Jeanette Ward

Jeanette Ward

Republican Party

Prior offices

School District U-46 Board of Education At-large

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Wyoming House of Representatives District 57

Successor: Julie Jarvis

Predecessor: Chuck Gray

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Elections and appointments

Last election

August 20, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Penn State University, 1995

Graduate

Northern Illinois University, 2003

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Birthplace

Pennsylvania

Profession

Product manager

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Jeanette Ward (Republican Party) was a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing District 57. She assumed office on January 2, 2023. She left office on January 6, 2025.

Ward (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Wyoming House of Representatives to represent District 57. She lost in the Republican primary on August 20, 2024.

Biography

Jeanette Ward was born in Pennsylvania. Ward earned three degrees: a B.S. in environmental resource management from Penn State University in 1995, an M.S. in environmental science and health from the University of Nevada-Reno in 1997, and an M.B.A. from Northern Illinois University in 2003. Her career experience includes working as a chemist, account manager, regional affairs manager, and product manager of fiber optic materials for DSM Functional Materials. Ward has volunteered as a doula and competed in CrossFit and Tough Mudder competitions.

Sponsored legislation

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Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Ward was assigned to the following committees:

• Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Committee
• Joint Journal Committee
• Public Safety

Elections

2024

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 57

Julie Jarvis won election in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 57 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Jarvis (R)	92.3	2,405
		Other/Write-in votes	7.7	200

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,605
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Stewart (Independent)
• Tyler Cessor (Independent)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 57

Julie Jarvis defeated incumbent Jeanette Ward in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 57 on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Jarvis	55.9	623
		Jeanette Ward	43.5	485
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	6

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,114
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ward in this election.

2022

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 57

Jeanette Ward defeated Robert Johnson in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 57 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeanette Ward (R)	69.6	1,323
		Robert Johnson (D)	29.6	563
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	14

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,900
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 57

Robert Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 57 on August 16, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Johnson	96.2	51
		Other/Write-in votes	3.8	2

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 57

Jeanette Ward defeated Thomas Myler in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 57 on August 16, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeanette Ward	59.2	921
	Submit photo	Thomas Myler	40.1	624
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	10

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,555
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Chuck Gray (R)

2020

See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Illinois State Senate District 25

Karina Villa defeated Jeanette Ward in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 25 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karina Villa (D)	51.0	60,238
		Jeanette Ward (R)	49.0	57,976

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 118,214
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 25

Karina Villa advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 25 on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karina Villa	100.0	22,918

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,918
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 25

Jeanette Ward defeated Beth Goncher in the Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 25 on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeanette Ward	59.6	8,040
		Beth Goncher	40.4	5,441

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,481
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2019

See also: School District U-46, Illinois, elections (2019)

General election

General election for School District U-46 Board of Education At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for School District U-46 Board of Education At-large on April 2, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan E. Kerr (Nonpartisan)	15.9	7,191
✔		John Devereux (Nonpartisan)	14.8	6,721
✔		Eva Porter (Nonpartisan)	14.5	6,557
✔		Kate Thommes (Nonpartisan)	14.4	6,496
		Jeanette Ward (Nonpartisan)	11.8	5,342
	Submit photo	Daniel Hancock (Nonpartisan)	10.4	4,716
	Submit photo	Tina Rio (Nonpartisan)	10.1	4,588
	Submit photo	Ina Silva-Sobolewski (Nonpartisan)	8.1	3,656

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 45,267
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2015

See also: School District U-46 elections (2015)

Five of the seven at-large seats on the School District U-46 Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015. Four of the seats were up for election to four-year terms. One was up for election to a two-year term.

The seats of incumbents Maria Bidelman, Amy Kerber, Linda Campos-Moreira, Traci D. Ellis and Jennifer Shroder were on the ballot. Bidelman, Kerber and Campos-Moreira did not file to run for re-election. The race for the four four-year term seats featured incumbents Ellis and Shroder and the following six candidates: Lawrence "Larry" Bury, Phil A. Costello, Susan E. Kerr, Ed Novak, Arisleyda Taylor and Jeanette Ward. Two candidates, Cody Holt and Kai Rush, ran for the two-year term seat. Brian Sauvageau filed to run for a four-year term seat but withdrew his candidacy in February 2015. Because of this, his name did not appear on the ballot.

Ellis won re-election to a four-year term. Challengers Ward, Kerr and Costello also won four-year term seats. Holt defeated Rush to win the two-year term.

