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Rebecca Kemble
Rebecca Kemble was a member of the Madison Common Council in Wisconsin, representing District 18. Kemble assumed office in 2015. Kemble left office on April 20, 2021.
Kemble ran for re-election to the Madison Common Council to represent District 18 in Wisconsin. Kemble lost in the general election on April 6, 2021.
Although common council elections in Madison are officially nonpartisan, Kemble is known to be affiliated with the Democratic Party.[1]
Biography
Kemble earned her B.S. in anthropology and African studies from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and her M.S. in anthropology and African studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also completed work at the doctoral level in anthropology and African studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[2]
Kemble's professional experience includes work as an academic dean for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as the owner of a snow removal business, as a worker-owner and cocaptain of the Workers Council for the Union Cab Cooperative, and in bookkeeping and janitorial services for Accipiter Properties, the property development and management company co-owned by her husband. She has served as president of the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives, the North American chapter of the International Organization of Industrial, Artisanal, and Service Producers' Co-operatives, the East Attendance Area PTO Coalition, the Lindbergh Elementary PTO, and the Dane County TimeBank.[2]
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in Madison, Wisconsin (2021)
General election
General election for Madison Common Council District 18
Charles Myadze defeated incumbent Rebecca Kemble in the general election for Madison Common Council District 18 on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Charles Myadze (Nonpartisan) | 54.7 | 1,670 | |
 | Rebecca Kemble (Nonpartisan) | 45.2 | 1,380 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 3,053 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Madison Common Council District 18
Incumbent Rebecca Kemble and Charles Myadze defeated Veronica Figueroa Velez in the primary for Madison Common Council District 18 on February 16, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rebecca Kemble (Nonpartisan) | 50.2 | 873 |
| ✔ | Charles Myadze (Nonpartisan) | 37.0 | 643 | |
 | Veronica Figueroa Velez (Nonpartisan) | 12.6 | 220 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 1,740 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Madison, Wisconsin (2019)
General election
General election for Madison Common Council District 18
Incumbent Rebecca Kemble won election in the general election for Madison Common Council District 18 on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rebecca Kemble (Nonpartisan) | 98.6 | 2,806 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 2,847 | |||
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2017
The city of Madison, Wisconsin, held an election for common council on April 4, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 3, 2017.
All 20 common council seats were up for election in 2017. Incumbents ran for re-election in 19 of the 20 districts. They were unopposed in 15 of those races. Incumbent Rebecca Kemble ran unopposed in the general election for the District 18 seat on the Madison Common Council.[3]
| Madison Common Council, District 18 General Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rebecca Kemble Incumbent (unopposed) |
98.45% | 1,647 |
| Write-in votes | 1.55% | 26 |
| Total Votes | 1,673 | |
| Source: Dane County Clerk, "2017 Spring Election," accessed May 4, 2017 | ||
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2015The city of Madison, Wisconsin, held elections for mayor and city council on April 7, 2015. A primary took place on February 17, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 6, 2015.[4][5] In the general election for District 18, Rebecca Kemble defeated Peng Her.[6] Incumbent Anita Weier did not run for re-election.[7]
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Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rebecca Kemble did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Kemble's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
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I hope to inform the discussion about how to foster long-term economic stability through the creation of family-supporting jobs in enterprises that build the human capacities of workers as they address needs in community. Creating these jobs in and around the food sector by mobilizing already existing Northside organizations like Community Groundworks, the FEED Kitchen and MATC’s culinary arts program will be a big push of mine. I believe that increasing housing stability for low-income families is critical for kids in schools, and for the general school environment itself. MMSD data on racial disparities in educational outcome show that most of the kids under-performing are highly mobile, moving into and around the city at high rates. As the city builds more affordable housing units, we also need to look at housing policy to make sure that families are able to not just get decent housing, but be able to stay in that housing. The same goes for the foreclosures that have swept through our neighborhoods over the past several years. There are city, state and federal programs to help people facing foreclosure stay in their homes while they work out payment plans and I hope to connect people in need with information and resources that would help.[8] |
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Endorsements
In 2015, Kemble received endorsements from the following:
- Democratic Party of Dane County[1]
- Progressive Dane[9]
- South Central Federal of Labor, AFL-CIO[10]
See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Democratic Party of Dane County, "2015 Spring Endorsements," March 15, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rebecca Kemble - Common Council District 18, "About Rebecca," accessed February 6, 2017
- ↑ City of Madison City Clerk's Office, "Candidate Filings," accessed January 26, 2017
- ↑ City of Madison, "Election Schedule," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Madison, "Campaign Finance and Candidate Information for 2015," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ County of Dane Elections, "Unofficial election results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ City of Madison Elections, "Filings-Spring 2015," accessed January 7, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Progressive Dane, "Our Endorsed 2015 Candidates," accessed February 6, 2017
- ↑ South Central Federal of Labor, AFL-CIO, "South Central Federation of Labor Endorses Spring Election Candidates," March 31, 2015
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| Preceded by Anita Weier |
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Succeeded by Charles Myadze |
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