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Heather Hirsch
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Heather Hirsch is an at-large representative on the South Washington County Schools school board in Minnesota. Hirsch won a first term in the at-large special 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 Special Election, 2-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Heather Hirsch |
25.33% | 2,489 |
| Steve Lagoon | 24.63% | 2,420 |
| Sean Brown | 22.41% | 2,202 |
| Wael Abdelkader | 17.22% | 1,692 |
| Duane Girard | 9.73% | 956 |
| Write-in votes | 0.67% | 66 |
| Total Votes | 9,825 | |
| 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
Hirsch participated in the following survey conducted by the Twin Cities Pioneer Press. The survey questions appear bolded, and Hirsch's responses follow below.
What qualifies you to hold this position?
| “ | I have a Master’s in Public Health; participate in my daughter’s school PTO, volunteer with her school, serve on district committees, and participated in the district strategic planning session; hold a School Climate Leadership Certificate; and serve on the board of a non-profit aimed at improving literacy and social emotional skills of students.[4] | ” |
| —Heather Hirsch (2017)[5] | ||
What would your top priorities be if elected?
| “ | Strengthen District 833’s school climate and culture goals; to do this I will work to ensure that we have appropriate measurement across all students, staff and families of climate and culture. Focusing on improving our current strategic plan and expanding opportunities for authentic engagement of staff, families and students will be key.[4] | ” |
| —Heather Hirsch (2017)[5] | ||
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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 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Twin Cities Pioneer Press, "Minnesota elections: South Washington County school board candidates," October 24, 2017
