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Donna Sivigny
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Donna Sivigny is an at-large representative on the Carroll County Board of Education in Maryland. Sivigny ran for the seat in the primary election on April 26, 2016. She won in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Biography
Sivigny earned her B.S. in mathematics from Penn State University. She is an assistant vice president for Baltimore Life. Sivigny and her husband, Jay, have two children.[2]
Elections
2016
Two of the five seats on the Carroll County Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on April 26, 2016, with the top four vote recipients advancing to the general election. Incumbent Jim Doolan filed for re-election, while Jennifer Seidel did not file for the 2016 election. Doolan faced challengers Marsha Herbert, Julie Kingsley, Mary Kowalski, and Donna Sivigny in the primary.[1]
In March 2016, Doolan announced his withdrawal from the election. His withdrawal took place after the deadline to remove names from the ballot, which meant that Carroll County voters still saw Doolan's name on the primary ballot. Herbert, Kingsley, Kowalski, and Sivigny defeated Doolan in the primary. Herbert and Sivigny defeated Kingsley and Kowalski in the general election.[3]
Results
| Carroll County Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-Year Terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Donna Sivigny |
31.09% | 41,372 |
| Marsha Herbert |
27.93% | 37,176 |
| Julie Kingsley | 25.00% | 33,276 |
| Mary Kowalski | 15.52% | 20,654 |
| Write-in votes | 0.46% | 614 |
| Total Votes | 133,092 | |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential General Election Results," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
| Carroll County Public Schools, At-large Primary Election, 4-Year Terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Donna Sivigny |
22.86% | 14,452 |
| Julie Kingsley |
21.79% | 13,779 |
| Marsha Herbert |
19.92% | 12,596 |
| Mary Kowalski |
17.79% | 11,245 |
| Jim Doolan Incumbent | 17.63% | 11,149 |
| Total Votes | 63,221 | |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Unofficial 2016 Presidential Primary Election results for Carroll County," accessed April 26, 2016 | ||
Funding
Candidates for public office in Maryland had until March 22, 2016, to submit their first contributions and expenditure report of the primary campaign. The final campaign finance deadline of the 2016 campaign was November 22, 2016.[4] State law allows candidates to file Affidavits of Limited Contributions and Expenditures (ALCE) if their campaigns did not accept $1,000 in contributions or spend $1,000 in a particular reporting period.[5]
October 28 filing
Candidates received a total of $10,191.82 and spent a total of $3,473.51 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System.[6]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsha Herbert | $1,699.82 | $2,042.29 | $487.80 |
| Julie Kingsley | $1,015.00 | $263.52 | $977.80 |
| Mary Kowalski | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Donna Sivigny | $7,477.00 | $1,167.70 | $6,547.53 |
March 22 filing
Candidates received a total of $7,884.20 and spent a total of $4,606.75 as of April 19, 2016, according to the Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System.[7]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Doolan (incumbent) | ALCE | ALCE | ALCE |
| Marsha Herbert | $4,070.00 | $1,938.89 | $2,131.11 |
| Julie Kingsley | $1,210.00 | $650.30 | $559.70 |
| Mary Kowalski | ALCE | ALCE | ALCE |
| Donna Sivigny | $2,604.20 | $2,017.56 | $586.64 |
Campaign themes
2016
| Donna Sivigny video for Community Media Center |
Sivigny's campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:
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| —Donna Sivigny (2016), [2] | ||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Carroll County 2016 Presidential Primary Election Local Candidates List," February 10, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Donna Sivigny for Education, "Meet Donna," accessed April 12, 2016
- ↑ Carroll County Times, "School board president Doolan will not seek re-election," March 30, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedule," accessed February 10, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "EAffidavit Filing," accessed February 10, 2016
- ↑ Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System, "View Filed Reports Information," accessed October 30, 2016
- ↑ Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System, "View Filed Reports Information," accessed April 19, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2016 Carroll County Public Schools Elections | |
| Carroll County, Maryland | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Jim Doolan • Marsha Herbert • Julie Kingsley • Mary Kowalski • Donna Sivigny |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
