Sharon Gill

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Sharon Gill

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Porterville Unified board of trustees Trustee Area 6

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## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2016
* 1.1.1 Results
* 1.2 2012
* 2 About the district
* 2.1 Demographics
* 3 Recent news
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

Sharon Gill is the Trustee Area 6 representative on the Porterville Unified board of trustees in California. Gill sought another term in the general election on November 8, 2016, but the election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Gill was re-elected to the board by default.[1]

## Elections[edit]

### 2016[edit]

See also: Porterville Unified School District elections (2016)

Three of the seven seats on the Porterville Unified School District board of trustees were supposed to be up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. The election was canceled, however, due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Hayley Buettner, newcomer Tomas Velasquez, and incumbent Sharon Gill were the only candidates to file for the Trustee Area 1, 2, and 6 seats, respectively. Because of this, they were elected to the board by default.[1]

#### Results[edit]

This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Sharon Gill won re-election to the board by default.[1]

### 2012[edit]

Porterville Unified School District,
Trustee Area 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2012

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Sharon Gill Incumbent | 53% | 1,889
| Nonpartisan  |  Linda L. Peterson  | 46.5% | 1,658
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.6% | 20
Total Votes | 3,567
Source: Tulare County Registrar of Voters, "November 6, 2012 Summary Report," accessed August 1, 2014

## About the district[edit]

See also: Porterville Unified School District, California

The Porterville Unified School District is located in Tulare County, California.

The Porterville Unified School District is located in Tulare County in central California. The county seat is Visalia. Tulare County was home to 459,863 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2] The district was the 114th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 14,020 students.[3]

### Demographics[edit]

Tulare County underperformed compared to California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 13.3 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 31 percent of state residents. The median household income for Tulare County was $42,863, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 28.1 percent, compared to 16.4 percent statewide.[2]

|  Racial Demographics, 2015[2]

Race  | Tulare County (%)  | California (%)
White | 88.3 | 72.9
Black or African American | 2.2 | 6.5
American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.8 | 1.7
Asian | 4.0 | 14.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 0.5
Two or more races | 2.5 | 3.8
Hispanic or Latino | 63.6 | 38.8

|  Presidential Voting Pattern, Tulare County[4]

Year  | Democratic Vote  | Republican Vote
2012 | 41,752 | 56,956
2008 | 43,634 | 59,765
2004 | 22,126 | 43,605
2000 | 26,950 | 42,149

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[edit]

* Porterville Unified School District, California
* Porterville Unified School District elections (2016)

## External links[edit]

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* Porterville Unified School District
* Office website

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tulare County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed August 23, 2016
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Tulare County, California," accessed August 3, 2016
3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
4. ↑ Tulare County Registrar of Voters, "Prior Election Summary Reports," accessed August 1, 2014

2016 Porterville Unified School District Elections

Tulare County, California
Election date:| November 8, 2016
Candidates:| Trustee Area 1: • Incumbent, Hayley Buettner
Trustee Area 2: • Tomas Velasquez
Trustee Area 6: • Incumbent, Sharon Gill
Important information:| What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines

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