Mike Thissen

Mike Thissen

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Mike Thissen was a candidate for an at-large seat on the South Washington County school board. He did not win a seat in the general election on November 5, 2013.

Elections

2013

See also: South Washington County Schools elections (2013)

Mike Thissen unsuccessfully ran against 13 other candidates in his attempt to win one of four at-large seats with four-year terms in the general election on November 5, 2013.

Results

South Washington County Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Katie Schwartz	11.5%	3,239
	Nonpartisan	Tracy Brunnette Incumbent	10.6%	2,990
	Nonpartisan	Katy McElwee-Stevens Incumbent	9.4%	2,648
	Nonpartisan	Sharon H. Van Leer	8.7%	2,464
	Nonpartisan	Molly Lutz	8.7%	2,458
	Nonpartisan	David G. Kemper Incumbent	8%	2,267
	Nonpartisan	Mike Thissen	6.7%	1,900
	Nonpartisan	Michael P. Edman	6.7%	1,880
	Nonpartisan	Raj Gandhi	6.4%	1,803
	Nonpartisan	Frederick E. Hess	5.9%	1,679
	Nonpartisan	Leilani Holmstadt	5.5%	1,567
	Nonpartisan	Wayne A. Johnson	5.5%	1,541
	Nonpartisan	John P. Griffin, II	4.7%	1,323
	Nonpartisan	Safiyyah Cummings	1.2%	339
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.6%	163
Total Votes				28,261
Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 833 - South Washington County," accessed December 18, 2013 and Scott Wente, South Washington County Bulletin, "Recount confirms Van Leer District 833 School Board victory," November 22, 2013

Funding

Mike Thissen reported no contributions or expenditures to South Washington County Schools.

Endorsements

Mike Thissen did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.

2009

South Washington County Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2009
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	David G. Kemper	13.8%	1,614
	Nonpartisan	Tracy Brunnette Incumbent	13.5%	1,579
	Nonpartisan	Laurie Johnson	12.4%	1,453
	Nonpartisan	Marsha C. Adou Incumbent	11.9%	1,391
	Nonpartisan	Edward Nowak	11.6%	1,356
	Nonpartisan	Alberder Gillespie	10.1%	1,184
	Nonpartisan	Katy McElwee-Stevens	9.4%	1,100
	Nonpartisan	Walt Lyszak	6%	707
	Nonpartisan	Mike Thissen	5.1%	599
	Nonpartisan	Gina Taft	2.9%	341
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	3.4%	401
Total Votes				11,725
Source: Washington County, Minnesota, "Election Summary Report," accessed October 22, 2013

Campaign themes

In an interview with Patch, Thissen provided the following campaign themes:

I will provide a voice for all the teachers and parents and will encourage input from both groups. My interest is in providing students with the best education possible while remaining fiscally responsible. To me that starts in the classroom and it is my goal to be sure that taxpayer money is used wisely to give our teachers what they need to best educate all kids. We need to teach kids life skills and how to be productive citizens-not just critical thinkers and problem solvers. The kids are the ones impacted by any decision made by the board. The district needs to utilize the knowledge and day-to-day experiences of teachers to make decisions that impact student learning.

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See also

• South Washington County Schools, Minnesota
• South Washington County Schools Elections (2013)

External links

Suggest a link

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