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Jennifer Pothast
Jennifer Pothast is an at-large representative on the Sheboygan Area School District school board in Wisconsin. First elected in 2008, Pothast won a new term in the at-large general election on April 4, 2017.
Biography
Pothast is a stay-at-home mom with three kids who were attending district schools at the time of her tenure.[1]
Elections
2017
Four seats on the Sheboygan Area School District Board of Education were up for general election on April 4, 2017. Incumbents David Gallianetti, Jennifer Pothast, Larry Samet, and Peter Madden ran for re-election to their seats. Newcomer Kyle Whelton also ran for a seat on the board. Whelton, Pothast, and Gallianetti won three-year terms, and Samet won a one-year term.[2] Three of the seats were up for regular election and came with a three-year term. One seat was up for special election and came with a one-year term. The three candidates who received the most votes won the seats with the three-year terms, while the fourth place candidate won the seat with the one-year term.
Results
| Sheboygan Area School District, General Election, 3- and 1-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kyle Whelton |
21.15% | 4,483 |
| Jennifer Pothast Incumbent |
18.97% | 4,022 |
| David Gallianetti Incumbent |
18.67% | 3,959 |
| Larry Samet Incumbent |
17.44% | 3,698 |
| Peter Madden Incumbent | 17.36% | 3,681 |
| Write-in votes | 6.41% | 1,358 |
| Total Votes | 21,201 | |
| Source: Sheboygan County, "Unofficial Election Results," accessed April 5, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Funding
All school board candidates in Wisconsin were required to file a campaign registration statement with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission after qualifying as candidates. This statement declares their candidacy to the county clerk's office and allows them to claim exemption from reporting campaign contributions and expenditures. Candidates were only required to report campaign contributions and expenditures if they did one or both of the following:[3]
- Accepted contributions, made disbursements, or incurred debt in excess of $2,000 during the calendar year
- Accepted more than $100 from a single source during the calendar year, barring contributions made by candidates to their own campaigns
There were three campaign finance report deadlines in 2017:
- The pre-primary report was due February 13, 2017,
- The pre-election report was due March 27, 2017, and
- The post-election report was due July 15, 2017.[4]
Candidates who filed before January 1, 2017, also had to file a continuing campaign finance report on January 16, 2017.[5]
2014
Jennifer Pothast and fellow incumbents Larry Samet and David Gallianetti sought re-election without opposition during the general election on April 1, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | David Gallianetti Incumbent |
32.1% | 1,884 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jennifer Pothast Incumbent |
31.8% | 1,868 | |
| Nonpartisan | Larry Samet Incumbent |
30.5% | 1,792 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 5.6% | 326 | |
| Total Votes | 5,870 | |||
| Source: Sheboygan County Clerk, "Contests By Reporting Unit For County Use," April 1, 2014 | ||||
Funding
As of February 10, 2014, Pothast did not report any campaign contributions or expenditures to the district office. State law allows candidates to claim exempt status from campaign finance reporting if contributions and expenditures do not exceed $1,000 during a calendar year.[6]
Endorsements
Pothast did not receive any official endorsements for her campaign.
See also
- Sheboygan Area School District, Wisconsin
- Sheboygan Area School District elections (2017)
- Sheboygan Area School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Dan Benson, Sheboygan Press, "Familiar faces vie for Sheboygan School Board seats," March 25, 2011
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Sheboygan Area School District Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Jenny Heus," January 5, 2017
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "11.0104 Reporting exemptions: limited activity," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Filing Deadlines and Reporting Periods," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Checklist," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Campaign Finance Overview: Local Candidates," May 2010
| Sheboygan Area School District elections in 2017 | |
| Sheboygan County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, David Gallianetti • Incumbent, Peter Madden • Incumbent, Jennifer Pothast • Incumbent, Larry Samet • Kyle Whelton |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
| 2014 Sheboygan Area School District Elections | |
| Sheboygan, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 1, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • David Gallianetti • Jennifer Pothast • Larry Samet |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
