Dane Looker
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Dane Looker (Republican Party) was a member of the Puyallup Board of Directors in Washington, representing Position 2. Looker assumed office in 2011.
Looker (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Puyallup Board of Directors to represent Position 2 in Washington. Looker won in the general election on November 3, 2015.
Looker had announced his intention to run as a Republican for the District 25-Position 1 seat in the Washington House of Representatives in the 2012 election.[1] He did not ultimately run in the election.
Biography
Looker is a representative for the St. Louis Rams in the National Football League (NFL) Players Association. He graduated from Puyallup High School in 1995 and earned a B.A. from the University of Washington. He was a player in the NFL from 2000 to 2008. He played with the St. Louis Rams for all but his first season, which was with the New England Patriots.[2]
Elections
2015
Opposition
Three of the five seats on the Puyallup School District Board of Directors were up for at-large general election on November 3, 2015. Position 2 incumbent Dane Looker, Position 3 incumbent Pat Jenkins and Position 5 incumbent Chris Ihrig were up for re-election. Looker defeated challenger Derek Maynes, while Jenkins lost to challenger Michael Keaton. Ihrig won re-election without opposition.[3]
Results
| Puyallup School District Board of Directors, Position 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Dane Looker Incumbent |
74.3% | 17,445 |
| Derek Maynes | 25.7% | 6,038 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 23,483 | |
| Source: Pierce County Auditor, "November 3, 2015 General Election," November 24, 2015 | ||
Funding
Looker reported no contributions or expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission as of October 30, 2015.[4]
Endorsements
Looker was endorsed by The News Tribune.[5]
2011
| Puyallup School District, Position 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Dane Looker |
56.2% | 16,159 | |
| Nonpartisan | Therese Ngo Pasquier | 43.8% | 12,595 | |
| Total Votes | 28,754 | |||
| Source: Pierce County Elections, "November 8, 2011," November 29, 2011 | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
Looker provided the following statement for the Pierce County voters' pamphlet:
| “ | My wife, Amy, and I have spent much of our fifteen-year marriage living in different parts of this great country, but we have always proudly considered Puyallup our home. We are deeply committed to this community and are very thankful for the Puyallup School District which has educated four generations of our family. Currently, Amy teaches at Kallas Junior High and coaches basketball for Rogers High School, while three of our four children are attending Meeker and Woodland elementaries and loving their experience.
Serving as a Puyallup School Board director the past four years has been an incredibly rewarding experience. In that time my fellow board members and I have had the honor of selecting a Superindentent whom has implemented a strategic direction for our district focused on the increased growth and achievement of every child we serve. We have made tremendous strides in our efforts to involve our community through more thorough and engaging communication methods, and we are continually finding ways to effectively manage our resources to enhance the educational opportunities for our students.[6] |
” |
| —Dane Looker (2015)[7] | ||
See also
- Puyallup School District, Washington
- Puyallup School District elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The News Tribune, "Former NFL player Dane Looker runs for state House," July 12, 2011
- ↑ NFL, "Players: Dane Looker," accessed October 19, 2015
- ↑ Pierce County Auditor, "Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 26, 2015
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Search the Database: Local Candidates," accessed October 30, 2015
- ↑ The News Tribune, "Our endorsements in the Nov. 3 general election," October 15, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Pierce County, Washignton, "Online Voters' Guide," accessed October 19, 2015
| 2015 Puyallup School District Elections | |
| Pierce County, Washington | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Position 2: Incumbent, Dane Looker • Derek Maynes Position 3: Incumbent, Pat Jenkins • Michael Keaton Position 5: Incumbent, Chris Ihrig |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
