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Denise Juneau
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Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent
In office
2008 - Present
Term ends
2017
Years in position 5
PartyDemocratic
Compensation
Base salary$104,635
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedNovember 4, 2008
Next electionNovember 8, 2016
Term limitsN/A
Education
High schoolBrowning High School (1985)
Bachelor'sMontana State University-Bozeman (1993)
Master'sHarvard Graduate School of Education (1994)
J.D.University of Montana-Missoula (2004)
Personal
BirthdayApril 5, 1967
Place of birthOakland, California
ProfessionAttorney
Websites
Office website
Personal website
Campaign website

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Denise Juneau is the Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction. Juneau, a Democrat, was elected in 2008.

She won re-election in 2012.[1]

A January 2013 article in Governing named Juneau as one of the top state Democratic officials to watch in 2013.[2]

Biography

An attorney by profession, Juneau has been a teacher on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota and at Browning High School. She has also been court clerk to Montana Supreme Court Justices Jim Regnier and Brian Morris, and served as Director of Indian Education in the Montana Office of Public Instruction. She is a member of the Mandan and Hidatsa tribes.[3]

Education

  • JD, University of Montana-Missoula, 2004
  • MEd, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 1994
  • BA, English, Montana State University-Bozeman, 1993

Political career

Superintendent of Public Instruction (2009-Present)

Juneau won election as Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 4, 2008, becoming the first American Indian woman elected to a statewide position.[4]

Elections

2012

See also: Montana down ballot state executive elections, 2012

Juneau won re-election as Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2012.[5] She was unopposed in the June 5 Democratic primary and faced Republican Sandy Welch in the November 6, 2012 general election. With 100% of unofficial results in, Juneau claimed victory, but Welch did not concede and ultimately filed for a recount on December 3.[6][7][8] However, after it was ordered by a judge, Welch abandoned the recount due to the cost.[9]

Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgDenise Juneau Incumbent 50.2% 235,397
     Republican Sandy Welch 49.8% 233,166
Total Votes 468,563
Election Results via Montana Secretary of State.


Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark.jpgDenise Juneau 100% 82,788
Total Votes 82,788
Election Results Via: Montana Secretary of State


Issue positions

Juneau said she is committed to reducing Montana's school dropout rate, supports anti-bullying measures, and seeks to assist struggling schools.[10]

Dropout rate

Juneau launched the site Graduation Matters Montana in order to work towards increasing the graduation rate statewide.[11]

2008

Juneau won election on November 4, 2008. She defeated Republican Elaine Sollie Herman and Libertarian Donald Eisenmenger.[12]

Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgDenise Juneau 51% 234,843
     Republican Elaine Sollie Herman 43.7% 201,091
     Libertarian Donald Eisenmenger 5.3% 24,236
Total Votes 460,170

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References

  1. ↑ Denise Juneau campaign website
  2. ↑ Governing, "State Democratic Officials to Watch in 2013," January 25, 2013
  3. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Denise Juneau - biography," accessed December 24, 2011
  4. ↑ Montana Office of Public Instruction, "Biography of the Denise Juneau," accessed December 24, 2011
  5. ↑ Billings Gazette, "Many Montanans scoping out 2012 political races ," June 12, 2011
  6. ↑ Great Falls Tribune, "Juneau unofficial winner; Welch not conceding defeat in close OPI race," November 14, 2012
  7. ↑ KXLH, "Welch will ask for recount in OPI race against Juneau," November 9, 2012
  8. ↑ Daily Inter Lake, "Candidate files request for recount in court," December 3, 2012
  9. ↑ Missoulian, "Welch drops request for recount in school superintendent race," December 11, 2012
  10. ↑ Char-Koosta News, "Denise Juneau hits the campaign trail for re-election," August 16, 2012
  11. ↑ Graduation Matters Montana, "About," accessed August 21, 2012
  12. ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "November 4, 2008 general election results," accessed December 17, 2011
  13. ↑ Follow the Money.org
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