Pittsburgh Public Schools elections (2015)

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2015 Pittsburgh School District Elections

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Primary Election date:
May 19, 2015
General Election date:
November 3, 2015
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh School District
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Pennsylvania

Four seats on the Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors were up for general election on November 3, 2015. A primary election was held on May 19, 2015. The board is made up of nine members that represent geographical regions within the district.

Incumbent Regina B. Holley won the District 2 seat without opposition. Lynda Wrenn and Moira B. Kaleida also won without opposition for the seats in Districts 4 and 6, respectively. Kevin L. Carter (D) defeated Rosemary Moriarty (R) for the District 8 seat.

Wrenn defeated Kirk B. Burkley in the primary election. Samuel J. Hurst and Tracy Link were defeated in the primary election for District 6. Patricia Rogers lost the primary election in District 8. No independent candidates filed to run in the general election.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 About the district
* 1.1 Demographics
* 2 Voter and candidate information
* 3 Elections
* 3.1 2015
* 3.1.1 Candidates
* 4 District 2
* 5 District 4
* 5.1 General election candidate
* 5.2 Candidate defeated in primary election
* 6 District 6
* 6.1 General election candidate
* 6.2 Candidates defeated in the primary election
* 7 District 8
* 7.1 General election candidates
* 7.2 Candidate defeated in the primary election
* 7.2.1 Election results
* 7.2.1.1 Region 2
* 7.2.1.2 Region 4
* 7.2.1.3 Region 6
* 7.2.1.4 Region 8
* 7.2.2 Endorsements
* 7.2.3 Campaign finance
* 7.2.4 Past elections
* 7.2.5 2013
* 7.3 Key deadlines
* 7.4 Additional elections on the ballot
* 7.5 Recent news
* 7.6 See also
* 7.7 External links
* 7.8 Footnotes

## About the district[edit]

See also: Pittsburgh School District, Pennsylvania

The Pittsburgh School District is located in Allegheny County, Pa.

The Pittsburgh School District is located in Allegheny County in western Pennsylvania. The county seat is the city of Pittsburgh. According to the United States Census Bureau, the county had a population of 1,231,527 in 2013.[3] In the 2012-2013 school year, the Pittsburgh School District was the second-largest school district in Pennsylvania and served 26,292 students.[4]

### Demographics[edit]

Allegheny County outperformed the state in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. According to the United States Census Bureau, the percentage of residents over age 25 with a bachelor's degree or higher was 35.9 percent in Allegheny County compared to the state's overall percentage of 27.5 percent. The median household income in Allegheny County was $51,366 compared to Pennsylvania's statewide median of $52,548. The poverty rate of the county was 12.9 percent, and the state's poverty rate was 13.3 percent.[3]

|  Racial Demographics, 2013[3]

Race  | Allegheny County (%)  | Pennsylvania (%)
White | 81.3 | 83.2
Black or African American | 13.3 | 11.5
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2 | 0.3
Asian | 3.2 | 3.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | Z | 0.1
Two or More Races | 1.9 | 1.8
Hispanic or Latino | 1.8 | 6.3

|  Presidential Voting Pattern, Allegheny County[5]

Year  | Democratic Vote (%)  | Republican Vote (%)
2012 | 56.6 | 42.2
2008 | 57.0 | 42.2
2004 | 57.2 | 42.1
2000 | 56.7 | 40.4

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[edit]

The Pittsburgh Board of Directors consists of nine members elected to four-year terms. The members of the board are elected by voters in nine districts. The primary election for the Pittsburgh Board of Directors was held on May 19, 2015, and the general election was on November 3, 2015. Four seats were up for election on November 3, 2015.[2]

School board candidates had to file for this election with Allegheny County by March 10, 2015. Those wishing to run as an independent candidate had until August 3, 2015, to file. To vote in the primary election, residents had to register by April 20, 2015, and to vote in the general election, residents had to register by October 5, 2015.[6]

## Elections[edit]

### 2015[edit]

#### Candidates[edit]

# District 2[edit]

Regina B. Holley

* Incumbent
* Retired Educator
* Bachelor's degree, Slippery Rock University
* Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

# District 4[edit]

## General election candidate[edit]

Lynda Wrenn

* Master's degree, Chatham University

## Candidate defeated in primary election[edit]

Kirk B. Burkley

* Managing partner, Berstein-Burkley, P.C.
* Bachelor's degree, Ohio University
* J.D., University of Pittsburgh

# District 6[edit]

## General election candidate[edit]

Moira B. Kaleida

* Bachelor's degree, Pennsylvania State University

## Candidates defeated in the primary election[edit]

Samuel J. Hurst |  Tracy Link

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* Job coach

# District 8[edit]

## General election candidates[edit]

Kevin L. Carter |  Rosemary Moriarty

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* Chief executive offier, Adonai Center for Black Males
* Bachelor's degree, Point Park University

