John Vento
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John Vento is an at-large representative on the Robbinsdale Area School Board in Minnesota. He was first elected to the board in November 2012. Vento won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Elections
2016
Three of the seven seats on the Robbinsdale Area Schools School Board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Helen Bassett, Sherry Tyrrell, and John Vento defeated challengers Andrea Bejarano-Robinson and Aaron James Carlson.[1][2][3]
Results
| Robbinsdale Area Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sherry Tyrrell Incumbent |
23.32% | 19,906 |
| Helen Bassett Incumbent |
23.20% | 19,804 |
| John Vento Incumbent |
22.64% | 19,322 |
| Andrea Bejarano-Robinson | 16.03% | 13,685 |
| Aaron James Carlson | 14.09% | 12,031 |
| Write-in votes | 0.72% | 613 |
| Total Votes | 85,361 | |
| Source: Robbinsdale Area Schools, "School Board incumbents retain seats in general election," accessed January 12, 2017 | ||
Funding
Vento reported $3,067.88 in contributions and $2,183.51 in expenditures to the Robbinsdale Area Schools, which left his campaign with $884.37 on hand in the election.[4]
Endorsements
Vento was endorsed by the Robbinsdale Federation of Teachers.[5]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Sherry Tyrrell Incumbent |
25.5% | 20,671 | |
| Nonpartisan | Helen Bassett Incumbent |
24.8% | 20,115 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Vento |
22.8% | 18,444 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ron Stoffel | 13.7% | 11,068 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peter Vasseur | 12.5% | 10,118 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.8% | 634 | |
| Total Votes | 81,050 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 281 - Robbinsdale," accessed August 1, 2014 | ||||
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings: 2016 State General Election, accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Robbinsdale Area Schools, "School Board," accessed June 9, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 281 - ROBBINSDALE," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Robbinsdale Area Schools, "Campaign Financial Reports," accessed December 8, 2016
- ↑ Robbinsdale Federation of Teachers, "Election 2016," accessed October 19, 2016
| 2016 Robbinsdale Area Schools Elections | |
| Hennepin County, Minnesota | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Helen Bassett • Incumbent, Sherry Tyrrell • Incumbent, John Vento • Andrea Bejarano-Robinson • Aaron James Carlson |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
