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Barbara Portzen
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2016 - Present
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Barb Portzen is an at-large member of the Stevens Point Area Public School District Board of Education in Wisconsin. The general election was held on April 5, 2016.[1]
Biography
Portzen retired from teaching in 2008. She briefly worked as the secretary to the Stevens Point Area school board. Portzen also led the local advocacy group, Save Our Schools, in an effort to recall two board members in 2015.[2][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.[1]
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
Portzen reported no contributions or expenditures to the Stevens Point Area School District in the election.[4] Any candidate spending or receiving less than $2,000 was not required to file a campaign finance report.[5]
Endorsements
Portzen received no official endorsements for her campaign during the election.
Campaign themes
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See also
- Stevens Point Area Public School District, Wisconsin
- Stevens Point Area Public School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
- ↑ Stevens Point City Times, "Exclusive: School Board Secretary Quits After Alleged Mistreatment," February 27, 2014
- ↑ Stevens Point Journal, "Why we want to recall School Board members: column," January 15, 2015
- ↑ 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
| 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 |
