HERMISTON — One Hermiston Board of Education incumbent will lose his seat and two others are on track to retain theirs, according to unofficial election results posted shortly after 8
HERMISTON â Two new faces will be joining the Hermiston Board of Education and two incumbents kept their seats in the May 18 election.
According to results posted by the Umatilla County Elections Division after 10 p.m. on May 18, incumbent Brent Pitney was defeated by Sally Anderson Hansell.
Pitney, who works for Knerr Construction, was appointed to the board in 2018. He garnered 36.7% of the 2,843 votes cast. Anderson Hansell, an attorney at Anderson Hansell PC, received 63%.
She described herself as âdeeply humbledâ by the results, and said she looks forward to learning more about what is going on in Hermiston schools.
âI think the election tells me that the community is looking forward to more and better communication from the board and administrators, as well as enhanced transparency as far as decisions go, and the reasons for those decisions,â she said.
I have had the pleasure of knowing Lili Gomez and her family for the past two decades and it is because of this connection that I know Lili is an exceptional choice for Hermiston School Board Position 3. Her background in education, knowledge of business management and cultural competence makes her ideally suited to serve our districtâs diverse community.
Education has always been a high priority in Liliâs life. The daughter of immigrant parents, she had been in the Hermiston School Districtâs English as a Second Language program through middle school. Her enthusiasm for improving the educational experience for others started during this time while serving as a tutor for younger students. As a first-generation college student, she has since earned a degree in business administration, and continued on to work as a teaching assistant and English language teacher.