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School district seats, issues in election

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The Yavapai County Education Service Agency has announced school district information for the upcoming general election on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

School districts with contested elections include:

Camp Verde USD has two seats with four-year terms. Candidates are Mick Martin, Kitty McDowell and Tim Roth.

Clarkdale-Jerome ESD has three seats with four-year terms. Candidates are Laurie Lozano, Becky O'Banion, Robert Szmanda and Dale Williams.

Yavapai College District No. 2 has one seat with a two-year term. Candidates are Herald Harrington and Deb McCasland.

Some districts will have uncontested elections and only the requisite number of qualified candidates. As a result, Tim Carter, Yavapai County School Superintendent, will recommend that the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors cancel the elections and make appointments in compliance with Arizona Revised Statute §15-424.D.

Uncontested elections in the Verde Valley are:

Beaver Creek ESD has two seats with four-year terms. Candidates are Joette Burke and Karen DuFresne.

Cottonwood Oak-Creek ESD has three seats. Marvin Lamer is a candidate for a two-year term. Candidates for four-year terms are M. Jason Finger and Janice Rollins.

Mingus Union HSD has two seats with four-year terms. Candidates are Anita Glazar and Jim Ledbetter.

Sedona-Oak Creek JUSD has two seats with four-year terms. Candidates are Karen McClelland and Zachary Richardson.

VACTE Camp Verde has one seat with a four-year term. The write-in candidate is Steven Pike.

VACTE Cottonwood has one seat with a four-year term. The candidate is Steve Dockray.

VACTE Mingus has one seat with a four-year term. The candidate is Leland Wieweck.

VACTE Sedona has one seat with a four-year term. The candidate is Houston Moore.

Two districts will hold special elections. Cottonwood-Oak Creek No. 6 will hold a bond election, sale of not to exceed $15 million principal amount or school improvement bonds. Mingus Union School District No. 4 will ask for a 10 percent district additional assistance override.

Anyone with questions is asked to contact Laurin Custis, education elections coordinator at (928) 442-5138 or laurin.custis@yavapai. us, or Tim Carter, Yavapai County School Superintendent at (928) 925-6560 or tim.carter@yavapai.us.



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