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Douglas Hoffman (Minnesota)
Douglas Hoffman was a candidate for at-large representative on the South Washington County Schools school board in Minnesota. Hoffman was defeated in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Elections
2017
Five of the seven seats on the South Washington County Schools school board in Minnesota were up for nonpartisan general election on November 7, 2017. Four seats were up for general election to regular four-year terms, and the fifth seat was up for special election to a two-year term due to a vacancy on the board.[1] In the race for the four-year terms, at-large incumbents Tracy Brunnette, Katie Schwartz, and Sharon H. Van Leer won re-election. Incumbent Katy McElwee-Stevens did not win re-election, as Patricia Driscoll won the fourth seat. Challengers Thor Halverson, Alexandra Hedberg, Douglas Hoffman, David Pyrz, and William Thurmes were defeated in that race. Heather Hirsch won the two-year term, defeating Wael Abdelkader, Sean Brown, Duane Girard, and Steve Lagoon.[2][3]
Results
| South Washington County Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Patricia Driscoll |
11.96% | 4,353 |
| Katie Schwartz Incumbent |
11.07% | 4,031 |
| Tracy Brunnette Incumbent |
10.92% | 3,977 |
| Sharon H. Van Leer Incumbent |
10.91% | 3,970 |
| William Thurmes | 10.04% | 3,656 |
| Alexandra Hedberg | 9.84% | 3,582 |
| Katy McElwee-Stevens Incumbent | 9.53% | 3,471 |
| Douglas Hoffman | 9.19% | 3,345 |
| David Pyrz | 8.97% | 3,267 |
| Thor Halverson | 7.01% | 2,553 |
| Write-in votes | 0.55% | 199 |
| Total Votes | 36,404 | |
| Source: South Washington County Schools, "School Board Meeting Minutes November 16, 2017," accessed December 8, 2017 | ||
Funding
The South Washington County Schools does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.
Campaign themes
2017
Hoffman participated in the following survey conducted by the Twin Cities Pioneer Press. The survey questions appear bolded, and Hoffman's responses follow below.
What qualifies you to hold this position?
| “ | I am a veteran with 16 years in service. This experience has provided me with leadership skills, a process for deliberate decision making, and values that are committed to my community. I will apply Transparency, Accountability, and Sound Decision Making to the school board. I endeavor to engage our community to learn from you.[4] | ” |
| —Douglas Hoffman (2017)[5] | ||
What would your top priorities be if elected?
| “ | 1) Maintain high educational standards in our top performing schools and to improve the lower performing schools. 2) Student safety, both physical and cyber safety, need to be improved in District 833. 3) Fiscal responsibility and sound decision making with the interest of all students, teachers, and people of the district.[4] | ” |
| —Douglas Hoffman (2017)[5] | ||
What do you think is the primary role of government?
| “ | In the case of a school board, we need to ensure the functions of education are being properly implemented. This includes ensuring proper class sizes, retaining and recruiting quality teachers, and ensuring student safety at school, on the bus, and with their private information. A member of the school board must represent the whole district.[4] | ” |
| —Douglas Hoffman (2017)[5] | ||
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ South Washington County Bulletin, "Candidacy Filing Notice," June 26, 2017
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 833 - SOUTH WASHINGTON COUNTY," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings: 2017 Municipal and School District Elections," accessed August 16, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Twin Cities Pioneer Press, "Minnesota elections: South Washington County school board candidates," October 24, 2017
