Laurie Endres
Laurie Endres was an at-large representative on the Beloit School District school board in Wisconsin. She resigned in July 2018 after members of the board voted to remove her as president.[1] Endres won a new term in the at-large general election on April 4, 2017. She sought and lost another term in the general election on April 5, 2016, but was appointed to the board in September 2016 to fill a vacancy left by former board member Shannon Scharmer. Endres was first appointed to the board on July 7, 2015, after former member Michael Ramsdail stepped down from the position.[2]
Elections
2017
- See also: Beloit School District elections (2017)
Two of the seven seats on the Beloit School District school board were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017, and a third seat was up for special election on the same date. The top two vote-getters in this election were incumbent Shelly Cronin and newcomer Wendy Sanchez, who were elected for three-year terms. Board incumbent Laurie Endres had the third-highest amount of votes and thus was elected to a two-year term. The three candidates defeated newcomer Adam Aberle and former board member Tia Johnson. Former board member Shannon Scharmer resigned in 2016, and Endres was appointed to fill the vacancy, causing one extra seat to be up for special election in 2017. Endres was on the board from 2015 to 2016 and ran for re-election on April 5, 2016, but lost the election.[3]
Results
| Beloit School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Wendy Sanchez |
24.15% | 1,407 |
| Shelly Cronin Incumbent |
22.47% | 1,309 |
| Laurie Endres Incumbent |
20.41% | 1,189 |
| Adam Aberle | 17.24% | 1,004 |
| Tia Johnson | 15.73% | 916 |
| Total Votes | 5,825 | |
| Source: Elisabeth Moore, "Email correspondence with Michelle Shope," May 23, 2017 | ||
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]
2016
- See also: Beloit School District elections (2016)
Four of the seven seats on the Beloit School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. The seats of incumbents John Acomb, Shannon Scharmer, John Winkelmann, and Laurie Endres were up for election. Scharmer and Endres filed for re-election and four candidates joined them in the race to fill the seats: Kris Klobucar, Jennifer Long, Shelly Cronin, and Pam Charles.[7] Scharmer was successful in her bid for re-election, while Endres was not. Klobucar, Charles, and Cronin won the remaining seats on the board. Because Cronin was the fourth-highest vote recipient, she filled a one-year term to serve out a vacancy on the board.[8]
Results
| Beloit School District, At-Large General and Special Elections, 3- and 1-year terms, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kris Klobucar |
22.10% | 4,475 |
| Pam Charles |
19.84% | 4,017 |
| Shannon Scharmer Incumbent |
15.71% | 3,180 |
| Shelly Cronin |
15.46% | 3,131 |
| Laurie Endres Incumbent | 14.13% | 2,860 |
| Jennifer Long | 12.57% | 2,546 |
| Write-in votes | 0.28% | 57 |
| Total Votes (100) | 20,266 | |
| Source: Rock County Board of Elections, "Election Results - April 5, 2016 Final Results," accessed June 15, 2016 | ||
Endorsements
Endres was endorsed by the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO and Local 95.[9][10]
See also
- Beloit School District, Wisconsin
- Beloit School District elections (2017)
- Beloit School District elections (2016)
- Beloit School District elections (2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Beloit Daily News, "Three members resign after board removes Endres as president," July 3, 2018
- ↑ Beloit Daily News, "School board picks Endres for vacancy," July 8, 2015
- ↑ Beloit Daily News, "Most local ballots set in election," January 4, 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
- ↑ Beloit Daily News Connection, "Field of six will contest four Beloit school seats," January 6, 2016
- ↑ School District of Beloit, "Board of Education," accessed February 5, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, "2016 Spring Election Candidate Endorsements," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ Local 95, "Spring 2016 endorsements," accessed March 23, 2016
| Beloit School District elections in 2017 | |
| Rock County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Laurie Endres • Incumbent, Shelly Cronin • Adam Aberle • Wendy Sanchez • Tia Johnson |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
