Missy Henderson
Missy Henderson was an at-large incumbent on the Beloit Board of Education in Wisconsin. Her three-year term expired in 2015. She was defeated in the general election on April 7, 2015.
Biography
Henderson has her bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and her master's degree from the University of Wisconsin. She was a social worker, having worked at Beloit School District for 15 years during her career. She is a volunteer at Todd Elementary School.[1]
Elections
2015
- See also: Beloit School District elections (2015)
The general election on April 7, 2015, in Beloit School District featured two at-large seats up for election. Incumbent Missy Henderson ran against challengers Lisa Anderson-Levy, Dennis Baskin and Kenneth Streeter II. Anderson-Levy and Baskin triumphed over Henderson and Streeter in this election.
Results
| Beloit School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Lisa Anderson-Levy |
33.1% | 1,802 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dennis Baskin |
27.5% | 1,498 | |
| Nonpartisan | Missy Henderson Incumbent | 27.3% | 1,489 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kenneth Streeter II | 12.2% | 663 | |
| Total Votes | 5,452 | |||
| Source: Rock County Clerk, "2015 Spring NonPartisan Election," accessed May 27, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Candidates were only required to file campaign finance reports if they did one of the following:
- accepted contributions, made disbursements or incurred obligations in an aggregate amount of more than $1,000 in a calendar year
- accepted more than $100 from a single source in the calendar year, except contributions made by candidates to their own campaigns
Endorsements
Henderson was endorsed by the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE).[2] She was also endorsed by the Beloit Education Association, the Rock County Labor Coalition, the Southern Wisconsin Building and Construction Trades Council and United Steelworkers 1533.[3]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Missy Henderson Incumbent |
52.7% | 3,350 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Rand |
46.4% | 2,954 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.9% | 56 | |
| Total Votes | 6,360 | |||
| Source: Rock County Clerk, "2012 Spring General Election For Presidential Preference & Non-Partisan Office," accessed September 24, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
Henderson highlighted the following themes on her campaign website:
| “ | I am just completing my second term on the Beloit School Board, and I would like to continue because I am a huge “Beloit Backer” and I think public schools are an important factor in any community’s success.
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| —Missy Henderson's campaign website (2015)[5] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Missy + Henderson + Beloit + School + District"
See also
- Beloit School District, Wisconsin
- Beloit School District elections (2015)
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- Wisconsin school districts 2014 review
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Missy Henderson, "About Missy," accessed January 8, 2015
- ↑ AFL-CIO, "April 2015 COPE Endorsed Candidates," accessed April 1, 2015
- ↑ Missy Henderson, "Endorsements," accessed April 3, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Missy Henderson for School Board, "Positions," accessed April 1, 2015
| 2015 Beloit School District Elections | |
| Rock County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | General election - April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Missy Henderson • Lisa Anderson-Levy • Dennis Baskin • Kenneth Streeter II |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
