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Kim Verhein Herro
Kim Verhein Herro is an at-large representative on the Oconomowoc School Board in Wisconsin. Herro advanced from the primary election on February 16, 2016. Herro won her seat in the general election on April 5, 2016.[1]
Biography
Herro earned a B.S. in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has been the owner of Church Metal since 1993.[2] Herro and her husband have two children.[3]
Elections
2016
Two of the seven at-large seats on the Oconomowoc Area School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. Incumbents Dave Guckenberger and Steve Zimmer faced challengers Kim Verhein Herro, Jason Kelly and James Wood in a primary election on February 16, 2016. Guckenberger, Zimmer, Herro and Wood faced off in the general election. Herro and Zimmer defeated Guckenberger and Wood for the two available seats.[1]
Results reported by Fox 6 on the night of the February 16 primary indicated that Kelly beat Wood for the final spot in the general election. The figures reported by Fox 6 were inaccurate, with Waukesha County Clerk Kathleen Novack providing correct results showing Wood's victory over Kelly by February 18, 2016.[4]
Results
| Oconomowoc Area School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kim Verhein Herro |
34.73% | 5,400 |
| Steve Zimmer Incumbent |
25.71% | 3,998 |
| Dave Guckenberger Incumbent | 19.91% | 3,096 |
| James Wood | 18.97% | 2,950 |
| Write-in votes | 0.68% | 105 |
| Total Votes (100) | 15,549 | |
| Source: Waukesha County Clerk, "2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary," accessed April 5, 2016 | ||
| Oconomowoc Area School District, At-Large Primary Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kim Verhein Herro |
32.10% | 1,837 |
| Dave Guckenberger Incumbent |
21.00% | 1,202 |
| Steve Zimmer Incumbent |
17.72% | 1,014 |
| James Wood |
14.75% | 844 |
| Jason Kelly | 14.43% | 826 |
| Total Votes (100) | 5,723 | |
| Source: Fox 6, "Election Results," accessed February 16, 2016 | ||
Funding
Herro reported no contributions or expenditures to the Oconomowoc Superintendent's Assistant and Deputy Board Clerk as of February 15, 2016.[5] She filed as exempt from filing campaign finance reports when she filed for candidacy.
Campaign themes
2016
Herro provided the following responses to questions about the 2016 election to Lake Country Now:
| “ |
What do you think is the most important issue currently facing the school district? What do you foresee as the biggest future challenge for the school district? What differentiates you from your opponents? |
” |
| —Kim Verhein Herro (2016), [3] | ||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lake Country Now, "The spring election will host some challenges," January 7, 2016
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Kim Herro," accessed January 26, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lake Country Now, "Two OASD board members face three challenges in primary election," February 5, 2016
- ↑ Lake Country Now, "Discrepancy in vote totals causes error in Oconomowoc Area School District race," February 19, 2016
- ↑ Nick Katers, "Email exchange with Sue Snyder," February 15, 2016]
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2016 Oconomowoc Area School District Elections | |
| Waukesha County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Dave Guckenberger • Incumbent, Steve Zimmer • Kim Verhein Herro • Jason Kelly • James Wood |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
