Sara Eskrich
Sara Eskrich was the District 13 representative on the Madison Common Council in Wisconsin from 2015 to 2018. She resigned on August 8, 2018, to work in the private sector.[1]
Although common council elections in Madison are officially nonpartisan, Eskrich is known to be affiliated with the Democratic Party.[2]
Biography
Eskrich earned a B.A. in political science and gender and women's studies, an M.A. in public affairs, and an M.P.H. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[3]
Eskrich's professional experience includes work as a consultant for Deloitte, a policy and programs liaison for Covering Kids and Families, a health policy project assistant for the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, a health care policy analyst for the Wisconsin Council on Children & Families, a health care reform project coordinator for the Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health, the policy director for Boston City Council President Michael P. Ross, the deputy campaign manager for the Committee to Elect Mike Ross, and a youth ministry associate for the Unitarian Universalist Association.[3]
Eskrich has served on the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Commission and the boards of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, the Neighborhood House Community Center, and the Bayview Foundation.[3]
Elections
2017
The city of Madison, Wisconsin, held an election for common council on April 4, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 3, 2017.
All 20 common council seats were up for election in 2017. Incumbents ran for re-election in 19 of the 20 districts. They were unopposed in 15 of those races. Incumbent Sara Eskrich ran unopposed in the general election for the District 13 seat on the Madison Common Council.[4]
| Madison Common Council, District 13 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sara Eskrich Incumbent (unopposed) |
96.80% | 2,453 |
| Write-in votes | 3.2% | 81 |
| Total Votes | 2,534 | |
| Source: Dane County Clerk, "2017 Spring Election," accessed May 4, 2017 | ||
2015
The city of Madison, Wisconsin, held elections for mayor and city council on April 7, 2015. A primary took place on February 17, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 6, 2015.[5][6]
In the general election for District 13, Sara Eskrich defeated Zach Madden.[7] Interim-District 13 incumbent Lucas Dailey did not run for election.[8]
| Madison Common Council, District 13, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Sara Eskrich |
56.8% | 1,847 | |
| Zach Madden | 43% | 1,399 | |
| Write-in | 0.2% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 3,252 | ||
| Source: Dane County Clerk's Office - Official general election results | |||
Endorsements
2015
In 2015, Eskrich received endorsements from the following:
- Democratic Party of Dane County[2]
- Downtown Madison, Inc.[9]
- Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce[10]
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Campaign website
- Social Media
Footnotes
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "Madison Ald. Sara Eskrich resigns, third resignation from City Council this summer," July 25, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Democratic Party of Dane County, "2015 Spring Endorsements," March 15, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 LinkedIn, "Sara Eskrich," accessed February 2, 2017
- ↑ City of Madison City Clerk's Office, "Candidate Filings," accessed January 26, 2017
- ↑ City of Madison, "Election Schedule," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Madison, "Campaign Finance and Candidate Information for 2015," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ County of Dane Elections, "Unofficial election results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ City of Madison Elections, "Filings-Spring 2015," accessed January 7, 2015
- ↑ Downtown Madison, Inc., "Candidate Endorsements," March 6, 2015
- ↑ Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, "2015 Spring Election," accessed February 2, 2017
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