Bruce Gehring

Bruce Gehring

Education

Bachelor's

University of Cincinnati

Graduate

Xavier University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Air Force

Personal

Profession

Hospital Vice President

Bruce Gehring was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Northwest Local School Board. He lost election on November 5, 2013 against three fellow challengers and three incumbents.

Biography

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Gehring has his Bachelor's degree from The University of Cincinnati, his Master's from Xavier University and certificates from George Washington University, Yale and UCLA. Gehring is the former vice president of Children’s Hospital and is the former CEO of Ohio Shared Information Services. Gehring was previously on the board, from 2006 to 2009, serving as president of the board in 2007.

Elections

2013

See also: Northwest Local School District elections (2013)

Gehring faced three incumbents and three challengers in the general election on November 5, 2013.

Results

Northwest Local School District, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Pamela L. Detzel Incumbent	19.4%	4,995
	Nonpartisan	Michael Harlow	17%	4,388
	Nonpartisan	Christopher J. Heather	15.9%	4,107
	Nonpartisan	David Denny Incumbent	15.4%	3,960
	Nonpartisan	Bruce Gehring	14.5%	3,727
	Nonpartisan	Elaine Gauck Incumbent	10.6%	2,737
	Nonpartisan	Dexter Harold Carpenter	7.3%	1,873
Total Votes				25,787
Source: Hamilton County of Ohio, "Election Summary Report for General Election in Hamilton County, Ohio," accessed December 16, 2013

Endorsements

Gehring was not endorsed in this campaign.

Funding

Gehring reported no contributions or expenditures to the Ohio Secretary of State.

Campaign themes

In a 2013 interview with the Courier Post, Gehring stated the following when asked about his campaign priorities:

How can the district meet its budget challenges? Gehring says the challenges can be met with open and honest interaction of the community. “The answer is not more tax income, it involves working within our resources, reducing expenses, and streamlining operational procedures,” he said. The district has a five-year emergency levy that raises about $7 million annually. If elected, will you support its renewal? He says the board must consider the needs of the district and the needs of the community and he says the community’s hurting. He said he would like to see the levy not be renewed. He cannot commit to that, but he would look to reduce or eliminate it. What do you think are the biggest challenges facing the district in the next four years? Challenges include the budget, middle school academic performance and lack of diversity on the board. He says the budget needs review and the district needs to get realistic with it can afford. He says middle school academic performance must improve and the district should strengthen the curriculum where necessary to improve performance.

Recent news

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See also

• Northwest Local School District
• Northwest Local School District elections (2013)

External links

Suggest a link

• District page