Peter Madden
Peter Madden is the former at-large representative on the Sheboygan Area School District school board in Wisconsin. He was initially appointed to the position in 2016 after losing elections in 2015 and 2012. Madden lost a re-election campaign in the at-large general election on April 4, 2017.
Biography
Madden works as an environmental engineer at Plastics Manufacturing.[1]
Elections
2017
Four seats on the Sheboygan Area School District Board of Education were up for general election on April 4, 2017. Incumbents David Gallianetti, Jennifer Pothast, Larry Samet, and Peter Madden ran for re-election to their seats. Newcomer Kyle Whelton also ran for a seat on the board. Whelton, Pothast, and Gallianetti won three-year terms, and Samet won a one-year term.[2] Three of the seats were up for regular election and came with a three-year term. One seat was up for special election and came with a one-year term. The three candidates who received the most votes won the seats with the three-year terms, while the fourth place candidate won the seat with the one-year term.
Results
| Sheboygan Area School District, General Election, 3- and 1-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kyle Whelton |
21.15% | 4,483 |
| Jennifer Pothast Incumbent |
18.97% | 4,022 |
| David Gallianetti Incumbent |
18.67% | 3,959 |
| Larry Samet Incumbent |
17.44% | 3,698 |
| Peter Madden Incumbent | 17.36% | 3,681 |
| Write-in votes | 6.41% | 1,358 |
| Total Votes | 21,201 | |
| Source: Sheboygan County, "Unofficial Election Results," accessed April 5, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Funding
All school board candidates in Wisconsin were required to file a campaign registration statement with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission after qualifying as candidates. This statement declares their candidacy to the county clerk's office and allows them to claim exemption from reporting campaign contributions and expenditures. Candidates were only required to report campaign contributions and expenditures if they did one or both of the following:[3]
- Accepted contributions, made disbursements, or incurred debt in excess of $2,000 during the calendar year
- Accepted more than $100 from a single source during the calendar year, barring contributions made by candidates to their own campaigns
There were three campaign finance report deadlines in 2017:
- The pre-primary report was due February 13, 2017,
- The pre-election report was due March 27, 2017, and
- The post-election report was due July 15, 2017.[4]
Candidates who filed before January 1, 2017, also had to file a continuing campaign finance report on January 16, 2017.[5]
2015
Three at-large board seats were up for election on April 7, 2015. Incumbents Ryan Burg, John Hill and Barbara Tuszynski's seats were up for election. Burg and Tuszynski sought re-election, while Hill did not file to run for another term.
The two incumbents faced challengers Mary Beth Martin, Peter Madden and Denis Schmideler. Andrew Blindauer also filed candidacy papers for the race, but did not submit nomination papers. Burg and Tusynski won re-election while Martin won her first term on the board.
Results
| Sheboygan Area School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Barbara Tuszynski Incumbent |
24% | 4,318 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ryan Burg Incumbent |
20.7% | 3,722 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary Beth Martin |
20.7% | 3,720 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peter Madden | 19.1% | 3,428 | |
| Nonpartisan | Denis Schmideler | 15.4% | 2,771 | |
| Total Votes | 17,959 | |||
| Source: Sheboygan County, "Canvassed Election Results for April 7, 2015," April 14, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Madden reported no contributions or expenditures to the Sheboygan Area School District in this election. He filed as "Exempt from Filing Campaign Finance Records" on his campaign registration statement.[6]
Endorsements
Madden received no official endorsements in this election.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Barbara Tuszynski |
25% | 4,786 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ryan Burg |
21.3% | 4,063 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Hill |
18.3% | 3,500 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peter Madden | 17.4% | 3,325 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott Lewandoske | 17.3% | 3,304 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.7% | 135 | |
| Total Votes | 19,113 | |||
| Source: Sheboygan County Clerk, "STATEMENT OF VOTE," April 3, 2012 | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
Madden listed the following goals on his campaign website:
| “ | GOALS
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| —Peter Madden's campaign website (2015)[8] | ||
See also
- Sheboygan Area School District, Wisconsin
- Sheboygan Area School District elections (2017)
- Sheboygan Area School District elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state...
- Wisconsin school districts 2014 review
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ WHBL, "Madden Appointed To Sheboygan School Board," July 27, 2016
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Sheboygan Area School District Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Jenny Heus," January 5, 2017
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "11.0104 Reporting exemptions: limited activity," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Filing Deadlines and Reporting Periods," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Checklist," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Jennifer Heus, Executive Assistant to the Sheboygan Area School District Superintendent," August 25, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Peter Madden, "About," accessed March 24, 2015
| Sheboygan Area School District elections in 2017 | |
| Sheboygan County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, David Gallianetti • Incumbent, Peter Madden • Incumbent, Jennifer Pothast • Incumbent, Larry Samet • Kyle Whelton |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
| 2015 Sheboygan Area School District Elections | |
| Sheboygan County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Ryan Burg • Incumbent, Barbara Tuszynski • Peter Madden • Mary Beth Martin • Denis Schmideler |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
