Green Bay Area Public School District elections (2017)
2018 →
← 2016 |
|---|
 |
|
|
| Enrollment (14-15) |
|
|
Two seats on the Green Bay Area Public School District Board of Education were up for general election on April 4, 2017. Incumbent Katie Maloney faced challengers Heidi Fagre and Laura McCoy in her bid for re-election.[1] Maloney won re-election, and McCoy won the other seat.[2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Green Bay Area Board of Education consists of seven members elected to three-year terms. All members are elected at large. Elections are held every year. Three seats were up for election in 2016, and two seats were up for election in 2017. The general election was held on April 4, 2017.[3][4]
School board candidates had to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, and residents of the school district for a minimum of 28 consecutive days before filing as a candidate. They also could not be disqualified from voting under Wisconsin law.[4]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file nomination papers with the school district clerk by January 3, 2017. If incumbents whose terms were up for re-election did not file to run in the race and did not file written notification that they would not be running, the candidate filing deadline could have been extended until January 6, 2017. The terms of candidates elected in the race started on April 24, 2017.[4]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Green Bay Area Public School District, General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Katie Maloney Incumbent |
40.23% | 9,340 |
| Laura McCoy |
31.05% | 7,210 |
| Heidi Fagre | 28.01% | 6,503 |
| Write-in votes | 0.71% | 165 |
| Total Votes | 23,218 | |
| Source: Brown County Clerk, "Summary Report: Official Results," accessed May 9, 2017 | ||
Candidates
Katie Maloney 
|
Heidi Fagre | Laura McCoy
| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2017
The Green Bay Area Board of Education election shared the ballot with elections for the office of Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction and one seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Voters also voted on two referendum questions for the district.[5]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Wisconsin school board elections in 2017:[6][7]
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| January 3, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| January 16, 2017 | Campaign finance deadline for candidates registered before January 1 |
| February 13, 2017 | Pre-primary election campaign finance deadline |
| February 21, 2017 | Primary election day |
| March 27, 2017 | Pre-general election campaign finance deadline |
| April 4, 2017 | Election Day |
| April 24, 2017 | Board members take office |
| July 15, 2017 | Post-election campaign finance deadline |
Endorsements
The Green Bay Education Association endorsed all three candidates in this race.[8] The organization Wisconsin Progress endorsed challengers Heidi Fagre and Laura McCoy.[9] Incumbent Katie Maloney was endorsed by Green Bay Area Board of Education member Michael Blecha.[10]
Do you know of an official or organization that endorsed a candidate in this race? Let Ballotpedia know by email at editor@ballotpedia.org.
Campaign finance
All school board candidates in Wisconsin were required to file a campaign registration statement with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission after qualifying as candidates. This statement declares their candidacy to the county clerk's office and allows them to claim exemption from reporting campaign contributions and expenditures. Candidates were only required to report campaign contributions and expenditures if they did one or both of the following:[11]
- Accepted contributions, made disbursements, or incurred debt in excess of $2,000 during the calendar year
- Accepted more than $100 from a single source during the calendar year, barring contributions made by candidates to their own campaigns
There were three campaign finance report deadlines in 2017:
- The pre-primary report was due February 13, 2017,
- The pre-election report was due March 27, 2017, and
- The post-election report was due July 15, 2017.[12]
Candidates who filed before January 1, 2017, also had to file a continuing campaign finance report on January 16, 2017.[13]
Reports
Candidates received a total of $4,557.38 and spent a total of $3,797.50 in the election, according to the Green Bay City Clerk.[14]
| Candidate | Existing balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Maloney | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Heidi Fagre | $106.24 | $1,402.42 | $1,508.66 | $0.00 |
| Laura McCoy | $0.00 | $3,154.96 | $2,288.84 | $866.12 |
Past elections
Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016
2015
2014
2013
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What was at stake?
Election trends
- See also: School board elections, 2017
The 2017 school board election for the Green Bay Area Public School District was the most competitive school board race in the last four years with an average of 1.5 candidates per seat. An incumbent and two challengers ran for the two seats on the ballot, which guaranteed a newcomer would join the board. The 2016 school board election had an average of 1.3 candidates per seat in the race. Every candidate who ran in the district's 2013, 2014, and 2015 elections was unopposed.
