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James Wood (Wisconsin)
James Wood is a member of the Oconomowoc Area School District school board At-large in Wisconsin. He assumed office in 2018. His current term ends in 2027.
Wood ran for election to the Oconomowoc Area School District school board At-large in Wisconsin. He won in the general election on April 3, 2018.
Biography
Wood earned his associate degree in applied science marketing from Waukesha County Technical College in 1995. He is a product manager with CC&N Inc. Wood and his wife have two children.[1]
Elections
2018
Three of the seven seats on the Oconomowoc Area School District school board in Wisconsin were up for at-large general election on April 3, 2018. Incumbent Jessica Karnowski and newcomers Juliet Steitzer and James Wood defeated incumbents John Suttner and Donald Wiemer.[2][3]
General election
General election for Oconomowoc Area School District school board At-large (3 seats)
Incumbent Jessica Karnowski, Juliet Steitzer, and James Wood defeated incumbent Donald Wiemer and incumbent John Suttner in the general election for Oconomowoc Area School District school board At-large on April 3, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jessica Karnowski (Nonpartisan) | 22.9 | 2,767 |
| ✔ |  | Juliet Steitzer (Nonpartisan) | 21.4 | 2,586 |
| ✔ |  | James Wood (Nonpartisan) | 20.2 | 2,449 |
 | Donald Wiemer (Nonpartisan) | 19.4 | 2,354 | |
 | John Suttner (Nonpartisan) | 16.1 | 1,949 | |
| Total votes: 12,105 | |||
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2017
Two of seven seats on the Oconomowoc Area School District school board were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017. A primary election was held on February 21, 2017. The top four vote recipients in the primary election advanced to the general election. Incumbents Mike Bickler and Sandy Schick faced challengers Glenn Cochrane and Dan Raasch in the general election after defeating candidates Samuel Levin and James Wood in the primary. Schick and Raasch won the two seats up for election.[4][5]
Results
| Oconomowoc Area School District, At-Large Primary Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Dan Raasch |
28.40% | 987 |
| Sandy Schick Incumbent |
21.12% | 734 |
| Mike Bickler Incumbent |
17.81% | 619 |
| Glenn Cochrane |
15.77% | 548 |
| James Wood | 11.57% | 402 |
| Samuel Levin | 5.32% | 185 |
| Total Votes | 3,475 | |
| Source: Waukesha County Clerk, "2017 Spring Primary," accessed February 21, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
2016
Two of the seven at-large seats on the Oconomowoc Area School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. Incumbents Dave Guckenberger and Steve Zimmer faced challengers Kim Verhein Herro, Jason Kelly and James Wood in a primary election on February 16, 2016. Guckenberger, Zimmer, Herro and Wood faced off in the general election. Herro and Zimmer defeated Guckenberger and Wood for the two available seats.[6]
Results reported by Fox 6 on the night of the February 16 primary indicated that Kelly beat Wood for the final spot in the general election. The figures reported by Fox 6 were inaccurate, with Waukesha County Clerk Kathleen Novack providing correct results showing Wood's victory over Kelly by February 18, 2016.[7]
Results
| Oconomowoc Area School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kim Verhein Herro |
34.73% | 5,400 |
| Steve Zimmer Incumbent |
25.71% | 3,998 |
| Dave Guckenberger Incumbent | 19.91% | 3,096 |
| James Wood | 18.97% | 2,950 |
| Write-in votes | 0.68% | 105 |
| Total Votes (100) | 15,549 | |
| Source: Waukesha County Clerk, "2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary," accessed April 5, 2016 | ||
| Oconomowoc Area School District, At-Large Primary Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kim Verhein Herro |
32.10% | 1,837 |
| Dave Guckenberger Incumbent |
21.00% | 1,202 |
| Steve Zimmer Incumbent |
17.72% | 1,014 |
| James Wood |
14.75% | 844 |
| Jason Kelly | 14.43% | 826 |
| Total Votes (100) | 5,723 | |
| Source: Fox 6, "Election Results," accessed February 16, 2016 | ||
Funding
Wood reported no contributions or expenditures to the Oconomowoc Superintendent's Assistant and Deputy Board Clerk as of February 15, 2016.[8] He filed as exempt from filing campaign finance reports when he filed for his candidacy.
Endorsements
Wood received no official endorsements in this election.
Campaign themes
2018
Lake Country Now surveyed the school board candidates. Below are Wood's responses:[9]
What do you see as the biggest issue facing your district?
| “ |
Unfortunately, the hottest topic these days is the safety of our schools. The community of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida believed "...it will never happen here." Once again, unarmed students and faculty were left to run, hide and fight.[10] |
” |
| —James Wood[9] | ||
How would you address that issue?
| “ |
I believe our schools need to have comprehensive physical security where all perimeter entries have door contacts, local alarms and surveillance cameras. In addition, should the state allow for the local communities to decide if they want registered conceal carry in public buildings. I would support the measure in our schools.[10] |
” |
| —James Wood[9] | ||
2016
Wood provided the following responses to questions about the 2016 election to Lake Country Now:
| “ |
What do you think is the most important issue currently facing the school district? What do you foresee as the biggest future challenge for the school district? What differentiates you from your opponents? |
” |
| —James Wood (2016), [1] | ||
See also
- Oconomowoc Area School District, Wisconsin
- Oconomowoc Area School District elections (2018)
- Oconomowoc Area School District elections (2017)
- Oconomowoc Area School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lake Country Now, "Two OASD board members face three challenges in primary election," February 5, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, "Email communication with district clerk," January 3, 2018
- ↑ Waukesha County Elections, "2018 Spring Election Unofficial Results," accessed April 3, 2018
- ↑ Waukesha County Clerk, "2017 Spring Primary," accessed February 21, 2017
- ↑ Waukesha County Clerk, "2017 Spring Election," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ Lake Country Now, "The spring election will host some challenges," January 7, 2016
- ↑ Lake Country Now, "Discrepancy in vote totals causes error in Oconomowoc Area School District race," February 19, 2016
- ↑ Nick Katers, "Email exchange with Sue Snyder," February 15, 2016]
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "School safety among concerns on minds of Oconomowoc School Board candidates," March 14, 2018
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Oconomowoc Area School District elections in 2018 | |
| Waukesha County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 3, 2018 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Jessica Karnowski • Incumbent, John Suttner • Incumbent, Donald Wiemer • Juliet Steitzer • James Wood |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
| Oconomowoc Area School District elections in 2017 | |
| Waukesha County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Mike Bickler • Incumbent, Sandy Schick • Glenn Cochrane • Samuel Levin • Dan Raasch • James Wood |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
| 2016 Oconomowoc Area School District Elections | |
| Waukesha County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Dave Guckenberger • Incumbent, Steve Zimmer • Kim Verhein Herro • Jason Kelly • James Wood |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
