Kaukauna Area School District elections (2017)
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Two seats on the Kaukauna Area School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017. In their bids for re-election to the board, incumbents Sue Gertz and Sam Kelly ran unopposed and won additional terms.[1][2]
Unlike the district's 2016 election, the 2017 race attracted no challengers, which left no opportunity for new members to be elected to the board. Two new members were elected in 2016. Click here for more election trends.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Kaukauna Area Board of Education consists of seven members elected to three-year terms. Election are held at large on a staggered basis every year in April. Three seats were up for election on April 5, 2016, and two seats were up for general election on April 4, 2017. A primary election could have been held on February 21, 2017, if four or more candidates had filed to run in the race.[3]
School board candidates had to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, and residents of the school district for a minimum of 28 consecutive days before filing as a candidate. They also could not be disqualified from voting under Wisconsin law.[4]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file nomination papers with the school district clerk by January 3, 2017. If incumbents whose terms were up for re-election did not file to run in the race and did not file written notification that they would not be running, the candidate filing deadline could have been extended until January 6, 2017. The terms of candidates elected in the race started on April 24, 2017.[4]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Kaukauna Area School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sue Gertz Incumbent |
51.13% | 1,588 |
| Sam Kelly Incumbent |
48.87% | 1,518 |
| Total Votes | 3,106 | |
| Source: Kaukauna Area School District, "Board of Canvassers," April 11, 2017 | ||
Candidates
Sue Gertz 
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Sam Kelly
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2017
The Kaukauna Area Board of Education election shared the ballot with elections for the office of Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction, one seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and one seat on the Outagamie County Circuit Court.[5][6]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Wisconsin school board elections in 2017:[7][8]
| Deadline | Event |
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| January 3, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| January 16, 2017 | Campaign finance deadline for candidates registered before January 1 |
| February 13, 2017 | Campaign finance deadline for districts holding primary elections |
| March 27, 2017 | Campaign finance deadline for general election |
| April 4, 2017 | Election Day |
| April 24, 2017 | Board members take office |
| July 15, 2017 | Post-election campaign finance deadline |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
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:[9]
- 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.[10]
Candidates who filed before January 1, 2017, also had to file a continuing campaign finance report on January 16, 2017.[8]
Reports
Both candidates in this race filed exemption statements detailing they would not spend or receive more than $2,000 toward their campaigns. Because of this, they did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[11]
Past elections
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What was at stake?
2017
Election trends
- See also: School boards in session: 2015 in brief
The two incumbents who ran to retain their seats in the 2017 Kaukauna Area School District Board of Education election were guaranteed to win re-election as they were both unopposed. In the 2016 board of education election, five candidates ran for three seats on the ballot. All three incumbents ran to retain their seats, but two lost their re-election bids to newcomers.
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbents running for re-election | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
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| 2017 | 1.00 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2016 | 1.67 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 33.33% | 66.67% | |
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| 2015 | 1.38 | 38.24% | 73.53% | 84.00% | 35.29% | |
| United States | ||||||
| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 70.37% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
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About the district
- See also: Kaukauna Area School District, Wisconsin
The Kaukauna Area School District is located in Outagamie County in east-central Wisconsin. A small portion of the city of Kaukauna is also located in northern Calumet County. The county seat of Outagamie County is Appleton, and the county seat of Calumet County is Chilton. Outagamie County was home to an estimated 183,245 residents in 2015, and Calumet County was home to an estimated 49,762 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[12] The district was the 48th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 3,893 students.[13]
Higher education achievement
Outagamie County performed nearly as well as Wisconsin as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015, while Calumet County performed slightly better. The United States Census Bureau found that 27.7 percent of Outagamie County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.8 percent of state residents and 28.4 percent of Calumet County residents. During that same time period, 29.8 percent of residents nationwide earned a bachelor's degree.[12]
Median household income
Between 2011 and 2015, the median household income in Outagamie County was $58,765, and it was $67,427 in Calumet County. The median household income was $53,357 for Wisconsin as a whole, and for the entire United States, it was $53,889.[12]
Poverty rate
The poverty rate in Outagamie County was 9 percent between 2011 and 2015, and it was 6.2 percent in Calumet County. During that same time period, the poverty rate statewide was 12.1 percent, and it was 13.5 percent for the country as a whole.[12]
Racial and political demographics
| Racial Demographics, 2015[12] | |||
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| Race | Outagamie County (%) | Calumet County (%) | Wisconsin (%) |
| White | 91.6 | 95.0 | 87.6 |
| Black or African American | 1.3 | 0.7 | 6.6 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Asian | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4.1 | 4.3 | 6.6 |
Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Debra Dakins, Kaukauna Area School District," January 6, 2017
- ↑ Calumet County Clerk, "Unofficial Election Results," accessed April 5, 2017
- ↑ Kaukauna Area School District, "Board of Education," accessed January 3, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wisconsin Association of School Boards, "Guide for Candidates: 2017 Spring Election Edition," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Election Commission, "Spring 2017 Election," accessed January 3, 2017
- ↑ Outagamie County Clerk, "Notice Of State Superintendent Of Public Instruction And Judicial Election," accessed January 4, 2017
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Guided for Candidates," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Checklist," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Debra Dakins, Kaukauna Area School District," March 28, 2017
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 United States Census Bureau, "Outagamie County, Wisconsin," accessed January 23, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
| Kaukauna Area School District elections in 2017 | |
| Outagamie and Calumet counties, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Sue Gertz • Incumbent, Sam Kelly |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
