Aaron Harder
Aaron Harder is an at-large representative on the Eau Claire Area School District school board in Wisconsin. Harder won a new term in the at-large general election on April 4, 2017.
Harder was defeated in the general election held on April 5, 2016, but was appointed by the board to fill the vacant seat left by the resignation of former board member Rich Spindler.
Biography
Harder is an Eau Claire native and is the owner of a local software business. He and his wife have four children enrolled in the district's schools.[1]
Elections
2017
Two of the seven seats on the Eau Claire Area School District school board were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017. A third seat was up for special election on the same date. Board incumbents Aaron Harder, Charles Vue, and Jennifer Fager were all unopposed in their bids for re-election and won additional terms on the board.[2]
Results
| Eau Claire Area School District, At-Large General Election, 3- and 2-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Charles Vue Incumbent |
36.27% | 6,361 |
| Jennifer Fager Incumbent |
31.64% | 5,549 |
| Aaron Harder Incumbent |
31.61% | 5,544 |
| Write-in votes | 0.47% | 82 |
| Total Votes | 17,536 | |
| Source: Elisabeth Moore, "Email correspondence with Abigail Johnson," May 24, 2017 | ||
Funding
All candidates in this race filed exemptions from campaign finance reporting, according to the Eau Claire Area School District.[3]
All school board candidates in Wisconsin were required to file a campaign registration statement with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission after qualifying as candidates. This statement declares their candidacy to the county clerk's office and allows them to claim exemption from reporting campaign contributions and expenditures. Candidates were only required to report campaign contributions and expenditures if they did one or both of the following:[4]
- Accepted contributions, made disbursements, or incurred debt in excess of $2,000 during the calendar year
- Accepted more than $100 from a single source during the calendar year, barring contributions made by candidates to their own campaigns
There were three campaign finance report deadlines in 2017:
- The pre-primary report was due February 13, 2017,
- The pre-election report was due March 27, 2017, and
- The post-election report was due July 15, 2017.[5]
Candidates who filed before January 1, 2017, also had to file a continuing campaign finance report on January 16, 2017.[6]
2016
Four of the seven seats on the Eau Claire Area School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. Incumbents Rich Spindler and Chris Hambuch-Boyle filed for re-election, while fellow board members Chue Xiong and Wendy Sue Johnson opted not to seek a new term. Newcomers Aaron Harder, Jennifer Fager, and Carolyn Barstad all filed as challengers in the race. Fager, Spindler, Hambuch-Boyle, and Barstad won seats in the election.[7]
Spindler resigned from his position in May 2016 effective on June 21, 2016.[8] The district accepted candidate applications for this unexpired position until June 14, 2016. Candidates served a one-year term that expired in April 2017.[8]
Results
| Eau Claire Area School District, At-Large General Election, 3- and 1-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Rich Spindler Incumbent |
21.31% | 13,101 |
| Chris Hambuch-Boyle Incumbent |
20.85% | 12,820 |
| Carolyn Barstad |
20.78% | 12,772 |
| Jennifer Fager |
18.88% | 11,605 |
| Aaron Harder | 17.80% | 10,944 |
| Write-in votes | 0.38% | 231 |
| Total Votes (100) | 61,473 | |
| Source: Mandy Gillip, "Email correspondence with Julie Streuck," June 15, 2016 | ||
Funding
Harder reported no campaign funding in the election according to the Eau Claire Area School District.[9]
Endorsements
Harder received no official endorsements in the election.
Campaign themes
2016
Candidate website
Harder highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
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| —Aaron Harder (2016)[1] | ||
See also
- Eau Claire Area School District, Wisconsin
- Eau Claire Area School District elections (2017)
- Eau Claire Area School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Working Harder, "About Aaron Harder," accessed March 15, 2016
- ↑ Leader-Telegram, "Most local officials running unopposed," January 4, 2017
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email conversation with Abigail Johnson," April 3, 2017
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "11.0104 Reporting exemptions: limited activity," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Filing Deadlines and Reporting Periods," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Checklist," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Email exchange with Julie Steuck, Executive assistant at Eau Claire Area School District," January 12, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 ECASD, "Applicants Needed for Open School Board Seat," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Mandy Gillip,"Phone conversation with secretary of district business office, March 31, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Eau Claire Area School District elections in 2017 | |
| Eau Claire County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Incumbent, Aaron Harder • Incumbent, Charles Vue • Incumbent, Jennifer Fager |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
