Terry Spayer
Terry Spayer was a candidate for District 3 representative on the Peoria Board of Education in Illinois. He lost to Daniel Walther in the general election held on March 15, 2016.[1]
Spayer was a 2015 candidate for the District 3 seat on the Peoria Public Schools District 150 Board of Education in Illinois. He ran in the general election on April 7, 2015.[2] He lost the election.[3]
Biography
Spayer previously worked as an art teacher in the Peoria Public Schools District 150. He now works as a substitute teacher. He earned the Rotary Club North Teacher of the Year award. His service experience includes coordinating visual arts instruction for stroke patients, volunteering at the Refresh and Retreat Stroke Camp and serving as vice president of a homeowners’ association. Spayer earned his bachelor's degree in elementary education from Illinois State University. He and his wife have two grown children.[4]
Elections
2016
Two of the seven seats on the Peoria Board of Education were up for general election on March 15, 2016. District 2 incumbent Debbie Wolfmeyer and District 3 incumbent Rick Cloyd did not file for re-election. Robert Aviles ran unopposed and won the District 1 seat. In District 3, Daniel Walther defeated Terry Spayer.[1]
Results
| Peoria Public Schools District 150, District 3 General Election, 5-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Daniel Walther |
64.91% | 6,949 |
| Terry Spayer | 35.09% | 3,757 |
| Total Votes | 10,706 | |
| Source: Peoria County Elections Commission, "3/15/16 General Primary Precinct," accessed May 20, 2016 | ||
Funding
Spayer reported no contributions or expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections during the election.[5] School board candidates in Illinois are only required to file campaign finance reports if they accept contributions or make expenditures in excess of $5,000 in a 12-month period.[6]
Endorsements
Spayer received no official endorsements during the election.
2015
Two of the seven seats on the Peoria Public Schools District 150 Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015. Both seats represented District 3. One was an unexpired four-year term, and the other was a full five-year term.
The seats of District 3 incumbents Jon Bateman and Chris Crawford were on the ballot. Bateman ran for re-election to a four-year term after getting appointed in August 2014. He faced three challengers, Ernestine Jackson, Daniel Walther and Brenda Wilson. Jackson defeated Bateman to win the four-year term. Crawford did not file to run for re-election, leaving five challengers, Dan Adler, Jeffrey R. Campbell, Josh Haywood, Phil Romanus and Terry Spayer, to run for the open five-year term. Adler was elected to the seat.
Results
| Peoria Public Schools District 150, District 3 General Election, 5-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Dan Adler |
52.2% | 2,913 | |
| Nonpartisan | Terry Spayer | 12.8% | 715 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeffrey R. Campbell | 7.6% | 422 | |
| Nonpartisan | Phil Romanus | 9.8% | 545 | |
| Nonpartisan | Josh Haywood | 17.6% | 981 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mae Catherine Godhigh (Write-in) | 0% | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 5,576 | |||
| Source: Peoria County Clerk, "Cumulative Report — Official," accessed April 28, 2015, Peoria Election Commission, "04/07/15 Official Cumulative," accessed April 28, 2015 | ||||
Funding
School board candidates in Illinois are only required to file campaign finance reports if they accept contributions or make expenditures in excess of $5,000 in a 12-month period.[7]
Spayer reported no contributions or expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections in this election.[8]
Endorsements
Spayer did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
Campaign themes
2015
Spayer highlighted the following goals on his campaign website:
| “ | As a classroom teacher of 34 years, he has first-hand experience in Peoria City Schools as well as those in Peoria County. Having been a fulltime educator in both self-contained and fine arts classrooms, he understands the day-to-day operations of educating children. Advocating for teachers and administrators to receive disciplinary support. Sincerely, The Committee for Citizens for Terry Spayer[9] |
” |
| —Terry Spayer's campaign website (2015)[10] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Peoria Public Schools District 150, Illinois
- Peoria Public Schools District 150 elections (2015)
- Peoria Public Schools District 150 elections (2016)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget... (April 8, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Peoria County Election Commission, "District 150 candidates," accessed January 5, 2016
- ↑ Peoria County Clerk, "School Board and Regional Board of School Trustees Candidate Filings," accessed January 20, 2015
- ↑ Peoria County Clerk, "Cumulative Report — Official," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Peoria Journal Star, "Nine candidates seeking two District 150 school board seats," March 14, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Disclosure Search," accessed March 15, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Disclosure," accessed March 31, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Disclosure," accessed March 31, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Disclosure Search," accessed April 3, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Citizens for Terry Spayer Facebook, "About," accessed March 26, 2015
| 2016 Peoria Public Schools District 150 Elections | |
| Election date: | March 15, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Robert Aviles District 3: Terrance Spayer • Daniel Walther |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
| 2015 Peoria Public Schools District 150 Elections | |
| Peoria County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 3 four-year term: • Incumbent, Jon Bateman • Ernestine Jackson • Daniel Walther • Brenda Wilson District 3 five-year term: • Dan Adler • Jeffrey R. Campbell • Josh Haywood • Phil Romanus • Terry Spayer |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
