Joe Beveridge
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Joe Beveridge is the at-large Position 7 representative on the Olathe Public Schools USD 233 Board of Education in Kansas. He ran for a four-year term on the board. He advanced from the primary election on March 3, 2015, to the general election on April 7, 2015.
While the school board is a nonpartisan political body, Beverage was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 21 of the Kansas State Senate.
Biography
Beveridge is the owner and president of Solid Ground Environmental, an environmental consulting service. He earned his bachelor's degress in biology and environmental studies from the University of Kansas and his M.S. in biology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He is married and his children attend district schools.[1]
Beveridge has served on the following committees:[1]
- Manchester Park Elementary School Site Council
- 2012 Olathe Bond Task Force
- Olathe Chamber of Commerce Business to Government Committee
- United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Board of Trustees
- Lenexa Chamber of Commerce Legislative Affairs Committee
- Tenth Judicial District Nominating Committee
Elections
2015
Four seats were up for election on April 7, 2015. A primary election for the at-large Position 7 seat was held March 3, 2015.
Position 1 incumbent LeEtta Felter defeated challenger Jim Poe in her re-election bid, while Position 2 incumbent Richard Schier retained his seat without facing opposition. Shannon Wickliffe won the Position 4 seat as she was the only candidate to file for the open seat.[2]
Four candidates filed for the open at-large Position 7 seat: Joe Beveridge, Scott Enge, Robyn Essex, and Elizabeth Howerton.[2] Because more than three candidates filed for the position, a primary election was held. Essex and Beveridge advanced to the general election, where Beveridge won the seat.
Results
General
| Olathe Public Schools USD 233, At-Large Position 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Joe Beveridge |
52% | 3,777 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robyn Essex | 48% | 3,487 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 7,269 | |||
| Source: Johnson County Election Office, "Election Summary Report 2015 Spring General," April 13, 2015 | ||||
Primary
| Olathe Public Schools USD 233, At-Large Position 7 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Robyn Essex |
43.3% | 1,413 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joe Beveridge |
35.2% | 1,147 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott Enge | 11.8% | 386 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elizabeth Howerton | 9.7% | 317 | |
| Total Votes | 3,263 | |||
| Source: Johnson County Election Office, “Election Summary Report 2015 Spring Primary: Official Final Results,” accessed March 3, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Beveridge reported no contributions or expenditures to the Johnson County Election Office in this election. However, his campaign finance reporting forms noted that all contributions and expenditures he received were processed through a committee called "Beveridge for School Board." Ballotpedia was unable to access any campaign finance reports from that committee through the Johnson County Election Office website as of June 1, 2015.[3]
Endorsements
Beveridge was endorsed by the following:
- Lenexa Mayor Mike Boehm
- Lenexa City Council Members Tom Nolte and Diane Linver
- Overland Park Mayor Carl Gerlach
- Olathe Mayor Pro Tem Jim Randall
- Olathe City Council Member Wes McCoy
- MainPAC[4]
- The Kansas City Star[5]
2012
- See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012
Beveridge ran in the 2012 election for Kansas State Senate District 21. He lost to incumbent Greg Smith in the Republican primary on August 7. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Greg Smith |
52.1% | 3,581 |
| Joe Beveridge | 47.9% | 3,290 |
| Total Votes | 6,871 | |
Recent news
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See also
- Olathe Public Schools USD 233, Kansas
- Olathe Public Schools USD 233 elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget... (April 8, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Joe Beveridge for Olathe, "About Joe," accessed February 11, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Johnson County Election Office, "Candidates - Spring 2015 Unofficial Listing," accessed January 28, 2015
- ↑ Johnson County Elections Office, "Campaign & Committee Reports," accessed June 1, 2015
- ↑ MainePAC, "MainPAC Endorsements," accessed March 25, 2015
- ↑ The Kansas City Star, "Editorial: Strong school leaders needed in stormy times," March 24, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2012 primary (unofficial)," accessed July 16, 2012
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, Official 2012 Primary Results
