Paul Speidel
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Paul Speidel was an at-large member of the Sioux City Community school board in Iowa. He won election to the board on September 10, 2013.
In August 2015, Speidel resigned from the board. John Meyers was appointed to the board to complete the unexpired term.[1][2]
Biography
Speidel is a life-long resident of Sioux City. He has worked as a pastor at Westlawn Presbyterian Church. He is married and has two children. Speidel has regularly worked with the district's Anti-Bullying Coalition.[3]
Elections
2013
Speidel sought election for a seat on the Sioux City Community school board. He placed ahead of Audie Baughman, Jaqueline Ritter, and Perla Alarcon- Flory and won a seat on September 10, 2013.[4]
Results
| Sioux City Community School District, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Paul Gorski |
20% | 1,721 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul Speidel |
19.4% | 1,670 | |
| Nonpartisan | Shaun Broyhill |
19.1% | 1,645 | |
| Nonpartisan | Perla Alarcon-Flory | 16.2% | 1,400 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jacqueline Ritter | 13.3% | 1,147 | |
| Nonpartisan | Audie Baughman | 12.1% | 1,040 | |
| Total Votes | 8,623 | |||
| Source: Woodbury County Auditor, "2013 School Election," September 12, 2013 | ||||
2013 special election
| Sioux City Community School District, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | John Meyers |
54.2% | 1,281 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jaqueline Ritter | 19.1% | 452 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul Gorski | 14.7% | 347 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul Speidel | 11.9% | 282 | |
| Total Votes | 2,362 | |||
| Source: Sioux City Journal, "John Meyers retains Sioux City school board seat in special election" accessed August 5, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
Speidel focused his campaign on funding anti-bullying programs in schools. Speidel said, ""I have a child with special needs and it is my fear that she will be picked on. We hear students all the time on the [Bully Prevention Community] Coalition of students that miss school, they don't' want to go to school. They feel alienated or picked on and that's not going to help them achieve all that they can achieve." Speidel also says he wants to partner with the City Council to work on the future of one of the schools in the district, Bryant Elementary.[3]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ KTIV 4 News, "UPDATE: Sioux City School Board accepts resignation of Paul Speidel," August 25, 2015
- ↑ Sioux City Journal, "Meyers appointed to Sioux City school board," September 18, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 KCAU Eyewitness News, "Sioux City Pastor Announces Campaign for SC School Board Director" accessed August 5, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ Sioux City Journal, "Six candidates to vie for three Sioux City school board seats" accessed August 5, 2013
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