Warren County Public Schools elections (2014)
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Two seats on the Warren County Public Schools Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.
District 3 incumbent Mike Wilson did not file for re-election. The open seat race was between challengers Andrew McMichael and Amy Duvall, who won the race. District 5 incumbent Kerry Young defeated challenger Thomas Manco.[1][2][3]
About the district[edit]
- See also: Warren County Public Schools, Kentucky
Warren County Public Schools is located in Warren County, Kentucky. The county seat is Bowling Green. Warren County is home to 118,370 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] In the 2011-2012 school year, Warren County Public Schools was the sixth-largest school district in Kentucky and served 14,037 students.[5]
Demographics[edit]
Warren County overperformed compared to the rest of Kentucky in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 27.5 percent of Warren County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 21.0 percent for Kentucky as a whole. The median household income for Warren County was $43,509 compared to $42,610 for the state of Kentucky. The percentage of people below poverty level for Warren County was 18.9 percent while it was 18.6 percent for the state of Kentucky.[4]
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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 Warren County Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Each member is elected to a specific geographic district. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Two seats were up for election in 2014.[2]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which ended on August 12, 2014. The deadline to withdraw was on August 25, 2014. Write-in candidates had to file by October 24, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 6, 2014.[7]
Elections[edit]
2014[edit]
Candidates[edit]
District 3[edit]
- Amy Duvall
- Graduate, Western Kentucky University
- Business manager, Precision Eye Care
- Andrew McMichael
- Graduate, George Mason University and Vanderbilt University
- Associate professor/assistant dean, Western Kentucky University
District 5[edit]
- Kerry Young
- Incumbent Board Chair
- Thomas Manco
- Graduate, Centre College and Murray State University
- Commercial loan officer, Hancock Bank and Trust
Election results[edit]
District 3[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Amy Duvall |
79.8% | 5,382 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andrew McMichael | 20.2% | 1,359 | |
| Total Votes | 6,741 | |||
| Source: Margaret Koenig, "Fax from Warren County Clerk," December 31, 2014] | ||||
District 5[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Kerry Young Incumbent |
69.8% | 2,030 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Manco | 30.2% | 877 | |
| Total Votes | 2,907 | |||
| Source: Margaret Koenig, "Fax from Warren County Clerk," December 31, 2014] | ||||
Endorsements[edit]
None of the candidates received any official endorsements.
Campaign finance[edit]
Candidates who raised or spent over $3,000 during the election cycle had to file all pre-election and post-election campaign finance reports. Those raised or spent less than $3,000 were only required to file a 30-day post-election report, while those who raised or spent less than $1,000 did not have to file any reports.[8]
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What was at stake?
There were two seats on the school board up for election on November 4, 2014. District 3 incumbent Mike Wilson did not file for re-election. The open seat race was between challengers Amy Duvall and Andrew McMichael. District 5 incumbent Kerry Young ran against challenger Thomas Manco. As Young serves as board chairman, if he would have lost it would have necessitated a change in leadership.
Issues in the district[edit]
Nonresident dispute with Bowling Green[edit]
Under Kentucky state law, students must attend school in the district where they live unless two school districts come to an agreement on how many nonresidents may attend the smaller district. In the past, Warren County had permitted 750 students to attend city schools, but the school board reduced that number to 664 on April 19, 2013. Since then the city and county school boards have come into conflict. At stake is funding--under the Support Educational Excellence in Kentucky (SEEK) agreement the state provides $3,911 per student that travels with them to the district they attend.[9]
Kentucky Commissioner of Education Terry Holliday weighed in on the situation, issuing a final order on July 2, 2014, keeping the number at 750.[10] On August 22, 2014, Warren County Public Schools filed a brief with the Kentucky Board of Education formally appealing Holliday's order and the state board heard arguments in the case on October 7, 2014.[11] They voted to uphold Holliday's ruling and ordered further mediation to determine how many students will be allowed to attend city schools for the 2015-2016 school year.[12]
Since the dispute began it has cost the school districts over $400,000 in legal bills.[13]
Key deadlines[edit]
The following dates were key deadlines for the Warren County Public Schools election in 2014:[7][14]
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| August 12, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 25, 2014 | Deadline for candidates to withdraw |
| October 3, 2014 | 32-day pre-general campaign finance report due |
| October 6, 2014 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| October 20, 2014 | 15-day pre-general campaign finance report due |
| October 24, 2014 | Last day for write-in candidates to file nomination documents |
| November 4, 2014 | General election day |
| November 7, 2014 | Deadline for county boards of election to certify total number of votes |
| December 4, 2014 | 30-day post-general campaign finance report due |
| January 3, 2015 | 60-day post-general campaign finance report due |
Additional elections on the ballot[edit]
- See also: Kentucky elections, 2014
This election shared the ballot with general elections for a U.S. House seat, U.S. Senate seat, Kentucky House of Representatives seats and Kentucky State Senate seats. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal and judicial elections.[15]
Recent news[edit]
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Warren + County + Public + Schools + Kentucky"
See also[edit]
- Kentucky
- Warren County Public Schools, Kentucky
- Kentucky school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Warren County, Kentucky ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Kentucky
External links[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Bowling Green Daily News, "Two file for Warren County schools board of education seats," February 6, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the County Clerk," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ Bowling Green Daily News, "Candidates draw cards for ballot positions," August 16, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Warren County, Kentucky," accessed September 10, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Voter Registration Statistics Report," August 21, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kentucky Secretary of State, "2014 Kentucky Election Calendar," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, "Candidate Guide Campaign Finance," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ iSchool Guide, "BG School Officials Win Ruling in Dispute," July 4, 2014
- ↑ Bowling Green Daily News, "BG school officials win ruling in dispute," July 3, 2014
- ↑ WKU Public Radio, "Warren County Schools Files Appeal in Non-Resident Dispute," August 26, 2014
- ↑ Bowling Green Daily News, "State affirms ruling, orders more mediation in school dispute," October 7, 2014
- ↑ Bowling Green Daily News, "City schools to state board: Uphold commissioner's order," September 9, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, "Candidate Reporting Dates," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Warren County sample ballot," accessed September 10, 2014 (dead link)
| 2014 Warren County Public Schools Elections | |
| Warren County, Kentucky | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 3: • Amy Duvall • Andrew McMichael District 5: • Incumbent, Kerry Young • Thomas Manco |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
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