Lee Webster
Lee Webster is an at-large representative on the Wausau School District school board in Wisconsin. Webster won a first term in the at-large general election on April 4, 2017.
Elections
2017
- See also: Wausau School District elections (2017)
Three of the nine seats on the Wausau School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017. In their bids for re-election to the board, incumbents Yvonne Henning, Jeff Leigh, and Lance Trollop ran against challengers Jeff Kocha and Lee Webster.[1] Henning died on March 12, 2017. Her name still appeared on the ballot.[2] Leigh and Trollop won re-election to the board, and Webster won the other seat on the ballot.[3]
Results
| Wausau School District, At-large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lance Trollop Incumbent |
24.94% | 4,072 |
| Lee Webster |
19.98% | 3,263 |
| Jeff Leigh Incumbent |
19.83% | 3,238 |
| Jeff Kocha | 19.47% | 3,179 |
| Yvonne Henning Incumbent | 15.79% | 2,578 |
| Total Votes | 16,330 | |
| Source: Wausau School District, "2017 Certificate of the Board of Canvassers," accessed May 2, 2017 | ||
Funding
Webster reported $6,245.81 in contributions and $412.15 in expenditures to the Wausau School District, which left his campaign with $5,833.66 on hand in the election.[4]
Campaign themes
2017
Webster highlighted the following statement on his campaign website:
| “ | As a citizen, voter, father and grandfather who has benefited from public education in Wausau and who has a grandaughter in the Wausau Schools, I believe it's time for me to give back. The local control and parental input that is so important to quality education has eroded. The fundamental, conservative values and principles that have made Wausau great have been stripped away. It is time for our School Board to listen to local citizens and educators rather that follow guidelines that are pushed on them from bureaucrats in Washington. I am a long term Wausau resident and business owner with four decades of work in mental health. I've learned to recognize the needs of children and parents. As a graduate of the first Leadership Wausau Class, active community and church member I care greatly about the future of Wausau. Some of the trends in public education alarm me as they do parents, teachers and community leaders. I will appreciate your vote on April 4.[5] | ” |
| —Lee Webster (2017)[6] | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Cassie Peck," January 5, 2017
- ↑ Wausau Daily Herald, "Wausau School Board member Yvonne Henning dies," March 14, 2017
- ↑ Marathon County Clerk, "Election Results Summary Report," accessed April 5, 2017
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Cassie Peck, Wausau School District" April 3, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Lee Webster for Wausau Schools, "About," accessed March 14, 2017
| Wausau School District elections in 2017 | |
| Marathon County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Yvonne Henning • Incumbent, Jeff Leigh • Incumbent, Lance Trollop • Jeff Kocha • Lee Webster |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
