Barry Hitchins
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Barry Hitchins is an at-large member of the McLean County Unit District No 5 Board of Education in Illinois. He was first elected to the board in the general election on April 7, 2015.[1]
Hitchins was one of five candidates in this election who participated in a candidate forum in March 2015. They discussed right-to-work legislation, responsible bidder polices and district finances.
- See also: Issues in the election
Biography
Hitchins works at State Farm Insurance as a systems analyst. He and his wife have one daughter who attends school at the McLean County Unit District No 5.[2]
Elections
2015
Five of the seven at-large seats on the McLean County Unit District No 5 Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015. The five seats up for election included four four-year terms and one two-year term.
Only three incumbents filed to run for re-election. Incumbents Denise L. Schuster and Michael E. Trask faced four challengers, Glenn Block, James E. Hayek Jr., Barry Hitchins and John Howard Kuk, for the four-year term seats. Trask and Schuster won their bids for re-election, and Hayek and Hitchins won the other two seats. Incumbent Gail Ann Briggs ran unopposed and won the two-year term seat.
Results
| McLean County Unit District No 5, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Michael E. Trask Incumbent |
19.5% | 2,040 | |
| Nonpartisan | James E. Hayek Jr. |
18.9% | 1,985 | |
| Nonpartisan | Denise L. Schuster Incumbent |
18.8% | 1,976 | |
| Nonpartisan | Barry Hitchins |
18.6% | 1,946 | |
| Nonpartisan | Glenn Block | 16.5% | 1,735 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Howard Kuk | 7.7% | 805 | |
| Total Votes | 10,487 | |||
| Source: McLean County Clerk, "Election Summary Report: Consolidated Election April 7, 2015," accessed April 22, 2015 | ||||
Funding
School board candidates in Illinois are only required to file campaign finance reports if they accept contributions or make expenditures in excess of $5,000 in a 12-month period.[3]
Hitchins reported no contributions or expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections in this election.[4]
Endorsements
Hitchins was endorsed by UAW Local 2488.[5]
Campaign themes
2015
Hitchins highlighted why he ran for school board on his campaign website:
| “ | Hi, my name is Barry Hitchins and I am one of the candidates in the April 7th election for the McLean County Unit 5 School Board. I am running because an education is the foundation upon which today's children will become tomorrow's leaders. Being involved in the educational process is one of the best ways to improve the educational system.[6] | ” |
| —Barry Hitchins' campaign website (2015)[2] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- McLean County Unit District No 5, Illinois
- McLean County Unit District No 5 elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget... (April 8, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ McLean County Clerk, "Election Summary Report: Consolidated Election April 7, 2015," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Barry Hitchins for Unit 5 School Board Facebook, "About," accessed March 26, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Disclosure," accessed March 31, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Disclosure Search," accessed April 3, 2015
- ↑ UAW Local 2488, "Building Trades Local Endorsements," accessed March 26, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2015 McLean County Unit District No 5 Elections | |
| McLean County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Four-year term: • Incumbent, Denise L. Schuster • Incumbent, Michael E. Trask • Glenn Block • James E. Hayek Jr. • Barry Hitchins • John Howard Kuk Two-year term: • Incumbent, Gail Ann Briggs |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
