Tom Barton
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Tom Barton is an at-large member of the Dubuque Community School District School Board in Iowa. He won re-election to his seat in the general election on September 8, 2015.[1][2]
Biography
Barton is the founder and president of Barton Wealth Management, LLC. He has worked as a financial advisor since 1999. He has served as the chairman of the Dubuque Chamber of Commerce. Barton obtained his bachelor's degree from Loras College.[3]
Elections
2015
Four of the seven seats on the Dubuque Community School District Board of Education were up for election on September 8, 2015. All seats on the board of education represent the district at-large.
Incumbents Tom Barton, Mike Donohue and Tami Ryan won re-election to their seats. Incumbent Otto Kreuger did not run for re-election. Upon the initial count of the votes, candidates Timothy Pope and Lisa Wittman tied for the open seat left by incumbent Otto Kreuger.[4] After an error was corrected in the original totals and the absentee ballots were counted, Wittman was determined the winner of the open seat.[5] Pope did not ask for a recount. Candidates Bert Ament and R.R.S. Stewart were also defeated in the election.[6][7][8]
Results
This election was held September 8, 2015.
| Dubuque Community School District, At-Large, 4-Year Term, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tom Barton Incumbent |
22.2% | 2,865 |
| Mike Donohue Incumbent |
20.1% | 2,590 |
| Tami Ryan Incumbent |
19.9% | 2,573 |
| Lisa Wittman |
12.8% | 1,654 |
| Timothy Pope | 12.3% | 1,589 |
| R.R.S. Stewart | 7.4% | 951 |
| Bert Ament | 5.2% | 677 |
| Total Votes | 12,899 | |
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Dubuque County Auditor's Office Jenny Hillary," December 3, 2015 | ||
Funding
Barton reported no contributions or expenditures to the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board during the election.[9] Any candidate spending, receiving or incurring debt in the amount of $1,000 or less was not required to file the disclosure form for campaign finances.[10]
Endorsements
Barton received no official endorsements during the election.
2011
| Dubuque Community School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Tami Ryan |
18.6% | 3,202 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Donohue |
17.3% | 2,976 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Barton |
17.2% | 2,959 | |
| Nonpartisan | Matt Strelo |
8.7% | 1,491 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeff Durdin | 6.9% | 1,181 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Hoskins | 6.8% | 1,166 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marvin Heiderscheit | 6% | 1,030 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Patton | 5.9% | 1,011 | |
| Nonpartisan | Larry Loeppke Incumbent | 5.2% | 895 | |
| Nonpartisan | Doug Isaacson | 3.9% | 674 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lou Oswald | 3.7% | 646 | |
| Total Votes | 17,231 | |||
| Source: Dubuque County Iowa, "Dubuque County School Election," accessed August 19, 2015 | ||||
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See also
- Dubuque Community School District, Iowa
- Dubuque Community School District elections (2015)
- Newcomers and incumbents share the victories in Iowa's largest school district elections (September 9, 2015)
- Analysis of incumbency advantage in the 2014 school board elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Dubuque County, Iowa, "School Board Election Results," accessed September 8, 2015
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, Email correspondence with Dubuque County Auditor's Office Becky Griebel," August 11, 2015
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Tom Barton," accessed August 18, 2015
- ↑ The Herald Online, "Incumbents re-elected to Dubuque School Board; challengers tie for fourth seat," September 8, 2015
- ↑ The Herald Online, "With corrected vote total, Lisa Wittman easily wins Dubuque school board seat," September 13, 2015
- ↑ Dubuque County, Iowa, "School Board Election Results," accessed September 8, 2015
- ↑ Dubuque Community School District, "School Board," accessed June 23, 2015
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Dubuque County Auditor's Office Becky Griebel," August 11, 2015
- ↑ Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, "IECDB State/Local Campaign Disclosure Reports," accessed September 6, 2015
- ↑ Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, "IECDB State/Local Campaign Disclosure Reports," accessed February 2, 2016
| 2015 Dubuque Community School District Elections | |
| Dubuque County, Iowa | |
| Election date: | September 8, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Tom Barton • Incumbent, Mike Donohue • Incumbent, Tami Ryan • Bert Ament • Timothy Pope • R.R.S. Stewart • Lisa Wittman |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
