Kyle Whelton
Kyle Whelton (Democratic Party) was a member of the Sheboygan Area School District Board of Education At-large in Wisconsin. Whelton assumed office in 2017.
Whelton (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Senate to represent District 9. Whelton lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Whelton is a business analyst at Acuity Insurance. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Marquette University.[1]
Elections
2018
- See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Senate District 9
Incumbent Devin LeMahieu defeated Kyle Whelton in the general election for Wisconsin State Senate District 9 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Devin LeMahieu (R) | 58.5 | 44,680 |
 | Kyle Whelton (D) | 41.5 | 31,684 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 45 | ||
| Total votes: 76,409 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 9
Kyle Whelton advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 9 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kyle Whelton | 100.0 | 9,772 |
| Total votes: 9,772 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 9
Incumbent Devin LeMahieu advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 9 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Devin LeMahieu | 100.0 | 13,753 |
| Total votes: 13,753 | |||
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2017
Four seats on the Sheboygan Area School District Board of Education were up for general election on April 4, 2017. Incumbents David Gallianetti, Jennifer Pothast, Larry Samet, and Peter Madden ran for re-election to their seats. Newcomer Kyle Whelton also ran for a seat on the board. Whelton, Pothast, and Gallianetti won three-year terms, and Samet won a one-year term.[2] Three of the seats were up for regular election and came with a three-year term. One seat was up for special election and came with a one-year term. The three candidates who received the most votes won the seats with the three-year terms, while the fourth place candidate won the seat with the one-year term.
Results
| Sheboygan Area School District, General Election, 3- and 1-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kyle Whelton |
21.15% | 4,483 |
| Jennifer Pothast Incumbent |
18.97% | 4,022 |
| David Gallianetti Incumbent |
18.67% | 3,959 |
| Larry Samet Incumbent |
17.44% | 3,698 |
| Peter Madden Incumbent | 17.36% | 3,681 |
| Write-in votes | 6.41% | 1,358 |
| Total Votes | 21,201 | |
| Source: Sheboygan County, "Unofficial Election Results," accessed April 5, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Funding
Whelton was the only candidate in this election to file a report of contributions and expenditures with the Sheboygan Area School District. He reported $2,057.48 in contributions and $364.36 in expenditures, leaving his campaign with $1,788.17 cash on hand as of March 27, 2017.[3]
All school board candidates in Wisconsin were required to file a campaign registration statement with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission after qualifying as candidates. This statement declares their candidacy to the county clerk's office and allows them to claim exemption from reporting campaign contributions and expenditures. Candidates were only required to report campaign contributions and expenditures if they did one or both of the following:[4]
- Accepted contributions, made disbursements, or incurred debt in excess of $2,000 during the calendar year
- Accepted more than $100 from a single source during the calendar year, barring contributions made by candidates to their own campaigns
There were three campaign finance report deadlines in 2017:
- The pre-primary report was due February 13, 2017,
- The pre-election report was due March 27, 2017, and
- The post-election report was due July 15, 2017.[5]
Candidates who filed before January 1, 2017, also had to file a continuing campaign finance report on January 16, 2017.[6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Kyle Whelton," accessed January 23, 2017
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Sheboygan Area School District Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Jenny Heus," January 5, 2017
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Jennifer Heus, Executive Assistant to Superintendent," March 29, 2017
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "11.0104 Reporting exemptions: limited activity," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Filing Deadlines and Reporting Periods," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Checklist," accessed December 16, 2016
| Sheboygan Area School District elections in 2017 | |
| Sheboygan County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, David Gallianetti • Incumbent, Peter Madden • Incumbent, Jennifer Pothast • Incumbent, Larry Samet • Kyle Whelton |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
