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Rockford Public Schools Elections

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General election date
April 4, 2017
Enrollment (14-15)
28,650 students

Four seats on the Rockford Public Schools school board were up for general election on April 4, 2017. In their bids for re-election to the District C and District G seats, incumbents Kenneth Scrivano and Jaime Escobedo, respectively, ran unopposed and won new terms on the board. In the race for the two-year term in District E, incumbent David Seigel also ran unopposed, winning another term. District F incumbent Michael Connor defeated challenger Kimberly Haley.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 Voter and candidate information
* 1.2 Candidates and results
* 2 District C
* 2.1 Results
* 2.2 Candidates
* 3 District E
* 3.1 Results
* 3.2 Candidates
* 4 District F
* 4.1 Results
* 4.2 Candidates
* 5 District G
* 5.1 Results
* 5.2 Candidates
* 6 Additional elections on the ballot
* 7 Key deadlines
* 7.1 Endorsements
* 7.2 Campaign finance
* 7.3 Past elections
* 7.3.1 2015
* 7.3.1.1 Subdistrict B
* 7.3.1.2 Subdistrict D
* 7.3.1.3 Subdistrict E
* 7.3.2 2013
* 7.3.3 2011
* 7.4 What was at stake?
* 7.4.1 Report a story for this election
* 7.4.2 Candidate survey
* 7.5 About the district
* 7.5.1 Demographics
* 7.6 Recent news
* 7.7 See also
* 7.8 External links
* 7.9 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

### Voter and candidate information[edit]

The Rockford Public Schools Board of Education consists of seven members elected at large to four-year terms on a staggered basis every odd-numbered year. A general election was held on April 4, 2017. There were four seats up for election.[2]

To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file a notarized statement of candidacy and notarized nominating petitions with the DuPage County Clerk's Office during the filing period. The filing period began December 12, 2016, and ended December 19, 2016. Candidates could also file an optional loyalty oath at that time. A statement of economic interests also had to be filed by December 19, 2016. The nominating petitions had to include the signatures of 50 voters residing in the school district and could not be circulated until September 20, 2016.[3]

### Candidates and results[edit]

# District C[edit]

#### Results[edit]

Rockford Public Schools,
District C General Election, 4-year term, 2017

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Kenneth Scrivano Incumbent (unopposed) | 100.00% | 436
Total Votes | 436
Source: Winnebago County, "2017 Election Results," accessed February 6, 2017

#### Candidates[edit]

Kenneth Scrivano

* Incumbent

# District E[edit]

#### Results[edit]

Rockford Public Schools,
District E General Election, 2-year term, 2017

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
David Seigel Incumbent (unopposed) | 100.00% | 302
Total Votes | 302
Source: Winnebago County, "2017 Election Results," accessed February 6, 2017

#### Candidates[edit]

David Seigel

* Incumbent

# District F[edit]

#### Results[edit]

Rockford Public Schools,
District F General Election, 4-year term, 2017

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Michael Connor Incumbent | 58.74% | 706
Kimberly Haley | 41.26% | 496
Total Votes | 1,202
Source: Winnebago County, "2017 Election Results," accessed February 6, 2017

#### Candidates[edit]

Michael Connor | Kimberly Haley

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* Incumbent

# District G[edit]

#### Results[edit]

Rockford Public Schools,
District G General Election, 4-year term, 2017

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Jaime Escobedo Incumbent (unopposed) | 100.00% | 453
Total Votes | 453
Source: Winnebago County, "2017 Election Results," accessed February 6, 2017

#### Candidates[edit]

Jaime Escobedo

* Incumbent

# Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: Illinois elections, 2017

The Rockford Public Schools Board of Education election shared the ballot with various municipal races.[4]

# Key deadlines[edit]

The following dates were key deadlines for Illinois school board elections in 2017:[5]

Deadline  | Event

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December 19, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline
February 27, 2017 | Initial campaign finance deadline
March 7, 2017 | Last day to register to vote by paper application
March 19, 2017 | Last day to register to vote by online application
April 3, 2017 | Final election campaign finance deadline
April 4, 2017 | Election Day

### Endorsements[edit]

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### Campaign finance[edit]

See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2017

School board candidates in Illinois were required to file campaign finance reports if they did one or both of the following:[6]

