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Larry Koch
Larry Koch was an at-large member of the St. Joseph School District Board of Education in Missouri. Koch assumed office in 2017. Koch left office on April 19, 2021.
Koch ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the St. Joseph School District Board of Education in Missouri. Koch lost in the general election on April 6, 2021.
Elections
2021
See also: St. Joseph School District, Missouri, elections (2021)
General election
General election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kenneth Reeder (Nonpartisan) | 14.5 | 4,982 | |
| ✔ |  | David Foster (Nonpartisan) | 14.2 | 4,876 |
| ✔ | LaTonya Williams (Nonpartisan) | 12.2 | 4,200 | |
| Colby Oyerly (Nonpartisan) | 11.6 | 3,994 | ||
 | Lute Atieh (Nonpartisan) | 11.4 | 3,921 | |
| David Jordan (Nonpartisan) | 11.2 | 3,864 | ||
 | Larry Koch (Nonpartisan) | 9.5 | 3,267 | |
| Rick Gehring (Nonpartisan) | 9.1 | 3,151 | ||
| Michelle Traster (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 5.1 | 1,754 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 437 | ||
| Total votes: 34,446 | |||
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2018
Three seats on the St. Joseph School District school board in Missouri were up for general election on April 3, 2018. The seats of Larry Koch, Martin Rucker, and Dennis Snethen were up for grabs in this election. Koch was the only incumbent who filed for re-election and faced challengers Lute Atieh, Aaron Duncan, Lorrie Lynn Hollis, David Jordan, Kenneth Reeder, and Seth Wright.[1]
The three winners of this race were sworn in shortly before the contract of the district's new superintendent commences. The school board announced Dr. Doug Van Zyl as the district's new superintendent on February 1, 2018, following Dr. Robert Newhart's announcement in late 2017 that he would retire as the district's superintendent at the end of the 2017-2018 school year.
Results
General election
General election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for St. Joseph School District school board, At-large on April 3, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Seth Wright (Nonpartisan) | 22.0 | 6,491 |
| ✔ | | Lute Atieh (Nonpartisan) | 18.4 | 5,445 |
| ✔ | | Larry Koch (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 4,684 |
| David Jordan (Nonpartisan) | 15.4 | 4,563 | ||
| Kenneth Reeder (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 3,351 | ||
 | Lorrie Lynn Hollis (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 3,336 | |
| Aaron Duncan (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 1,571 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 104 | ||
| Total votes: 29,545 | |||
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Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2018
When asked why he wanted to be on the board, Koch said he had something to offer with his experience as a board member. He said he understands the problems but also how to “bring boards and commissions and people together to research problems, to reach a consensus, to search out the very best idea.”[2]
Koch said the most important issue the board faced was community trust. He also noted the district's finances and ways to streamline the district's budget while also improving what he said was “the education benefit for the students.” When asked what set him apart from the other candidates, Koch said it was his experiences working with many people and committees. “It’s not always easy when you’re working with a group of people to reach a consensus, but my belief is when a group decides on something, then the entire group should support it,” he said.[2]
Recent news
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 'Buchanan County Board of Elections, "April 3, 2018 - General Municipal," accessed April 5, 2018
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