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Meredith Stier-Christensen
Meredith Stier-Christensen is a member of the Verona Area School District Board of Education Portion 1 in Wisconsin. She assumed office in 2016. Her current term ends on April 26, 2027.
Stier-Christensen ran for re-election to the Verona Area School District Board of Education Portion 1 in Wisconsin. She won in the general election on April 2, 2024.
Biography
Stier-Christensen earned a master's degree in teaching as well as a J.D. She previously worked as a special education teacher in the Verona Area School District. She has served on the Savanna Oaks Middle School site council.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Verona Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Verona Area School District Board of Education Portion 1
Incumbent Meredith Stier-Christensen won election in the general election for Verona Area School District Board of Education Portion 1 on April 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Meredith Stier-Christensen (Nonpartisan) | 99.0 | 4,032 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 40 | ||
| Total votes: 4,072 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Meredith Stier-Christensen advanced from the primary for Verona Area School District Board of Education Portion 1.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Stier-Christensen in this election.
2021
See also: Verona Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2021)
General election
General election for Verona Area School District Board of Education Portion 1
Incumbent Meredith Stier-Christensen won election in the general election for Verona Area School District Board of Education Portion 1 on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Meredith Stier-Christensen (Nonpartisan) | 98.9 | 3,644 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 39 | ||
| Total votes: 3,683 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Meredith Stier-Christensen advanced from the primary for Verona Area School District Board of Education Portion 1.
2018
Three of the seven seats on the Verona Area School District Board of Education in Wisconsin were up for at-large general election on April 3, 2018. At-large incumbent Renee Zook did not file for re-election, leaving one open seat. Portion 1 incumbent Meredith Stier-Christensen was the only candidate to file for the seat and was re-elected without opposition. At-large incumbent Thomas Duerst and newcomer Carolyn Jahnke defeated candidate Jim Ruder for the two at-large seats.[2][3]
Results
General election
General election for Verona Area School District Board of Education Portion 1
Incumbent Meredith Stier-Christensen won election in the general election for Verona Area School District Board of Education Portion 1 on April 3, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Meredith Stier-Christensen (Nonpartisan) | 98.9 | 4,426 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 50 | ||
| Total votes: 4,476 | |||
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2017
Three seats on the Verona Area School District school board were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017. Portion 1 incumbent Meredith Stier-Christensen and at-large incumbent Russell King won re-election to their respective seats, running unopposed. Incumbent Dennis Beres chose not to seek re-election, and one newcomer filed for and won his Portion 3 seat: Kristina Navarro-Haffner.[4][5]
Both Stier-Christensen and King were appointed to the board in 2016 to replace former board members Joanne Gauthier and Derrell Connor, who both resigned. Gauthier, who represented Portion 1, cited an "overwhelming" time commitment that came with being a board member. Connor, the former at-large representative, moved outside of the district's boundaries. Since Gauthier's term was not set to expire until 2018, Stier-Christensen ran to complete the last year of the term.[6]
Results
| Verona Area School District, Portion 1 General Election, 1-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Meredith Stier-Christensen Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.23% | 4,488 |
| Write-in votes | 0.77% | 35 |
| Total Votes | 4,523 | |
| Source: Elisabeth Moore, "Email correspondence with Tamera Stanley," May 25, 2017 | ||
Funding
No candidate in this election filed contributions or expenditures, according to the Verona Area School District.[7]
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:[8]
- 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.[9]
Candidates who filed before January 1, 2017, also had to file a continuing campaign finance report on January 16, 2017.[10]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Meredith Stier-Christensen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Meredith Stier-Christensen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Unified News Group, "Board appoints two members," May 5, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, "Email communication with district clerk," January 3, 2018
- ↑ Dane County Elections, "2018 Spring Election Unofficial Canvass," accessed April 3, 2018
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email conversation with Tamera Stanley," January 16, 2017
- ↑ County of Dane, County Clerk's Office, "2017 Spring Election: Unofficial Canvass," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ Connect Fitchburg, "Board appoints two members," May 5, 2016
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Tamera Stanley," March 29, 2017
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Checklist," accessed December 16, 2016
