De Pere School District elections (2017)
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Two of the seven seats on the De Pere School District Board of Education were up for general election on April 4, 2017. Incumbents Doug Seeman and David Youngquist ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The De Pere Board of Education consists of seven members elected to three-year terms. All members are elected at large. Elections are held every year. Three seats were up for election in 2016, and two seats were up for election in 2017.[3][4]
School board candidates had to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, and residents of the school district for a minimum of 28 consecutive days before filing as a candidate. They also could not be disqualified from voting under Wisconsin law.[4]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file nomination papers with the school district clerk by January 3, 2017. If incumbents whose terms were up for re-election did not file to run in the race and did not file written notification that they would not be running, the candidate filing deadline could have been extended until January 6, 2017. The terms of candidates elected in the race started on April 24, 2017.[4]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| De Pere School District, General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Doug Seeman Incumbent |
50.88% | 1,415 |
| David Youngquist Incumbent |
48.40% | 1,346 |
| Write-in votes | 0.72% | 20 |
| Total Votes | 2,781 | |
| Source: Brown County Clerk, "Summary Report: Official Results," accessed May 9, 2017 | ||
Candidates
Doug Seeman 
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David Youngquist
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2017
The De Pere Board of Education election shared the ballot with elections for the office of Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction and one seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.[5]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Wisconsin school board elections in 2017:[6][7]
| Deadline | Event |
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| January 3, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| January 16, 2017 | Campaign finance deadline for candidates registered before January 1 |
| February 13, 2017 | Pre-primary election campaign finance deadline |
| February 21, 2017 | Primary election day |
| March 27, 2017 | Pre-general election campaign finance deadline |
| April 4, 2017 | Election Day |
| April 24, 2017 | Board members take office |
| July 15, 2017 | Post-election campaign finance deadline |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
All school board candidates in Wisconsin were required to file a campaign registration statement with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission after qualifying as candidates. This statement declares their candidacy to the county clerk's office and allows them to claim exemption from reporting campaign contributions and expenditures. Candidates were only required to report campaign contributions and expenditures if they did one or both of the following:[8]
- Accepted contributions, made disbursements, or incurred debt in excess of $2,000 during the calendar year
- Accepted more than $100 from a single source during the calendar year, barring contributions made by candidates to their own campaigns
There were three campaign finance report deadlines in 2017:
- The pre-primary report was due February 13, 2017,
- The pre-election report was due March 27, 2017, and
- The post-election report was due July 15, 2017.[9]
Candidates who filed before January 1, 2017, also had to file a continuing campaign finance report on January 16, 2017.[10]
Reports
Both candidates in this race filed exemption statements detailing they would not spend or receive more than $2,000 toward their campaigns. Because of this, they did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[11]
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What was at stake?
Election trends
- See also: School board elections, 2017
The 2017 school board election for De Pere School District looked much like the 2016 school board election. Incumbents ran unopposed for re-election to their seats. While the district had an average of one candidate per seat for the last two elections, the 2015 state (1.38) and national (1.72) averages of candidates per seat exceeded that of the district.
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
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| 2017 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2016 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
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| 2015 | 1.38 | 32.00% | 82.66% | 35.29% | |
| United States | |||||
| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
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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 258,718 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[12] The De Pere School District is located in Wisconsin. The district was the 41st-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 4,190 students.[13]
Demographics
Higher education achievement
Brown County outperformed Wisconsin as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in the years 2011-2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 27.9 percent of Brown County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.8 percent of state residents.[12]
Median household income
From 2011 to 2015, the median household income in Brown County was $53,527, compared to $53,357 for the entire state of Wisconsin. During that same time period, the median household income for the entire United States was $53,889.[12]
Poverty rate
The poverty rate in Brown County was 11.1 percent from 2011 to 2015. During that same time period, the poverty rate was 12.1 percent for the entire state, and it was 13.5 percent for the country as a whole.[12]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[12] | ||
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| Race | Brown County (%) | Wisconsin (%) |
| White | 88.6 | 87.6 |
| Black or African American | 2.7 | 6.6 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.2 | 1.1 |
| Asian | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.3 | 6.6 |
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.
Recent news
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See also
| De Pere School District | Wisconsin | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Phone call with De Pere School District," January 5, 2017
- ↑ Brown County Clerk, "Summary Reports Unofficial," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ De Pere School District, "School Board," accessed December 26, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Wisconsin Association of School Boards, "Guide for Candidates: 2017 Spring Election Edition," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking by Office: 2017 Spring Election - 4/4/2017," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Guided for Candidates," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Checklist," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "11.0104 Reporting exemptions: limited activity," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Filing Deadlines and Reporting Periods," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Checklist," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Ben Villarruel, De Pere School District" April 3, 2017
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 United States Census Bureau, "Brown County, Wisconsin," accessed December 13, 2016
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
| De Pere School District elections in 2017 | |
| Brown County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Doug Seeman • David Youngquist |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
