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Angel Faxon
Angel Faxon was an at-large representative on the Stevens Point Area Public School Board in Wisconsin. She filed to run for re-election in the general election held on April 5, 2016, but withdrew from the race in March 2016. She decided to withdraw after the deadline passed, therefore her name was still listed on the ballot.[1]
First elected to the board in 2012, she lost her bid for a second term in the general election on April 7, 2015. She was then appointed to a vacant one-year term on the board on April 27, 2015.[2]
Biography
Faxon graduated from Nekoosa High School in 1989. She has worked for Target in human resources. She obtained a bachelor's degree in education from Moody Bible Institute.[3]
Elections
2016
Four of the nine at-large seats on the Stevens Point Area Public School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. Three of the seats came with a three-year term, and one seat came with a one-year term. Incumbent Jeff Ebel ran for re-election. He faced challengers Rory Suomi, Amy Dailey, Daniel Kontos and Barb Portzen in the general election. Ebel, Kontos, and Portzen won seats with three-year terms, and Dailey won a seat with a one-year term. Incumbent Angel Faxon filed to run for re-election but withdrew from the race in March 2016. Her name still appeard on the ballot since she withdrew after the candidate withdrawal deadline.[4]
Results
| Stevens Point Area Public School District, At-Large General and Special Elections, 3- and 1-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Daniel Kontos |
19.64% | 8,178 |
| Jeff Ebel Incumbent |
19.55% | 8,138 |
| Barb Portzen |
18.45% | 7,680 |
| Amy Dailey |
16.43% | 6,840 |
| Rory Suomi | 15.30% | 6,371 |
| Angel Faxon Incumbent | 10.63% | 4,424 |
| Total Votes | 41,631 | |
| Source: Stevens Point Area School District, "Election Information," accessed May 18, 2016 | ||
Funding
Faxon reported no contributions or expenditures to the Stevens Point Area School District in the election.[5] Any candidate spending or receiving less than $2,000 was not required to file a campaign finance report.[6]
Endorsements
Faxon received no official endorsements for her campaign during the election.
2015
Three at-large seats were up for election on April 7, 2015. Incumbents Meg Erler and Angel Faxon sought re-election and faced challengers Samuel Levin and Judy Rannow in the general election. While Erler was successful in her re-election bid, Faxon lost her seat. Levin and Rannow won their first terms on the board.
Results
| Stevens Point Area Public School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Meg Erler Incumbent |
30.9% | 5,276 | |
| Nonpartisan | Judy Rannow |
23.8% | 4,067 | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel Levin |
22.8% | 3,885 | |
| Nonpartisan | Angel Faxon Incumbent | 22.5% | 3,832 | |
| Total Votes | 17,060 | |||
| Source: Stevens Point Area Public School District, "Election Information: Spring Election, April 17, 2015 Official Results," accessed May 28, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Faxon reported no contributions or expenditures to the Stevens Point Area Public School District in this election. She filed as "Exempt from Filing Campaign Finance Records" on her campaign registration statements.[7]
Endorsements
Faxon received no official endorsements in this election.
2012
Faxon, Renae Sheibley and John Zellmer were elected to the board on April 3, 2012. They defeated Jeff Presley, Lynda Louis and Wade Mahon.[8]
Campaign themes
2015
In an interview with the Stevens Point Journal, Faxon stated:
| “ | The breaking of ground on the Life Skills Center is the best thing I've seen happen since I've been on the board. The students and community members that will benefit from its existence are limitless. The Point of Discovery School that is coming next fall will be another amazing addition to our district, and help serve a group of students that may be falling through the cracks.[9] | ” |
| —Angel Faxon (2015)[10] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Stevens Point Area Public School District, Wisconsin
- Stevens Point Area Public School District elections (2016)
- Stevens Point Area Public School District elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state...
- Wisconsin school districts 2014 review
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ WSAU, "Faxon withdraws from school board race," March 6, 2016
- ↑ Stevens Point City Times, "School Board Appoints Faxon, Elects New Officers," April 27, 2015
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Angel Faxon," accessed February 9, 2016
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Stevens Point Area Public School District's Administrative Assistant to the Director of Business Services Karlyn Krautkramer," January 11, 2016
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Stevens Point Area School District Executive Assistant to the Director of Business Services Karlyn Krautkramer," April 4, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "Campaign Financing," accessed January 25, 2016
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Karlyn Krautkramer, Administrative Assistant to the Stevens Point Area Public School District Director of Business Services," August 25, 2015
- ↑ Facebook, "Stevens Point Journal Media post," April 4, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Stevens Point Journal, "Candidates say they can help fix School Board," February 2, 2015
| 2016 Stevens Point Area Public School District Elections | |
| Portage County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Incumbent, Angel Faxon • Incumbent, Jeff Ebel • Amy Dailey • Daniel Kontos • Barb Portzen • Rory Suomi |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
| 2015 Stevens Point Area Public School District Elections | |
| Portage County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Meg Erler • Incumbent, Angel Faxon • Samuel Levin • Judy Rannow |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
