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Charles Vue
Charles Vue is an at-large representative on the Eau Claire Area School District school board in Wisconsin. First elected in 2014, Vue won a new term in the at-large general election on April 4, 2017.
Biography
Vue earned a bachelor's degree in social work from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1989. He later earned a master's degree in social work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1997. He has served as student services coordinator and associate director of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Office of Multicultural Affairs since 1998.[1]
Elections
2017
Two of the seven seats on the Eau Claire Area School District school board were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017. A third seat was up for special election on the same date. Board incumbents Aaron Harder, Charles Vue, and Jennifer Fager were all unopposed in their bids for re-election and won additional terms on the board.[2]
Results
| Eau Claire Area School District, At-Large General Election, 3- and 2-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Charles Vue Incumbent |
36.27% | 6,361 |
| Jennifer Fager Incumbent |
31.64% | 5,549 |
| Aaron Harder Incumbent |
31.61% | 5,544 |
| Write-in votes | 0.47% | 82 |
| Total Votes | 17,536 | |
| Source: Elisabeth Moore, "Email correspondence with Abigail Johnson," May 24, 2017 | ||
Funding
All candidates in this race filed exemptions from campaign finance reporting, according to the Eau Claire Area School District.[3]
All school board candidates in Wisconsin were required to file a campaign registration statement with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission after qualifying as candidates. This statement declares their candidacy to the county clerk's office and allows them to claim exemption from reporting campaign contributions and expenditures. Candidates were only required to report campaign contributions and expenditures if they did one or both of the following:[4]
- Accepted contributions, made disbursements, or incurred debt in excess of $2,000 during the calendar year
- Accepted more than $100 from a single source during the calendar year, barring contributions made by candidates to their own campaigns
There were three campaign finance report deadlines in 2017:
- The pre-primary report was due February 13, 2017,
- The pre-election report was due March 27, 2017, and
- The post-election report was due July 15, 2017.[5]
Candidates who filed before January 1, 2017, also had to file a continuing campaign finance report on January 16, 2017.[6]
2014
Charles Vue and incumbent Trish Cummins sought election without opposition during the general election on April 1, 2014. Vue ran unopposed for the seat previously held by board president Carol Craig, who did not file for re-election.[7]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Trish Cummins Incumbent |
50.2% | 10,207 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles Vue |
49.3% | 10,012 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.5% | 98 | |
| Total Votes | 20,317 | |||
| Source: Eau Claire County Clerk, "Unofficial Summary Report," April 1, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Vue did not report any campaign contributions or expenditures to the district office. State law allowed candidates to claim exempt status from campaign finance reporting if contributions and expenditures did not exceed $1,000 during a calendar year.[8]
Endorsements
Vue did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
See also
- Eau Claire Area School District, Wisconsin
- Eau Claire Area School District elections (2017)
- Eau Claire Area School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, "Charles Vue," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ Leader-Telegram, "Most local officials running unopposed," January 4, 2017
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email conversation with Abigail Johnson," April 3, 2017
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "11.0104 Reporting exemptions: limited activity," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Filing Deadlines and Reporting Periods," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Checklist," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Tom Giffey, Volume One, "It’ll be Lewis vs. Kincaid for council presidency," January 8, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Campaign Finance Overview: Local Candidates," May 2010
| Eau Claire Area School District elections in 2017 | |
| Eau Claire County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Incumbent, Aaron Harder • Incumbent, Charles Vue • Incumbent, Jennifer Fager |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