* Republican primary winner
* Retired educator

## Candidate defeated in the primary election[edit]

Patricia Rogers

* Legislative assistant, State Rep. Jake Wheatley (D-19)
* Master's degree, Pennsylvania State University
* Bachelor's degree, Wilberforce University

#### Election results[edit]

##### Region 2[edit]

Pittsburgh School District, Region 2, General Election, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic/Republican  |  Regina B. Holley Incumbent | 99.3% | 5,804
|  | Write-in votes | 0.68% | 40
Total Votes | 5,844
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Summary Report, Official Results," accessed December 21, 2015

Pittsburgh School District,
Region 2 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | Regina B. Holley Incumbent | 99.1% | 3,581
| Democratic  |  Write-in votes  | 0.9% | 32
Total Votes | 3,613
Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "Summary Report Offiicial Results," accessed June 16, 2015

Pittsburgh School District,
Region 2 Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Regina B. Holley Incumbent | 96.3% | 183
| Republican  |  Write-in votes  | 3.7% | 7
Total Votes | 190
Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "Summary Report Offiicial Results," accessed June 16, 2015

##### Region 4[edit]

Pittsburgh School District, Region 4, General Election, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic/Republican  |  Lynda Wrenn | 99.6% | 5,575
|  | Write-in votes | 0.38% | 21
Total Votes | 5,596
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Summary Report, Official Results," accessed December 21, 2015

Pittsburgh School District,
Region 4 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | Lynda Wrenn | 81.2% | 3,262
| Democratic  |  Kirk B. Burkley | 18.6% | 747
| Democratic  |  Write-in votes  | 0.1% | 6
Total Votes | 4,015
Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "Summary Report Offiicial Results," accessed June 16, 2015

Pittsburgh School District,
Region 4 Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Lynda Wrenn | 51.9% | 164
| Republican  |  Kirk B. Burkley | 47.2% | 149
| Republican  |  Write-in votes  | 0.9% | 3
Total Votes | 316
Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "Summary Report Offiicial Results," accessed June 16, 2015

##### Region 6[edit]

Pittsburgh School District, Region 6, General Election, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic/Republican  |  Moira B. Kaleida | 98.5% | 4,509
|  | Write-in votes | 1.51% | 69
Total Votes | 4,578
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Summary Report, Official Results," accessed December 21, 2015

Pittsburgh School District,
Region 6 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | Moira B. Kaleida | 66.7% | 2,317
| Democratic  |  Tracy Link | 23.2% | 806
| Democratic  |  Samuel J. Hurst | 9.7% | 338
| Democratic  |  Write-in votes  | 0.3% | 12
Total Votes | 3,473
Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "Summary Report Offiicial Results," accessed June 16, 2015

Pittsburgh School District,
Region 6 Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Moira B. Kaleida | 45.6% | 186
| Republican  |  Tracy Link | 27.5% | 112
| Republican  |  Samuel J. Hurst | 27% | 110
Total Votes | 408
Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "Summary Report Offiicial Results," accessed June 16, 2015

##### Region 8[edit]

Pittsburgh School District, Region 8, General Election, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Kevin L. Carter | 84.3% | 2,955
| Republican  | Rosemary Moriarty | 15.6% | 546
|  | Write-in votes | 0.17% | 6
Total Votes | 3,507
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Summary Report, Official Results," accessed December 21, 2015

Pittsburgh School District,
Region 8 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | Kevin L. Carter | 40% | 1,088
| Democratic  |  Patricia Rogers | 30% | 816
| Democratic  |  Rosemary Moriarty | 29.8% | 809
| Democratic  |  Write-in votes  | 0.2% | 6
Total Votes | 2,719
Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "Summary Report Offiicial Results," accessed June 16, 2015

Pittsburgh School District,
Region 8 Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Rosemary Moriarty | 94.6% | 106
| Republican  |  Write-in votes  | 5.4% | 6
Total Votes | 112
Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "Summary Report Offiicial Results," accessed June 16, 2015

#### Endorsements[edit]

Holley, Wrenn, Kaleida and Carter received official endorsements from the Allegheny County Democratic Committee and the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers.[7][8]

Kaleida also received official endorsements from the Gertrude Stein Political Club of Greater Pittsburgh and the Steel City Stonewall Democrats.[9]

Rogers received official endorsements from Pittsburgh City Councilman Dan Lavelle, state Rep. Jake Wheatley (D-19) and Gov. Tom Wolf.[10]

Kaleida, Wrenn and Carter received official endorsements from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.[11]

#### Campaign finance[edit]

Candidates received a total of $63,272.34 and spent a total of $48,573.49 in the election, according to the Allegheny County Elections Division.[12]

Candidates  | Contributions  | Expenditures  | Cash on hand

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Regina B. Holley | $1,278.03  | $863.03  | $415.00
Lynda Wrenn | $35,194.00  | $25,700.49  | $9,493.51
Moira B. Kaleida | $10,651.21  | $8,235.26  | $2,415.95
Rosemary Moriarty | $4,235.56  | $2,354.26  | $1,881.30
Kevin L. Carter | $11,913.75  | $11,420.45  | $493.30

