Menomonee Falls School District elections (2017)
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Two of seven seats on the Menomonee Falls School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017. Incumbents Ron Bertieri and Mark Nadolski defeated former candidate Lowell Kellogg to win additional terms in the general election.[1]
One new member could have joined the Menomonee Falls Board of Education after the election in 2017, continuing the trend of at least one newcomer joining the board between 2013 and 2016. Click here to view the district's full election trends.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Menomonee Falls Board of Education is made up of seven members from the district elected at large. The members are elected to three-year terms. A general election is held each April with a February primary for any seat with more than two candidates. Officers are elected by the board within 30 days of the fourth Monday in April.
School board candidates had to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, and residents of the school district for a minimum of 28 consecutive days before filing as a candidate. They also could not be disqualified from voting under Wisconsin law.[2]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file nomination papers with the school district clerk by January 3, 2017. If incumbents whose terms were up for re-election did not file to run in the race and did not file written notification that they would not be running, the candidate filing deadline could have been extended until January 6, 2017. The terms of candidates elected in the race started on April 24, 2017.[2]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Menomonee Falls School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mark Nadolski Incumbent |
37.66% | 3,490 |
| Ron Bertieri Incumbent |
33.62% | 3,116 |
| Lowell Kellogg | 28.71% | 2,661 |
| Total Votes | 9,267 | |
| Source: Waukesha County Clerk, "2017 Spring Election," accessed April 4, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Candidates
Ron Bertieri 
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Mark Nadolski
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Lowell Kellogg | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2017
The district's school board election shared the ballot with elections for state school superintendent and state courts. Voters also voted on one referendum question for the district.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Wisconsin school board elections in 2017:[3][4]
| Deadline | Event |
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| January 3, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| January 16, 2017 | Campaign finance deadline for candidates registered before January 1 |
| February 13, 2017 | Campaign finance deadline for districts holding primary elections |
| March 27, 2017 | Campaign finance deadline for general election |
| April 4, 2017 | Election Day |
| April 24, 2017 | Board members take office |
| July 15, 2017 | Post-election campaign finance deadline |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
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:[5]
- 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.[6]
Candidates who filed before January 1, 2017, also had to file a continuing campaign finance report on January 16, 2017.[4]
All three candidates in this election filed campaign finance reporting exemptions with the Menomonee Falls School District.[7]
Past elections
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What was at stake?
Election trends
- See also: School board elections, 2017
One new member could have joined the Menomonee Falls Board of Education after the election in 2017. Two incumbents filed to run for re-election to the two seats up for election, and one former candidate was also on the ballot. In the 2016 school board election, the three seats up for election were won by two incumbents and one newcomer. At least one newcomer has joined the board each year since 2013. While the district had an average of 1.3 candidates running per seat in 2016 and 2.0 candidates running per seat in 2015, the 2015 state and national averages of candidates per seat were 1.38 and 1.72, respectively.
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
| Menomonee Falls School District | |||||
| 2017 | 1.5 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2016 | 1.3 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 33.33% | |
| 2015 | 2.0 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 50.00% | |
| 2014 | 1.5 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 50.00% | |
| 2013 | 1.0 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 33.33% | |
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| 2015 | 1.38 | 32.00% | 84.00% | 35.29% | |
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| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
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Referendum question on April ballot
- See also: Referenda on the ballot
A referendum question for $6.4 million in temporary operational funding appeared on the April 4, 2017, ballot in the Menomonee School District. The referendum was defeated—51.5 percent of voters were opposed and 48.5 percent were in favor.[8]
If the referendum had passed, the school district would have been able to exceed its revenue limit for three years beginning in 2017 and ending in 2020. The district's operational funding would have exceeded the revenue limit by $1.1 million in the 2017-2018 school year, $2.3 million during the 2018-2019 school year, and $3.0 million during the 2019-2020 school year.[9] The referendum language that appeared on the ballot could be found by clicking here.[10]
About the district
Menomonee Falls School District is located in Waukesha County in southeastern Wisconsin. The county seat is Waukesha. Waukesha County was home to 396,488 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[11] The district was the 42nd-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 4,098 students.[12]
Demographics
Higher education achievement
Waukesha County outperformed Wisconsin as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 41.2 percent of Waukesha County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.8 percent for the state as a whole and 29.8 percent for the entire United States.[11]
Median household income
Between 2011 and 2015, the median household income in Waukesha County was $76,545, compared to $53,357 for Wisconsin.[11] During that same time period, the median household income for the entire United States was $53,889.[13]
Poverty rate
Between 2011 and 2015, the poverty rate in Waukesha County was 4.7 percent, while the statewide poverty rate was 12.1 percent. During the same time period, the national poverty rate was 13.5 percent.[11][13]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[11] | ||
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| Race | Waukesha County (%) | Wisconsin (%) |
| White | 93.4 | 87.6 |
| Black or African American | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Asian | 3.4 | 2.8 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4.7 | 6.6 |
Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Recent news
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See also
| Menomonee Falls School District | Wisconsin | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Nick Katers, "Email exchange with district communications director Megan Sheridan," January 4, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wisconsin Association of School Boards, "Guide for Candidates: 2017 Spring Election Edition," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Guided for Candidates," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Checklist," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Email communication with district administrative assistant of human resources," April 17, 2017
- ↑ Northwest Now, "Menomonee Falls School District operating referendum defeated," April 4, 2017
- ↑ School District of Menomonee Falls, "WHAT IS ON THE BALLOT ON APRIL 4, 2017?" accessed March 24, 2017
- ↑ Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, "Custom Referenda Reports," accessed March 24, 2017
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 United States Census Bureau, "Waukesha County, Wisconsin," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: USA," accessed July 6, 2015
| Menomonee Falls School District elections in 2017 | |
| Waukesha County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Ron Bertieri • Incumbent, Mark Nadolski • Lowell Kellogg |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
