Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools elections (2017)
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Three of the seven seats on the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools school board in Minnesota were up for nonpartisan general election on November 7, 2017. Incumbents Art Coulson and Mike Roseen won re-election. Craig Angrimson defeated incumbent Gary Huusko for the third seat. Challengers Brian Buechele, Rebecca Gierok, Daniel O'Neil, and Bianca Ward Virnig were also defeated in the election.[1]
Angrimson, O'Neil, and Virnig participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of school board candidates. Click here to read their responses.
With every incumbent running for re-election, the 2017 election followed a district trend. For information on election trends in the district, click here.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held at large on a staggered basis so that three or four seats are up for election every November of odd-numbered years.[2]
School board candidates had to be at least 21 years old upon taking office, residents of the school district for a minimum of 30 days before the election, and eligible to vote in Minnesota. They could not run for any other office on the ballot at the same time as the school board election, and they could not have been convicted of an offense for which they were required to register as a predatory offender.[3] To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file between August 1, 2017, and August 15, 2017.[4] The deadline for candidates to withdraw was August 17, 2017.[5]
Citizens of the school district could register to vote on election day, but the deadline to register prior to election day was October 17, 2017. Vote-by-mail or in-person early voting was open from September 22, 2017, to November 6, 2017.[6] Photo identification was not required to vote in Minnesota.[7]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Art Coulson Incumbent |
20.70% | 2,779 |
| Mike Roseen Incumbent |
20.17% | 2,708 |
| Craig Angrimson |
16.38% | 2,200 |
| Gary Huusko Incumbent | 11.39% | 1,530 |
| Rebecca Gierok | 11.27% | 1,513 |
| Daniel O'Neil | 8.39% | 1,126 |
| Bianca Ward Virnig | 7.47% | 1,003 |
| Brian Buechele | 3.50% | 470 |
| Write-in votes | 0.74% | 99 |
| Total Votes | 13,428 | |
| Source: Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools, "Agenda: Nov 13, 2017 - Regular School Board," accessed November 28, 2017 | ||
Candidates
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Gary Huusko | Mike Roseen
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| Brian Buechele | Rebecca Gierok | Daniel O'Neil
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Minnesota elections, 2017
The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school board election did not share the ballot with any other elections.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Minnesota school board elections in 2017:[4][5][6][8]
Endorsements
The SEIU Minnesota State Council and the Saint Paul Regional Labor Federation endorsed incumbents Art Coulson and Mike Roseen and challenger Craig Angrimson.[9][10]
Angrimson was also endorsed by the following organizations:[11]
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Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $4,550.00 and spent a total of $3,775.60 in the election, according to the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools.[12]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Art Coulson | $750.00 | $750.00 | $0.00 |
| Gary Huusko | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Mike Roseen | $750.00 | $0.00 | $750.00 |
| Craig Angrimson | $3,050.00 | $3,025.60 | $24.40 |
| Brian Buechele | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rebecca Gierok | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Daniel O'Neil | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Bianca Ward Virnig | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Reporting requirements
Minnesota school board candidates had to file an initial campaign finance report within 14 days of spending or receiving more than $750. They also had to file a pre-general report, a post-general report, and a year-end report. Those three reports were due on October 28, 2017, December 7, 2017, and January 31, 2018.[8]
Past elections
To see results from past elections in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools, click here.
What was at stake?
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Candidate survey
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Survey responses
Three candidates in this race participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of school board candidates. The following sections display the responses to the survey questions from Craig Angrimson, Daniel O'Neil, and Bianca Ward Virnig.
Hope to achieve
When asked what he hoped to achieve if elected to the school board, Angrimson stated:
| “ | Continue to help teachers by giving them the tools needed to prepare our children for the next phase of their life. Stay transparent, keep a balanced budget(never lose an employee due to budget restraints), and narrow the achievement gap.[13] | ” |
| —Craig Angrimson (September 22, 2017)[14] | ||
O'Neil did not say what he hoped to achieve if elected to the board.[15]
When asked what she hoped to achieve if elected to the school board, Virnig stated:
| “ | My goal is to help turn possibilities into realities that create an infinitely better future for all children in our community. I hope to continue to support the initiatives set forth by the board while providing a fresh perspective as a current ISD 196 parent. I would like to reach out to strategic partners to hear their thoughts on how we can grow and improve and support our teachers, families and community.[13] | ” |
| —Bianca Ward Virnig (September 24, 2017)[16] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidates were asked to rank the following issues by importance in the school district, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. This table displays their rankings:
| Issue importance ranking | ||||
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| Issue | Angrimson's ranking | O'Neil's ranking | Virnig's ranking | |
| Expanding arts education | ||||
| Improving relations with teachers | ||||
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | ||||
| Improving post-secondary readiness | ||||
| Closing the achievement gap | ||||
| Improving education for special needs students | ||||
| Expanding school choice options | ||||
Positions on the issues
The candidates were asked to answer nine multiple choice and short answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. A link to their responses can be found below.
