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Arlene Bush
Arlene Bush was an at-large member of the Bloomington school board. She was first elected to the chamber in 1981 and she lost her re-election bid in a general election on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Arlene Bush resides in Bloomington, Minnesota. Bush graduated from West High School in 1948 and studied Education and Business at the University of Minnesota for three years.[1] Before retiring, she served as the Chair of the MSBA Insurance Trust and as an ambassador for the Bloomington Chamber of Commerce. Bush also served as a board member and president of the Minnesota School Board Association.[2]
Elections
2013
Arlene Bush and fellow incumbents Lyle Abeln and Tim Culver lost their seats to challengers Ricardo Oliva, Dawn Steigauf, Jim Sorum and Tom Bennett in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Bloomington Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Ricardo Oliva |
16.8% | 6,602 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Sorum |
15.1% | 5,947 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Bennett |
15% | 5,902 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dawn Steigauf |
14.6% | 5,763 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tim Culver Incumbent | 13.3% | 5,220 | |
| Nonpartisan | Arlene Bush Incumbent | 12.5% | 4,941 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lyle Abeln Incumbent | 12.4% | 4,895 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 120 | |
| Total Votes | 39,390 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 271 - Bloomington," accessed December 18, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Bush reported no contributions or expenditures to the school district office.[3]
Endorsements
Bush did not receive any official endorsements for her campaign.
2009
| Bloomington Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Melissa Halvorson Wiklund |
12.8% | 3,561 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tim Culver Incumbent |
10.9% | 3,028 | |
| Nonpartisan | Arlene Bush Incumbent |
8.9% | 2,479 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Hibbs Incumbent |
8.1% | 2,259 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maureen Peterson Incumbent | 7.7% | 2,131 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Reichert | 7.6% | 2,123 | |
| Nonpartisan | Julie Frankhouser | 6.6% | 1,843 | |
| Nonpartisan | Melissa Riebel | 6.5% | 1,823 | |
| Nonpartisan | Matthew Pawlowski | 5.6% | 1,563 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dan Wallerus | 5.5% | 1,533 | |
| Nonpartisan | Larry A. Frost | 5.4% | 1,518 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marcie Coval | 4.9% | 1,369 | |
| Nonpartisan | Amanda Crombie | 4.8% | 1,327 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lisa H. Bowen | 3.9% | 1,094 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ruth Adu-Gyamfi | 0.7% | 204 | |
| Total Votes | 27,855 | |||
| Source: Bloomington, Minnesota, "Unofficial results: General Election," accessed October 21, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
In an interview with the local newspaper, Bush listed the following campaign themes for 2013:[2]
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One thing I always say, "I never say this is the way we’ve always done it." It’s important to look at ways to improve, as we have many more needy students now, students who don’t speak English or need extra education. It’s important to make the best use of our money. We’ve had good leadership. We have wonderful staff people. We need to continue to work toward the best possible use of our money, which has certainly been limited. We have to have funding and use it the best for all students. We need to look at all of the issues in determining the best use of our funds in providing the best education for every student. I don’t have certain things I’m out for. I look to do the best for every student and support all our employees, while working well with them. |
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kelly Smith, Star Tribune, "Bloomington's 30-year ruler," January 4, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mike Hanks, Sun Current, "Bloomington Board of Education election profiles," October 18, 2013
- ↑ Information received in an email to Ballotpedia from Jennifer Hazel on March 25, 2014
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