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Peter Hamerlinck
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Peter Hamerlinck was a candidate for at-large representative on the St. Cloud Area Board of Education in Minnesota. Hamerlinck was defeated in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Hamerlinck previously served on the board. He was first elected to the board on November 2, 2010, and he served until he was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014.[2]
Biography
Peter Hamerlinck is a resident of St. Cloud, Minnesota. Hamerlinck graduated from St. Cloud Apollo High School before earning a bachelor's degree in political science from St. Cloud State University. He is employed as an account manager with IVO Networks.[3]
Elections
2016
Four of the seven seats on the St. Cloud Area School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. In his bid for re-election, incumbent Al Dahlgren initially faced eight challengers: Scott Andreasen, Matt Doke, Peter Hamerlinck, Shannon Haws, John Palmer, Jeff Pollreis, Monica Segura-Schwartz, and Ric Studer. Because more than eight candidates filed to run in the election, a primary election was held on August 9, 2016. Doke was defeated in the primary election after receiving the least number of votes. The other eight candidates advanced to the general election.[1][4][5][6] Dahlgren won re-election and Haws, Segura-Schwartz, and Pollreis won seats on the board in the general election.[7]
Results
| St. Cloud Area School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Shannon Haws |
16.65% | 17,965 |
| Monica Segura-Schwartz |
13.70% | 14,780 |
| Jeff Pollreis |
13.49% | 14,563 |
| Al Dahlgren Incumbent |
13.06% | 14,089 |
| Peter Hamerlinck | 13.01% | 14,043 |
| John Palmer | 11.01% | 11,886 |
| Scott Andreasen | 10.08% | 10,876 |
| Ric Studer | 9.00% | 9,714 |
| Total Votes | 107,916 | |
| Source: St. Cloud Area School District, "Board of Education Minutes November 17, 2016," accessed December 22, 2016 | ||
| St. Cloud Area School District, At-large Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Shannon Haws |
16.15% | 2,106 |
| Peter Hamerlinck |
13.57% | 1,769 |
| Monica Segura-Schwartz |
12.32% | 1,607 |
| John Palmer |
12.08% | 1,575 |
| Al Dahlgren Incumbent |
11.27% | 1,470 |
| Jeff Pollreis |
10.98% | 1,432 |
| Ric Studer |
9.77% | 1,274 |
| Scott Andreasen |
8.63% | 1,126 |
| Matt Doke | 5.22% | 681 |
| Total Votes | 13,040 | |
| Source: St. Cloud Area School District, "Official Results: Primary Election - August 9, 2016," accessed October 14, 2016 | ||
Funding
Hamerlinck reported $1,436.21 in contributions and $1,436.21 in expenditures to the St. Cloud Area School District, which left his campaign with a $0.00 balance in the election.[8]
Endorsements
Hamerlinck received no official endorsements in the election.
2014
The election in St. Cloud featured three at-large seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. The primary election was held on August 12, 2014. Incumbents Peter Hamerlinck, Bruce Mohs and Jerry Von Korff ran against challengers Hassan Abdullahi Yussuf, Michael Conway and Bruce Hentges for the seats. The primary election narrowed the candidate field from seven to six, which removed Scott Andreasen from the race. Hentges announced on September 18, 2014, that he was informally withdrawing from the race due to personal reasons, but he still appeared on the November ballot.[9]
Results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Bruce Mohs Incumbent |
23.2% | 15,129 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bruce Hentges |
20.6% | 13,454 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jerry Von Korff Incumbent |
17% | 11,066 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peter Hamerlinck Incumbent | 15.2% | 9,893 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Conway | 14.6% | 9,541 | |
| Nonpartisan | Hassan Abdullahi Yussuf | 8.9% | 5,800 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 280 | |
| Total Votes | 65,163 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 742 - St. Cloud Area," accessed December 30, 2014 | ||||
Primary election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Bruce Mohs Incumbent |
22% | 3,217 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bruce Hentges |
21% | 3,074 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jerry Von Korff Incumbent |
17% | 2,490 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peter Hamerlinck Incumbent |
12.1% | 1,777 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Conway |
9.8% | 1,438 | |
| Nonpartisan | Hassan Abdullahi Yussuf |
9% | 1,317 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott Andreasen | 9% | 1,316 | |
| Total Votes | 14,629 | |||
| Source: Stearns County Auditor/Treasurer, "Stearns County Official Results," accessed October 21, 2014 | ||||
Funding
St. Cloud School District does not publish campaign finance reports for school board candidates. State law does not require campaign finance reporting if contributions or expenditures do not exceed $750 in a calendar year.[10]
Endorsements
Hamerlinck did not receive any endorsements during the election.
