Annie Woodward
Annie Woodward was a member of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors in Wisconsin, representing District 4. Woodward assumed office in 2009. Woodward left office on April 26, 2021.
Woodward ran for re-election to the Milwaukee Board of School Directors to represent District 4 in Wisconsin. Woodward was disqualified from the primary scheduled on February 16, 2021.
Biography
Woodward completed her undergraduate studies in business management and communications at Milwaukee Area Technical College, Alverno College, and Concordia University. Woodward is retired from the Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services; she worked there from 1967 until 2001 in the mental health and social services department. She has also served as a deaconess of Calvary Baptist Church.[1]
Board membership
2015-2016
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors voted unanimously on 88.74 percent of its votes between the annual organizational meeting on April 28, 2015, and the regular board meeting on November 17, 2016. The voting data indicated that Mark Sain, Larry Miller, Carol Voss, Terrence Falk, and Claire Zautke were the majority faction on the board, and Annie Woodward and Wendell Harris Sr. were the minority faction on the board. Michael Bonds and Tatiana Joseph did not vote consistently enough with either group to be included in the majority or minority faction.[2]
2014-2015
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors voted unanimously on 75.89 percent of its votes between January 1, 2014, and April 23, 2015. The voting data indicated that Michael Bonds, Meagan Holman, Mark Sain, Jeff Spence, and Claire Zautke were the governing majority on the board, and Larry Miller, Terrence Falk, and Tatiana Joseph were the minority faction on the board. Annie Woodward did not vote with either group consistently enough to be considered part of the majority or minority faction.[2]
Elections
2021
See also: Milwaukee Public Schools, Wisconsin, elections (2021)
General election
General election for Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors District 4
Aisha Carr defeated Dana Kelley in the general election for Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors District 4 on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Aisha Carr (Nonpartisan) | 57.2 | 2,001 |
 | Dana Kelley (Nonpartisan) | 42.3 | 1,479 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 3,499 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors District 4
Aisha Carr and Dana Kelley defeated Cheryl Hayes and Victor Nwagbaraocha in the primary for Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors District 4 on February 16, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aisha Carr (Nonpartisan) | 44.7 | 880 |
| ✔ | | Dana Kelley (Nonpartisan) | 30.8 | 607 |
| Cheryl Hayes (Nonpartisan) | 14.0 | 276 | ||
 | Victor Nwagbaraocha (Nonpartisan) | 10.0 | 197 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 1,969 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Annie Woodward (Nonpartisan)
2017
Four of the nine seats on the Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors were up for general election on April 4, 2017. In her bid for re-election to District 4, incumbent Annie Woodward defeated challenger Aisha Carr. In District 5, incumbent Larry Miller defeated challenger Kahri Phelps Okoro. District 6 incumbent Tatiana Joseph and District 7 incumbent Claire Zautke did not file to run for re-election, leaving both seats open for newcomers. Tony Baez and Jonatan Zuñiga ran for the District 6 seat, and Joey Balistreri and Paula Phillips ran for the District 7 seat. Baez and Phillips won election to the board.[3][4]
Results
| Milwaukee Public Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Annie Woodward Incumbent |
51.87% | 1,624 |
| Aisha Carr | 47.59% | 1,490 |
| Write-in votes | 0.54% | 17 |
| Total Votes | 3,131 | |
| Source: Milwaukee City Election Commission, "April 4, 2017 - Spring Election: Final Official Results," accessed May 2, 2017 | ||
Funding
Woodward began the race with an existing account balance of $305.78 from her previous campaign. She reported $5,749.14 in contributions and $5,906.68 in expenditures to City of Milwaukee Election Commission, which left her campaign with $148.51 on hand in the election.[5]
Endorsements
Woodward was endorsed by the Wisconsin Working Families Party, the Milwaukee Teachers Education Association (MTEA), the Wisconsin Gazette, and the Shepherd Express.[6][7][8][9]
2013
| Milwaukee Public Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Annie Woodward |
100% | 2,442 | |
| Total Votes | 2,442 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Election Watch, "Meagan Holman," accessed September 19, 2014 | ||||
2009
Primary
| Milwaukee Public Schools, District 4 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2009 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Annie Woodward |
40.8% | 450 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Mathias |
32.4% | 357 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gloria Gaston | 26.8% | 296 | |
| Total Votes | 1,103 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Election Watch, "Meagan Holman," accessed September 19, 2014 | ||||
General
| Milwaukee Public Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2009 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Annie Woodward |
51.7% | 1,186 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Mathias | 48.3% | 1,110 | |
| Total Votes | 2,296 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Election Watch, "Meagan Holman," accessed September 19, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Annie Woodward did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Milwaukee Public Schools, "District #4 -- Annie Woodward," accessed March 22, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Milwaukee Public Schools, "Proceedings (Minutes) of the Board," accessed January 26, 2017
- ↑ City of Milwaukee Election Commission, "2017 Spring Election Candidates," accessed January 4, 2017
- ↑ Milwaukee City Election Commission, "Latest Election Results: April 4, 2017 - Spring Election," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ City of Milwaukee Election Commission, "Campaign Finance Reports 2017 Election Cycle," accessed August 1, 2017
- ↑ Urban Milwaukee, "Press Release: Wisconsin Working Families Party Endorses Candidates for Milwaukee Board of School Directors," January 18, 2017
- ↑ Milwaukee Teachers Education Association, "MTEA Endorsements," accessed March 14, 2017
- ↑ Wisconsin Gazette, "Endorsements: Milwaukee School Board Candidates," March 23, 2017
- ↑ Shepherd Express, "Four School Board Seats Up for Election on April 4," March 28, 2017