### Past elections[edit]

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

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### 2013

See also: Pittsburgh Public Schools elections (2013)

This race had a primary election. In the state of Pennsylvania, candidates can cross-file as a Democrat and a Republican. This allows them to run in both parties' primary elections.

| Pittsburgh Public Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Cross-filed  | Sylvia Wilson | 99.4% | 3,876
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in  | 0.6% | 22
Total Votes | 3,898
Source: Allegheny County

Pittsburgh Public Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democrat  | Thomas Sumpter Incumbent | 99.1% | 3,728
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in  | 0.9% | 35
Total Votes | 3,763
Source: Allegheny County

Pittsburgh Public Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Cross-filed  | Terry Kennedy | 99.2% | 3,830
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in  | 0.8% | 32
Total Votes | 3,862
Source: Allegheny County

Pittsburgh Public Schools, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Cross-filed  | Cynthia Falls | 99.2% | 3,386
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in  | 0.8% | 26
Total Votes | 3,412
Source: Allegheny County

Pittsburgh Public Schools, District 9 General Election, 4-year term, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Cross-filed  | Carolyn Klug | 99.2% | 4,047
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in  | 0.8% | 31
Total Votes | 4,078
Source: Allegheny County

## Key deadlines[edit]

The following dates were key deadlines for the Pittsburgh School District election in 2015:[6]

Deadline  | Event

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March 10, 2015 | Partisan candidate filing deadline
March 11, 2015 -
August 3, 2015 | Independent candidate filing period
March 25, 2015 | Withdrawal deadline for primary election
April 20, 2015 | Voter registration deadline for primary election
May 8, 2015 | Pre-primary election campaign finance deadline
May 12, 2015 | Last day to file for absentee ballot for primary election
May 15, 2015 | Absentee ballot deadline for primary election
May 19, 2015 | Primary election day
June 18, 2015 | Post-primary election campaign finance deadline
August 10, 2015 | Withdrawal deadline for general election
October 5, 2015 | Last day to register to vote in general election
October 23, 2015 | Pre-general election campaign finance deadline for general election
October 27, 2015 | Voter registration deadline for general election
October 30, 2015 | Absentee ballot deadline for general election
November 3, 2015 | General Election Day
December 3, 2015 | Post-general election campaign finance deadline for general election

## Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: Pennsylvania elections, 2015

This election shared the ballot with primary and general elections for county offices such as county chief executive, council member, controller, district attorney and treasurer. Bourough and city offices on the ballot included commissioner, constable, treasurer, supervisor, mayor, auditor, council member and tax collector. The judicial positions on the ballot included supreme court justice, commonwealth court judge, common pleas court judge and magisterial district judge.[2]

## Recent news[edit]

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Pittsburgh School District Pennsylvania. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

Pittsburgh Public Schools elections (2015) - Google News

## See also[edit]

Pittsburgh Public Schools | Pennsylvania | School Boards

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* Pittsburgh Public Schools elections (2013)

* List of school districts in Pennsylvania

* Pennsylvania school board elections, 2015
* Public education in Pennsylvania
* Local ballot measures, Pennsylvania

* School board elections, 2015
* School board elections, 2014
* School board election data analysis, 2015
* School board election data analysis, 2014

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Pittsburgh School District
* Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Pittsburgh School District, "Board of Directors," accessed March 16, 2015
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Allegeny County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Candidate List 9/17/2015," accessed September 22, 2015
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Allegheny County," accessed March 20, 2015"
4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Pittsburgh School District," accessed March 16, 2015
5. ↑ The New York Times, "Election Results," accessed September 26, 2013
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed March 11, 2015
7. ↑ Allegheny County Democratic Committee, "2015 Allegheny Democrats Endorsed Candidates," accessed May 19, 2015
8. ↑ Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, "PFT400 Announces Endorsements for School Board and City Council Elections," March 6, 2015
9. ↑ Moira Kaleida for School Board, "About," accessed May 19, 2015
10. ↑ Patricia Rogers A Fresh Start for District 8, "Endorsements," accessed May 19, 2015
11. ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "2015 Primary Election: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial board endorsements," April 22, 2015
12. ↑ Allegheny County Information Portal, "Document Portal," accessed February 3, 2016

2015 Pittsburgh School District Elections

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Election date:| Primary election: May 19, 2015
General election: November 3, 2015
Candidates:| District 2: • Incumbent, Regina B. Holley (D/R)

District 4: • Kirk B. Burkley (D/R) • Lynda Wrenn (D/R)
District 6: • Samuel J. Hurst (D/R) • Moira B. Kaleida (D/R) • Tracy Link (D/R)

District 8: • Kevin L. Carter (D/R) • Rosemary Moriarty (D/R) • Patricia Rogers (D/R)

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