Steve Teuber
Steve Teuber was the District 4 incumbent on the Lee County School Board in Florida. He
faced
Arvella Clare, Don H. Armstrong and Richard L. Dunmire in the general election on August 26, 2014. Teuber and Armstrong advanced to the runoff election on November 4, 2014. He defeated Armstrong in that election. Teuber did not seek re-election in 2018.
Teuber previously served on the board from 2002 to 2010, when he lost election to Armstrong.
Biography
Teuber earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Kettering University. He later earned an MBA from Baldwin-Wallace University and a J.D. from the Detroit College of Law. Teuber is an attorney and partner with Neaher & Teuber, PL. He and his wife, Donna, have two children.[1]
Elections
2014
The August 26, 2014, general election in Lee County featured three seats up for election. The general election determined if candidates for each seat could garner a majority of the vote total. Because no candidate received 50 percent plus one of the general election votes in District 4, the top two vote recipients advanced to the runoff election on November 4, 2014. The District 4 race featured incumbent Don H. Armstrong and challengers Arvella Clare, Richard L. Dunmire and Steve Teuber, a former board member. Armstrong and Teuber advanced to the runoff election.
The District 1 and 5 races were determined in the general election. Mary Fischer won re-election to the District 1 seat against Marilyn Stout. Pam LaRiviere and Carla Ronco ran to replace Thomas Scott, who did not file for re-election. LaRiviere won the open seat.
Results
Runoff election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Steve Teuber |
51% | 79,875 | |
| Nonpartisan | Don H. Armstrong Incumbent | 49% | 76,597 | |
| Total Votes | 156,472 | |||
| Source: Lee County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 General Election Official Results," accessed December 23, 2014 | ||||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Steve Teuber |
33.6% | 24,060 | |
| Nonpartisan | Don H. Armstrong Incumbent |
29.5% | 21,154 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard L. Dunmire | 19.2% | 13,744 | |
| Nonpartisan | Arvella Clare | 17.7% | 12,646 | |
| Total Votes | 71,604 | |||
| Source: Lee County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 Primary Election Official Results," accessed December 23, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Teuber reported $15,037.73 in contributions and loans and $12,754.79 in expenditures to the Lee County Supervisor of Elections, as of July 23, 2014.[2]
Endorsements
Teuber received an endorsement from the Personhood Florida ProLife PAC.[3]
2010
| School District of Lee County, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Don H. Armstrong |
52% | 33,796 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steve Teuber Incumbent | 48% | 31,135 | |
| Total Votes | 64,931 | |||
| Source: Lee County Supervisor of Elections, "Election Results," accessed July 23, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Teuber's campaign website listed the following themes for the 2014 race:
| “ |
Academics: Local Control and Improvement You hear me on the campaign trail talk about academic alignment. What Does Alignment to Academic Standards Mean? Alignment is a matching of two educational components which strengthens the goals and purpose of both.
Why is alignment important?
Bottom Line Whether you have children in our schools or not, you have a vested interest in who represents you on the Lee County School Board. Almost 45% of your property taxes goes to the Lee County Public Schools!! (see graph on right). Therefore, it is very important that you have someone that has the operational experience, education, and expertise in dealing with a $1.3 Billion enterprise. Good intentions and a desire to help are not enough!! If you were not here in 1998-2002 (before the School Board that I was on was voted in to run the District), I have provided some historical information for your edification. I promise to apply strong fiscal responsibility and conservative values to our spending, making sure that every dollar possible goes into the classroom. I will bring back student mentors and other low and no cost alternatives to improve our education process. Common Core: Eliminate and Oppose "Individual accountability of teachers, linked to test scores and punishment, is not the way to successfully improve our public schools. Common Core is destined to fail because standards and assessments, rather than curriculum and instruction are driving Common Core. Educational improvement should be driven by a focus on capacity building, critical thinking and teaching how to process information effectively. Data should be used as a strategy for improvement, not for accountability purposes. " America’s public school system needs improvement. There are few among us that don’t agree that something needs to be done fix the problems that are attributable to many inherent reasons. However, a new centralized system, taking control away from the local community is not the answer. As we have seen in the increasing number of stories highlighting some of the disturbing lessons associated with the new Common Core standards for education, a federal model is not the answer. Nevertheless, Common Core is here in Florida, and it will reshape our state and the future of America unless we continue to educate our parents, voters and community and fight against its implementation. |
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| —Steve Teuber's campaign website, (2014) | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Steve + Teuber + Lee + County + Schools + Florida"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Steven K. Teuber for School Board, "Qualifications," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Lee County Supervisor of Elections, "Candidate Financial Reports," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Personhood Florida ProLife PAC, "Personhood Florida ProLife PAC Endorses Over 60 Candidates for the 2014 Primary and General Election," July 23, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Steven K. Teuber for School Board, "Platform," accessed July 23, 2014
| 2014 School District of Lee County Elections | |
| Lee County, Florida | |
| Election date: | August 26, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Mary Fischer • Marilyn Stout District 4: • Don H. Armstrong • Arvella Clare • Richard L. Dunmire • Steve Teuber |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