* Accepted contributions or made disbursements in an aggregate amount of more than $5,000 during the calendar year
* Accepted contributions or made disbursements in an aggregate amount of more than $5,000 during the calendar year for communication via television, radio, or internet in support of or in opposition to a candidate, political party, or public policy

The first campaign finance deadline was February 27, 2017, and the second campaign finance deadline was April 3, 2017.[7]

No contributions or expenditures were reported as of March 2, 2017, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.[8]

### Past elections[edit]

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

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#### 2015

##### Subdistrict B

| Rockford Public Schools, Subdistrict B General Election,
4-year term, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Tim Rollins Incumbent | 100% | 454
Total Votes | 454
Source: Rockford Board of Election Commissioners, "2015 Consolidated Election," accessed April 22, 2015

##### Subdistrict D

Rockford Public Schools, Subdistrict D General Election,
4-year term, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Jude Makulec Incumbent | 100% | 1,119
Total Votes | 1,119
Source: Winnebago County Clerk, "Winnebago county election: 2015 Consolidated," accessed April 22, 2015, Rockford Board of Election Commissioners, "2015 Consolidated Election," accessed April 22, 2015

##### Subdistrict E

Rockford Public Schools, Subdistrict E General Election,
4-year term, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Michael Harner Incumbent | 100% | 875
Total Votes | 875
Source: Winnebago County Clerk, "Winnebago county election: 2015 Consolidated," accessed April 22, 2015, Rockford Board of Election Commissioners, "2015 Consolidated Election," accessed April 22, 2015

#### 2013

Rockford Public Schools, Subdistrict A General Election,
4-year term, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Lisa Jackson | 59.7% | 951
| Nonpartisan  |  Dion Simpson  | 40.3% | 642
Total Votes | 1,593
Source: Winnebago County Clerk, "Winnebago County Election, 2013 Consolidated," accessed March 16, Rockford Board of Elections, "Consolidated Election April 9, 2013: Official Results," accessed April 9, 2015

Rockford Public Schools, Subdistrict B General Election,
2-year term, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Tim Rollins Incumbent | 100% | 1,881
Total Votes | 1,881
Source: Rockford Board of Elections, "Consolidated Election April 9, 2013: Official Results," accessed April 9, 2015

Rockford Public Schools, Subdistrict C General Election,
4-year term, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Kenneth J. Scrivano | 84.7% | 2,500
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 15.3% | 452
Total Votes | 2,952
Source: Winnebago County Clerk, "Winnebago County Election, 2013 Consolidated," accessed March 16, Rockford Board of Elections, "Consolidated Election April 9, 2013: Official Results," accessed April 9, 2015

Rockford Public Schools, Subdistrict D General Election,
2-year term, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Jude Makulec | 100% | 3,328
Total Votes | 3,328
Source: Winnebago County Clerk, "Winnebago County Election, 2013 Consolidated," accessed March 16, Rockford Board of Elections, "Consolidated Election April 9, 2013: Official Results," accessed April 9, 2015

Rockford Public Schools, Subdistrict E General Election,
2-year term, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Michael Harner | 63.6% | 2,520
| Nonpartisan  |  Kim Mullins  | 36.4% | 1,443
Total Votes | 3,963
Source: Winnebago County Clerk, "Winnebago County Election, 2013 Consolidated," accessed March 16, Rockford Board of Elections, "Consolidated Election April 9, 2013: Official Results," accessed April 9, 2015

Rockford Public Schools, Subdistrict F General Election,
4-year term, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Michael Connor | 50.4% | 1,763
| Nonpartisan  |  Jeffery A. Holt, Jr.  | 38% | 1,331
| Nonpartisan  |  Juan Reyes  | 11.6% | 406
Total Votes | 3,500
Source: Winnebago County Clerk, "Winnebago County Election, 2013 Consolidated," accessed March 16, Rockford Board of Elections, "Consolidated Election April 9, 2013: Official Results," accessed April 9, 2015

Rockford Public Schools, Subdistrict G General Election,
4-year term, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Laura J. Powers | 56.5% | 1,252
| Nonpartisan  |  Jaime Escobedo  | 43.5% | 962
Total Votes | 2,214
Source: Winnebago County Clerk, "Winnebago County Election, 2013 Consolidated," accessed March 16, Rockford Board of Elections, "Consolidated Election April 9, 2013: Official Results," accessed April 9, 2015

