Kristie Potter
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2015 - Present
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Kristie Potter is an at-large representative on the Greenfield School Board in Wisconsin. She was first appointed to the board in 2015.
Potter sought another term in the general election on April 5, 2016.[1] She successfully won another term on the board.[2]
Biography
Potter works as a day care director. She is also involved with the Glenwood PTO. Potter earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and secondary education/social studies from the University of St. Thomas and a master's degree in early childhood education from Concordia University. She and her husband have two children who attend school in the Greenfield School District.[3][4]
Elections
2016
Four of the seven seats on the Greenfield School District School Board were up for at-large general election on April 5, 2016.[5] In their bids for re-election, incumbents Robert Hansen, Richard Moze, and Kristie Potter faced challengers Julie DeGaro, Andrew Misorski, and David Scherbarth.[1] Potter and DeGaro won three-year terms, and Moze and Hansen won two-year terms.[2]
Two of the four seats on the ballot were up for election to regular three-year terms. The other two seats were up for special election to two-year terms due to the death of a board member and the resignation of another.[1]
Potter and fellow board member Jim Sabinash were appointed to the board in 2015 to fill the vacancies. Potter ran for re-election as an incumbent, but Sabinash chose not to run for another term. Because of his absence in the election, at least one newcomer was guaranteed to win a seat on the board.[1]
Results
| Greenfield School District, At-Large General and Special Elections, 3- and 2-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kristie Potter Incumbent |
19.85% | 3,807 |
| Julie DeGaro |
17.97% | 3,446 |
| Robert Hansen Incumbent |
17.12% | 3,284 |
| Richard Moze Incumbent |
16.52% | 3,169 |
| David Scherbarth | 15.60% | 2,992 |
| Andrew Misorski | 12.27% | 2,354 |
| Write-in votes | 0.66% | 127 |
| Total Votes | 19,179 | |
| Source: Greenfield School District, "Minutes of School Board Meeting: April 25, 2016," accessed May 27, 2016 | ||
Funding
Potter filed an exemption statement detailing that she would not spend or receive more than $2,000 toward her campaign. Because of this, she did not have to file additional campaign finance reports for this election.[6][7]
Endorsements
Potter received no official endorsements in the election.
Campaign themes
2016
The Greenfield Now asked the candidates in this race the following three bolded questions. Potter's responses are shown below.
| “ | Why should people vote for you?
My family and I have lived in Greenfield for 13 years and are very visible in the community. Education and community service have always been my passion. Furthermore, my abilities to multitask, stay organized, be a quick thinker, and to provide solutions have helped me tremendously as a board member. What do you see as the major issues in the race? One of the major issues is familiarity with recent board decisions and discussions, especially the importance of planned technology and facilities upgrades within the district. What is the biggest need in the district, and how would you meet it? One of the biggest needs is upgrading the district's facilities to current educational adequacy standards. Through my time on the finance/facilities committee (which I hope to continue if re-elected), I have had the opportunity to review the current facilities condition report and contribute to the projected plans.[8] |
” |
| —Kristie Potter (2016)[4] | ||
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Greenfield Now, "Six seek four seats on Greenfield School Board," January 7, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Milwaukee County Election Commission, "Summary Report," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ Greenfield Now, "Mother of 2, day care center director named to Greenfield School Board," November 24, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Greenfield Now, "Six Greenfield School Board candidates confront issues," March 10, 2016
- ↑ School District of Greenfield, "2016 School Board Election Information," accessed January 12, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "Campaign Financing," accessed January 25, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Ellen Krikelas, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent," April 1, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2016 Greenfield School District Elections | |
| Milwaukee County | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Robert Hansen • Incumbent, Richard Moze • Incumbent, Kristie Potter • Julie DeGaro • Andrew Misorski • David Scherbarth |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