2010
| St. Cloud School District, At-Large Primary Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Bruce Mohs Incumbent |
27.1% | 5,051 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jerry Von Korff Incumbent |
21.6% | 4,030 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peter Hamerlinck |
13.8% | 2,576 | |
| Nonpartisan | Al Dahlgren | 12.3% | 2,294 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vic Schulz | 9.6% | 1,783 | |
| Nonpartisan | Frances Ann Kayona | 8.7% | 1,624 | |
| Nonpartisan | Hassan Abdullahi Yussuf | 7% | 1,311 | |
| Total Votes | 18,669 | |||
| Source: Stearns County, Minnesota, "Election Results," accessed August 4, 2014 | ||||
| St. Cloud School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Bruce Mohs Incumbent |
26.3% | 16,812 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jerry Von Korff Incumbent |
19.8% | 12,669 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peter Hamerlinck |
15.8% | 10,095 | |
| Nonpartisan | Al Dahlgren | 14.5% | 9,259 | |
| Nonpartisan | Frances Ann Kayona | 12.5% | 8,006 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vic Schulz | 10.4% | 6,649 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 388 | |
| Total Votes | 63,878 | |||
| Source: Stearns County, Minnesota, "Election Results," accessed August 4, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Hamerlinck published his platform on his campaign website:
| “ | Increasing student achievement
“Good enough” is never enough with regards to student achievement. During our second Board meeting each month, we often have presentations from the people in our District who are tasked with educating our students. I’m consistently encouraged by the plans and processes that have been implemented. From our early learning programs to student specific learning plans to our Advanced Placement offerings – and everything in-between – we are consistently working to increase student achievement and prepare them for life beyond high school. I’m in support of placing into policy guidelines for maximum class sizes. Working with District administration, we can set and hold to appropriate guidelines. In the coming years, with the Strategic Plan as our guide, we will enhance our teacher support and evaluation. We will review our curriculum and change and update as needed. We will have a Gifted and Talented Coordinator in place. Our Board will continue to review our processes and have a stronger understanding of the outcomes. Increasing funding for Special Education My focus during the next legislative session will be Special Education funding. Our District does an outstanding job of providing Special Education services. We have great people doing great things. But because of unfunded mandates and the overall expense involved, we currently need to move $8 million from our General Education fund to our Special Education fund (commonly called a cross-subsidy). We recently had a study completed and evaluation done of our Special Education operations. That has provided us ideas as to how we can be more efficient. We continue to make improvements, but still the funding falls short. I’ll be working with District staff to identify the specific areas that are underfunded. We will define how we can address these areas through legislation. We will present these ideas to our local legislators and ask them to introduce legislation that addresses these needs. With our Legislative Committee, I will be an advocate for our District on this legislation.[11] |
” |
| —Peter Hamerlinck campaign website (2014)[12] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- St. Cloud School District, Minnesota
- St. Cloud Area School District elections (2016)
- St. Cloud School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings 2016 State General Election: ST CLOUD AREA SD # 742," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 742 - St. Cloud Area," accessed December 30, 2014
- ↑ St. Cloud School District, "Board Members," accessed October 21, 2014
- ↑ St. Cloud Area School District, "School Board Members," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2016 School District Elections Guide," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 742 - ST CLOUD AREA," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 742 - ST CLOUD AREA," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ St. Cloud Area School District, "Election Information and Results," accessed December 8, 2016
- ↑ St. Cloud Times, "St. Cloud school board candidate remains on ballot despite withdrawing," September 19, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance," accessed August 1, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Peter Hamerlinck, "Looking Ahead," accessed October 21, 2014
| 2016 St. Cloud Area School District Elections | |
| Stearns County, Minnesota | |
| Election date: | Primary election: August 9, 2016 General election: November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Al Dahlgren • Scott Andreasen • Matt Doke • Peter Hamerlinck • Shannon Haws • John Palmer • Jeff Pollreis • Monica Segura-Schwartz • Ric Studer |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
| 2014 St. Cloud School District Elections | |
| Stearns County, Minnesota | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Peter Hamerlinck • Incumbent, Bruce Mohs • Incumbent, Jerry Von Korff • Scott Andreasen • Michael Conway • Bruce Hentges • Hassan Abdullahi Yussuf |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
