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Mike Welsh
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Mike Welsh is a member of Allentown City school board. He was first elected to the board on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Welsh is an insurance agent at AC Thompson Insurance and Financial Services Co in Allentown.[1]. While this is his first school board race, he ran unsuccessfully for state representative in 2008 and for Lehigh County Commissioner in 2009 and 2011. Welsh graduated with a degree in business management from DeSales University in 1985. He previous worked as a paralegal for the Parkland School District and as a business manager at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.[1] He has also served as board president of the Liberty Bell Shrine Museum and Allentown Flag Day Association. Welsh is a registered Republican.[2]
Elections
2013
Welsh sought election for a seat on the Allentown City School Board. He ran against Debra Lamb, Ellen Bishop, David Zimmerman , and Kenneth Woolley Jr. 2013 for the election on November 5, 2013.[3] The field was narrowed from six candidates to five candidates in a primary held on May 21, 2013.
Results
Election results
| Allentown City School District, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Cross filed |  Mike Welsh |
22.8% | 6,184 | |
| Cross filed | David Zimmerman Incumbent |
22.4% | 6,092 | |
| Cross filed | Debra Lamb Incumbent |
22.5% | 6,111 | |
| Republican | Ellen Bishop Incumbent |
19.1% | 5,189 | |
| Democrat | Kenneth Woolley Jr. | 13.3% | 3,601 | |
| Total Votes | 27,177 | |||
| Source: Lehigh County Election Results, "Allentown City School District," accessed December 12, 2013 | ||||
| Allentown City School Board of Directors Democratic Primary, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat | Ellen Bishop Incumbent |
20.3% | 1,774 | |
| Democrat | Debra Lamb Incumbent |
20.1% | 1,752 | |
| Democrat | David Zimmerman Incumbent |
15.5% | 1,350 | |
| Democrat | Mike Welsh |
15.1% | 1,317 | |
| Democrat | Kenneth R. Woolley Jr. |
15% | 1,308 | |
| Democrat | Steve Ramos | 14.1% | 1,233 | |
| Total Votes | 8,734 | |||
| Source: Municipal Primary-May 2013 from the Lehigh County Election Results released May 21, 2013 | ||||
| Allentown City School Board of Directors Republican Primary, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mike Welsh |
22.6% | 1,017 | |
| Republican | David Zimmerman Incumbent |
22.5% | 1,012 | |
| Republican | Debra Lamb Incumbent |
20.8% | 934 | |
| Republican | Kenneth R. Woolley Jr. |
20.2% | 909 | |
| Republican | Steve Ramos | 13.8% | 621 | |
| Total Votes | 4,493 | |||
| Source: Municipal Primary-May 2013 from the Lehigh County Election Results released May 21, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Welsh reported no contributions or expenditures to the Lehigh County Voter Registration Department.[4]
Campaign themes
According to an article written in The Morning Call, Welsh focused his campaign on bringing stakeholders in the district together to give the best education possible to students in the Allentown area.[3]
See also
- Pennsylvania
- Allentown City School District, Pennsylvania
- Allentown City School District elections (2013)
- List of school board elections in 2013
- Lehigh County, Pennsylvania ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Pennsylvania
External links
- District Page
- Lehigh County
- Pennsylvania Department of Education
- Pennsylvania Department of State Campaign Finance
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Friends of Mike Welsh," "About Mike Welsh," accessed August 8, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandidate - ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Morning Call, "Six candidates seek four seats on Allentown School Board" accessed August 8, 2013
- ↑ Lehigh County Government Voter Registration, "Campaign Filing Reports, accessed December 17, 2013
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