James Howard (Wisconsin)
James Howard was the Seat 4 representative on the Madison Metropolitan Board of Education in Wisconsin. Howard did not seek re-election in 2019.
Biography
Howard obtained a B.A. in economics from the University of Wisconsin and a master's degree in agribusiness economics from the University of Wisconsin. He became an economist and scientist at Forest Products Laboratory in 1974. As of 2014, he and his wife had five children.[1]
Board membership
The Madison Metropolitan Board of Education voted unanimously on 89.7 percent of its votes between January 1, 2014, and July 1, 2014. Out of all votes recorded by the board, 94.9 percent passed.
The voting data indicates that there is no clear governing majority or minority faction on the board. No individual board member's voting record differs significantly from that of the other board members.[2]
Elections
Opposition
2016
Three of the seven seats on the Madison Metropolitan School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. The seats of James Howard, Dean Luomos and TJ Mertz were up for election. All three incumbents filed for re-election and faced no opposition. The incumbents were all successful in their bids for another term.[3]
Results
| Madison Metropolitan School District, Seat 4 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 James Howard Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.00% | 68,568 |
| Write-in votes | 1% | 693 |
| Total Votes (100) | 69,261 | |
| Source: Dane County Clerk's Office, "2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote," accessed June 15, 2016 | ||
Endorsements
Howard was endorsed by Madison Teachers Inc.[4]
2013
| Madison Metropolitan School District, Seat 4 General Election, 3-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | James Howard Incumbent |
76.2% | 25,736 | |
| Nonpartisan | Greg Packnett | 23.2% | 7,840 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 213 | |
| Total Votes | 33,789 | |||
| Source: Dane County, Wisconsin "2013 Spring Election Results," accessed September 22, 2014 | ||||
2010
| Madison Metropolitan School District, Seat 4 General Election, 3-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | James Howard |
63.5% | 13,267 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Farley | 36.1% | 7,543 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 81 | |
| Total Votes | 20,891 | |||
| Source: Dane County, Wisconsin "2010 Spring Election Results," accessed September 22, 2014 | ||||
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See also
- Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin
- Madison Metropolitan School District elections (2014)
- Madison Metropolitan School District elections (2015)
- Madison Metropolitan School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ James Howard for School Board, "About James," accessed September 23, 2014
- ↑ Madison Metropolitan School District, "Regular Meetings," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "All 3 Madison School Board incumbents running unopposed: 'It's not the best situation'," accessed January 12, 2016
- ↑ Madison Teachers Inc. "Elections and Political Action – Spring 2016," accessed March 24, 2016
| 2016 Madison Metropolitan School District Elections | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Incumbent, James Howard • Incumbent, Dean Luomos • Incumbent, TJ Mertz |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
