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Larry Samet
Larry Samet was a member of the Sheboygan Area School District Board of Education At-large in Wisconsin. Samet assumed office in 1996.
Samet ran for re-election to the Sheboygan Area School District Board of Education At-large in Wisconsin. Samet won in the general election on April 3, 2018.
Biography
Samet is a commissioner for the city of Sheboygan. He is also a serves on the board of Hearthstone of Wisconsin. Samet earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Lakeland College.[1]
Elections
2018
Three of the nine seats on the Sheboygan Area School District Board of Education in Wisconsin were up for at-large general election on April 3, 2018. Incumbents Ryan Burg, Mary Beth Martin, and Larry Samet were unopposed in their bids for re-election.[2]
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
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.[3] 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 |
||
|---|---|---|
| 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
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]
2014
Larry Samet and fellow incumbents Jennifer Pothast and David Gallianetti sought re-election without opposition in the general election on April 1, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | David Gallianetti Incumbent |
32.1% | 1,884 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jennifer Pothast Incumbent |
31.8% | 1,868 | |
| Nonpartisan | Larry Samet Incumbent |
30.5% | 1,792 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 5.6% | 326 | |
| Total Votes | 5,870 | |||
| Source: Sheboygan County Clerk, "Contests By Reporting Unit For County Use," April 1, 2014 | ||||
Funding
As of February 10, 2014, Samet did not report any campaign contributions or expenditures to the district office. State law allows candidates to claim exempt status from campaign finance reporting if contributions and expenditures do not exceed $1,000 during a calendar year.[7]
Endorsements
Samet did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
See also
- Sheboygan Area School District, Wisconsin
- Sheboygan Area School District elections (2018)
- Sheboygan Area School District elections (2017)
- Sheboygan Area School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Larry Samet," accessed January 23, 2017
- ↑ Sheboygan Press, "Sheboygan County Board incumbent plans write-in campaign to keep seat," January 3, 2018
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Sheboygan Area School District Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Jenny Heus," January 5, 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
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Campaign Finance Overview: Local Candidates," May 2010
| Sheboygan Area School District elections in 2018 | |
| Sheboygan County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 3, 2018 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Ryan Burg • Incumbent, Mary Beth Martin • Incumbent, Larry Samet |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
| 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 |
| 2014 Sheboygan Area School District Elections | |
| Sheboygan, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 1, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • David Gallianetti • Jennifer Pothast • Larry Samet |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
