Gary Anhalt
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Gary Anhalt is an at-large representative on the Cedar Rapids Community School District school board in Iowa. First elected in 2009, Anhalt won a new term in the at-large general election on September 12, 2017.
Anhalt was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 65 of the Iowa House of Representatives.
Biography
Anhalt earned a B.S. in Elementary Education from Winona State University. He taught at Cedar Rapids Community Schools for 40 years before his retirement. Anhalt has also served as a member of the Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission.[1][2]
Elections
2017
Three of seven seats on the Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Education in Iowa were up for general election on September 12, 2017. One seat is up for at-large election and two seats, District 2 and District 3, are up for by-district election. All three incumbents filed to retain their seats.[3]
At-large incumbent Gary Anhalt defeated newcomers Theodore Collins and Christopher Gehrke. District 2 incumbent Nancy Humbles was the only candidate to file for the seat and was re-elected. In District 3, newcomer Jennifer Borcherding defeated incumbent Keith Westercamp.[4]
| Cedar Rapids Community School District, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Gary Anhalt Incumbent |
56.47% | 1,834 |
| Christopher Gehrke | 32.05% | 1,041 |
| Theodore Collins | 10.99% | 357 |
| Write-in votes | 0.49% | 16 |
| Total Votes | 3,248 | |
| Source: Linn County, Iowa, "9/12/17 School Elections - Linn County, State of Iowa - Official Results," accessed September 18, 2017 | ||
2014
Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Liz Bennett defeated Gary Anhalt in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Liz Bennett |
63.7% | 1,465 |
| Gary Anhalt | 36.3% | 834 |
| Total Votes | 2,299 | |
2013
Anhalt sought re-election to the Cedar Rapids Board of Education as an at-large member. He ran unopposed in the general election on September 10, 2013.
Results
| Cedar Rapids Community School District, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Gary Anhalt Incumbent |
95.9% | 2,747 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 4.1% | 117 | |
| Total Votes | 2,864 | |||
| Source: Linn County Election Services, "Official Summary Report," September 13, 2013 | ||||
2009
Anhalt first won election to the board on September 8, 2009. He ran unopposed for an at-large seat with 23 write-in votes cast.[8]
| Cedar Rapids Community School District, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Gary Anhalt |
97.9% | 1,072 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 2.1% | 23 | |
| Total Votes | 1,095 | |||
Campaign themes
2013
In a July 16, 2013 interview with The Gazette, Anhalt cited reduced enrollment, budgetary concerns and modernizing educational techniques as his campaign themes. He also touted his role as the lone opponent of closing Polk Elementary School in 2012.[2]
Recent news
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See also
- Cedar Rapids Community School District, Iowa
- Cedar Rapids Community School District elections (2017)
- Cedar Rapids Community School District elections (2013)
External links
- Official campaign website
- Gary Anhalt on Facebook
- Gary Anhalt on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- District page
Footnotes
- ↑ Cedar Rapids Community School, "Gary Anhalt," accessed July 25, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Gazette, "Anhalt seeks re-election to Cedar Rapids school board," July 16, 2013
- ↑ Marielle Bricker, "Email communication with Laurel Day, Cedar Rapids Community School District Board Secretary," August 4, 2017
- ↑ Linn County, Iowa, "9/12/17 School Elections - Linn County, State of Iowa - Unofficial Results," accessed September 12, 2017
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ The Des Moines Register, "Election2014," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Linn County Election Services, "Election Results 1999-2009," accessed July 25, 2013
| Cedar Rapids Community School District elections in 2017 | |
| Linn County, Iowa | |
| Election date: | September 12, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Gary Anhalt • Theodore Collins • Christopher Gehrke District 2: Incumbent, Nancy Humbles District 3: Incumbent, Keith Westercamp • Jennifer Borcherding |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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