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David G. Kemper
David G. Kemper was an at-large member of the South Washington County school board. He was first elected to the chamber in 2009 and he lost his re-election bid on November 5, 2013.
Biography
David Kemper earned his B.A. in Management and Economics from Concordia College before receiving a Master's degree in Information Technology from Villanova University. Kemper has spent fifteen years employed by CenturyLink as a network technician.[1]
Elections
2013
David Kemper unsuccessfully ran against 13 other candidates in his attempt to win one of four at-large seats with four-year terms in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| South Washington County Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Katie Schwartz |
11.5% | 3,239 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tracy Brunnette Incumbent |
10.6% | 2,990 | |
| Nonpartisan | Katy McElwee-Stevens Incumbent |
9.4% | 2,648 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sharon H. Van Leer |
8.7% | 2,464 | |
| Nonpartisan | Molly Lutz | 8.7% | 2,458 | |
| Nonpartisan | David G. Kemper Incumbent | 8% | 2,267 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Thissen | 6.7% | 1,900 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael P. Edman | 6.7% | 1,880 | |
| Nonpartisan | Raj Gandhi | 6.4% | 1,803 | |
| Nonpartisan | Frederick E. Hess | 5.9% | 1,679 | |
| Nonpartisan | Leilani Holmstadt | 5.5% | 1,567 | |
| Nonpartisan | Wayne A. Johnson | 5.5% | 1,541 | |
| Nonpartisan | John P. Griffin, II | 4.7% | 1,323 | |
| Nonpartisan | Safiyyah Cummings | 1.2% | 339 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 163 | |
| Total Votes | 28,261 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 833 - South Washington County," accessed December 18, 2013 and Scott Wente, South Washington County Bulletin, "Recount confirms Van Leer District 833 School Board victory," November 22, 2013 | ||||
Funding
David Kemper reported no contributions or expenditures to South Washington County Schools.[2]
Endorsements
David Kemper did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
2009
| South Washington County Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | David G. Kemper |
13.8% | 1,614 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tracy Brunnette Incumbent |
13.5% | 1,579 | |
| Nonpartisan | Laurie Johnson |
12.4% | 1,453 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marsha C. Adou Incumbent |
11.9% | 1,391 | |
| Nonpartisan | Edward Nowak | 11.6% | 1,356 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alberder Gillespie | 10.1% | 1,184 | |
| Nonpartisan | Katy McElwee-Stevens | 9.4% | 1,100 | |
| Nonpartisan | Walt Lyszak | 6% | 707 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Thissen | 5.1% | 599 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gina Taft | 2.9% | 341 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 3.4% | 401 | |
| Total Votes | 11,725 | |||
| Source: Washington County, Minnesota, "Election Summary Report," accessed October 22, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
In an interview with the local newspaper, Kemper stated that his priority was to expand educational choices for district students by offering programs such as Advancement Via Individualized Distinction and Project Lead the Way and maintaining specialized schools such as Nuevas Fronteras and the Valley Crossing Community School.[3]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "David + Kemper + South + Washington + County + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ South Washington County Schools, "School Board Members," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through email from the Communications department of South Washington County Schools on January 3, 2014
- ↑ Michael Longaecker, Woodbury Bulletin, "Candidate profile: David Kemper," October 15, 2013
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