Rebecca Stevens
Rebecca Stevens is an at-large incumbent on the Kenosha Unified Board of Education in Wisconsin. Stevens sought another term in 2016. She ran in the primary election and received enough votes to advance to the general election on April 5, 2016 where she won another term.
Biography
Stevens is a lifelong resident of Kenosha, Wisconsin. She attended Kenosha Unified schools and graduated from Bradford High School. She is a former mentor, Girl and Boy Scout leader and PTO president. Her background is in management, customer service and public relations.[1]
Board membership
2016-2017
The members of the Kenosha Board of Education voted unanimously on 95.4 percent of their agenda items from April 25, 2016, to January 12, 2017. The voting data indicated that Tamarra Coleman, Gary Kunich, Mary Snyder, and Dan Wade were the governing majority, just as they were from April 2015 to March 2016. The other three members of the board—Mike Falkofske, Tony Garcia, and Rebecca Stevens—did not vote together consistently enough to be considered a minority faction.[2]
2015-2016
The Kenosha Board of Education voted unanimously on 92.08 percent of its agenda items between April 27, 2015, and March 22, 2016. The voting data indicated that Tamarra Coleman, Gary Kunich, Mary Snyder, and Dan Wade were the majority faction on the board. The other three members of the board—Mike Falkofske, Kyle Flood, and Rebecca Stevens—did not vote together consistently enough to be considered a minority faction.[2]
Elections
2016
Two of the seven seats on the Kenosha Unified School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. Incumbent Rebecca Stevens filed for re-election, while fellow board member Kyle Flood opted not to seek a new term. Newcomers David Arrington, Lance W. Gordon, Todd Jacobs and Ismael Torres all filed in the race as did past candidate Tony Garcia. A primary election was held February 16, 2016. Stevens, Jacobs, Garcia and Gordon received the most votes, allowing them to move on to the general election where Stevens and Garcia won seats on the school board.[3]
Results
| Kenosha Unified School District, At-Large Primary Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rebecca Stevens Incumbent |
32.55% | 3,924 |
| Todd Jacobs |
16.60% | 2,002 |
| Tony Garcia |
16.53% | 1,993 |
| Lance W. Gordon |
13.73% | 1,656 |
| David Arrington | 12.38% | 1,493 |
| Ismael Torres | 8.03% | 968 |
| Write-in votes | 0.17% | 21 |
| Total Votes (100) | 12,057 | |
| Source: Kenosha County Wisconsin, "Kenosha County Election Results," accessed February 16, 2016 | ||
Funding
Stevens did not report any campaign contributions in the election, according to the Kenosha School District's Office of the Superintendent.[4]
Endorsements
Stevens was endorsed by the Wisconsin AFL-CIO.[5]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Rebecca + Stevens + Kenosha + Unified + School + District"
See also
- Kenosha Unified School District, Wisconsin
- Kenosha Unified School District elections (2014)
- Kenosha Unified School District elections (2015)
- Kenosha Unified School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kenosha Unified School District, "Board Members," accessed September 23, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kenosha Unified School District, "Meeting Minutes," accessed February 13, 2017
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Email communication with Stacy Busby, Executive Assistant/School Board Secretary, Kenosha Unified School District," January 12, 2016
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Email communication with Stacy Busby, Kenosha secretary to the superintendent," February 11, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, "2016 Spring Election Candidate Endorsements," March 3, 2016
| 2016 Kenosha Unified School District Elections | |
| Kenosha County | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Rebecca Stevens • David Arrington • Lance W. Gordon • Todd Jacobs • Ismael Torres • Tony Garcia |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
