Christine Klug
Christine Klug was a member of the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District school board At-large in Wisconsin. Klug assumed office in 2018.
Klug ran for election to the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District school board At-large in Wisconsin. Klug won in the general election on April 3, 2018.
Elections
2018
Three of the nine seats on the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District school board in Wisconsin were up for at-large general election on April 3, 2018. Incumbent Patricia J. Kerhin did not file for re-election, leaving one open seat. Incumbent Stephanie Emons and newcomers Christine Klug and Gary Schultz defeated incumbent Sue Sujecki.[1][2]
Results
General election
General election for West Allis-West Milwaukee School District school board At-large (3 seats)
Gary Schultz, Christine Klug, and incumbent Stephanie Emons defeated incumbent Sue Sujecki in the general election for West Allis-West Milwaukee School District school board At-large on April 3, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gary Schultz (Nonpartisan) | 27.7 | 4,553 |
| ✔ |  | Christine Klug (Nonpartisan) | 25.5 | 4,198 |
| ✔ |  | Stephanie Emons (Nonpartisan) | 24.8 | 4,071 |
 | Sue Sujecki (Nonpartisan) | 22.0 | 3,609 | |
| Total votes: 16,431 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Klug responded to questions from the journal sentinel. The questions are bolded below, followed by Klug's answers:[3]
The nation is experiencing an astounding number of school shootings, resulting the undermining of safety on school grounds. What actions are needed to prevent this national nightmare from happening locally?
| “ | What this country needs to understand is that the lack of mental health care needs to be addressed. Each community should be increasing efforts to ensure that those in need of care have adequate access. Community members should report incidents of threat of life to local law enforcement for further investigation. | ” |
| —Christine Klug | ||
What makes you the strongest of the four school board candidates to serve in public office?
| “ | Having raised two children in the district and as a homeowner and a single parent really forced me to make good fiscal choices. It really does come down to just that: representing the taxpayers of the district, making best possible value choices to provide a quality education to the children we serve. | ” |
| —Christine Klug | ||
Should public education mainly be a resource for general education or should it take on a more aggressive role in vocational job training?
| “ | Our job as a district is to prepare kids for life in addition to college and career ready and we have made great strides to accomplish those goals — creating more success stories rather than just survival stories. | ” |
| —Christine Klug | ||
Recent news
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See also
- West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, Wisconsin
- West Allis-West Milwaukee School District elections (2018)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, "2018 School Board Election," accessed January 20, 2018
- ↑ Milwaukee County Elections, "Spring Election Unofficial Results," accessed April 3, 2018
- ↑ journal sentinel, "Tighter security, better relations cited by WAWM board candidates as solutions to school shootings," March 18, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| West Allis-West Milwaukee School District elections in 2018 | |
| Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 3, 2018 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Stephanie Emons • Incumbent, Sue Sujecki • Christine Klug • Gary Schultz |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
