Stephanie Korteweg
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Stephanie Korteweg represents District 2, Place 2 on the Waco Independent School District Board of Trustees in Texas. She was first elected to the board in the general election on May 9, 2015.[1]
Biography
Korteweg works as the director of STARS Mentoring Project at Antioch Community Church.[2] She worked for 11 years as an elementary school teacher in the Waco Independent School District and won the Outstanding Teacher acknowledgement for the 2007-2008 school year.[3]
Elections
2015
Three of the seven seats on the Waco Independent School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on May 9, 2015. The Place 1, 2 and 6 seats were up for election. Places 1 and 2 were elected by Districts 1 and 2, respectively; Place 6 was elected at-large.
Incumbents Norman Manning, Colbert Murphy and Pat Atkins representing the Place 1, 2 and 6 seats, respectively, were up for re-election. Both Atkins and Manning ran without opposition, so their elections were canceled. Both were re-elected to their seats by default. Murphy faced two challengers, Stephanie Korteweg and Pamela Rivera, in the race for the Place 2 seat. He was unseated by Korteweg.
Results
| Waco Independent School District, Position 2 General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Stephanie Korteweg |
50.1% | 178 | |
| Nonpartisan | Pamela Rivera | 33.8% | 120 | |
| Nonpartisan | Colbert Murphy Incumbent | 16.1% | 57 | |
| Total Votes | 355 | |||
| Source: McLennon County Elections Office, "Waco ISD Cumulative Report — Official ," May 12, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Korteweg reported no contributions or expenditures to the Texas Ethics Commission in the election.[4]
Texas school board candidates and officeholders must file semiannual reports, which were due on January 15, 2015, and July 15, 2015. In addition, candidates in contested elections were required to file 30-day and 8-day pre-election reports, unless the candidate chose modified reporting.[5]
Candidates in contested elections who did not intend to exceed $500 in contributions or expenditures, excepting filing fees, were eligible for modified reporting. If they exceeded the threshold before the 30th day prior to the election, candidates were required to submit the 30- and 8-day reports. If they exceeded the threshold after the 30th day prior to the election, they were required to file a report within 48 hours of exceeding the threshold and participate in regular reporting for the rest of the election cycle.[6]
Endorsements
Korteweg did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
Recent news
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See also
- Waco Independent School District, Texas
- Waco Independent School District elections (2015)
- Decreased success for school board incumbents in Texas; 1/3 defeated in largest districts (May 11, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Waco Trib, "Murphy unseated from Waco ISD board," May 9, 2015
- ↑ Waco Independent School District, "Korteweg files for District 2 board seat," February 5, 2015
- ↑ Waco Trib, "Candidates continue to file for May 9 election," February 13, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Search Campaign Finance Reports," accessed April 21, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2015 Filing Schedule for Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File with Local Filing Authorities," September 1, 2013
| 2015 Waco Independent School District Elections | |
| McLennan County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 9, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Position 1: • Incumbent, Norman Manning Position 6: • Incumbent, Colbert Murphy • Stephanie Korteweg • Pamela Rivera Position 7: • Incumbent, Pat Atkins |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
