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Ted Victor
Ted Victor was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Wayzata school board. He did not win a seat in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Ted Victor earned his B.S. degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Business. Victor spent much of his career in management positions as a banker, beginning with the Wayzata Bank & Trust Company and continuing with the Wayzata Mortgage Company, then the Meritor Mortgage Corporation followed by the Waterfield Northwest Corporation. From 1989 to 1990, he was self-employed as a finance consultant, but he then took positions with Highland Bank, Beacon Bank and Lake Community Bank before retiring from the industry in 2007. Since that time, Victor has worked as a real estate broker and he serves on both the Citizen Financial Advisory Council and the Other Post Employment Benefits Committee.[1]
Elections
2013
- See also: Wayzata Public Schools elections (2013)
Ted Victor was defeated in a race against eight fellow candidates for three vacant at-large school board seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Wayzata Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Chris McCullough |
21.9% | 1,607 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sarah Johansen |
21% | 1,539 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andrea Cuene |
15.2% | 1,112 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ted Victor | 13.4% | 981 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dan Haugen | 12.2% | 894 | |
| Nonpartisan | Derek Diesen | 6.6% | 486 | |
| Nonpartisan | David A. Lloyd | 3.7% | 268 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bill Pritchard | 2.9% | 215 | |
| Nonpartisan | Phil Napier | 2.7% | 200 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 29 | |
| Total Votes | 7,331 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 284 - Wayzata," accessed December 18, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Ted Victor reported $1,250.00 in contributions and $1,975.58 in expenditures to Wayzata Public Schools, which left his campaign with $725.58 in debt.[2]
Endorsements
Ted Victor received endorsements for his campaign from former Wayzata school board Chairs Chairs Pat Gleason, Greg Rye and Greg Baufield, along with former Minnesota State Senator David Gaither.[3]
Campaign themes
In an interview with Patch, Victor listed the following campaign themes for 2013:[4]
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I want Wayzata to continue and increase its Academic Excellence, maintain the District’s AAA bond rating and its Fiscal Responsibility that has been earned over the last 20 years, and prudently plan for the growth the District is currently experiencing and projected to have in the future including preparing for additional school facilities. [...] I am focused on maintaining the Academic Excellence of the District. It is imperative we continue to meet the individual needs of each student by expanding curriculum and extra curricular opportunities, and integrating and increasing technology while addressing the projected growth of the District and the need for additional facilities. |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Ted + Victor + Wayzata + Public + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ted Victor for Wayzata School Board, "Home," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through e-mail from Wayzata Public Schools on January 3, 2014
- ↑ Ted Victor for Wayzata School Board, "Endorsements," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Ted Victor, Plymouth Patch, "Wayzata School Board Candidate: Ted Victor of Plymouth," October 15, 2013
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