Keith Westercamp
Keith Westercamp is the former District 3 representative on the Cedar Rapids Community School District school board in Iowa. First elected in 1997, Westercamp lost a re-election campaign in the by-district general election on September 12, 2017.
Biography
Westercamp received a B.S. from Iowa State University before earning an MBA from the University of Iowa. He previously worked as an instructor at the University of Iowa College of Business. Westercamp owns Appraisal Associates Company and has served as president of the Iowa Appraisal Institute.[1]
Elections
2017
Three of seven seats on the Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Education in Iowa were up for general election on September 12, 2017. One seat is up for at-large election and two seats, District 2 and District 3, are up for by-district election. All three incumbents filed to retain their seats.[2]
At-large incumbent Gary Anhalt defeated newcomers Theodore Collins and Christopher Gehrke. District 2 incumbent Nancy Humbles was the only candidate to file for the seat and was re-elected. In District 3, newcomer Jennifer Borcherding defeated incumbent Keith Westercamp.[3]
| Cedar Rapids Community School District, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jennifer Borcherding |
59.70% | 2,041 |
| Keith Westercamp Incumbent | 39.92% | 1,365 |
| Write-in votes | 0.38% | 13 |
| Total Votes | 3,419 | |
| Source: Linn County, Iowa, "9/12/17 School Elections - Linn County, State of Iowa - Official Results," accessed September 18, 2017 | ||
2013
Westercamp sought re-election to the District 3 seat on the Cedar Rapids Board of Education. He defeated Lawrence Wenclawski in the general election on September 10, 2013.
Results
| Cedar Rapids Community School District, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Keith Westercamp Incumbent |
64.7% | 2,178 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lawrence Wenclawski | 33.9% | 1,142 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.3% | 44 | |
| Total Votes | 3,364 | |||
| Source: Linn County Election Services, "Official Summary Report," September 13, 2013 | ||||
Endorsements
On September 7, 2013, The Gazette endorsed incumbent Westercamp over challenger Lawrence Wenclawski in the September 10, 2013 board election.[4]
2009
Westercamp won re-election to the board on September 8, 2009. He ran unopposed in District 3 with 18 write-in votes cast.[5]
| Cedar Rapids Community School District, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Keith Westercamp Incumbent |
98.3% | 1,068 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.7% | 18 | |
| Total Votes | 1,086 | |||
Campaign themes
2013
In a July 9, 2013 interview with The Gazette, Westercamp noted facilities improvements and investments in educational technology as his campaign themes. "We've been a district that has spent money on textbooks instead of computers, we're finally in a place where we've got to consider, 'What are we doing for the future?" said Westercamp. He also cited the development of learning communities and general improvements to district policies as achievements during his time on the board.[6]
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See also
- Cedar Rapids Community School District, Iowa
- Cedar Rapids Community School District elections (2017)
- Cedar Rapids Community School District elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cedar Rapids Community School District, "Keith Westercamp," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Marielle Bricker, "Email communication with Laurel Day, Cedar Rapids Community School District Board Secretary," August 4, 2017
- ↑ Linn County, Iowa, "9/12/17 School Elections - Linn County, State of Iowa - Unofficial Results," accessed September 12, 2017
- ↑ The Gazette, "Our Endorsements for School Board," September 7, 2013
- ↑ Linn County Election Services, "Election Results 1999-2009," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ The Gazette, "Westercamp files for re-election to Cedar Rapids School Board," July 9, 2013
| Cedar Rapids Community School District elections in 2017 | |
| Linn County, Iowa | |
| Election date: | September 12, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Gary Anhalt • Theodore Collins • Christopher Gehrke District 2: Incumbent, Nancy Humbles District 3: Incumbent, Keith Westercamp • Jennifer Borcherding |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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