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Bill Sodemann
Bill Sodemann was an at-large representative on the Janesville Board of Education in Wisconsin. He first won election to the board in 2005. Sodemann won re-election to the board in the general election on April 1, 2014. He did not seek re-election to the board in 2017.
Biography
Sodemann earned his B.S. in Public Policy and Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1983. He is the owner and president of Phones Plus.[1]
Elections
2014
Bill Sodemann ran against fellow incumbent Kevin Murray as well as challengers Diane Eyers, Fred Jackson and Dale Thompson in the general election on April 1, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Kevin Murray Incumbent |
29% | 4,360 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dale Thompson |
20.3% | 3,051 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bill Sodemann Incumbent |
17.4% | 2,612 | |
| Nonpartisan | Diane Eyers | 17% | 2,554 | |
| Nonpartisan | Fred Jackson | 16.3% | 2,448 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 29 | |
| Total Votes | 15,054 | |||
| Source: Rock County Clerk, "2014 Spring General Election," April 1, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Sodemann was exempted from filing a pre-election campaign finance report to the school district clerk by the March 24 deadline.[2] State law allows candidates to claim exempt status from campaign finance reporting if contributions and expenditures do not exceed $1,000 during a calendar year.[3]
Endorsements
Sodemann received the endorsement of The Gazette in the April 1 general election.[4]
2011
| Janesville School District, At-large General Election, 3-year term, April 5, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Kevin Murray |
25.1% | 8,498 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bill Sodemann |
22% | 7,434 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott Feldt |
18% | 6,072 | |
| Nonpartisan | Fred Shahlapour | 13.7% | 4,630 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Burt | 11.6% | 3,922 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kirk Henry | 9.4% | 3,179 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 86 | |
| Total Votes | 33,821 | |||
| Source: Rock County Clerk, "Nonpartisan Spring Election," accessed January 29, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
In an interview with The Gazette, Sodemann stated that he considered not seeking re-election in December 2013. He decided to run for another term to ensure that the Journey to Excellence evaluation system would be implemented. This system establishes goals for administrators and educators in the district to determine staff development each year.[5]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Bill + Sodemann + Janesville + School + District"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Bill Sodemann," accessed January 29, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted through email from Debra Blazer on March 25, 2014.
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Campaign Finance Overview: Local Candidates," May 2010
- ↑ GazetteXtra, "Our Views: Kevin Murray, Bill Sodemann, Diane Eyers earn nods for Janesville School Board," March 30, 2014
- ↑ GazetteXtra, "Five in the running for three Janesville School Board seats," January 8, 2014
| 2014 Janesville School District Elections | |
| Janesville, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 1, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large • Diane Eyers • Fred Jackson • Kevin Murray • Bill Sodemann • Dale Thompson |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
