Bob Miller (Wisconsin)
Bob Miller was a candidate for at-large representative on the West Bend School District school board in Wisconsin. Miller was defeated in the at-large general election on April 4, 2017.
Miller previously ran for at-large representative on the West Bend District School Board. Miller was defeated in the primary election on February 16, 2016. The top four vote recipients advanced to the general election on April 5, 2016.
Elections
2017
Three seats on the West Bend School District Board of Education were up for general election on April 4, 2017. A primary election was held on February 21, 2017. In the general election, newcomers Nancy Justman, Tonnie Schmidt, and Bob Miller defeated incumbent Ryan Gieryn and candidates Richard Cammack and Joel Ongert to win the school board seats.[1]
Tina Hochstaetter completed the candidate filing process, but withdrew from the race in January 2017. She withdrew too late to have her name removed from the primary ballot. She was officially eliminated from the race after coming in seventh place in the primary election.[2]
Results
| West Bend School District, General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Nancy Justman |
21.18% | 3,004 |
| Tonnie Schmidt |
20.90% | 2,965 |
| Joel Ongert |
19.36% | 2,747 |
| Bob Miller | 15.78% | 2,239 |
| Ryan Gieryn Incumbent | 13.37% | 1,896 |
| Richard Cammack | 9.41% | 1,335 |
| Total Votes | 14,186 | |
| Source: Washington County, Wisconsin, "Election Summary Report," accessed April 4, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
| West Bend School District, Primary Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Nancy Justman |
21.77% | 1,660 |
| Tonnie Schmidt |
21.40% | 1,632 |
| Joel Ongert |
19.25% | 1,468 |
| Bob Miller |
13.98% | 1,066 |
| Ryan Gieryn Incumbent |
10.16% | 775 |
| Richard Cammack |
7.58% | 578 |
| Tina Hochstaetter | 5.86% | 447 |
| Total Votes | 7,626 | |
| Source: Washington County, Wisconsin, "Election Summary Report," accessed February 21, 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]
2016
Two of the seven seats on the West Bend School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. A primary election was held on February 16, 2015. Incumbent Randy Marquardt ran for re-election, Incumbent Karen Betz did not file for re-election. Marquardt faced challengers Ken Schmidt, Jenn Donath, Robert Miller and Tiffany Larson in the primary election. All of the candidates, with the exception of Miller, advanced to the general election. Larson and Schmidt defeated Marquardt and Donath in the general election.[6]
Results
| West Bend School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tiffany Larson |
27.56% | 7,790 |
| Ken Schmidt |
27.56% | 7,789 |
| Randy Marquardt Incumbent | 24.85% | 7,022 |
| Jenn Donath | 19.57% | 5,532 |
| Write-in votes | 0.46% | 129 |
| Total Votes (100) | 28,262 | |
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Deb Roensch," June 13, 2016 | ||
| West Bend School District, At-Large Primary Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Randy Marquardt Incumbent |
24.33% | 2,453 |
| Ken Schmidt Incumbent |
23.66% | 2,385 |
| Tiffany Larson |
23.45% | 2,364 |
| Jenn Donath Incumbent |
19.96% | 2,012 |
| Robert Miller | 8.18% | 825 |
| Write-in votes | 0.43% | 43 |
| Total Votes (100) | 10,082 | |
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Deb Roensch," March 28, 2016 | ||
Funding
Miller reported no contributions or expenditures to the West Bend School District in the election.[7] Any candidate spending or receiving less than $2,000 was not required to file a campaign finance report.[8]
Endorsements
Miller received no official endorsements for his campaign during the election.
Campaign themes
2016
Miller gave the following statement to The West Bend Current:
| “ | I am running for the West Bend School Board in order to make sure that we are satisfying the needs of all of our students and teachers. I want to make sure that we continue to grow our district and promote a positive atmosphere for all – I myself am invested with three children in the West Bend Public School System. I see some small changes that need to be made and am willing to work hard to make those tough decisions. By listening to everyone and putting my personal preferences aside, we can please our stakeholders, including the students, in order to guarantee them every opportunity for success after high school. I want to make our district the best School System in Wisconsin and the one that everyone wants to look up to.[9] | ” |
| —Robert Miller (2016)[10] | ||
See also
- West Bend School District, Wisconsin
- West Bend School District elections (2017)
- West Bend School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Washington County, Wisconsin, "Election Summary Report," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ Washington County Insider, "UPDATE: West Bend School Board candidate pulls out of race. Primary still going forward," January 4, 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
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with West Bend School District Board Clerk Therese Sizer," January 11, 2016
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with West Bend School District Board Secretary Deb Roensch," February 12, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "Campaign Financing," accessed January 25, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The West Bend Current, "Meet the Candidates for School Board," February 9, 2016
| West Bend School District elections in 2017 | |
| Washington County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | Primary: February 21, 2017 General: April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Ryan Gieryn • Richard Cammack • Tina Hochstaetter • Nancy Justman • Bob Miller • Joel Ongert • Tonnie Schmidt |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
| 2016 West Bend School District Elections | |
| Washington County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Incumbent, Randy Marquardt • Jenn Donath • Tiffany Larson • Robert Miller • Ken Schmidt |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