- Craig Angrimson's survey responses
- Daniel O'Neil's survey responses
- Bianca Ward Virnig's survey responses
Election trends
- See also: School boards in session: 2015 in brief
With every incumbent running to retain his or her seat, the 2017 Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school board election followed a district trend. All of the incumbents who were up for re-election in the district's 2011, 2013, and 2015 general elections also ran to retain their seats. All of the incumbents who ran in those three previous election cycles won new terms on the board, but one incumbent was defeated in 2017.
The district's 2016 special election was an exception to this trend. One seat was on the ballot due to a vacancy on the board, and a newcomer won the open seat.
| School board election trends | ||||||
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbents running for re-election | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
| Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools | ||||||
| 2017 | 2.67 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 66.67% | 33.33% | |
| 2016 | 7.00 | 0.00% | 0.00% | Not applicable | 100.00% | |
| 2015 | 1.75 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2013 | 1.33 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2011 | 1.75 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
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| 2016 | 2.22 | 0.00% | 61.11% | 77.27% | 52.78% | |
| 2015 | 1.70 | 18.18% | 69.70% | 95.65% | 33.33% | |
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| 2016 | 1.90 | 34.05% | 71.31% | 82.39% | 41.04% | |
| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 70.37% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
About the district
The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district is located in east-central Minnesota in Dakota County. The county seat is Hastings. The county was home to an estimated 417,486 residents in 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[17] The district was the fourth-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 27,533 students.[18]
Demographics
Dakota County outperformed Minnesota as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 40.3 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 33.7 percent of state residents. During the same time period, the median household income for Dakota County was $75,567, compared to $61,492 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 7.1 percent, while it was 10.2 percent statewide.[17]
| Racial Demographics, 2016[17] | |||
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| Race | Dakota County (%) | Minnesota (%) | |
| White | 85.3 | 85.0 | |
| Black or African American | 6.3 | 6.2 | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6 | 1.3 | |
| Asian | 4.9 | 4.9 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Two or more races | 2.8 | 2.4 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.8 | 5.2 | |
Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Recent news
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See also
| Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools | Minnesota | School Boards |
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External links
- Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools
- Dakota County Voting & Elections
- Minnesota Secretary of State
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings: 2017 Municipal and School District Elections," accessed August 16, 2017
- ↑ Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools, "District 196 School Board," accessed August 15, 2017
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Qualifications," accessed August 15, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Periods," accessed August 15, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Withdrawal," accessed August 15, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar," accessed August 15, 2017
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Do I Need to Bring ID?" accessed August 15, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed September 20, 2017
- ↑ SEIU Minnesota State Council, "Support SEIU-Endorsed Candidates in 2017 Elections!" October 21, 2017
- ↑ Saint Paul Regional Labor Federation, "Endorsed Candidates," accessed October 26, 2017
- ↑ Vote for Craig Angrimson District 196 School Board, "Endorsements," accessed October 26, 2017
- ↑ Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools, "Campaign Financial Reports," accessed December 11, 2017
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's school board candidate survey, "Craig Angrimson responses," September 22, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia's school board candidate survey, "Daniel O'Neil responses," October 11, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia's school board candidate survey, "Bianca Ward Virnig responses," September 24, 2017
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: Dakota County, Minnesota; Minnesota," accessed August 16, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
| Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Dakota County, Minnesota | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Art Coulson • Incumbent, Gary Huusko • Incumbent, Mike Roseen • Craig Angrimson • Brian Buechele • Rebecca Gierok • Daniel O'Neil • Bianca Ward Virnig |
| Important information: | What's at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
