Jennifer Bakke
Jennifer Bakke is an at-large representative on the Watertown Unified School District school board in Wisconsin. First elected in 2014, Bakke won a new term in the at-large general election on April 4, 2017.
Biography
Bakke moved to Watertown in 1985. Her work experience includes serving as the director of business and industry services and as the east region dean for Madison Area Technical College. She earned a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a master's degree in leadership communications from Northwestern University. She and her husband have two adult children, both of whom graduated from the Watertown Unified School District.[1][2]
Elections
2017
Three of the nine seats on the Watertown Unified School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017. In their bids for re-election to the board, incumbents Tony Arnett, Jennifer Bakke, and Mark Holland defeated challenger Ronald Roehl.[3][4][5]
Results
| Watertown Unified School District, At-large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jennifer Bakke Incumbent |
26.28% | 1,690 |
| Tony Arnett Incumbent |
25.64% | 1,649 |
| Mark Holland Incumbent |
24.06% | 1,547 |
| Ronald Roehl | 23.65% | 1,521 |
| Write-in votes | 0.37% | 24 |
| Total Votes | 6,431 | |
| Source: Dodge County Clerk, "Spring Election April 4, 2017," accessed May 2, 2017 and Jefferson County Clerk, "Spring General Election," accessed May 2, 2017 | ||
Funding
Bakke filed an exemption statement detailing she would not spend or receive more than $2,000 toward her campaign. Because of this, she did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jennifer Bakke," accessed March 28, 2017
- ↑ Watertown Unified School District, "Board Member Profile," accessed March 28, 2017
- ↑ Daily Union, "Candidates on April election ballot," January 4, 2017
- ↑ Dodge County Clerk, "Unofficial Final Results," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ Jefferson County Clerk, "April 4, 2017 Spring Election," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Jody Thompson, Administrative Assistant/Deputy Clerk/Board Secretary, Watertown Unified School District," March 28, 2017
| Watertown Unified School District elections in 2017 | |
| Dodge and Jefferson counties, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Tony Arnett • Incumbent, Jennifer Bakke • Incumbent, Mark Holland • Ronald Roehl |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
