Rosemarie Annonson
Rosemarie Annonson was a candidate for at-large representative on the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District Board of Education in Wisconsin. Annonson was defeated in the primary election on February 16, 2016.[1][2]
Annonson previously ran for a seat on the board in 2013 and 2015. She was defeated in the 2013 general election by the two incumbents who ran in the 2016 race, and she was defeated in the 2015 primary election after receiving the fewest votes.[3][4]
Biography
Annonson previously worked as a substitute teacher. She also has experience working in senior dementia care. She attended Oak Creek High School in the 1960s, but she was expelled. Annonson said she did not function well in a traditional school environment. She went on to earn her GED and a bachelor's degree in psychological research.[5][6]
Elections
2016
Four of the seven seats on the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on April 5, 2016. A primary election was held on February 16, 2016, to narrow the field of candidates from 13 down to eight.[7] Incumbent Frank Carini and challengers Veronica Baricevic, Joshua Borzick, Jeffrey Gassenhuber, Darin Grabowski, Elizabeth Sparks, Amy Mlot, and Beth Waschow won the primary election.[1][2] They faced off again in the general election, where Carini, Sparks, Grabowski, and Mlot were elected to the board.[8]
Two of the four seats on the ballot were up for election to regular three-year terms. The other two seats were on the ballot in order to increase the size of the board from five members to seven. Carini and Sparks, the top two vote-getters, won three-year terms. Grabowski, who came in third place, won a two-year term, and fourth-place candidate Mlot won a one-year term.[1][8]
Incumbent Jonathan Jossart and challengers Rosemarie Annonson, Sean Kingston, Thomas Kroon and Gregory Loreck were defeated in the primary election.[1][2]
Results
| Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, At-Large Primary Elections, 3-, 2- and 1-year terms, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Frank Carini Incumbent |
14.74% | 1,629 |
| Joshua Borzick |
9.20% | 1,017 |
| Veronica Baricevic |
9.14% | 1,010 |
| Beth Waschow |
9.08% | 1,003 |
| Amy Mlot |
8.10% | 895 |
| Darin Grabowski |
7.98% | 882 |
| Jeffrey Gassenhuber |
7.85% | 868 |
| Elizabeth Sparks |
7.19% | 795 |
| Gregory Loreck | 7.10% | 785 |
| Jonathan Jossart Incumbent | 6.70% | 741 |
| Rosemarie Annonson | 5.94% | 656 |
| Sean Kingston | 3.56% | 394 |
| Thomas Kroon | 3.41% | 377 |
| Total Votes | 11,052 | |
| Source: Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, "Official results for spring primary," February 22, 2016 | ||
Funding
Annonson filed an exemption statement detailing she would not spend or receive more than $2,000 toward her campaign. Because of this, she did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[9][10]
2015
| Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, At-Large Primary Election, 3-year term, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Sheryl Cerniglia Incumbent |
29.5% | 552 | |
| Nonpartisan | Pamela Stiglitz |
16.8% | 315 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kathleen Borchardt Incumbent |
16.6% | 310 | |
| Nonpartisan | Chad Richter |
11.3% | 211 | |
| Nonpartisan | Amy Mlot | 11.1% | 207 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jonathan Jossart | 8.9% | 166 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rosemarie Annonson | 5.8% | 109 | |
| Total Votes | 1,870 | |||
| Source: Franklin Now, "Voters in Oak Creek-Franklin and Greendale decide candidates for April 7 election," February 17, 2015 | ||||
2013
| Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Frank Carini Incumbent |
37.6% | 2,261 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul Mason Incumbent |
23.1% | 1,388 | |
| Nonpartisan | William McIntosh | 19.7% | 1,187 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rosemarie Annonson | 19.7% | 1,184 | |
| Total Votes | 6,020 | |||
| Source: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin April 2 Election Results," April 2, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
2016
Yes for Oak Creek Schools candidate profile
The group Yes for Oak Creek Schools published candidate profiles on its website. Annonson's answers to the group's questions can be found below. The bolded text indicates the questions provided by Yes for Oak Creek Schools.
| “ | WHY ARE YOU SEEKING SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE AT THIS TIME? My concern is preparedness of the average student. The low curriculum and low grading standards which are very misleading to both student and parent as well as ever rising costs. WHAT WOULD BE YOUR PRIORITIES AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER? |
” |
| —Rosemarie Annonson (2016)[6] | ||
Oak Creek Now candidate survey
Oak Creek Now asked the candidates in this race the following two bolded questions. Annonson's responses are shown below.
Why are you running for a seat on the school board?
| “ | I'm concerned with the quality of education. The low grading and curriculum. I'm also very concerned with the debt and rising costs. How can we offset costs and not raise taxes? Should public employees receive raises when the nation is in a depression?[11] | ” |
| —Rosemarie Annonson (2016)[12] | ||
What is one major change you would like to see within the district?
| “ | In-district Open Enrollment that will allow parents to send their children to any school in the district if there is room. Also, more parental involvement at the classroom level. I want "you" in the classroom correcting your child, so the teacher can teach and you can parent.[11] | ” |
| —Rosemarie Annonson (2016)[12] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, Wisconsin
- Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Franklin Now, "Franklin, Greendale, Hales Corners and Oak Creek 2016 elections begin," January 5, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, "Official results for spring primary," February 22, 2016
- ↑ Milwaukee, Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin April 2 Election Results," April 2, 2013
- ↑ Franklin Now, "Voters in Oak Creek-Franklin and Greendale decide candidates for April 7 election," February 17, 2015
- ↑ Oak Creek Patch, "Rosemarie Annonson, Candidate for Oak Creek-Franklin School Board," May 7, 2013
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Yes for Oak Creek Schools, "Candidate Profile: Rosemarie Annonson," accessed January 27, 2016
- ↑ Oak Creek Franklin Joint School District, "School Board Election Information," January 6, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Milwaukee County Election Commission, "Election Summary Final - Unofficial," accessed April 6, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "Campaign Financing," accessed January 25, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Jill Bebeau, Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District," February 15, 2015
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Oak Creek Now, "Oak Creek-Franklin School Board hopefuls state their views," February 3, 2016
| 2016 Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District Elections | |
| Milwaukee County | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Frank Carini • Incumbent, Jonathan Jossart • Rosemarie Annonson • Veronica Baricevic • Joshua Borzick • Jeffrey Gassenhuber • Darin Grabowski • Sean Kingston • Thomas Kroon • Gregory Loreck • Amy Mlot • Elizabeth Sparks • Beth Waschow |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
