Shawn Rolland
Shawn Rolland is a member of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors in Wisconsin, representing District 6. Rolland assumed office on April 20, 2020. Rolland's current term ends on April 21, 2026.
Rolland is running for re-election to the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors to represent District 6 in Wisconsin. The primary for this office on February 17, 2026, was canceled.
Biography
Rolland works in communications for Northwestern Mutual. He is a volunteer with the Lincoln Elementary School PTO, and he is a founding member of the group Support Our Schools Wauwatosa (SOS). Rolland and his wife have three children who attend school in the district.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2026)
General election
The general election will occur on April 7, 2026.
General election for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 6
Incumbent Shawn Rolland (Nonpartisan) is running in the general election for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 6 on April 7, 2026.
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Nonpartisan primary
The primary scheduled for February 17, 2026, was canceled. Incumbent Shawn Rolland (Nonpartisan) advanced from the primary for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 6 without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
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2024
See also: Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2024)
General election
General election for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 6
Incumbent Shawn Rolland won election in the general election for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 6 on April 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shawn Rolland (Nonpartisan) | 98.5 | 9,298 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 143 | ||
| Total votes: 9,441 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Shawn Rolland advanced from the primary for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 6.
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2022)
General election
General election for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 6
Incumbent Shawn Rolland won election in the general election for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 6 on April 5, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shawn Rolland (Nonpartisan) | 97.6 | 7,917 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 193 | ||
| Total votes: 8,110 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Shawn Rolland advanced from the primary for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 6.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2020)
General election
General election for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 6
Shawn Rolland defeated Barb Schoenherr in the general election for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 6 on April 7, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shawn Rolland (Nonpartisan) | 57.0 | 8,900 |
| Barb Schoenherr (Nonpartisan) | 42.8 | 6,684 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 39 | ||
| Total votes: 15,623 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 6
Barb Schoenherr and Shawn Rolland defeated John Karol in the primary for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 6 on February 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barb Schoenherr (Nonpartisan) | 41.1 | 3,305 | |
| ✔ | | Shawn Rolland (Nonpartisan) | 39.5 | 3,178 |
| John Karol (Nonpartisan) | 18.5 | 1,486 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 67 | ||
| Total votes: 8,036 | |||
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2016
Three of the seven seats on the Wauwatosa School District school board were up for by district general election on April 5, 2016. Incumbent Michael Meier ran unopposed and won re-election to Seat 2, and newcomers Shawn Rolland and Emily Kenney ran unopposed and won Seats 1 and 3, respectively.[2][3]
Seat 1 incumbent Philip Kroner and Seat 3 incumbent Anne Fee filed noncandidacy paperwork, indicating they would not run for additional terms. Because they did not run, Rolland and Kenney were guaranteed to join the board.[2]
Results
| Wauwatosa School District, Seat 1 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Shawn Rolland (unopposed) |
99.22% | 12,647 |
| Write-in votes | 0.78% | 99 |
| Total Votes | 12,746 | |
| Source: Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Carla Ledesma, City of Wauwatosa," May 9, 2016 | ||
Funding
Rolland filed an exemption statement detailing that 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 for this election.[4]
Endorsements
Rolland was endorsed by Grassroots Tosa.[5]
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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2016
Rolland highlighted the following statement on his campaign website:
| “ | My name is Shawn Rolland, and I hope to earn your vote for Wauwatosa School Board in 2016.
Long story short: I want to protect and promote our kids’ Wauwatosa schools. As a father of three children who attend Wauwatosa public schools, I look at my children and their classmates, and I want the best for them, and all other Wauwatosa kids. I share the hopes, dreams, fears, passions of any other involved parent. We live in an exceptional community with exceptional public schools. Ask any Wauwatosa parent and they’ll agree. Many of our Wauwatosa schools are ranked among the very best in America. We should be immensely proud of our kids, our parents, our schools and our community partners who all believe in our kids. We made this happen, together. Decades of wise leadership have brought us to this moment – and we should applaud the Wauwatosa School Board leaders and others who have helped to mold our kids’ schools. We should feel hopeful and confident about our kids’ futures – so long as leaders continue to choose to make our kids and our schools a priority. This is the “Wauwatosa Way.” Our Challenge We live in exceptional times. Wauwatosa public schools are receiving less funding and flexibility from the state budget. As a result, Wauwatosa school budgets – budgets that fund our kids’ schools, programs and passions – are being pushed to the limit. Providing them with the best schools requires future-focused strategic planning, savvy budgeting, and data-driven decision making. Our Opportunity As a school board member, I pledge to build on those successes and commit to the values of:
I commit to strong communication. It’s more important than ever for our Wauwatosa school district to build long-term relationships with parents and join parents and the community in celebrating our kids’ and our schools’ successes. And I commit to the phrase “see something, say something.” If you see waste, say something. If you see an opportunity, say something. Our schools will succeed if passionate parents, teachers, administrators and community members share ideas and their own positive visions.[6] |
” |
| —Shawn Rolland (2016)[7] | ||
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Shawn Rolland for Tosa School Board," About Me," accessed February 19, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandidates - ↑ Milwaukee County Election Commission, "Election Summary Final - Unofficial," accessed April 6, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Connie Galante, Administrative Assistant to Superintendent," March 30, 2016
- ↑ Grassroots Tosa, "Vote April 5," March 28, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Shawn Rolland for Tosa School Board, "The Wauwatosa Way," accessed February 19, 2016
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