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Jim Burgett
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Jim Burgett is an at-large member of the Osseo Area Board of Education in Minnesota. He won in the general election on November 4, 2014. Burgett was first elected to the board on November 2, 2010.[1]
Biography
Jim Burgett is a resident of Osseo, Minnesota. Burgett holds a B.S. degree in electrical engineering. He is employed as a senior principal design engineer at Urologix, Inc.[2]
Elections
2014
- See also: Osseo Area Schools elections (2014)
The election in Osseo featured three at-large seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Jim Burgett ran against challengers Oduwa Aibuedefe Aganmwonyi, Pa Modou Ann, Susan Brown-Whistler, Jessica Craig, Delma J. Francis, Robert Gerhart, Radious Y. Guess and Collette Guyott-Hempel for the seats. Fellow board members Tammie Epley and Teresa Lunt did not file for re-election.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Jessica Craig |
18.5% | 15,317 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Gerhart |
18.3% | 15,138 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Burgett Incumbent |
17.9% | 14,871 | |
| Nonpartisan | Susan Brown-Whistler | 13.1% | 10,846 | |
| Nonpartisan | Collette Guyott-Hempel | 9.2% | 7,639 | |
| Nonpartisan | Pa Ann | 7.8% | 6,459 | |
| Nonpartisan | Oduwa Aibuedefe Aganmwonyi | 6.3% | 5,188 | |
| Nonpartisan | Delma J. Francis | 5.1% | 4,228 | |
| Nonpartisan | Radious Y. Guess | 3.5% | 2,912 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 322 | |
| Total Votes | 82,920 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 279 - Osseo," accessed December 30, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Osseo Area Schools does not publish campaign finance reports for school board candidates. State law does not require campaign finance reporting if contributions or expenditures do not exceed $750 in a calendar year.[3]
Endorsements
Burgett received an endorsement from the Senate District 34 Republicans of Minnesota.[4]
2010
| Osseo Area Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Teresa Lunt |
23.3% | 19,581 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tammie Epley Incumbent |
19.6% | 16,457 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Burgett |
14.9% | 12,533 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jay McNeil | 13.3% | 11,145 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kevin Rebman | 10.4% | 8,745 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steven Antolak | 9.6% | 8,062 | |
| Nonpartisan | Collette Guyott-Hempel | 8.4% | 7,080 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.5% | 395 | |
| Total Votes | 83,998 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected School District Contests," accessed August 1, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Burgett published his platform on his campaign website:
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| —Jim Burgett campaign website (2014)[6] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Jim + Burgett + Osseo + Area + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Osseo Area Schools, "School Board Members," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ Osseo Area Schools, "Meet the School Board Candidates," accessed October 21, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance," accessed August 1, 2014
- ↑ SD 34 MN GOP, "2014 Candidates," accessed October 21, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Vote Burgett, "Issues & Goals," accessed October 21, 2014
| 2014 Osseo Area Schools Elections | |
| Hennepin County, Minnesota | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Jim Burgett • Oduwa Aibuedefe Aganmwonyi • Pa Ann • Susan Brown-Whistler • Jessica Craig • Delma J. Francis • Robert Gerhart • Radious Y. Guess • Collette Guyott-Hempel |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
