Dave Weis

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Dave Weis
Republican Party
Prior offices:
Madison County School System, District 4
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2016
Education
High school
Wheaton-Warraneville High School
Bachelor's
University of North Dakota
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Army
Personal
Profession
Defense contractor
Contact
Personal website

Dave Weis is the District 4 representative on the Madison County Board of Education in Alabama. Weis won without opposition in the general election on November 8, 2016. He advanced to the general election by defeating incumbent David Vess in the primary election on March 1, 2016.[1]

Biography

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Weis was born in Wheaton, Illinois, and graduated from Wheaton-Warrenville High School. He graduated from the University of North Dakota with a bachelor's degree in geography and urban planning. Weis served in the U.S. Army during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is a defense contractor with the U.S. Army. Weis and his wife, Ann, have three children.[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Madison County Schools elections (2016)

Two of the five seats on the Madison County Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016.

District 4 incumbent David Vess (R) was running for another term, while District 5 incumbent Jeff Anderson did not file for re-election. Vess lost to challenger Dave Weis (R) in the Republican primary, and Weis won without opposition in the general election. Tyler McKinney (R) withdrew from the race in February 2016 making Shere Rucker (R) the Republican nominee in District 5. Rucker defeated Corrie Beth Wikoff (D) in the general election.[3][4]

Results

Madison County Schools,
District 4 General Election, 6-Year Term, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dave Weis  (unopposed)


Madison County Schools,
District 4 Republican Primary Election, 6-Year Term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Dave Weis 58.29% 1,906
David Vess Incumbent 41.71% 1,364
Total Votes 3,270
Source: Madison County, Alabama, "Primary Election," accessed March 1, 2016

Funding

Weis reported no contributions or expenditures to the Alabama Secretary of State as of October 5, 2016.[5]

Campaign themes

2016

Weis' campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:

“

Leadership:
This is the cornerstone of my campaign. Leadership is the key, and I am prepared to bring my experience as a Veteran, and a retired Army Officer, to help put the educational needs for our children ahead of everything else and to restore Madison County Schools’ excellence with surrounding districts. Our district is lagging behind, having lost that competitive edge, due to a lack of forward thinking and cooperation between superintendent and community. I will improve upon this by:

  • Using a proven track-record as a parent and volunteer in our schools and an active voice for the community to the school board over the past nine years, to build relationships both on and off the board in order to promote our schools, programs and activities.
  • Working to ensure the Board of Education is making decisions that benefit our district and the entire school system as a whole.
  • Finding common ground and work with the Superintendent, to develop and implement plans and policies that will advance all aspects of education: from expanding technology in the classrooms; improving security and safety in our schools; upgrading facilities district-wide; providing resources and continuing training to educators, staff and aides-necessary to ensure our students remain competitive in all areas of learning and keep Madison County Schools on par with all other districts in surrounding communities.

Fiscal Responsibility:
Today’s economy has brought huge challenges to our school system and we must ensure that limited funds, grants and yearly revenue sources are used wisely to fund those projects and programs: benefiting our district and Madison County Schools. I will work to:

  • Ensure a complete and thorough evaluation of requirements before committing funds for capital expenditures; including community input.
  • Prioritize system-wide, those projects that are needed now, to enhance the learning process for our students and to help the district regain some of that competitive edge.

Transparency and Community:
A school board is the most basic level of government. It impacts each and every one of us directly, and I believe its Board Members should be the most accessible and accountable of all elected officials. I want to do this by:

  • Rebuilding the trust factor that has been lost between the community and the board of education. Regaining a level of confidence from our communities that the school board will work to improve every aspect of our schools.
  • Social Media is a tool that has not been used to its potential. So much can be communicated via social media and I will seek to find ways to keep District 4 as informed as possible in this manner.
  • Establishing a committee of leaders comprised of members of the community to meet regularly to discuss issues and concerns relating to our schools, provided feedback to me and to find ways to make our schools and the overall educational process that much better.

[6]

”
—Dave Weis (2016), [7]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named madison
  2. ↑ Dave Weis 2016, "Meet Dave," accessed February 17, 2016
  3. ↑ AL.com, "GOP, Dems announce 2016 Madison County electoral qualifiers," November 10, 2015
  4. ↑ WHNT 19, "Madison Co. School Board candidate Tyler McKinney drops out," March 1, 2016
  5. ↑ Alabama Votes, "Alabama Electronic Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA) Reporting System," accessed October 5, 2016
  6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  7. ↑ Dave Weis 2016, "Platform," accessed February 17, 2016
2016 Madison County Schools Elections
Madison County, Alabama
Election date:November 8, 2016
Candidates:District 4: Incumbent, David Vess (R) • Dave Weis (R)
District 5: Shere Rucker (R) • Corrie Beth Wikoff (D) • Tyler McKinney (withdrawn) (R)
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