Mike Donohue (Iowa)
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Mike Donohue is an at-large member of the Dubuque Community School District School Board in Iowa. He won re-election to his seat in the general election on September 8, 2015.[1][2]
Biography
Donohue is a regional president for US Bank. He oversees banks in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. He is involved in a number of organizations in the Dubuque community including the Dubuque Racing Association, Dubuque County Historical Society, the United Point Health Board, the Greater Dubuque Development Corporation, Dubuque Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce and the Jamie Barwick Hills & Dales Foundation. Donohue obtained his bachelor's degree in business management from Luther College. He went on to earn his MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.[3]
Elections
2015
Four of the seven seats on the Dubuque Community School District Board of Education were up for election on September 8, 2015. All seats on the board of education represent the district at-large.
Incumbents Tom Barton, Mike Donohue and Tami Ryan won re-election to their seats. Incumbent Otto Kreuger did not run for re-election. Upon the initial count of the votes, candidates Timothy Pope and Lisa Wittman tied for the open seat left by incumbent Otto Kreuger.[4] After an error was corrected in the original totals and the absentee ballots were counted, Wittman was determined the winner of the open seat.[5] Pope did not ask for a recount. Candidates Bert Ament and R.R.S. Stewart were also defeated in the election.[6][7][8]
Results
This election was held September 8, 2015.
| Dubuque Community School District, At-Large, 4-Year Term, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tom Barton Incumbent |
22.2% | 2,865 |
| Mike Donohue Incumbent |
20.1% | 2,590 |
| Tami Ryan Incumbent |
19.9% | 2,573 |
| Lisa Wittman |
12.8% | 1,654 |
| Timothy Pope | 12.3% | 1,589 |
| R.R.S. Stewart | 7.4% | 951 |
| Bert Ament | 5.2% | 677 |
| Total Votes | 12,899 | |
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Dubuque County Auditor's Office Jenny Hillary," December 3, 2015 | ||
Funding
Donohue reported no contributions or expenditures to the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board during the election.[9] 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.[10]
Endorsements
Donohue received no official endorsements during the election.
2011
| Dubuque Community School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Tami Ryan |
18.6% | 3,202 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Donohue |
17.3% | 2,976 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Barton |
17.2% | 2,959 | |
| Nonpartisan | Matt Strelo |
8.7% | 1,491 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeff Durdin | 6.9% | 1,181 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Hoskins | 6.8% | 1,166 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marvin Heiderscheit | 6% | 1,030 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Patton | 5.9% | 1,011 | |
| Nonpartisan | Larry Loeppke Incumbent | 5.2% | 895 | |
| Nonpartisan | Doug Isaacson | 3.9% | 674 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lou Oswald | 3.7% | 646 | |
| Total Votes | 17,231 | |||
| Source: Dubuque County Iowa, "Dubuque County School Election," accessed August 19, 2015 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
- Dubuque Community School District, Iowa
- Dubuque 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
- ↑ Dubuque County, Iowa, "School Board Election Results," accessed September 8, 2015
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, Email correspondence with Dubuque County Auditor's Office Becky Griebel," August 11, 2015
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Mike Donohue," accessed August 19, 2015
- ↑ The Herald Online, "Incumbents re-elected to Dubuque School Board; challengers tie for fourth seat," September 8, 2015
- ↑ The Herald Online, "With corrected vote total, Lisa Wittman easily wins Dubuque school board seat," September 13, 2015
- ↑ Dubuque County, Iowa, "School Board Election Results," accessed September 8, 2015
- ↑ Dubuque Community School District, "School Board," accessed June 23, 2015
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Dubuque County Auditor's Office Becky Griebel," August 11, 2015
- ↑ Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, "IECDB State/Local Campaign Disclosure Reports," accessed February 2, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, "IECDB State/Local Campaign Disclosure Reports," accessed February 2, 2016
| 2015 Dubuque Community School District Elections | |
| Dubuque County, Iowa | |
| Election date: | September 8, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Tom Barton • Incumbent, Mike Donohue • Incumbent, Tami Ryan • Bert Ament • Timothy Pope • R.R.S. Stewart • Lisa Wittman |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
