TJ Mertz
TJ Mertz was a member of the Madison Metropolitan School District school board in Wisconsin, representing Seat 5. Mertz left office in 2019.
Mertz ran for re-election to the Madison Metropolitan School District school board to represent Seat 5 in Wisconsin. Mertz lost in the general election on April 2, 2019.
Mertz first won election as the seat 5 representative in 2013.
Biography
When he served on the school board, Mertz was a history instructor at Edgewood College. He was a member of the Democratic Party of Dane County and the former co-chair of Progressive Dane. As of 2014, Mertz had two sons who were students in the district.[1]
Board membership
The Madison Metropolitan Board of Education voted unanimously on 89.7 percent of its votes between January 1, 2014, and July 1, 2014. Out of all votes recorded by the board, 94.9 percent passed.
The voting data indicates that there is no clear governing majority or minority faction on the board. No individual board member's voting record differs significantly from that of the other board members.[2]
Elections
2019
See also: Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5
Ananda Mirilli defeated incumbent TJ Mertz in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5 on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ananda Mirilli (Nonpartisan) | 57.6 | 38,214 | |
 | TJ Mertz (Nonpartisan) | 41.8 | 27,765 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 420 | ||
| Total votes: 66,399 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5
Ananda Mirilli and incumbent TJ Mertz defeated Amos Roe in the primary for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5 on February 19, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ananda Mirilli (Nonpartisan) | 52.1 | 16,701 | |
| ✔ | | TJ Mertz (Nonpartisan) | 36.5 | 11,722 |
| Amos Roe (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 3,460 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 199 | ||
| Total votes: 32,082 | |||
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2016
Opposition
2016
Three of the seven seats on the Madison Metropolitan School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. The seats of James Howard, Dean Luomos and TJ Mertz were up for election. All three incumbents filed for re-election and faced no opposition. The incumbents were all successful in their bids for another term.[3]
Results
| Madison Metropolitan School District, Seat 5 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 TJ Mertz Incumbent (unopposed) |
98.83% | 67,948 |
| Write-in votes | 1.17% | 801 |
| Total Votes (100) | 68,749 | |
| Source: Dane County Clerk's Office, "2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote," accessed June 15, 2016 | ||
Endorsements
Mertz was endorsed by Madison Teachers Inc.[4]
2013
Primary
| Madison Metropolitan School District, Seat 5 Primary Election, 3-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Sarah Manski |
45.2% | 8,451 | |
| Nonpartisan | TJ Mertz |
31.8% | 5,950 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ananda Mirilli | 21.7% | 4,051 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.3% | 246 | |
| Total Votes | 18,698 | |||
| Source: Dane County, Wisconsin "2013 Spring Primary Election Results," accessed September 23, 2014 | ||||
General
| Madison Metropolitan School District, Seat 5 General Election, 3-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | TJ Mertz |
64.9% | 22,889 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sarah Manski | 31.1% | 10,962 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 4% | 1,415 | |
| Total Votes | 35,266 | |||
| Source: Dane County, Wisconsin "2013 Spring Election Results," accessed September 23, 2014 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
2019 Elections
- Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin
- Madison Metropolitan School District elections (2014)
- Madison Metropolitan School District elections (2015)
- Madison Metropolitan School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mertz for Madison, "About TJ," accessed September 23, 2014
- ↑ Madison Metropolitan School District, "Regular Meetings," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "All 3 Madison School Board incumbents running unopposed: 'It's not the best situation'," accessed January 12, 2016
- ↑ Madison Teachers Inc. "Elections and Political Action – Spring 2016," accessed March 24, 2016
| 2016 Madison Metropolitan School District Elections | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Incumbent, James Howard • Incumbent, Dean Luomos • Incumbent, TJ Mertz |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
