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Milton Cole
Milton Cole was an at-large member of the West Des Moines Community Schools School Board in Iowa. He lost his bid for re-election in the general election on September 8, 2015. The winning candidates were David Brown, Melinda Dunnwald, Jill Johnson and Liz Cox.[1][2]
Biography
Cole is an Episcopal priest along with wife at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in West Des Moines. He also serves on the Persons With Disabilities Commission. He obtained bachelor's degrees from The College of William and Mary and Virginia Commonwealth University. He obtained a master's degree in early childhood education from the University of the District of Columbia as well as a master's of divinity from General Theological Seminary.[3]
Elections
2015
Four of the seven seats on the West Des Moines Community Schools School Board were up for election on September 8, 2015. The available seats represented the district at-large.
Incumbents Milton Cole and Andi Lipman were defeated in the election. Incumbent David Brown retained his seat. Candidates Liz Cox, Melinda Dunnwald and Jill Johnson won the seats of Cole and Lipman as well as the open seat left by incumbent Kevin Carroll who did not run for re-election. Candidates Michele Dahlen and Judy Jesse were also defeated in the election.[4][5][6]
Results
This election was held September 8, 2015.
| West Des Moines Community Schools, At-Large, 4-Year Term, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Melinda Dunnwald |
17.2% | 1,407 |
| David Brown Incumbent |
17.2% | 1,403 |
| Jill Johnson |
16.4% | 1,338 |
| Liz Cox |
15.6% | 1,274 |
| Milton Cole Incumbent | 10.8% | 878 |
| Andi Lipman Incumbent | 8.6% | 698 |
| Judy Jesse | 7.6% | 617 |
| Michele Dahlen | 6.7% | 547 |
| Total Votes | 8,162 | |
| Source: Polk County Auditor's Office, "Regular School Election," accessed November 12, 2015 | ||
Funding
Cole reported no contributions or expenditures to the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board in the election.[7] 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.[8]
Endorsements
Cole received no official endorsements during the election.
2011
| West Des Moines Community Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Kevin Carroll |
34.4% | 1,048 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Brown |
35.4% | 1,077 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andi Lipman Incumbent |
28.8% | 878 | |
| Nonpartisan | Milton Cole |
1.3% | 41 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike McCoy | 0% | 0 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kathy Weinberg | 0% | 0 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jason Yates | 0% | 0 | |
| Nonpartisan | Julia McGuire | 0% | 0 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dave Weis | 0% | 0 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 3,044 | |||
| Source: Polk County Auditor, "School Board Elections," accessed August 24, 2015 | ||||
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See also
- West Des Moines Community Schools, Iowa
- West Des Moines Community Schools 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
- ↑ Polk County Auditor's Office, "Regular School Election," accessed September 8, 2015
- ↑ West Des Moines Community Schools, "School Board Elections, Candidates," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑ West Des Moines Community Schools, "Members," accessed August 4, 2015
- ↑ West Des Moines Community Schools, "School Board Elections, Candidates," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑ West Des Moines Community Schools, "Members," accessed June 24, 2015
- ↑ Polk County Auditor's Office, "Regular School Election," accessed September 8, 2015
- ↑ Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, "IECDB State/Local Campaign Disclosure Reports," accessed February 2, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, "Reporting Dates," accessed August 13, 2015
| 2015 West Des Moines Community Schools Elections | |
| Polk County, Iowa | |
| Election date: | September 8, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Milton Cole • Incumbent, Milton Cole • Incumbent, Andi Lipman • Liz Cox • Michele Dahlen • Melinda Dunnwald • Judy Jesse • Jill Johnson |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
