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Mark Sain
Mark Sain was the District 1 member on the Milwaukee Board of School Directors in Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019. Sain did not file to run for re-election in 2019.[1]
Biography
Sain served as a firefighter for 28 years, retiring in 2008. He held various positions during that time, from firefighter to assistant chief. When he served on the board, he sat on the advisory committees of the Blood Center of Southeast Wisconsin's Community Blood Donation Drive Campaign and Make A Difference of Milwaukee. In addition, he had worked with Marquette University's Mediation Program. As of 2014, he and his wife, Charlotte, had four adult daughters and three grandchildren.[2]
Board membership
2015-2016
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors voted unanimously on 88.74 percent of its votes between the annual organizational meeting on April 28, 2015, and the regular board meeting on November 17, 2016. The voting data indicated that Mark Sain, Larry Miller, Carol Voss, Terrence Falk, and Claire Zautke were the majority faction on the board, and Annie Woodward and Wendell Harris Sr. were the minority faction on the board. Michael Bonds and Tatiana Joseph did not vote consistently enough with either group to be included in the majority or minority faction.[3]
2014-2015
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors voted unanimously on 75.89 percent of its votes between January 1, 2014, and April 23, 2015. The voting data indicated that Michael Bonds, Meagan Holman, Mark Sain, Jeff Spence, and Claire Zautke were the governing majority on the board, and Larry Miller, Terrence Falk, and Tatiana Joseph were the minority faction on the board. Annie Woodward did not vote with either group consistently enough to be considered part of the majority or minority faction.[3]
Elections
2015
Five seats on the Milwaukee Board of School Directors were up for election on April 7, 2015. Two of the races were contested.
District 2 incumbent Jeff Spence faced challenger Wendell Harris Sr. Stephany Pruitt challenged District 3 incumbent Michael Bonds.
Brian Eisold filed a declaration of candidacy to challenge at-large incumbent Terrence Falk. However, Eisold did not file the necessary nominating signatures, leaving Falk unopposed in his re-election bid. District 1 incumbent Mark Sain and candidate Carol Voss for District 8 were also unopposed in the election.
All of the incumbents except Spence, who was defeated by Harris, retained their seats, and Voss won her first term on the board in the open District 8 race.
Results
| Milwaukee Public Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Mark Sain Incumbent |
98.1% | 2,740 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.9% | 53 | |
| Total Votes | 2,793 | |||
| Source: City of Milwaukee Election Commission, "April 7, 2015: Spring Election Summary Report," accessed April 22, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Sain began the race with an existing account balance of $873.49 from his previous campaign. He reported $0.00 in contributions and $340.00 in expenditures to Milwaukee Election Commission, which left his campaign with $533.49 in cash on hand in this election.[4]
Endorsements
Sain received no official endorsements in this election.
2011
| Milwaukee Public Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Sain |
50.5% | 5,785 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tim Petersons Incumbent | 49.5% | 5,678 | |
| Total Votes | 11,463 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Election Watch, "Mark Sain," accessed September 22, 2014 | ||||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Milwaukee Election Commission, "2019 Spring Election Candidates," accessed January 3, 2019
- ↑ Milwaukee Public Schools, "Mark Sain," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Milwaukee Public Schools, "Proceedings (Minutes) of the Board," accessed January 26, 2017
- ↑ Milwaukee Election Commission, "Campaign Finance Reports 2015 Election Cycle," accessed August 25, 2015
| 2015 Milwaukee Public Schools Elections | |
| Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Mark Sain
District 2: • Incumbent, Jeff Spence • Wendell Harris Sr.
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| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