#### 2011

Rockford Public Schools, Subdistrict B General Election,
2-year term, 2011

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Tim Rollins | 69.1% | 785
| Nonpartisan  |  Jeanne Kay Westholder  | 30.9% | 351
Total Votes | 1,136
Source: Rockford Board of Elections, "Consolidated Election April 5, 2011: Official Results," accessed April 9, 2015

Rockford Public Schools, Subdistrict C General Election,
2-year term, 2011

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Kenneth Scrivano | 41.2% | 1,059
| Nonpartisan  |  Alice Saudargas  | 27.5% | 706
| Nonpartisan  |  Jane Hayes  | 26.9% | 692
| Nonpartisan  |  Mickey Simmons  | 4.4% | 112
Total Votes | 2,569
Source: Winnebago County Clerk, "Winnebago County Election, 2011 Consolidated," accessed March 16, 2015, Rockford Board of Elections, "Consolidated Election April 5, 2011: Official Results," accessed April 9, 2015

Rockford Public Schools, Subdistrict E General Election,
4-year term, 2011

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Robert J. Evans Incumbent | 100% | 2,523
Total Votes | 2,523
Source: Winnebago County Clerk, "Winnebago County Election, 2011 Consolidated," accessed March 16, 2015, Rockford Board of Elections, "Consolidated Election April 5, 2011: Official Results," accessed April 9, 2015

Rockford Public Schools, Subdistrict G General Election,
4-year term, 2011

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Laura J. Powers | 52.2% | 895
| Nonpartisan  |  Bill Neblock  | 42.8% | 734
| Nonpartisan  |  Toby Kellogg  | 4.9% | 84
Total Votes | 1,713
Source: Winnebago County Clerk, "Winnebago County Election, 2011 Consolidated," accessed March 16, 2015, Rockford Board of Elections, "Consolidated Election April 5, 2011: Official Results," accessed April 9, 2015

## What was at stake?[edit]

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## About the district[edit]

See also: Rockford Public Schools, Illinois

Rockford Public Schools is located in Winnebago County, Illinois.

Rockford Public Schools is located in Winnebago County in northern Illinois. The county seat of Winnebago County is Rockford. Winnebago County was home to 287,078 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[9] The district was the third-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 28,650 students.[10]

### Demographics[edit]

Winnebago County underperformed compared to Illinois as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in the years 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 21.9 percent of Winnebago County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 32.3 percent of all state residents. The median household income for Winnebago County was $48,225, while it was $57,574 for the entire state. The poverty rate in Winnebago County was 14.7 percent, compared to 13.6 percent for the state as a whole.[9]

Racial Demographics, 2015[9]

Race  | Winnebago County (%)  | Illinois (%)
White | 81.0 | 77.3
Black or African American | 13.1 | 14.7
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5 | 0.6
Asian | 2.8 | 5.5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.0 | 0.0
Two or more races | 2.6 | 1.9
Hispanic or Latino | 12.3 | 16.9

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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## See also[edit]

Rockford Public Schools | Illinois | School Boards

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* Rockford Public Schools elections (2015)

* List of school districts in Illinois

* Illinois school board elections, 2017
* Public education in Illinois
* Local ballot measures, Illinois

* School board elections, 2017
* School board elections, 2016
* School board election data analysis, 2017
* School board election data analysis, 2016

## External links[edit]

* Rockford Public Schools
* Winnebago County Clerk

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Winnebago County Clerk, "2017 Consolidated Election List of Candidates," accessed December 20, 2016
2. ↑ Naperville Community Unit School District 203, "Board of Education," accessed December 19, 2016
3. ↑ DuPage County, "Candidate Information," accessed December 19, 2016
4. ↑ Winnebago County Clerk, "2017 Consolidated Election List of Candidates," accessed December 20, 2016
5. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed December 19, 2016
6. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed January 5, 2017
7. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar 2017," accessed January 5, 2017
8. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Disclosure Search," accessed March 2, 2017
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 United States Census Bureau, "Winnebago County, Illinois," accessed January 3, 2017
10. ↑ 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

Rockford Public Schools elections in 2017

Winnebago County, Illinois
Election date:| April 4, 2017
Candidates:| District C: • Incumbent, Kenneth Scrivano
District E: • Incumbent, David Seigel
District F: • Incumbent, Michael Connor • Kimberly Haley
District G: • Incumbent, Jaime Escobedo
Important information:| What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines

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