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Mary Braun Modder
Mary Braun Modder is a member of the Kenosha Unified School District Board of Education At-large in Wisconsin. She assumed office in 2018. Her current term ends in 2027.
Modder ran for election to the Kenosha Unified School District Board of Education At-large in Wisconsin. She won in the general election on April 3, 2018.
Biography
Braun Modder is a retired teacher who worked for the Kenosha Unified School District.[1]
Elections
2018
An at-large general election was held for three seats on the Kenosha Unified School District Board of Education in Wisconsin on April 3, 2018. Incumbents Tamarra Coleman and Mary Snyder did not file for re-election, leaving two open seats. Four candidates filed to run in this race. Incumbent Mike Falkofske faced candidates Todd Battle, Tom Duncan, and Mary Braun Modder in the election. The three challengers defeated Falkofske for the three seats.[2][3]
Results
General election
General election for Kenosha Unified School District Board of Education At-large (3 seats)
Tom Duncan, Mary Braun Modder, and Todd Battle defeated incumbent Mike Falkofske in the general election for Kenosha Unified School District Board of Education At-large on April 3, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tom Duncan (Nonpartisan) | 27.0 | 8,310 |
| ✔ |  | Mary Braun Modder (Nonpartisan) | 26.2 | 8,082 |
| ✔ |  | Todd Battle (Nonpartisan) | 24.6 | 7,580 |
 | Mike Falkofske (Nonpartisan) | 21.7 | 6,688 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 168 | ||
| Total votes: 30,828 | |||
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2017
Two seats on the Kenosha Unified 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 Gary Kunich and Dan Wade defeated challengers Zak Jakobs and Mary Braun Modder.[4][5]
Results
| Kenosha Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Dan Wade Incumbent |
30.24% | 5,674 |
| Gary Kunich Incumbent |
28.83% | 5,409 |
| Mary Braun Modder | 26.71% | 5,012 |
| Zak Jakobs | 13.99% | 2,626 |
| Write-in votes | 0.23% | 43 |
| Total Votes | 18,764 | |
| Source: Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Stacy Busby, Executive Assistant/School Board Secretary, Office of the Superintendent, Kenosha Unified School District," May 4, 2017 | ||
Funding
Modder began the race with an existing account balance of $528.00 from her previous campaign. She reported $3,192.75 in contributions and $1,818.90 in expenditures to Kenosha Unified School District, which left her campaign with $1,901.85 on hand in the election.[6]
Endorsements
Modder was endorsed by the Kenosha Education Association (KEA), the AFL-CIO Central Labor Council, and the UAW Local 72 CAP Council.[7][8]
See also
- Kenosha Unified School District, Wisconsin
- Kenosha Unified School District elections (2018)
- Kenosha Unified School District elections (2017)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kenosha News, "Candidate deadline for Kenosha Unified School Board extended," January 3, 2018
- ↑ Kenosha Unified School District, "Report on Drawing for Position on Ballot," accessed March 26, 2018
- ↑ Kenosha County, Wisconsin, "Current Election Results," April 3, 2018
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Stacy Busby, Kenosha Unified Executive Assistant/School Board Secretary," January 6, 2017
- ↑ Kenosha County Clerk, "Current Election Results: Spring General Election 4/4/2017," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Stacy Busby, Executive Assistant/School Board Secretary, Kenosha Unified School District" March 29, 2017
- ↑ Kenosha Education Association, "KEA Endorsements," February 17, 2017
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Mary Modder," December 3, 2017
| Kenosha Unified School District elections in 2018 | |
| Kenosha County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 3, 2018 |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
| Kenosha Unified School District elections in 2017 | |
| Kenosha County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Gary Kunich • Incumbent, Dan Wade • Zak Jakobs • Mary Braun Modder |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
