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Mike Roseen was a member of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Board At-large in Minnesota. Roseen assumed office in 1989.
Roseen ran for re-election to the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Board At-large in Minnesota. Roseen won in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Elections
2017
Three of the seven seats on the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools school board in Minnesota were up for nonpartisan general election on November 7, 2017. Incumbents Art Coulson and Mike Roseen won re-election. Craig Angrimson defeated incumbent Gary Huusko for the third seat. Challengers Brian Buechele, Rebecca Gierok, Daniel O'Neil, and Bianca Ward Virnig were also defeated in the election.[1]
Results
| Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Art Coulson Incumbent |
20.70% | 2,779 |
| Mike Roseen Incumbent |
20.17% | 2,708 |
| Craig Angrimson |
16.38% | 2,200 |
| Gary Huusko Incumbent | 11.39% | 1,530 |
| Rebecca Gierok | 11.27% | 1,513 |
| Daniel O'Neil | 8.39% | 1,126 |
| Bianca Ward Virnig | 7.47% | 1,003 |
| Brian Buechele | 3.50% | 470 |
| Write-in votes | 0.74% | 99 |
| Total Votes | 13,428 | |
| Source: Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools, "Agenda: Nov 13, 2017 - Regular School Board," accessed November 28, 2017 | ||
Funding
Roseen reported $750.00 in contributions but no expenditures to the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools, which left his campaign with $750.00 on hand in the election.[2]
Endorsements
Roseen was endorsed by the SEIU Minnesota State Council and the Saint Paul Regional Labor Federation.[3][4]
2013
Mike Roseen and fellow incumbents Gary Huusko and Art Coulson defeated challenger Craig Angrimson to win three at-large seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Roseen Incumbent |
30.1% | 12,138 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gary Huusko Incumbent |
26.3% | 10,616 | |
| Nonpartisan | Art Coulson Incumbent |
24.3% | 9,811 | |
| Nonpartisan | Craig Angrimson | 17.8% | 7,199 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.5% | 587 | |
| Total Votes | 40,351 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 196 - Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan," accessed December 18, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Roseen reported no contributions or expenditures to the district office. State law did not require campaign finance reporting if contributions or expenditures did not exceed $750 in a calendar year.[5][6]
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify any official endorsements for Roseen in the election.
2009
| Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2009 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Kevin Sampers Incumbent |
21.8% | 2,316 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Roseen Incumbent |
21.6% | 2,291 | |
| Nonpartisan | Art Coulson Incumbent |
18.9% | 2,007 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jackie Miller | 13.7% | 1,455 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steve Bolluyt | 9.4% | 992 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rob Killian | 6.7% | 705 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jack Gresser | 5.2% | 551 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rochell Al Ansari | 2% | 207 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.7% | 76 | |
| Total Votes | 10,600 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected School District Contests," accessed October 22, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
2017
Roseen participated in the following survey conducted by the Twin Cities Pioneer Press. The survey questions appear bolded, and Roseen's responses follow below.
What qualifies you to hold this position?
| “ | I have been on the school board for 26 years. I have held every board position and have served on every board committee. I have lived in district 196 for 41 years. I have the experience to continue to provide the quality education the district residents have come to expect.[7] | ” |
| —Mike Roseen (2017)[8] | ||
What would your top priorities be if elected?
| “ | The budget always has to be the top priority. Without a budget nothing can be accomplished. Its my duty to make sure the budget reflects what the citizens want. School safety and hiring the best employees are other priorities.[7] | ” |
| —Mike Roseen (2017)[8] | ||
What do you think is the primary role of government?
| “ | The primary goal would be the safety and security of its citizens. But government has always had a role in educating our children. Public education provides the opportunity for all children to receive the quality education they deserve so that our country will be strong and secure in the future.[7] | ” |
| —Mike Roseen (2017)[8] | ||
2013
During a candidate forum hosted by the Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce, Roseen stated that his top priorities were keeping the budget in check, updating the curriculum, and ensuring student safety and school security.[9]
See also
- Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools, Minnesota
- Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools elections (2017)
- Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings: 2017 Municipal and School District Elections," accessed August 16, 2017
- ↑ Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools, "Campaign Financial Reports," accessed December 11, 2017
- ↑ SEIU Minnesota State Council, "Support SEIU-Endorsed Candidates in 2017 Elections!" October 21, 2017
- ↑ Saint Paul Regional Labor Federation, "Endorsed Candidates," accessed October 26, 2017
- ↑ Information received in an email to Ballotpedia from district communications director Tony Taschner on February 11, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Twin Cities Pioneer Press, "Minnesota elections: Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school board candidates," October 24, 2017
- ↑ Eagan Patch, "District 196 School Board Candidates Name Top 3 Priorities," October 9, 2013
| Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Dakota County, Minnesota | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Art Coulson • Incumbent, Gary Huusko • Incumbent, Mike Roseen • Craig Angrimson • Brian Buechele • Rebecca Gierok • Daniel O'Neil • Bianca Ward Virnig |
| Important information: | What's at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
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