Kyle Flood
Kyle Flood was a member of the Kenosha Unified School District Board of Education At-large in Wisconsin.
Flood (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 65. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 13, 2024.
Discussions to recall Flood from the board began in February 2014. District resident and former teacher Kristi Lacroix initiated an online petition to force Flood's removal from office due to several run-ins with law enforcement. Flood, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, was ticketed by campus police for possession of drug paraphernalia on November 11, 2013, and vandalism in late December 2013. On February 14, 2014, Flood issued an apology but stated that he will not resign from the board.[1] The Board of Education voted 6-0 to censure Flood on February 25, 2014, but has no authority to force his removal from office.[2]
Supporters have not yet gathered petitions or filed paperwork with the Kenosha County Clerk as of October 16, 2014.[3][4]
Biography
Flood was born and raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He attended Kenosha Unified schools and graduated from Tremper High School in 2012. At the time of his tenure, he was attending University of Wisconsin-Parkside, where he was pursuing degrees in communications and political science.[5]
Board membership
The Kenosha Unified Board of Education voted unanimously on 77.97 percent of its votes between January 1, 2014, and July 1, 2014.
The voting data indicates that Tamarra Coleman, Mary Snyder, Gary J. Kunich and Dan Wade are the governing majority on the board. Rebecca Stevens and Carl Bryan are the minority faction, and Kyle Flood's voting pattern is not consistent with either faction.[6]
Elections
2024
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65
Ben DeSmidt defeated Brian Gonzales in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ben DeSmidt (D) | 53.3 | 15,065 |
| Brian Gonzales (R) | 46.6 | 13,166 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 52 | ||
| Total votes: 28,283 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65
Ben DeSmidt defeated Kyle Flood in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben DeSmidt | 69.5 | 3,738 |
 | Kyle Flood | 30.4 | 1,637 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 5,378 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65
Brian Gonzales advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 65 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Gonzales | 99.4 | 2,632 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 2,649 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Flood in this election.
2013
| Kenosha Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Rebecca Stevens |
36.6% | 8,748 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kyle Flood |
32% | 7,639 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Gallo | 18.8% | 4,498 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Mauer III | 12.2% | 2,906 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in candidate | 0.4% | 98 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in candidate | 0% | 2 | |
| Total Votes | 23,891 | |||
| Source: Kenosha County, Wisconsin "2013 Election Results," accessed September 23, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kenosha News, "Unified board president, vice president support Flood censure," February 14, 2014
- ↑ Kenosha News, "School board votes to censure Flood," February 25, 2014
- ↑ Kenosha News, "Is that everything?" February 26, 2014
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Tanya Ruder, Kenosha Unified School District Executive Director of Community Partnerships & Media Relations," October 16, 2014
- ↑ Kenosha Unified School District, "Board Members," accessed September 23, 2014
- ↑ Kenosha Unified School District, "Meeting Minutes," accessed June 23, 2014
