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Saundra Garber
Saundra Garber was a candidate for at-large representative on the Wentzville R-IV School District school board in Missouri. Garber was defeated in the at-large general election on April 4, 2017.
Garber ran unsuccessfully for the board in 2016. She was defeated in the general election on April 5, 2016.
Elections
2017
Three seats on the Wentzville R-IV School District school board were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017. Board incumbent Barbara Fine was successful in her bid for re-election and was joined in her victory by newcomers Betsy Bates and Heather Reiter. They defeated challenger Saundra Garber. Ed Shew filed to run in the election, but his name did not appear on the ballot.[1][2]
Results
| Wentzville R-IV School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Heather Reiter |
27.80% | 3,901 |
| Barbara Fine Incumbent |
25.87% | 3,631 |
| Betsy Bates |
25.52% | 3,581 |
| Saundra Garber | 19.87% | 2,789 |
| Ed Shew | 0.00% | |
| Write-in votes | 0.93% | 131 |
| Total Votes | 14,033 | |
| Source: St. Charles County, "Election Summary Report," accessed March 22, 2018 | ||
2016
Three of the seven seats on the Wentzville R-IV School District school board were up for at-large general election on April 5, 2016. No incumbents filed for re-election. A special election for a one-year term on the board featured Kurtis Daniels, Damien Pisciotta, and Lezlie Stephens. Two seats were up for regularly scheduled election; candidates Saundra Garber, Dale Schaper, Jennifer Simpson, Jackson Thompson, and Betsy Bates vied for them. Schaper and Simpson defeated the other candidates to win regular-term seats on the school board, while Daniels won the one-year term position.[3]
Results
| Wentzville R-IV School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jennifer Simpson |
25.16% | 3,548 |
| Dale Schaper |
22.48% | 3,170 |
| Betsy Bates | 21.80% | 3,074 |
| Saundra Garber | 20.48% | 2,887 |
| Jackson Thompson | 9.63% | 1,358 |
| Write-in votes | 0.44% | 62 |
| Total Votes (100) | 14,099 | |
| Source: St. Charles County Clerk, "Election Summary Report OFFICIAL," accessed May 3, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Saundra "Sandy" Garber participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on March 5, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Saundra "Sandy" Garber's responses follow below.[4]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) District Growth...Wentzville is the fastest growing school district in Missouri. It is important to build new schools with "student growth" as paramont 2) Rising Taxes..Wentzville is the highest taxed township in all of St. Charles County. Must keep tax increases to a minimum |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | The curriculum is concerning as the Common Core program instituted in MO in 2009 cost MO taxpayers apprx $350 MILLION DOLLARS. Now, according to the MO State Board of Education,Common Core no longer exists in MO due to public criticism and has been replaced with the MO LEARNING STANDARDS. It is described by Education Watchdogs as COMMON CORE BUT was a NAME CHANGE ONLY. It does much harm to the students educational achievement,demonstrates lack of critical thinking skills & has lowered the standards for high school graduation.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[6]
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See also
- Wentzville R-IV School District, Missouri
- Wentzville R-IV School District elections (2017)
- Wentzville R-IV School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Mary K. LaPak, Director of Community Relations," January 19, 2017
- ↑ St. Charles County, "Election Summary Report," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ Wentzville School District, "2016 Board of Education candidates," accessed January 21, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Saundra "Sandy" Garber's responses," March 5, 2018
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Wentzville R-IV School District elections in 2017 | |
| St. Charles County, Missouri | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Barbara Fine • Betsy Bates • Saundra Garber • Heather Reiter • Ed Shew |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
