Jeff Spence

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Jeff Spence

Prior offices

Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors District 2

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Elections and appointments

Last election

April 4, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Lakeland College

Personal

Profession

Director of agency services, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

Jeff Spence was a member of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors in Wisconsin, representing District 2. He assumed office in 1999. He left office in 2015.

Spence ran for election for an at-large seat of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors in Wisconsin. He lost in the general election on April 4, 2023.

Spence also ran in a special election to the Milwaukee Common Council to represent District 5 in Wisconsin. He lost in the special primary on February 21, 2023.

Biography

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Spence is a lifelong resident of Milwaukee, Wis. He earned bachelor's degrees in both chemistry and business administration from Lakeland College. At the time of his tenure, Spence was the director of agency services at the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. Spence has two sons, both of whom graduated from Milwaukee Public Schools.

Board membership

See also: Governing majority in Milwaukee Public Schools

2014-2015

The Milwaukee Board of School Directors voted unanimously on 75.89 percent of its votes between January 1, 2014, and April 23, 2015. The voting data indicated that Michael Bonds, Meagan Holman, Mark Sain, Jeff Spence, and Claire Zautke were the governing majority on the board, and Larry Miller, Terrence Falk, and Tatiana Joseph were the minority faction on the board. Annie Woodward did not vote with either group consistently enough to be considered part of the majority or minority faction.

Elections

2023

Milwaukee Common Council

See also: City elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2023)

General election

Special general election for Milwaukee Common Council District 5

Lamont Westmoreland defeated Annette Jackson in the special general election for Milwaukee Common Council District 5 on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lamont Westmoreland (Nonpartisan)	66.2	5,936
	Submit photo	Annette Jackson (Nonpartisan)	33.2	2,973
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	59

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,968
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Milwaukee Common Council District 5

The following candidates ran in the special primary for Milwaukee Common Council District 5 on February 21, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lamont Westmoreland (Nonpartisan)	29.0	1,581
✔	Submit photo	Annette Jackson (Nonpartisan)	18.1	989
	Submit photo	Ray Banks (Nonpartisan)	15.5	847
		Jeff Spence (Nonpartisan)	11.9	652
	Submit photo	P. Thomas Thadison III (Nonpartisan)	10.5	573
		Bruce Winter (Nonpartisan)	7.3	397
	Submit photo	Joe Fisch (Nonpartisan)	7.1	385
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	35

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,459
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Walt Love (Nonpartisan)

Milwaukee school board

See also: Milwaukee Public Schools, Wisconsin, elections (2023)

General election

General election for Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors At-large

Missy Zombor defeated Jeff Spence in the general election for Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors At-large on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Missy Zombor (Nonpartisan)	59.7	56,683
		Jeff Spence (Nonpartisan)	39.6	37,613
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	699

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,995
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Jeff Spence and Missy Zombor advanced from the primary for Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors At-large.

2015

See also: Milwaukee Public Schools elections (2015)

Five seats on the Milwaukee Board of School Directors were up for election on April 7, 2015. Two of the races were contested.

District 2 incumbent Jeff Spence faced challenger Wendell Harris Sr. Stephany Pruitt challenged District 3 incumbent Michael Bonds.

Brian Eisold filed a declaration of candidacy to challenge at-large incumbent Terrence Falk. However, Eisold did not file the necessary nominating signatures, leaving Falk unopposed in his re-election bid. District 1 incumbent Mark Sain and candidate Carol Voss for District 8 were also unopposed in the election.

All of the incumbents except Spence, who was defeated by Harris, retained their seats, and Voss won her first term on the board in the open District 8 race.

Results

Milwaukee Public Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Wendell Harris Sr.	62.5%	3,467
	Nonpartisan	Jeff Spence Incumbent	37%	2,053
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.5%	26
Total Votes				5,546
Source: City of Milwaukee Election Commission, "April 7, 2015: Spring Election Summary Report," accessed April 22, 2015

Funding

Spence reported no contributions or expenditures to the Milwaukee Election Commission in this election.

Endorsements

Spence received no official endorsements in this election.

2011

Milwaukee Public Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Jeff Spence Incumbent	70.2%	8,975
	Nonpartisan	Gerald Glazer	29.8%	3,809
Total Votes				12,784
Source: Wisconsin Election Watch, "Jeff Spence," accessed September 22, 2014

2007

Milwaukee Public Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2007
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Jeff Spence Incumbent	53.1%	2,730
	Nonpartisan	Wendell J. Harris Sr.	46.9%	2,409
Total Votes				5,139
Source: Wisconsin Election Watch, "Jeff Spence," accessed September 22, 2014

2003

Milwaukee Public Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2003
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Jeff Spence Incumbent	56.6%	3,787
	Nonpartisan	Maureen Keyes	43.4%	2,899
Total Votes				6,686
Source: Wisconsin Election Watch, "Jeff Spence," accessed September 22, 2014

Campaign themes

2023

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