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Renee Vokt
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2017 - Present
2029
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Renee Vokt is an at-large member of the Elkhorn Public Schools school board in Nebraska. She assumed office in 2017. Her current term ends in 2029.
Vokt ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Elkhorn Public Schools school board in Nebraska. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Vokt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Renee Vokt earned a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University in 1993. Her career experience includes working as a volunteer.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Elkhorn Public Schools, Nebraska, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Elkhorn Public Schools school board At-large (3 seats)
Incumbent Renee Vokt, incumbent Jennifer Shatel, and incumbent Scot Ringenberg defeated Brett Elliott in the general election for Elkhorn Public Schools school board At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Renee Vokt (Nonpartisan)  | 26.3 | 15,344 | |
| ✔ | Jennifer Shatel (Nonpartisan) | 24.9 | 14,563 | |
| ✔ | Scot Ringenberg (Nonpartisan) | 24.2 | 14,109 | |
| Brett Elliott (Nonpartisan) | 24.0 | 13,999 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 378 | ||
| Total votes: 58,393 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Scot Ringenberg, incumbent Jennifer Shatel, incumbent Renee Vokt, and Brett Elliott advanced from the primary for Elkhorn Public Schools school board At-large.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Vokt in this election.
2020
See also: Elkhorn Public Schools, Nebraska, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Elkhorn Public Schools school board At-large (3 seats)
Incumbent Renee Vokt, Jennifer Shatel, and Scot Ringenberg defeated Reagan Rosenberg in the general election for Elkhorn Public Schools school board At-large on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Renee Vokt (Nonpartisan) | 26.9 | 14,258 | |
| ✔ | Jennifer Shatel (Nonpartisan) | 26.1 | 13,822 | |
| ✔ | Scot Ringenberg (Nonpartisan) | 23.6 | 12,536 | |
| Reagan Rosenberg (Nonpartisan) | 22.9 | 12,168 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 237 | ||
| Total votes: 53,021 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Renee Vokt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Vokt's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I'm currently in my 8th year of serving on the EPS Board and have been actively involved in the district since my oldest was in kindergarten. I started with volunteering in his classroom, the twins classroom and then also volunteered as PTO Vice-President and President. Additional volunteer experience includes booster clubs, Prom, pep rallies, health screenings and conferences.
I am so proud to be a part of Elkhorn Public Schools. We are the fastest growing district in the state, and yet continue to be the best performing. All while maintaining a low spending ratio per student, and providing taxpayers with a 17 cent levy decrease in 2023.
I love giving back to the Elkhorn community and serving on the EPS Board allows me to do so.- Teachers and administrators are a top priority. We continue to look for ways to attract and retain teachers in this challenging time. I am chair of our Negotiations Committee and we worked closely with teachers to bring them a 5% increase in pay and continually look for ways to reward them.
- While we continue to grow; currently building two more elementary schools, adding on to a middle school and high school we must stay focused on our Elkhorn families and students. We must make sure we are providing a top-notch education to each and every student.
- Over the past two years, we have updated our strategic plan and addressed key issues in the community. Some of those concerns were student safety, mental health and class offerings other than AP.
Our administration and board have specifically addressed these concerns by passing a bond that added classroom doors to every building as well as updating building entrances to minimize access to students. We've also brought in outside speakers to address the adverse affects of social media on the mental health of students. In addition we put a cell phone policy into place at every level.
The administration, with the help of our foundation, has also implemented a CTE Scholarship program equal to our AP program.
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2020
Renee Vokt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Elkhorn Public Schools school board At-large |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 10, 2024
