Glenn Block
Glenn Block was a candidate seeking an at-large seat on the McLean County Unit District No 5 Board of Education in Illinois in the general election on April 7, 2015.[1] He lost the election.[2]
Block unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the board in 2013.[3]
Block was one of five candidates in this election who participated in a candidate forum in March 2015. They discussed right-to-work legislation, responsible bidder polices and district finances.
- See also: Issues in the election
Biography
Originally from Wisconsin, Block has lived in the Bloomington/Normal area for over 30 years. He earned his bachelor's degree in economics and computer science from ISU. He works in performance testing for COUNTRY. Block's community service experience includes volunteering with the Lions Club since 1995, serving as a member of the Unit 5 - CAC since 2013 and being a board member of Lamplighter. He has served as treasurer and president of Lamplighter in the past. He has also been involved as a member of his church, and he volunteered as a volleyball coach at Bloomington Junior High School.[4]
Elections
2015
Five of the seven at-large seats on the McLean County Unit District No 5 Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015. The five seats up for election included four four-year terms and one two-year term.
Only three incumbents filed to run for re-election. Incumbents Denise L. Schuster and Michael E. Trask faced four challengers, Glenn Block, James E. Hayek Jr., Barry Hitchins and John Howard Kuk, for the four-year term seats. Trask and Schuster won their bids for re-election, and Hayek and Hitchins won the other two seats. Incumbent Gail Ann Briggs ran unopposed and won the two-year term seat.
Results
| McLean County Unit District No 5, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Michael E. Trask Incumbent |
19.5% | 2,040 | |
| Nonpartisan | James E. Hayek Jr. |
18.9% | 1,985 | |
| Nonpartisan | Denise L. Schuster Incumbent |
18.8% | 1,976 | |
| Nonpartisan | Barry Hitchins |
18.6% | 1,946 | |
| Nonpartisan | Glenn Block | 16.5% | 1,735 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Howard Kuk | 7.7% | 805 | |
| Total Votes | 10,487 | |||
| Source: McLean County Clerk, "Election Summary Report: Consolidated Election April 7, 2015," accessed April 22, 2015 | ||||
Funding
School board candidates in Illinois are only required to file campaign finance reports if they accept contributions or make expenditures in excess of $5,000 in a 12-month period.[5]
Block reported no contributions or expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections in this election.[6]
Endorsements
Block did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
2013
| McLean County Unit District No 5, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Meta Mickens-Baker |
18.8% | 3,886 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Todd Ferguson |
17.1% | 3,537 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Puzauskas |
14.1% | 2,926 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steven Zimmerman | 13.6% | 2,822 | |
| Nonpartisan | Glenn Block | 13.1% | 2,708 | |
| Nonpartisan | Randall Merker | 11.9% | 2,457 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rebecca Ferrara | 11.3% | 2,344 | |
| Total Votes | 20,680 | |||
| Source: McLean County Unit District No 5, "Resolution," accessed March 25, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
Block highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | Three things I believe: Educational Excellence - Sensible Spending - School Safety
Innovative programs like Focused Algebra and Focused Geometry will give at risk kids a better shot at mastering educational concepts. We should push to try and learn from new ways to use technology. -the 'flipped' classroom concept - online learning. Reaching the best possible educational outcome for all students is our goal. Sensible Spending It's not the easy or popular message, but now is the time to be conservative and live within our means. We live in challenging times but challenging times give us the opportunity to work together improving our schools. Things will shake out in the next year and we will have a much better idea of what direction to go. Safe Schools |
” |
| —Glenn Block's campaign website (2015)[8] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- McLean County Unit District No 5, Illinois
- McLean County Unit District No 5 elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget... (April 8, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ McLean County Clerk, "School Board Petition Filing," accessed January 20, 2015
- ↑ McLean County Clerk, "Election Summary Report: Consolidated Election April 7, 2015," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ McLean County Unit District No 5, "Resolution," accessed March 25, 2015
- ↑ Vote Glenn Block for Unit 5 School Board April 7th, "Experience," accessed March 25, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Disclosure," accessed March 31, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Disclosure Search," accessed April 3, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Vote Glenn Block for Unit 5 School Board April 7th, "Values," accessed March 25, 2015
| 2015 McLean County Unit District No 5 Elections | |
| McLean County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Four-year term: • Incumbent, Denise L. Schuster • Incumbent, Michael E. Trask • Glenn Block • James E. Hayek Jr. • Barry Hitchins • John Howard Kuk Two-year term: • Incumbent, Gail Ann Briggs |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
