Tim Culver
Tim Culver was an at-large member of the Bloomington school board. He was first elected to the chamber in 1994 and he lost his re-election bid in a general election on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Tim Culver resides in Bloomington, Minnesota. Culver earned his B.A. in English from Macalester College in 1970 and studied Educational Leadership and Administration at Hamline University in 2007. Throughout his career, he has worked as an educator and often as an English teacher.[1]
Elections
2013
Tim Culver and fellow incumbents Lyle Abeln and Arlene Bush lost their seats to challengers Ricardo Oliva, Dawn Steigauf, Jim Sorum and Tom Bennett in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Bloomington Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Ricardo Oliva |
16.8% | 6,602 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Sorum |
15.1% | 5,947 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Bennett |
15% | 5,902 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dawn Steigauf |
14.6% | 5,763 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tim Culver Incumbent | 13.3% | 5,220 | |
| Nonpartisan | Arlene Bush Incumbent | 12.5% | 4,941 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lyle Abeln Incumbent | 12.4% | 4,895 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 120 | |
| Total Votes | 39,390 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 271 - Bloomington," accessed December 18, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Culver reported no contributions or expenditures to the school district office.[2]
Endorsements
Culver did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
2009
| Bloomington Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Melissa Halvorson Wiklund |
12.8% | 3,561 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tim Culver Incumbent |
10.9% | 3,028 | |
| Nonpartisan | Arlene Bush Incumbent |
8.9% | 2,479 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Hibbs Incumbent |
8.1% | 2,259 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maureen Peterson Incumbent | 7.7% | 2,131 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Reichert | 7.6% | 2,123 | |
| Nonpartisan | Julie Frankhouser | 6.6% | 1,843 | |
| Nonpartisan | Melissa Riebel | 6.5% | 1,823 | |
| Nonpartisan | Matthew Pawlowski | 5.6% | 1,563 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dan Wallerus | 5.5% | 1,533 | |
| Nonpartisan | Larry A. Frost | 5.4% | 1,518 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marcie Coval | 4.9% | 1,369 | |
| Nonpartisan | Amanda Crombie | 4.8% | 1,327 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lisa H. Bowen | 3.9% | 1,094 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ruth Adu-Gyamfi | 0.7% | 204 | |
| Total Votes | 27,855 | |||
| Source: Bloomington, Minnesota, "Unofficial results: General Election," accessed October 21, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
In an interview with the local newspaper, Culver listed the following campaign themes for 2013:[3]
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"It’s important that the school district improve communication between teachers and parents, staff and students, board and administrators, schools and the community. Community and parent engagement are district priorities. The board needs to take that commitment seriously, help define what it means, and make sure it’s happening." |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Tim + Culver + Bloomington + Public + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Tim Culver," accessed October 21, 2013
- ↑ Information received in an email to Ballotpedia from Jennifer Hazel on March 25, 2014
- ↑ Mike Hanks, Sun Current, "Bloomington Board of Education election profiles," October 18, 2013
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