Sam Kelly
Sam Kelly is an at-large, nonpartisan representative on the Kaukauna Area School District school board in Wisconsin. First elected in 2014, Kelly won a new term in the at-large general election on April 4, 2017.[1]
Kelly was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 5 of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Kelly graduated from the Kaukauna Area School District. He pursued a bachelor's degree in political science and government from St. Norbert College. He expected to graduate in 2018.[2]
Elections
2017
Two seats on the Kaukauna Area School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017. In their bids for re-election to the board, incumbents Sue Gertz and Sam Kelly ran unopposed and won additional terms.[3][4]
Results
| Kaukauna Area School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sue Gertz Incumbent |
51.13% | 1,588 |
| Sam Kelly Incumbent |
48.87% | 1,518 |
| Total Votes | 3,106 | |
| Source: Kaukauna Area School District, "Board of Canvassers," April 11, 2017 | ||
Funding
Kelly filed an exemption statement detailing he would not spend or receive more than $2,000 toward his campaign. Because of this, he did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[5]
2016
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2016
Elections for the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.
Incumbent Jim Steineke defeated Sam Kelly in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 5 general election.[6][7]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 5 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jim Steineke Incumbent |
64.59% | 19,941 | |
| Democratic | Sam Kelly | 35.41% | 10,933 | |
| Total Votes | 30,874 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission | ||||
Sam Kelly ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 5 Democratic primary.[8][9]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Sam Kelly (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Jim Steineke ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 5 Republican primary.[8][9]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 5 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jim Steineke Incumbent (unopposed) | |
See also
- Kaukauna Area School District, Wisconsin
- Kaukauna Area School District elections (2017)
- Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wisconsin State Assembly District 5
- Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2016
- Wisconsin State Legislature
External links
- Kaukauna Area School District
- Office website
- State Assembly campaign website
- LinkedIn profile
- Wisconsin State Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Sam Kelly," accessed February 21, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Sam Kelly," accessed March 29, 2017
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Debra Dakins, Kaukauna Area School District," January 6, 2017
- ↑ Calumet County Clerk, "Unofficial Election Results," accessed April 5, 2017
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Debra Dakins, Kaukauna Area School District," March 28, 2017
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Elections Commission, "2016 Fall General Election Results," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission, "2016 Partisan Primary," accessed September 16, 2016
| Kaukauna Area School District elections in 2017 | |
| Outagamie and Calumet counties, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Sue Gertz • Incumbent, Sam Kelly |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
