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Rodney Simon II (Republican Party) is running for election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 155. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Republican primary on April 23, 2024.
Simon (Republican Party) was a member of the Downingtown Area School District Board of Directors Region 4 in Pennsylvania.
Simon was the Region 4 representative on the Downingtown Area School District school board in Pennsylvania. Simon lost a re-election campaign in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.
Incumbent Danielle Friel Otten and Rodney Simon II are running in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 155 on November 5, 2024.
 | Danielle Friel Otten (D) |
| Rodney Simon II (R) |
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Incumbent Danielle Friel Otten advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 155 on April 23, 2024.
| Danielle Friel Otten | 100.0% | 3,617 Votes✔ |
| Total votes: 3,617 | ||||
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Rodney Simon II advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 155 on April 23, 2024.
| Rodney Simon II | 100.0% | 2,333 Votes✔ |
| Total votes: 2,333 | ||||
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Four of the nine seats on the Downingtown Area School District school board were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. A partisan primary election was held on May 16, 2017.
Region 2 incumbent David Kring cross-filed for re-election as both a Democrat and a Republican and ran unopposed in the primary and the general. Region 4 board member Rodney Simon II cross-filed for re-election and faced cross-filed candidates Rebecca Britton and Deanie Gauntlett in the primary. Britton won the Democratic nomination and Simon won the Republican nomination. Britton then defeated Simon in the general election. Region 6 incumbent Suzanne DiVito Simonelli cross-filed for re-election and ran in the primary without facing formal opposition. She won the Republican nomination and write-in candidate Lee Ann Wisdom won the Democratic nomination. Wisdom went on to defeat the incumbent in the general election. Region 8 incumbent Barbara Albright filed for re-election as a Republican and faced no opposition in the primary or general election.
These candidates could have faced independent candidates in the general election. However, no independent candidate filed by the August 1, 2017, deadline to get on the ballot.
| Downingtown Area School District, Region 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Rebecca Britton |
63.12% | 1,241 | |
| Republican | Rodney Simon II Incumbent | 36.72% | 722 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.15% | 3 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,966 | |||
| Source: Chester County Pennsylvania, "November 7, 2017 Municipal Election Results - Cumulative Results," accessed November 8, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||||
| Downingtown Area School District, Region 4 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Rebecca Britton |
77.04% | 302 | |
| Democratic | Deanie Gauntlett | 15.82% | 62 | |
| Democratic | Rodney Simon II Incumbent | 5.87% | 23 | |
| Write-in votes | 1.28% | 5 | ||
| Total Votes | 392 | |||
| Source: Chester County, "Official Results," accessed June 20, 2017 | ||||
| Downingtown Area School District, Region 4 Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Rodney Simon II Incumbent |
48.37% | 163 | |
| Republican | Rebecca Britton | 33.23% | 112 | |
| Republican | Deanie Gauntlett | 18.10% | 61 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.3% | 1 | ||
| Total Votes | 337 | |||
| Source: Chester County, "Official Results," accessed June 20, 2017 | ||||
| 2017 Campaign Finance Deadlines in Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
| Date | Deadline |
| May 5, 2017 | 2nd Friday Pre-Primary report due |
| June 15, 2017 | 30-Day Post-Primary report due |
| October 27, 2017 | 2nd Friday Pre-Election report due |
| December 7, 2017 | 30-Day Post-Election report due |
School board candidates in Pennsylvania were required to report their campaign finance activity. Those who spent or received more than $250 in a reporting period had to file full reports. Those below the threshold had to file forms to declare they were exempt from reporting. Candidates could have, but were not required to, form committees to handle campaign finance transactions. They were not required to have separate bank accounts for campaign purposes.
The table to the left details the four campaign finance deadlines in 2017.
