Rory Suomi
Rory Suomi was a candidate for at-large representative on the Stevens Point Area Public School District Board of Education in Wisconsin. The general election was held on April 5, 2016. Suomi was defeated in the election.[1]
Biography
Suomi is the women's golf coach and a professor of human anatomy at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He obtained a bachelor's degree from Southern Connecticut University. He went on to earn a master's degree in adapted physical education from Western Illinois University and a doctorate degree in kinesiology and exercise science from Indiana University-Bloomington.[2]
Elections
2016
Four of the nine at-large seats on the Stevens Point Area Public School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. Three of the seats came with a three-year term, and one seat came with a one-year term. Incumbent Jeff Ebel ran for re-election. He faced challengers Rory Suomi, Amy Dailey, Daniel Kontos and Barb Portzen in the general election. Ebel, Kontos, and Portzen won seats with three-year terms, and Dailey won a seat with a one-year term. Incumbent Angel Faxon filed to run for re-election but withdrew from the race in March 2016. Her name still appeard on the ballot since she withdrew after the candidate withdrawal deadline.[1]
Results
| Stevens Point Area Public School District, At-Large General and Special Elections, 3- and 1-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Daniel Kontos |
19.64% | 8,178 |
| Jeff Ebel Incumbent |
19.55% | 8,138 |
| Barb Portzen |
18.45% | 7,680 |
| Amy Dailey |
16.43% | 6,840 |
| Rory Suomi | 15.30% | 6,371 |
| Angel Faxon Incumbent | 10.63% | 4,424 |
| Total Votes | 41,631 | |
| Source: Stevens Point Area School District, "Election Information," accessed May 18, 2016 | ||
Funding
Suomi reported no contributions or expenditures to the Stevens Point Area School District in the election.[3] Any candidate spending or receiving less than $2,000 was not required to file a campaign finance report.[4]
Endorsements
Suomi received an official endorsement for his campaign from the Wisconsin AFL-CIO and the Central Wisconsin Grassroots Coalition.[5][6]
Campaign themes
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See also
- Stevens Point Area Public School District, Wisconsin
- Stevens Point Area Public School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Stevens Point Area Public School District's Administrative Assistant to the Director of Business Services Karlyn Krautkramer," January 11, 2016
- ↑ University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, "Rory Suomi," accessed February 9, 2016
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Stevens Point Area School District Executive Assistant to the Director of Business Services Karlyn Krautkramer," April 4, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "Campaign Financing," accessed January 25, 2016
- ↑ WI AFL-CIO, "2016 Spring Election Candidate Endorsements," March 10, 2016
- ↑ UW-SPARC, "Endorsements for April, 2016 election," accessed March 23, 2016
| 2016 Stevens Point Area Public School District Elections | |
| Portage County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Incumbent, Angel Faxon • Incumbent, Jeff Ebel • Amy Dailey • Daniel Kontos • Barb Portzen • Rory Suomi |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
