John Anella

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John Anella

South Bend Community School Corporation school board At-large

Tenure

2014 - Present

Term ends

2020

Years in position

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2016

Appointed

2014

Contact

Personal website

## Contents

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

John Anella is an at-large representative on the South Bend Community School Corporation school board in Indiana. Anella won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016. He was appointed to the board in 2014.

## Elections[edit]

### 2016[edit]

See also: South Bend Community School Corporation elections (2016)

Four of the seven seats on the South Bend Community School Corporation school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Two seats were elected at large and the other two were elected by district. A total of eight candidates filed for the two at-large seats, including incumbents John Anella and Maritza Robles. The remaining six candidates were: Jasmine Brown, Cory Gathright, Sr., David James II, Annette Malone, Jeanette McCullough, and Karl Nichols. Both incumbents successfully defended their seats against the challengers. In District 3, incumbent William Sniadecki filed for re-election and was joined on the ballot by two newcomers: Scott Siler and Leslie Wesley. Wesley emerged victorious, ousting the incumbent. Board incumbent Dawn Jones filed in District 4 for re-election and ran unopposed, winning an additional term on the board. There was no primary.[1][2]

#### Results[edit]

South Bend Community School Corporation,
At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Maritza Robles Incumbent | 20.00% | 15,146
John Anella Incumbent | 19.01% | 14,394
Jeanette McCullough | 16.87% | 12,779
Jasmine Brown | 11.02% | 8,344
Annette Malone | 10.98% | 8,314
Cory Gathright, Sr. | 9.64% | 7,303
David James II | 6.31% | 4,779
Karl Nichols | 6.18% | 4,677
Total Votes (100) | 75,736
Source: St. Joseph County, "2016 General Election," accessed November 9, 2016

#### Funding[edit]

The St. Joseph County Election Board did not publish campaign finance reports for this election as of October 26, 2016.[3]

See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2016

School board candidates in Indiana who received more than $500 in contributions or made more than $500 in expenditures had to have a principal committee. This committee was designated by a candidate to accept contributions and make expenditures to promote him or her for the election. Each committee was required to have a chairperson and a treasurer, and no contribution or expenditure could be accepted or made on behalf of the candidate's committee without the authorization of the chairperson or treasurer.

Once the $500 threshold was reached, the candidate had to also file a Statement of Organization form no later than at noon, 10 days after the candidate exceeded the limit. The requirement to form a principal committee and file a statement was lifted for candidates who did not meet the $500 threshold requirement. The pre-election report was due October 21, 2016, and the annual report was due January 18, 2017.[4]

#### Endorsements[edit]

Anella was endorsed by South Bend Tribune.[5]

## About the district[edit]

See also: South Bend Community School Corporation, Indiana

South Bend Community School Corporation is located in St. Joseph County, Indiana.

South Bend Community School Corporation is located in St. Joseph County in northern Indiana. The county seat is South Bend. St. Joseph County was home to 268,441 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the fifth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 19,680 students.[7]

### Demographics[edit]

St. Joseph County outperformed Indiana as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 27.2 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 23.6 percent for state residents. The median household income for the county was $45,012, compared to $48,737 for the state. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 17.2 percent, while that rate was 14.5 percent for state residents.[6]

|  Racial Demographics, 2015[6]

Race  | St. Joseph County (%)  | Indiana (%)
White | 80.9 | 85.8
Black or African American | 13.3 | 9.6
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5 | 0.4
Asian | 2.3 | 2.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1
Two or more races | 2.8 | 1.9
Hispanic or Latino | 8.4 | 6.7

|  Presidential Voting Pattern, St. Joseph County[8]

Year  | Democratic Vote  | Republican Vote
2012 | 56,460 | 52,578
2008 | 68,710 | 48,510
2004 | 52,637 | 55,254

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.

## Recent news[edit]

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John Anella - Google News

## See also[edit]

* South Bend Community School Corporation, Indiana
* South Bend Community School Corporation elections (2016)

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* John Anella 2016 campaign website
* John Anella 2016 Facebook campaign page
* South Bend Community School Corporation
* Office website

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email conversation with Susan Rodriguez," September 12, 2016
2. ↑ St. Joseph County, "2016 General Election," accessed November 9, 2016
3. ↑ St. Joseph County, "Voting/Elections," accessed October 26, 2016
4. ↑ Indiana Election Division, "2016 Indiana Campaign Finance Manual," accessed October 7, 2016
5. ↑ South Bend Tribune, "Our endorsements: South Bend school board," October 23, 2016
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "St. Joseph County, Indiana," accessed September 27, 2016
7. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
8. ↑ Indiana Election Division, "Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014

2016 South Bend Community School Corporation Elections

Election date:| November 8, 2016
Candidates:| At-Large: Incumbent, John Anella • Incumbent, Maritza Robles • Jasmine Brown • Cory Gathright, Sr. • David James II • Annette Malone • Jeanette McCullough • Karl Nichols

District 3: Incumbent, William Sniadecki • Scott Siler • Leslie Wesley

District 3: Incumbent, Dawn Jones

Important information:| What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot

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