Molly Lutz
Molly Lutz was a candidate for at-large representative on the South Washington County School Board in Minnesota. The general election was held on November 3, 2015. Molly Lutz lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Lutz previously ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the board in 2013.
Biography
Molly Lutz resides in Washington County, Minnesota. Lutz was the president of the Woodbury Middle School PTO from 2011 to 2014. Since 2006, Lutz has served on the District 833 Communications Team.[1][2]
Elections
2015
The election in South Washington County featured three of the seven seats on the board up for at-large general election on November 3, 2015.
The seats of incumbents Ron Kath, Joe Slavin, and Michelle Witte were up for election. Kath, Slavin, and Witte defeated challengers Dean Barton, Patricia Driscoll, Molly Lutz, and Andrea Mayer-Bruestle for the three at-large seats. Lutz previously ran unsuccessfully for a board seat in 2013.
Results
| South Washington County Schools, At-Large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ron Kath Incumbent |
18.4% | 5,382 |
| Michelle Witte Incumbent |
17.2% | 5,028 |
| Joe Slavin Incumbent |
15.1% | 4,431 |
| Molly Lutz | 14.1% | 4,120 |
| Dean Barton | 12.1% | 3,547 |
| Patricia Driscoll | 11.3% | 3,297 |
| Andrea Mayer-Bruestle | 10.9% | 3,186 |
| Write-in votes | 0.94% | 276 |
| Total Votes | 29,267 | |
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Local Results in Washington County," accessed November 4, 2015 These election results are not official and will be updated when certified results are available. You can submit certified results by contacting us. |
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Funding
The South Washington County Schools administration does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.
Endorsements
Lutz did not receive any official endorsements during the election.
2013
Lutz ran unsuccessfully for 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 South Washington County Bulletin, "Recount confirms Van Leer District 833 School Board victory," November 22, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Lutz reported $1,183.00 in contributions and $967.95 in expenditures to South Washington County Schools, which left her campaign with $215.05 on hand.[3]
Endorsements
Lutz did not receive any official endorsements for her campaign.
Campaign themes
2013
In an interview with Patch, Lutz provided the following campaign themes:
| “ | I believe in fiscal responsibility along with student education and achievement. I am running as a nonpartisan candidate and believe political agendas should not be involved in school board elections. I believe the school district has a responsibility to listen to our community.
I want to listen. I want parents and taxpayers to know that the people of our district are represented prior to decisions being made. [...]
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” |
| —Molly Lutz, (2013)[1] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- South Washington County Schools, Minnesota
- South Washington County Schools elections (2013)
- South Washington County Schools elections (2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Woodbury Patch, "School Board Candidate Profile: Molly Lutz," October 22, 2013
- ↑ South Washington County Bulletin, "District 833 School Board election profile: Molly Lutz," October 22, 2015
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through email from the Communications department of South Washington County Schools on January 3, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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