Diane Eyers
Diane Eyers was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Janesville Board of Education in Wisconsin. She filed to run in the general election on April 7, 2015, however she was removed from the ballot on January 13, 2015, due to insufficient information on her nomination papers.[1] In late February 2015, Eyers withdrew from the race.[2]
Eyers ran unsuccessfully for the board in 2013 and 2014.
Biography
Eyers is an accountant with Schwartz and Shea Insurance. Eyers has a child who was attending a district school at the time of her candidacy.[3]
Elections
2015
The general election on April 7, 2015, in Janesville School District featured three at-large seats up for election. Incumbent Greg Ardrey sought re-election against challenger Carla Quirk. Incumbent David DiStefano and challenger Diane Eyers were removed from the ballot in January 2015, due to insufficient information on their nomination papers. The third seat was filled by write-in candidate and retired district employee Steve Huth. DiStefano and receptionist also Julieta Henry ran as write-in candidates but were unsuccessful.
Results
| Janesville School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Greg Ardrey Incumbent |
37.3% | 6,016 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carla Quirk |
24.2% | 3,897 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steve Huth (write-in) |
19.5% | 3,137 | |
| Nonpartisan | David DiStefano (write-in) Incumbent | 13.7% | 2,215 | |
| Nonpartisan | Julieta Henry (write-in) | 5.3% | 858 | |
| Total Votes | 16,123 | |||
| Source: Rock County Clerk, "2015 Spring NonPartisan Election," accessed May 27, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Candidates were only required to file campaign finance reports if they did one of the following:
- accepted contributions, made disbursements or incurred obligations in an aggregate amount of more than $1,000 in a calendar year
- accepted more than $100 from a single source in the calendar year, except contributions made by candidates to their own campaigns
Endorsements
Eyers did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
2014
Diane Eyers ran against incumbents Kevin Murray and Bill Sodemann as well as challengers Fred Jackson and Dale Thompson in the general election on April 1, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Kevin Murray Incumbent |
29% | 4,360 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dale Thompson |
20.3% | 3,051 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bill Sodemann Incumbent |
17.4% | 2,612 | |
| Nonpartisan | Diane Eyers | 17% | 2,554 | |
| Nonpartisan | Fred Jackson | 16.3% | 2,448 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 29 | |
| Total Votes | 15,054 | |||
| Source: Rock County Clerk, "2014 Spring General Election," April 1, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Eyers was exempted from filing a pre-election campaign finance report to the school district clerk by the March 24 deadline.[4] State law allows candidates to claim exempt status from campaign finance reporting if contributions and expenditures do not exceed $1,000 during a calendar year.[5]
Endorsements
Eyers received the endorsement of The Gazette in the April 1 general election.[6]
2013
| Janesville School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Cathy Myers |
21.5% | 4,018 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kristin Hesselbacher |
17.9% | 3,338 | |
| Nonpartisan | Karl Dommershausen |
17.7% | 3,313 | |
| Nonpartisan | Diane Eyers | 17.2% | 3,220 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peter D. Severson | 16.6% | 3,096 | |
| Nonpartisan | Fred Jackson | 8.9% | 1,659 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 31 | |
| Total Votes | 18,675 | |||
| Source: Rock County Clerk, "2013 Spring Nonpartisan," accessed January 28, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
In an interview with The Gazette, Eyers expressed her campaign themes for 2014:
Class size
| “ |
The teacher is trying to educate 24 kids as best she can, and it's tough. If we want our teachers to perform, we have to make sure we give them the tools. [7] |
” |
| —GazetteXtra (2014) | ||
Divide between teachers, administrators
| “ |
I can talk to teachers every day, and that's the first thing you hear: No. 1, they're scared to say anything, and No. 2, they don't feel they're getting enough support. [7] |
” |
| —GazetteXtra (2014) | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Janesville School District, Wisconsin
- Janesville School District elections (2014)
- Janesville School District elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state...
- Wisconsin school districts 2014 review
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedballot - ↑ GazetteXtra, "Retired Janesville School District employee Steve Huth running as school board write-in, Diane Eyers withdraws," February 24, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 GazetteXtra, "Five in the running for three Janesville School Board seats," January 8, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted through email from Debra Blazer on March 25, 2014.
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Campaign Finance Overview: Local Candidates," May 2010
- ↑ GazetteXtra, "Our Views: Kevin Murray, Bill Sodemann, Diane Eyers earn nods for Janesville School Board," March 30, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2015 Janesville School District Elections | |
| Rock County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | General election - April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Greg Ardrey • Incumbent, David DiStefano • Diane Eyers • Julieta Henry • Steve Huth • Carla Quirk |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
