Scott Thompson
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Scott Thompson is an at-large representative on the Neenah Joint School District school board in Wisconsin. Thompson won a new term in the at-large general election on April 4, 2017.
Biography
Thompson works in the insurance industry.[1]
Elections
2017
Three seats on the Neenah Joint School District school board were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017. In their bids for re-election, board incumbents Margaret Murphy, Michelle Swardenski, and Scott Thompson defeated challengers Marcelo Garcia, Tom Hanby, and Peter Kaul.[2][3]
Results
| Neenah Joint School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michelle Swardenski Incumbent |
21.37% | 1,931 |
| Margaret Murphy Incumbent |
19.15% | 1,731 |
| Scott Thompson Incumbent |
17.42% | 1,574 |
| Peter Kaul | 15.43% | 1,395 |
| Marcelo Garcia | 14.03% | 1,268 |
| Tom Hanby | 12.60% | 1,139 |
| Total Votes | 9,038 | |
| Source: Elisabeth Moore, "Email correspondence with Diane Haug, Executive Assistant to the District Administrator and Board of Education Secretary/Deputy Clerk," May 24, 2017 | ||
Funding
All candidates in this election filed an exemption from reporting campaign contributions or expenditures, according to the Neenah Joint School District.[4]
All school board candidates in Wisconsin were required to file a campaign registration statement with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission after qualifying as candidates. This statement declares their candidacy to the county clerk's office and allows them to claim exemption from reporting campaign contributions and expenditures. Candidates were only required to report campaign contributions and expenditures if they did one or both of the following:[5]
- Accepted contributions, made disbursements, or incurred debt in excess of $2,000 during the calendar year
- Accepted more than $100 from a single source during the calendar year, barring contributions made by candidates to their own campaigns
There were three campaign finance report deadlines in 2017:
- The pre-primary report was due February 13, 2017,
- The pre-election report was due March 27, 2017, and
- The post-election report was due July 15, 2017.[6]
Candidates who filed before January 1, 2017, also had to file a continuing campaign finance report on January 16, 2017.[7]
2014
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Scott Thompson Incumbent |
20% | 2,815 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michelle Swardenski Incumbent |
19.8% | 2,797 | |
| Nonpartisan | Margaret Murphy |
17.1% | 2,415 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peter Kaul Incumbent | 16.6% | 2,343 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Van Meter | 13.7% | 1,939 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Hanby | 12.7% | 1,794 | |
| Total Votes | 14,103 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Rapids Tribune, "Incumbents retain seats on Appleton, Neenah school boards," April 1, 2014 | ||||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Scott Thompson," accessed July 29, 2015
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Diane Huang, Executive Assistant to the District Administrator," January 4, 2017
- ↑ Winnebago County Clerk, "Election Summary Report: April 04, 2017," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Diane Haug, Executive Assistant to the District Administrator and Board of Education Secretary/Deputy Clerk," March 29, 2017
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "11.0104 Reporting exemptions: limited activity," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Filing Deadlines and Reporting Periods," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Checklist," accessed December 16, 2016
| Neenah Joint School District elections in 2017 | |
| Winnebago County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Margaret Murphy • Incumbent, Michelle Swardenski • Incumbent, Scott Thompson • Marcelo Garcia • Tom Hanby • Peter Kaul |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
