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John Krings
John Krings is a member of the Wisconsin Rapids School District school board At-large. He assumed office in 2007. His current term ends in 2026.
Krings ran for re-election to the Wisconsin Rapids School District school board At-large. He won in the general election on April 4, 2017.
Biography
Krings is a heavy equipment operator for NewPage Paper at the Biron Mill and an elected representative of the United Steelworkers Local 2-94.[1]
Elections
2017
Two seats on the Wisconsin Rapids School District Board of Education were up for general election on April 4, 2017. Incumbents John Krings and Sandra Hett defeated challenger Jim Scott for the two seats up for election.[2]
Results
| Wisconsin Rapids School District, General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 John Krings Incumbent |
39.55% | 2,101 |
| Sandra Hett Incumbent |
38.06% | 2,022 |
| Jim Scott | 22.38% | 1,189 |
| Total Votes | 5,312 | |
| Source: Wood County Clerk, "Wood County Election Results," accessed April 4, 2017 These 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
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | John Krings Incumbent |
36.7% | 3,031 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sandra Hett Incumbent |
35.1% | 2,898 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Scott | 28.1% | 2,321 | |
| Total Votes | 8,250 | |||
| Source: Wood County, "Official Canvass," accessed July 31, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2017
The Daily Tribune published the following questions and answers submitted by Krings:
| “ | Why are you seeking election?
I believe that a child’s education is the foundation upon which their success rests. I also feel that it is every citizen's responsibility to serve their community in whatever capacity possible. Why should voters elect you? I feel that I have the experience and dedication needed to best serve the students and taxpayers of the Wisconsin Rapids Public School District. What do you want to accomplish if elected? To continue helping all staff and students in any way that I can to be successful, while still being a good steward in the spending of tax dollars. What is your background in local government? For the past 10 years I have proudly served on the WRPS School Board. I currently serve as board president. I am also a longtime union official with the United Steelworkers of America.[6][7] |
” |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedboard - ↑ Daily Tribune Wisconsin Rapids, "Contested races in Port Edwards, Rapids," January 4, 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
- ↑ Daily Tribune, "Read up on Rapids School Board candidates," March 29, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Wisconsin Rapids School District elections in 2017 | |
| Wood County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Sandra Hett • Incumbent, John Krings • Jim Scott |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
