Kelly Danner
Kelly Danner was a member of the Dane County Board of Supervisors in Wisconsin, representing District 11. She assumed office in 2018. She left office on April 21, 2020.
Danner ran for election to the Dane County Board of Supervisors to represent District 11 in Wisconsin. She won in the general election on April 3, 2018.
Danner did not seek re-election in 2020.
Biography
Kelly Danner earned a bachelor's degree in women's studies and art history from the College of William and Mary. Her career experience includes working as a project manager at Epic and as a practice manager at Irongate Equine Clinic. Danner serves on the Youth Commission for Dane County and chairs the Platform and Resolutions Committee for the Dane County Democratic Party. [1][2][3]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Dane County Board of Supervisors District 11
Kelly Danner defeated incumbent Al Matano in the general election for Dane County Board of Supervisors District 11 on April 3, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kelly Danner (Nonpartisan) | 52.6 | 2,685 |
| Al Matano (Nonpartisan) | 47.0 | 2,397 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 5,101 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Dane County Board of Supervisors District 11
Incumbent Al Matano and Kelly Danner defeated Nancy Bogue in the primary for Dane County Board of Supervisors District 11 on February 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Al Matano (Nonpartisan) | 48.4 | 1,590 | |
| ✔ | | Kelly Danner (Nonpartisan) | 39.0 | 1,281 |
| Nancy Bogue (Nonpartisan) | 11.8 | 388 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 3,282 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Kelly Danner participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on January 19, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Kelly Danner's responses follow below.[4]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Expanding the safety net 2) Protecting the environment |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Personally, I have long been an advocate for an expansive social safety net for our neighbors in crisis. I grew up in a solid middle class family, but when I was a child, we went through a crisis. We depended on the safety net - things like food stamps and Medicaid - and I am so grateful that when we were in crisis, our county services were there to soften the blow. I want to bring my personal experience with utilizing these important county services to the policy making table. It is important to have people with lived experiences making decisions about prioritization of services, particularly when we’ll be looking at a lean budget. I’m ready to use my unique perspective to help the human services department provide the best service possible to our neighbors in need.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[6]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Kelly Danner answered the following:
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| “ | I think effective leadership is critical for our public officials. There is so much to be done, and people's lives are at stake - you must be hard working and effective.[6] | ” |
| “ | I am a hard-working, collaborative, transparent, and research/solution oriented leader, and all of my professional, personal, and community service experience positions me to be particularly effective as Dane County Supervisor for District 11.[6] | ” |
See also
| Dane County, Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
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- Campaign website
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- Campaign Twitter page
- LinkedIn page
Footnotes
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "Candidate Q&A: Dane County Board District 11," accessed February 8, 2018
- ↑ The Cap Times, "Meet the candidates in four contested Dane County Board elections," accessed February 8, 2018
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Kelly Danner," accessed February 8, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Kelly Danner's responses," January 19, 2018
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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| Preceded by Al Matano |
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Succeeded by Richelle Andrae |
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