| School board election trends | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
| Green Bay Area Public School District | |||||
| 2017 | 1.50 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 50.00% | |
| 2016 | 1.30 | 0.00% | 50.00% | 66.67% | |
| 2015 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 50.00% | |
| 2014 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2013 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| Wisconsin | |||||
| 2015 | 1.38 | 32.00% | 84.00% | 35.29% | |
| United States | |||||
| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
Issues in the election
District puts referendum question on the April ballot
After creating the district's 10-year facilities master plan in 2016, the Green Bay school board decided to include two referendum questions on the ballot for the April 2017 election. The first question asked the voters to allow the district to exceed its $16.5 million revenue limit for the next 10 years. The last time the district asked for a revenue increase was in 2011. The second question on the ballot asked for approval of $68 million in construction projects to reduce overcrowding in the east side of the district. The money would build a new elementary school, make additions to seven other elementary schools, update security at some schools, and make renovations at four other schools.[15][16] Both referendums were passed by voters with over 60 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results.[2]
The district made their case for the referendum through their website and a fact sheet compiled by the district with the details of the referendum questions. The fact sheet stated that the passage of the referendum would not increase the tax rate for the residents of Green Bay. Richard Parins of the Brown County Tax Association addressed the district's claim.
| “ | Taxes would go down if this referendum didn’t go through, because all they’re doing is they’ve paid off a bunch of debt and they’re re-loading it. Then they don’t have to fight to get it back up again and they say, ‘well, we’re keeping taxes at about the same level!’ yeah, that’s because we’ve been paying off debt for a long time.[17] | ” |
| —Richard Parins, (2017)[18] | ||
The two referendum questions were on the ballot in the general election held on April 4, 2017. The district stated in their fact sheet that without the money this referendum would give the schools, the district would need to cut $18 million dollars and, thereby, reduce course offerings, increase class size, and reduce the staff by 150 people.[19]
Report a story for this election
Ballotpedia researches issues in school board elections across the United States, but information availability is a challenge for us in many school districts. Please contact us about the issues that impact your local school district. Note that not all submissions may meet Ballotpedia's coverage requirements for inclusion.
Candidate survey
|
|
Ballotpedia invites school board candidates to participate in its annual survey. |
About the district
The Green Bay Area School District is located in Brown County in eastern Wisconsin. The county seat is Green Bay. Brown County was home to 258,718 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[20] The district was the fourth-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 21,013 students.[21]
Demographics
Higher education achievement
Brown County outperformed Wisconsin as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in the years 2011-2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 27.9 percent of Brown County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.8 percent of state residents.[20]
Median household income
From 2011 to 2015, the median household income in Brown County was $53,527, compared to $53,357 for the entire state of Wisconsin. During that same time period, the median household income for the entire United States was $53,889.[20]
Poverty rate
The poverty rate in Brown County was 11.1 percent from 2011 to 2015. During that same time period, the poverty rate was 12.1 percent for the entire state, and it was 13.5 percent for the country as a whole.[20]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[20] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race | Brown County (%) | Wisconsin (%) |
| White | 88.6 | 87.6 |
| Black or African American | 2.7 | 6.6 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.2 | 1.1 |
| Asian | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.3 | 6.6 |
Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Green Bay Area Public School District Wisconsin election. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
| Green Bay Area Public School District | Wisconsin | School Boards |
|---|---|---|
 |
 |
|
|
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Green Bay Area School District Assistant to the Superintendent Sandra Heller," January 5, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brown County Clerk, "Summary Reports Unofficial," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ Green Bay Area Public Schools, "Board of Education," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Wisconsin Association of School Boards, "Guide for Candidates: 2017 Spring Election Edition," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking by Office: 2017 Spring Election - 4/4/2017," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Guided for Candidates," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Checklist," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Andrew Becker, Green Bay Area Board of Education member," March 29, 2017
- ↑ Wisconsin Progress, "Our Endorsements for Spring 2017," accessed March 30, 2017
- ↑ Green Bay Press-Gazette, "Re-elect Maloney to Green Bay School Board," March 20, 2017
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "11.0104 Reporting exemptions: limited activity," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Filing Deadlines and Reporting Periods," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Checklist," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Andrew Becker, Board Clerk, Green Bay Area Public School District," May 23, 2017
- ↑ WBAY, "Two Green Bay school referendums decided for April ballot," January 23, 2017
- ↑ Green Bay Area Public Schools, "Referendum," accessed February 24, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ WBAY, "Two Green Bay school referendums decided for April ballot," January 23, 2017
- ↑ Green Bay Area Public Schools, "Referendum," accessed February 24, 2017
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 United States Census Bureau, "Brown County, Wisconsin," accessed December 13, 2016
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
| Green Bay Area Public School District elections in 2017 | |
| Brown County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Katie Maloney • Heidi Fagre • Laura McCoy |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
