Andrea Mayer-Bruestle
Andrea Mayer-Bruestle was a candidate for at-large representative on the South Washington County School Board in Minnesota. The general election was held on November 3, 2015. Andrea Mayer-Bruestle lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Andrea Mayer-Bruestle resides in Washington County, Minnesota. Mayer-Bruestle earned a B.S. degree in social studies and psychology from the University of Wisconsin at River Falls in 1997.[1]
Elections
2015
The election in South Washington County featured three of the seven seats on the board up for at-large general election on November 3, 2015.
The seats of incumbents Ron Kath, Joe Slavin, and Michelle Witte were up for election. Kath, Slavin, and Witte defeated challengers Dean Barton, Patricia Driscoll, Molly Lutz, and Andrea Mayer-Bruestle for the three at-large seats. Lutz previously ran unsuccessfully for a board seat in 2013.
Results
| South Washington County Schools, At-Large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ron Kath Incumbent |
18.4% | 5,382 |
| Michelle Witte Incumbent |
17.2% | 5,028 |
| Joe Slavin Incumbent |
15.1% | 4,431 |
| Molly Lutz | 14.1% | 4,120 |
| Dean Barton | 12.1% | 3,547 |
| Patricia Driscoll | 11.3% | 3,297 |
| Andrea Mayer-Bruestle | 10.9% | 3,186 |
| Write-in votes | 0.94% | 276 |
| Total Votes | 29,267 | |
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Local Results in Washington County," accessed November 4, 2015 These election results are not official and will be updated when certified results are available. You can submit certified results by contacting us. |
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Funding
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Endorsements
Mayer-Bruestle did not receive any official endorsements during the election.
Campaign themes
2015
Mayer-Bruestle published the following on her campaign website:
| “ | Being a public servant means that one puts the interests of those you lead, first. It means that you listen to those who elect you and do what is best for the whole community, not just a few with special interests. It means that you understand that to build trust, government must be accountable, transparent and fiscally responsible to the people.
School Board Members are the elected officials in our school system - school board members are the voices of the people and have one direct employee: the district Superintendent. As such, the school board should not merely be an advisory board to the superintendent - they are the publicly elected voices of the people and should take that responsibility seriously. It seems that so often, those "leaders" in government have forgotten that leadership doesn't mean that the people - taxpayers - work for them, but that they - the leaders - work for the people - ALL the people. If elected to District 833 School Board, I won't forget for whom I work - ALL the children, families, residents and business owners of 833. I will work to reinstate policies that gives the board back its power and reassert the voices of the people who elected the board. I will work toward making the district more accountable and transparent to the people by demanding that the "Budget Matrix" goes the way of the Berlin Wall (as it takes a degree in Soviet-style Central Planning to understand it) and the Line-Item Budget takes its place, so that people can once again see exactly where the 18% of the budget not being spent on salary and benefits - you know, that 18% that is SUPPOSED to be going to benefit the actual STUDENTS in the district? - is going and be real voices in the budget process. After all, considering that most of the administrators (including the superintendent) don't live in the district, so aren't actually personally affected by the decisions and policies they make for the district, the school board, as the voices of the people, is even more important. Thank you for your support.[2] |
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| —Andrea Mayer-Bruestle campaign website (2015)[3] | ||
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Andrea Mayer-Bruestle," accessed October 26, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Facebook, "About Andrea For School Board," accessed October 26, 2015
| 2015 South Washington County Schools Elections | |
| Washington County, Minnesota | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Ron Kath • Incumbent, Joe Slavin • Incumbent, Michelle Witte • Dean Barton • Patricia Driscoll • Molly Lutz • Andrea Mayer-Bruestle |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
