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Jim Prochaska
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Jim Prochaska is an at-large representative on the Dubuque Community School District school board in Iowa. First elected in 2013, Prochaska won a new term in the at-large general election on September 12, 2017.
Biography
Prochaska retired from his position as a Dubuque Senior High School chemistry and physics teacher before working as an adjunct professor at the University of Dubuque. He and his wife, Lois, have three adult children.[1]
Elections
2017
Three of seven seats on the Dubuque Community School District school board in Iowa were up for at-large general election on September 12, 2017. Two incumbents filed for re-election.[2] Incumbent Jim Prochaska and challengers Anderson Sainci and Nancy Bradley defeated incumbent Terra Siegert and challengers Chuck Seymour, Candace Raymond, and David Orr in the general election.[3]
| Dubuque Community School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jim Prochaska Incumbent |
23.56% | 2,577 |
| Anderson Sainci |
21.08% | 2,305 |
| Nancy Bradley |
16.35% | 1,788 |
| Terra Siegert Incumbent | 15.23% | 1,666 |
| Chuck Seymour | 14.58% | 1,595 |
| David Orr | 5.14% | 562 |
| Candace Raymond | 4.05% | 443 |
| Total Votes | 10,936 | |
| Source: Dubuque County, Iowa, "Dubuque Community School District Election, September 12, 2017, Canvassed September 15, 2017," accessed September 19, 2017 | ||
2013
Prochaska placed first among four candidates for three board seats on the ballot on September 10, 2013.
Results
| Dubuque Community Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Prochaska |
33.1% | 2,559 | |
| Nonpartisan | Craig Beytien Incumbent |
27% | 2,085 | |
| Nonpartisan | Terra Siegert |
23% | 1,773 | |
| Nonpartisan | George Davis Incumbent | 16.9% | 1,304 | |
| Total Votes | 7,721 | |||
| Source: The Telegraph Herald, "Beytien, Prochaska, Siegert elected to Dubuque school board," September 10, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
2013
On August 25, 2013, Prochaska stated his campaign goals:[4]
| “ | "Possibly the major issue is the challenge of student achievement. We have several schools in need of assistance. Another challenge is somewhat the adherence to several different standard-making organizations, the biggest one being the Iowa Common Core. Often as teachers there are so many different standards to deal with, it can be challenging. I think one of the essences of student achievement is home life and parental contact. These are high priorities that I see. Getting community engagement."[5] | ” |
Recent news
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See also
- Dubuque Community School District, Iowa
- Dubuque Community School District elections (2017)
- Dubuque Community Schools elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Jim Prochaska accessed September 3, 2013
- ↑ Marielle Bricker, "Email communication with Joni Lucas, Dubuque Community Schools, Board of Education Secretary," August 8, 2017
- ↑ Telegraph Herald, "2 newcomers, incumbent look forward to terms on Dubuque school board," accessed September 12, 2017
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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| Dubuque Community School District elections in 2017 | |
| Dubuque County, Iowa | |
| Election date: | September 12, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Terra Siegert • Incumbent, Jim Prochaska • Chuck Seymour • Candace Raymond • Anderson Sainci • David Orr • Nancy Bradley |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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