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Kelsey Trimmer
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Kelsey Trimmer is the District 6 representative on the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District school board in Alaska. Trimmer was initially appointed to the position in 2015. First elected in 2015, Trimmer won a new term in the at-large general election on October 3, 2017.
Biography
Trimmer owns the waste removal company A2 Septic. He previously worked at Schlumberger as a safety specialist and equipment operator. Trimmer earned an associate degree from Pueblo Community College. He went on to earn a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Alaska Southeast.[1]
Elections
2017
Two of seven seats on the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District school board in Alaska were up for at-large general election on October 3, 2017. Board members were elected at large to specific districts. Both incumbents filed for re-election.[2] District 3 incumbent R. "Ole" Larson was unopposed in his bid to retain his seat. In District 6, incumbent Kelsey Trimmer defeated newcomer Emery Schramm for the seat.[3]
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, District 6 General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kelsey Trimmer Incumbent |
57.80% | 378 |
| Emery Schramm | 39.91% | 261 |
| Write-in votes | 2.29% | 15 |
| Total Votes | 654 | |
| Source: Matanuska Susitna Borough, "Regular Borough Election Official Results," accessed October 31, 2017 | ||
2015
Three of the seven seats on the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District School Board were up for election on October 6, 2015. All seats on the board of education represent the district at-large.
Incumbents Deborah Retherford and Sarah Welton won re-election to Seats A and B, respectively. Retherford and Welton were formally unopposed but faced two certified write-in candidates in Sacha Pettitt and Michael Coons. Pettitt and Coons did not appear on the ballot but were eligible to win the election.[4] Incumbent Kelsey Trimmer defeated challenger Wade Long for a two-year term representing Seat E. Trimmer was appointed in April 2015 to fill a vacancy left by Tiffany R. Scott, who moved out of the district.[5][6][7]
Results
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, Seat E, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kelsey Trimmer Incumbent |
52.9% | 4,680 |
| Wade Long | 44.9% | 3,969 |
| Write-in votes | 2.2% | 195 |
| Total Votes | 8,844 | |
| Source: Matanuska-Susitna Borough, "Official Borough Election Results", accessed November 12, 2015Write-in vote totals are cumulative for all write-in candidates. | ||
Funding
Trimmer reported no contributions or expenditures to the Alaska Public Offices Commission as of October 5, 2015.[8]
Endorsements
Trimmer received no official endorsements during the election.
Recent news
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See also
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, Alaska
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District elections (2017)
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District elections (2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Kelsey Trimmer," accessed September 14, 2015
- ↑ Matanuska-Susitna Borough, "FINAL SLATE OF CANDIDATES AS OF JULY 28, 2017," accessed August 5, 2017
- ↑ Matanuska Susitna Borough, "Regular Borough Election Unofficial Results," accessed October 3, 2017
- ↑ Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, "Official Certified Write-In Candidates as of September 29, 2015," accessed October 5, 2015
- ↑ Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, "School Board," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ Matanuska-Susitna Borough, "Final List of Candidates," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ Matanuska-Susitna Borough, "Election Unofficial Results", accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ Alaska Public Offices Commission, "Campaign Disclosure Forms," accessed October 5, 2015
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District elections in 2017 | |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska | |
| Election date: | October 3, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 3: Incumbent, R. "Ole" Larson District 6: Incumbent, Kelsey Trimmer • Emery Schramm |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
