Kari Schulte
Kari Schulte was a candidate for at-large representative on the Waukesha School Board in Wisconsin. She was defeated in the general election on April 7, 2015.
While the board is a nonpartisan office, Schulte is a self-described conservative.[1]
Biography
Schulte has two children who attend district schools. In 2014, she commented on an unsuccessful effort to ban two books from the school: The Kite Runner and Chinese Handcuffs. While she did not favor banning the books herself, she did support informing parents of their contents before having students read them.[2]
Elections
2015
Three at-large board seats were up election on April 7, 2015. Incumbents Patricia Madden, Patrick McCaffery and Kurt O'Bryan won re-election against challengers Kari Schulte, Amanda Medina-Roddy and Paul Reese.[3]
Results
| Waukesha School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Patricia Madden Incumbent |
18.2% | 5,197 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patrick McCaffery Incumbent |
17.5% | 4,992 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kurt O'Bryan Incumbent |
16.6% | 4,738 | |
| Nonpartisan | Amanda Medina-Roddy | 16.3% | 4,649 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kari Schulte | 16% | 4,562 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul Reese | 15.4% | 4,383 | |
| Total Votes | 28,521 | |||
| Source: Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin 2015 spring general election results," April 7, 2015 These election results are not official and will be updated when certified results are available. You can submit certified results by contacting us. | ||||
Funding
Schulte reported no contributions or expenditures to the Waukesha School District as of March 30, 2015. She filed as "Exempt from Filing Campaign Finance Records" on his campaign registration statement.[4]
Endorsements
Schulte had not received any official endorsements as of January 9, 2015.
Campaign themes
2015
Recent news
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See also
- Waukesha School District, Wisconsin
- Waukesha School District elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state...
- Wisconsin school districts 2014 review
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Kari Schulte for Waukesha School Board: About," accessed February 5, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedKSbooks - ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Phone call with Waukesha School District Superintendent's Office," January 8, 2015
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Sue Ettinger, Executive Assistant to the WSD Superintendent’s Office," March 31, 2015
| 2015 Waukesha School District Elections | |
| Waukesha County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Patricia Madden • Incumbent, Patrick McCaffery • Incumbent, Kurt O'Bryan • Kari Schulte • Amanda Medina-Roddy • Paul Reese |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
