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Terra Siegert
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Terra Siegert is the former at-large representative on the Dubuque Community School District school board in Iowa. First elected in 2013, Siegert lost a re-election campaign in the at-large general election on September 12, 2017.
Biography
Siegert graduated from Dubuque Senior High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology and English from Cornell College. She received a master's degree in Molecular Biology from the Molecular Biology from Universiteit Leiden in Leiden, The Netherlands. She has worked as the program director for Community Educators, a research assistant II at the University of Iowa, Biology Department, and the assistant manager of PAGE Purification at Integrated DNA Technologies.[1]
Elections
2017
Three of seven seats on the Dubuque Community School District school board in Iowa were up for at-large general election on September 12, 2017. Two incumbents filed for re-election.[2] Incumbent Jim Prochaska and challengers Anderson Sainci and Nancy Bradley defeated incumbent Terra Siegert and challengers Chuck Seymour, Candace Raymond, and David Orr in the general election.[3]
| Dubuque Community School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jim Prochaska Incumbent |
23.56% | 2,577 |
| Anderson Sainci |
21.08% | 2,305 |
| Nancy Bradley |
16.35% | 1,788 |
| Terra Siegert Incumbent | 15.23% | 1,666 |
| Chuck Seymour | 14.58% | 1,595 |
| David Orr | 5.14% | 562 |
| Candace Raymond | 4.05% | 443 |
| Total Votes | 10,936 | |
| Source: Dubuque County, Iowa, "Dubuque Community School District Election, September 12, 2017, Canvassed September 15, 2017," accessed September 19, 2017 | ||
2013
Siegert placed third out of four candidates in the September 10, 2013, general election and won one of three available seats on the board.
Results
| Dubuque Community Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Prochaska |
33.1% | 2,559 | |
| Nonpartisan | Craig Beytien Incumbent |
27% | 2,085 | |
| Nonpartisan | Terra Siegert |
23% | 1,773 | |
| Nonpartisan | George Davis Incumbent | 16.9% | 1,304 | |
| Total Votes | 7,721 | |||
| Source: The Telegraph Herald, "Beytien, Prochaska, Siegert elected to Dubuque school board," September 10, 2013 | ||||
Funding
As of September 5, 2013, Siegert received $1,622 in campaign contributions with a total of $800.51 remaining cash on hand.[4]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Davis | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Terra Siegert | $1,622.00 | $821.49 | $800.51 |
Campaign themes
Siegert cited her reasons for running as wanting to become more involved in the school district and bringing a more diverse representation to the board.[1]
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See also
- Dubuque Community School District, Iowa
- Dubuque Community School District elections (2017)
- Dubuque Community Schools elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted via email on August 9, 2013
- ↑ Marielle Bricker, "Email communication with Joni Lucas, Dubuque Community Schools, Board of Education Secretary," August 8, 2017
- ↑ Telegraph Herald, "2 newcomers, incumbent look forward to terms on Dubuque school board," accessed September 12, 2017
- ↑ Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, "Dubuque County," accessed September 11, 2013
| Dubuque Community School District elections in 2017 | |
| Dubuque County, Iowa | |
| Election date: | September 12, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Terra Siegert • Incumbent, Jim Prochaska • Chuck Seymour • Candace Raymond • Anderson Sainci • David Orr • Nancy Bradley |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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