Voting in Oregon and Voter identification laws by state
Candidates and results
Zone 1
Results
| Salem-Keizer Public Schools, Zone 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kathy Goss |
41.35% | 14,014 |
| Kathleen Harder | 38.82% | 13,155 |
| Mark Bateman | 14.45% | 4,898 |
| Ross Swartzendruber | 4.87% | 1,652 |
| Write-in votes | 0.5% | 169 |
| Total Votes | 33,888 | |
| Source: Polk County Elections, "Final Election Results," accessed June 12, 2017 and Marion County, Oregon, "May 16, 2017 Special District Report," accessed June 12, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Mark Bateman | Kathy Goss 
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| Kathleen Harder | Ross Swartzendruber | ||
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Zone 3
Results
| Salem-Keizer Public Schools, Zone 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Sheronne Blasi |
52.60% | 16,995 |
| Jonathan Baker | 46.76% | 15,106 |
| Write-in votes | 0.64% | 207 |
| Total Votes | 32,308 | |
| Source: Polk County Elections, "Final Election Results," accessed June 12, 2017 and Marion County, Oregon, "May 16, 2017 Special District Report," accessed June 12, 2017 | ||
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| Jonathan Baker | Sheronne Blasi
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Zone 5
Results
| Salem-Keizer Public Schools, Zone 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jesse Lippold |
52.48% | 17,004 |
| Levi Herrera-Lopez | 46.90% | 15,195 |
| Write-in votes | 0.62% | 201 |
| Total Votes | 32,400 | |
| Source: Polk County Elections, "Final Election Results," accessed June 12, 2017 and Marion County, Oregon, "May 16, 2017 Special District Report," accessed June 12, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Levi Herrera-Lopez | Jesse Lippold
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Zone 7
Results
| Salem-Keizer Public Schools, Zone 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Paul Kyllo Incumbent (unopposed) |
96.72% | 22,246 |
| Write-in votes | 3.28% | 754 |
| Total Votes | 23,000 | |
| Source: Polk County Elections, "Final Election Results," accessed June 12, 2017 and Marion County, Oregon, "May 16, 2017 Special District Report," accessed June 12, 2017 | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Oregon elections, 2017
The 2017 Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board election shared the ballot with elections for community college, fire, water, park and recreation, mass transit, and library districts.[5]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this Oregon school board election in 2017:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| March 16, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| April 4, 2017 | Seven day campaign finance transaction reporting begins |
| May 16, 2017 | Seven day campaign finance transaction reporting ends |
| May 16, 2017 | Election day |
Endorsements
Zone 1 candidate Kathleen Harder, Zone 3 candidate Sheronne Blasi, and Zone 5 candidate Levi Herrera-Lopez each received an official endorsement from Salem Weekly, the Statesman Journal, and Stand for Children.[7][8][9]
Harder also received an endorsement from Planned Parenthood.[10]
Zone 1 candidate Kathy Goss, Zone 3 candidate Jonathan Baker, and Zone 5 candidate Jesse Lippold were endorsed by Oregon Right to Life.[11]
Goss also received an endorsement from State Sen. Jackie Winters (R).[12]
In addition to the endorsements listed above, Zone 3 candidate Sheronne Blasi was endorsed by State Rep. Paul Evans (D), State Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon (D), and Salem-Keizer school board member Nancy MacMorris-Adix.[13]
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Campaign finance
The filing deadline in Oregon for a campaign transaction is typically no later than 30 calendar days. However, beginning on the 42nd day before an election day and through the date of the election, a transaction is due no later than seven calendar days after the date it occurred. The dates for the beginning and ending of the seven-day reporting period for the 2017 Oregon school board elections were:[14]
- April 4, 2017 (Seven day campaign finance reporting begins)
- May 16, 2017 (Seven day campaign finance reporting ends)
A school board candidate in Oregon must form a candidate committee unless he or she meets all of the following conditions:[15][16]
- The candidate elects to serve as his or her own treasurer.
- The candidate does not have an existing candidate committee.
- The candidate does not expect to receive or spend more than $750 during a calendar year (including personal funds).
A candidate committee must file a Statement of Organization with the Elections Division of the Oregon Secretary of State within three business days of first receiving or spending money. A form including campaign account information must accompany the Statement of Organization.[15][17]
Candidate committees that expect to receive or spend $3,500 or more in a calendar year are required to report all transactions. A committee that does not expect to receive or spend this much is still required to file a Statement of Organization and designate a campaign bank account, but does not have to file transactions. Instead, they must file a Certificate of Limited Contributions and Expenditures.[15][18]
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About the district
- See also: Salem-Keizer Public Schools, Oregon
Salem-Keizer Public Schools is located in Marion and Polk County, which lie in northwestern Oregon. The county seat of Marion County is Salem, and the county seat of Polk County is Dallas. Marion and Polk County were home to an estimated 336,316 and 81,823 residents, respectively, between 2010 and 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district was the second-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 40,804 students.[19][20][21]
Demographics
Both Marion and Polk County underperformed compared to Oregon as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 22.0 percent of Marion County residents and 29.4 percent of Polk County aged 25 years and older had earned a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 30.8 percent of residents statewide. The median household income was $48,432 in Marion County, $52,821 in Polk County, and $51,243 for the state. The percentage of persons below the poverty line in Marion and Polk County was 16.8 and 13.7 percent, respectively, compared to 15.4 percent for the entirety of Oregon.[20][21]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[20][21] | |||
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| Race | Marion County (%) | Polk County (%) | Oregon (%) |
| White | 89.4 | 90.7 | 87.6 |
| Black or African American | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| Asian | 2.3 | 2.0 | 4.4 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Two or More Races | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26.0 | 13.3 | 12.7 |
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.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Marion County, Oregon, Unofficial Special Election May 16, 2017," accessed May 17, 2017
- ↑ Polk County, Oregon, "Summary Report," accessed May 17, 2017
- ↑ Oregon School Boards Association, "School Board Elections," accessed March 22, 2017
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Voting in Oregon," accessed June 10, 2014
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandidates - ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Public Calendar," accessed March 31, 2017
- ↑ Salem Weekly, "Stop the Salem-Keizer School Board Takeover," April 13, 2017
- ↑ Stand for Children, "School Board Endorsements 2017," accessed May 4, 2017
- ↑ Statesman Journal, "Salem-Keizer School Board candidates offer voters range of experience, passion," April 29, 2017
- ↑ Planned Parenthood, "Endorsements," accessed May 15, 2017
- ↑ Oregon Right to Life, "A Critical Election for the Unborn," accessed May 5, 2017
- ↑ Kathy Goss for School Board Zone 1, "Supporters," accessed May 5, 2017
- ↑ Elect Sheronne Blasi, "Endorsements," accessed May 5, 2017
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Oregon Elections Calendar," accessed April 17, 2017
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Oregon Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Manual - 2014," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Revised Statutes, "Chapter 260, Section 043," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Revised Statutes, "Chapter 260, Section 039," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Revised Statutes, "Chapter 260, Section 057," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Marion County, Oregon," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Polk County, Oregon," accessed April 11, 2017
| Salem-Keizer Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Marion County, Oregon and Polk County, Oregon | |
| Election date: | May 16, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Zone 1: Mark Bateman • Kathy Goss • Kathleen Harder • Ross Swartzendruber Zone 3: Jonathan Baker • Sheronne Blasi |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
