De Pere School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the De Pere School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. The three incumbents—Mark Meneau, Tammy Mocarski and Paul Summerside—ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The De Pere School District Board of Education consists of seven at-large members elected to three-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on April 5, 2016. The board members elect a president, vice president, clerk and treasurer during an organizational meeting within 30 days of the fourth Monday in April.[2]
To be elected to the board, candidates must reside in the boundaries of the school district for 28 days prior to the filing of a "Declaration of Candidacy" form. Furthermore, at the time of taking office, each candidate must be a resident of the apportioned area he or she is elected to represent.[3] Candidates must also be 18 years old and citizens of the United States. Unless pardoned, those who have been convicted of a felony are not eligible for election to office in Wisconsin.[4]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| De Pere School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tammy Mocarski Incumbent |
34.38% | 4,605 |
| Paul Summerside Incumbent |
33.92% | 4,544 |
| Mark Meneau Incumbent |
31.08% | 4,163 |
| Write-in votes | 0.62% | 83 |
| Total Votes (100) | 13,395 | |
| Source: Brown County Wisconin,, "Summary Report Brown County Official Results," accessed May 18, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Mark Meneau | Tammy Mocarski | Paul Summerside | |||
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Additional elections
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2016
The De Pere School District election shared the ballot with the state's presidential preference vote. There were also elections for a supreme court justice, a District 3 court of appeals judge, Brown County supervisors, mayor and four alderpersons for the city of De Pere.[5]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Wisconsin school board elections in 2016:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| January 5, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| January 26, 2016 | Referendum submission deadline |
| March 28, 2016 | Pre-general election campaign finance deadline |
| April 5, 2016 | Election Day |
| April 25, 2016 | Board members take office |
| July 15, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance deadline |
District map
Endorsements
No official endorsements were made in this election.
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the De Pere School District. Any candidate spending or receiving less than $2,000 was not required to file a campaign finance report.[7][8]
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About the district
- See also: De Pere School District, Wisconsin
The De Pere School District is located in Brown County in eastern Wisconsin. The county seat is Green Bay. Brown County was home to 256,670 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[9] The district was the 42nd-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 4,148 students.[10]
Demographics
Higher education achievement
Brown County performed the same as Wisconsin as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 26.8 percent of Brown County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, which was the same as the percentage for the entire state.[9]
Median household income
From 2009 to 2013, the median household income in Brown County was $53,119, compared to $52,413 for the state of Wisconsin.[9] During that same time period, the median household income for the entire United States was $53,046.[11]
Poverty rate
The poverty rate in Brown County was 11.5 percent from 2009 to 2013. During that same time period, the poverty rate was 13.0 percent for the entire state, and it was 15.4 percent for the country as a whole.[9][11]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with De Pere School District's District Secretary Janine Rasmussen," January 11, 2016
- ↑ De Pere School District, "Bylaws and Policies," accessed January 13, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Wisconsin Candidate Eligibility," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates: Getting on the Ballot," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ Brown County, Wisconsin, "Notice of April 5, 2016 Election," accessed January 27, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Campaign Finance Report Dates 2016, 2017 and 2018," accessed January 25, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "Campaign Financing," accessed January 25, 2016
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with De Pere School District Secretary Janine Rasmussen," March 29, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 United States Census Bureau, "Brown County, Wisconsin," accessed July 6, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: USA," accessed July 6, 2015
- ↑ Brown County Clerk, "Election Results," accessed February 5, 2014
| 2016 De Pere School District Elections | |
| Brown County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Mark Meneau • Tammy Mocarski • Paul Summerside |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