Results

School District U-46, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Traci D. Ellis Incumbent	14.6%	6,155
	Nonpartisan	Jeanette Ward	14.3%	5,991
	Nonpartisan	Susan E. Kerr	14.3%	5,992
	Nonpartisan	Phil A. Costello	14%	5,867
	Nonpartisan	Ed Novak	13.8%	5,796
	Nonpartisan	Lawrence "Larry" Bury	11.8%	4,979
	Nonpartisan	Jennifer Shroder Incumbent	8.8%	3,706
	Nonpartisan	Arisleyda Taylor	8.4%	3,531
Total Votes				42,017
Source: Kane County Clerk, "2015 Consolidated Election Contest Results," accessed April 22, 2015, DuPage County Election Commission, "Election Summary Report: 2015 Consolidated General," accessed April 22, 2015, Cook County Clerk, "Suburban Cook County Election Results," 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.

Ward reported no contributions or expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections in the election, which left her campaign with $1,234.05 on hand from her previous campaign.

Endorsements

Ward was endorsed by New You46 and Walsh Freedom. She was also endorsed by former board member Frank Napolitano.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Jeanette Ward did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Jeanette Ward did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Jeanette Ward campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Wyoming House of Representatives District 57	Lost primary	$19,480	$15,887
2022	Wyoming House of Representatives District 57	Won general	$9,781	$8,154
2020	Illinois State Senate District 25	Lost general	$670,442	N/A**
Grand total			$699,703	$24,040
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2024

In 2024, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from February 12 to March 8.

• National Federation of Independent Business

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2023

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In 2023, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 3. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. The Institute for Legislative Analysis Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Chuck Gray (R)	Wyoming House of Representatives District 57 2023-2025	Succeeded by Julie Jarvis (R)
Preceded by -	School District U-46 Board of Education At-large 2015-2019	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the Wyoming House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Chip Neiman

Majority Leader:Scott Heiner

Minority Leader:Mike Yin

Representatives

District 1

Chip Neiman (R)

District 2

J.D. Williams (R)

District 3

Abby Angelos (R)

District 4

Jeremy Haroldson (R)

District 5

Scott Smith (R)

District 6

Tomi Strock (R)

District 7

Bob Nicholas (R)

District 8

Steve Johnson (R)

District 9

Landon Brown (R)

District 10

John Eklund (R)

District 11

Jacob Wasserburger (R)

District 12

Clarence Styvar (R)

District 13

Ken Chestek (D)

District 14

Trey Sherwood (D)

District 15

Pam Thayer (R)

District 16

Mike Yin (D)

District 17

J.T. Larson (R)

District 18

Scott Heiner (R)

District 19

Joseph Webb (R)

District 20

Michael Schmid (R)

District 21

McKay Erickson (R)

District 22

Andrew Byron (R)

District 23

Liz Storer (D)

District 24

Nina Webber (R)

District 25

Paul Hoeft (R)

District 26

Dalton Banks (R)

District 27

Martha Lawley (R)

District 28

John Winter (R)

District 29

Ken Pendergraft (R)

District 30

Thomas Kelly (R)

District 31

John Bear (R)

District 32

Ken Clouston (R)

District 33

Ivan Posey (D)

District 34

Pepper Ottman (R)

District 35

Tony Locke (R)

District 36

Art Washut (R)

District 37

Steve Harshman (R)

District 38

Jayme Lien (R)

District 39

Cody Wylie (R)

District 40

Marilyn Connolly (R)

District 41

Gary Brown (R)

District 42

Rob Geringer (R)

District 43

Ann Lucas (R)

District 44

Lee Filer (R)

District 45

Karlee Provenza (D)

District 46

Ocean Andrew (R)

District 47

Robert Davis (R)

District 48

Darin McCann (R)

District 49

Robert Wharff (R)

District 50

Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (R)

District 51

Laurie Bratten (R)

District 52

Reuben Tarver (R)

District 53

Christopher Knapp (R)

District 54

Lloyd Larsen (R)

District 55

Joel Guggenmos (R)

District 56

Elissa Campbell (R)

District 57

Julie Jarvis (R)

District 58

Bill Allemand (R)

District 59

J.R. Riggins (R)

District 60

Marlene Brady (R)

District 61

Daniel Singh (R)

District 62

Kevin Campbell (R)

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