Beth Martin
Beth Martin was an at-large member of the Wausau School District school board in Wisconsin. Martin assumed office in 2015.
Martin ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Wausau School District school board in Wisconsin. Martin won in the general election on April 3, 2018.
Biography
Martin graduated from district schools and has been a professional educator for over 30 years. She is married and has two grown children.[1]
Elections
2018
- See also: Wausau School District elections (2018)
Three of the nine seats on the Wausau School District Board of Education in Wisconsin were up for at-large general election on April 3, 2018. Incumbents Beth Martin and Patrick McKee and newcomer Tricia Zunker defeated incumbent Kathi Whalen-Geiger and candidate Amy Reif.[2]
Results
General election
General election for Wausau School District school board At-large (3 seats)
Incumbent Patrick McKee, incumbent Beth Martin, and Tricia Zunker defeated incumbent Kathi Whalen-Geiger and Amy Reif in the general election for Wausau School District school board At-large on April 3, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patrick McKee (Nonpartisan) | 21.4 | 3,847 |
| ✔ |  | Beth Martin (Nonpartisan) | 21.4 | 3,842 |
| ✔ |  | Tricia Zunker (Nonpartisan) | 20.1 | 3,605 |
 | Kathi Whalen-Geiger (Nonpartisan) | 19.2 | 3,453 | |
| Amy Reif (Nonpartisan) | 17.8 | 3,195 | ||
| Total votes: 17,942 | |||
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2015
- See also: Wausau School District elections (2015)
Three at-large seats were up for election on April 7, 2015. The terms of Patrick McKee, Michelle Schaefer and Kathi Whalen-Geiger ended in April 2015. Schaefer, however, did not file to seek re-election.
McKee and Whalen-Geiger faced challengers Bart Hobson, Jeff Kocha and Jean Martin.[3] McKee and Whalen-Geiger retained their seats, and Martin won her first term on the board.
Results
| Wausau School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Kathi Whalen-Geiger Incumbent |
24.2% | 5,869 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jean Martin |
23% | 5,574 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patrick McKee Incumbent |
18.9% | 4,569 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bart Hobson | 17.3% | 4,198 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeff Kocha | 16.6% | 4,028 | |
| Total Votes | 24,238 | |||
| Source: Wausau School District, "2015 Certificate of the Board of Canvassers - School Board," accessed May 28, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Martin reported no contributions or expenditures to the Wausau School District in this election. She filed as "Exempt from Filing Campaign Finance Records" on her campaign registration statements.[4]
Endorsements
Martin was endorsed by Wisconsin Progress and the Marathon County Labor Council AFL-CIO.[5][6]
Campaign themes
2015
Martin provided the following statement on her Facebook campaign page:
| “ | Here is a little about me. I grew up in the Wausau Area and graduated from Wausau East High School. After college I returned to Wausau to start my career and raise a family. I have been professional educator for over 30 years. I am currently the Library Media Specialist at D.C. Everest Middle School. My husband is also a native of Wausau. Both of our children graduated from Wausau East High School. They received an excellent public education. I am worried about the current state of education in Wisconsin. I want to serve the community as a Wausau School Board member to ensure that public education remains strong in our community.[7] | ” |
| —Beth Martin's Facebook campaign page (2015)[8] | ||
See also
- Wausau School District, Wisconsin
- Wausau School District elections (2018)
- Wausau School District elections (2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Beth Martin for Wausau School Board: About," accessed March 16, 2015
- ↑ Abbey Smith, "Email communication with district clerk," January 3, 2018
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Cassie Peck, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent of Wausau School District," January 7, 2015
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Cassie Peck, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent of Wausau School District," August 25, 2015
- ↑ Wisconsin Progress, "OUR ENDORSEMENTS FOR SPRING 2015," accessed February 25, 2015
- ↑ Facebook, "Beth Martin for Wausau School Board: Wall Post," March 5, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Facebook, "Beth Martin for Wausau School Board: Wall Post," February 22, 2015
| Wausau School District elections in 2018 | |
| Marathon County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 3, 2018 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Beth Martin • Incumbent, Patrick McKee • Incumbent, Kathi Whalen-Geiger • Amy Reif • Tricia Zunker |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
| 2015 Wausau School District Elections | |
| Marathon County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Patrick McKee • Kathi Whalen-Geiger • Bart Hobson • Jeff Kocha • Beth Martin |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
