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Mary Meisterling
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Mary Meisterling was a member of the Cedar Rapids Board of Education in Iowa, representing District 1. She ran unopposed and won re-election to her seat in the general election on September 8, 2015.[1][2]
Biography
As of 2015, Meisterling worked as the community relations manager for Alliant Energy. She was involved in various regional organizations including the Grant Wood Area Education Association, Hiawatha Economic Development Corporation, Cedar Rapids Economic Development Council and the Cedar Rapids Medical Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District Commission. Meisterling obtained her bachelor's degree in business administration from Wittenberg University.[3][4]
Elections
2015
Four of the seven seats on the Cedar Rapids Board of Education were up for election on September 8, 2015. There were two at-large seats available, as well as a seat in District 1 and District 4.
Incumbent Mary Meisterling ran unopposed and won in District 1. The District 4 incumbent, Allen Witt, was defeated by challenger Rafael Jacobo. The race for the two available at-large seats included incumbents John Laverty and Ann Rosenthal, along with challengers Todd Cohenour and Kristin Janssen. Laverty and Janssen defeated Rosenthal and Cohenour for the two at-large seats.[5][6][7]
Results
This election was held September 8, 2015.
| Cedar Rapids Community School District, District 1, 4-Year Term, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mary Meisterling Incumbent |
94.3% | 1,740 |
| Write-in votes | 5.74% | 106 |
| Total Votes | 1,846 | |
| Source: Linn County, Iowa, "Official Election Summary Report," accessed November 12, 2015 | ||
Funding
Meisterling reported no contributions or expenditures to the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board during the election.[8] Any candidate spending, receiving or incurring debt in the amount of $1,000 or less was not required to file the disclosure form for campaign finances.[9]
Endorsements
Meisterling received no official endorsements during the election.
2011
| Cedar Rapids Community School District, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary Meisterling Incumbent |
66% | 2,750 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dustin Weiland | 33.8% | 1,407 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 8 | |
| Total Votes | 4,165 | |||
| Source: Linn County Election Services, "Official Summary Report," accessed August 14, 2015 | ||||
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See also
- Cedar Rapids Community School District, Iowa
- Cedar Rapids Community School District elections (2015)
- Newcomers and incumbents share the victories in Iowa's largest school district elections (September 9, 2015)
- Analysis of incumbency advantage in the 2014 school board elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Scott County, Iowa, "Candidate List," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑ Linn County, Iowa, "Election Summary Report," accessed September 8, 2015
- ↑ Cedar Rapids Community School District, "Board of Education," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Mary Meisterling," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ Linn County, Iowa, "Election Summary Report," accessed September 8, 2015
- ↑ Linn County, Iowa, "Official Candidate Listing by School District," accessed August 5, 2015
- ↑ Cedar Rapids Community School District, "Election Information," accessed March 5, 2015
- ↑ Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, "State/Local Campaign Disclosure Forms," accessed SFebruary 2, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, "Reporting Dates," accessed August 13, 2015
