Todd Clemens
Todd Clemens is an at-large representative on the Mukwonago School Board in Wisconsin. He was first elected to the board in 2010.[1]
Clemens won re-election in the general election on April 5, 2016.[2]
Biography
Clemens earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.[1] He is a manager at SVA Professional Services in Brookfield. Clemens is a certified public accountant.[3]
Elections
2016
Three of the nine seats on the Mukwonago School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. Incumbents Todd Clemens and Mary D'Amour filed for re-election, while Joanne Newberry did not seek another term. Clemens defeated challenger Cathie Treacy Callahan for an at-large seat and D'Amour was unopposed for the Central Region seat. Newcomer Craig Vertz won Newberry's West Region seat without opposition.[2]
Results
| Mukwonago School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Todd Clemens Incumbent |
51.21% | 4,740 |
| Cathie Treacy Callahan | 48.24% | 4,465 |
| Write-in votes | 0.55% | 51 |
| Total Votes (100) | 9,256 | |
| Source: Waukesha County Clerk, "2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary," accessed April 5, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2016
Clemens answered the following questions from Lake Country Now:
| “ |
Why are you running for the school board? As a former graduate of Mukwonago School District (Class of 1991), I was afforded a great education that positioned me for future success. I have served on the board the past six years and am running for a third term in order to ensure that all children in the district continue to receive the same education and opportunities that I was afforded. A quality school district has an impact on our community and property values. How can the district attract/retain quality teachers? The district must continue to compensate employees fairly in a competitive nature with our surrounding districts, provide support and guidance in the development of our staff and include teachers in our educational decision-making processes to increase teacher commitment. What can the district do to increase student enrollment? In the past couple of years the board has made it a goal to increase our marketing efforts to let the general public know all the accomplishments our district has achieved such as Blue Ribbon schools, state report cards, etc. We have expanded our course offerings (AP, shop, electives) to help ensure our students are successful and college ready. What is the biggest challenge facing the district? The biggest challenge facing the district is economic in nature and involves the state funding of our school district which creates uncertainty each state budget cycle. How do you propose to address that challenge? As a board we continue to communicate with our state representatives that serve our district to educate them on the quality of the education we provide and how the current funding of public education needs to be changed. We also work with Wisconsin Association of School Boards to advocate with state government on behalf of our district in an attempt to promote positive change. |
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| —Todd Clemens (2016), [1] | ||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lake Country Now, "Candidates bring varied skills to ballot for Mukwonago School Board," March 15, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nick Katers, "Email exchange with district registrar Laura Stroika," January 7, 2016
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Todd Clemens," accessed March 9, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2016 Mukwonago School District Elections | |
| Waukesha County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Todd Clemens • Cathie Treacy Callahan
Central Region: Incumbent, Mary D'Amour West Region: Craig Vertz |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
