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Tom Heidemann
Tom Heidemann was a member of the Anoka-Hennepin School District school board in Minnesota, representing District 1. Heidemann assumed office in 1999. Heidemann left office in 2019.
Heidemann ran for re-election to the Anoka-Hennepin School District school board to represent District 1 in Minnesota. Heidemann lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Biography
Heidemann earned a bachelor's degree and an M.S. degree in electrical engineering. He is employed as a senior technical engineering manager.[1]
Elections
2019
See also: Anoka-Hennepin School District, Minnesota, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Anoka-Hennepin Board of Education District 1
Erin Heers-McArdle defeated incumbent Tom Heidemann in the general election for Anoka-Hennepin Board of Education District 1 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Erin Heers-McArdle (Nonpartisan)  | 54.2 | 1,388 |
 | Tom Heidemann (Nonpartisan) | 45.5 | 1,165 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 2,561 | |||
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2015
The election in Anoka-Hennepin featured three of the six seats on the board up for general election on November 3, 2015.
The seats of District 1 incumbent Tom Heidemann, District 2 incumbent Marci Anderson, and District 5 incumbent Nicole Hayes were up for election. All three incumbents filed to run for re-election. Hayes defeated challenger Scott Simmons in District 5. Heidemann and Anderson ran unopposed and won re-election to the District 1 and District 2 seats, respectively. Jamison Sawyer, who originally filed for the District 1 seat, withdrew from the race on August 13, 2015, and did not appear on the ballot.[2]
Results
| Anoka-Hennepin School District, District 1, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tom Heidemann Incumbent |
94.0% | 344 |
| Write-in votes | 6.01% | 22 |
| Total Votes | 366 | |
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School Districts No. 11," accessed November 3, 2015 These election results are not official and will be updated when certified results are available. You can submit certified results by contacting us. |
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Funding
Heidemann reported $500.00 in contributions and $624.94 in expenditures to the Anoka County Elections & Voter Registration office, which left his campaign with $1,709.90 on hand during the election.[3]
Endorsements
Heidemann received an endorsement from the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO.[4]
2011
| Anoka-Hennepin School District, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Heidemann Incumbent |
70.4% | 3,041 | |
| Nonpartisan | Darin Rorman | 27.4% | 1,184 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 2.2% | 97 | |
| Total Votes | 4,322 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected School District Contests," accessed October 14, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tom Heidemann did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
2015
Heidemann completed a survey conducted by ABC Newspapers:
| “ | 1. Why are you running for School Board?
I have a passion for education and the important role it has in creating a strong community and democracy. We have established a great school district that will be even better in the future. I would like to be part of us continuing to move forward. I bring a parent’s view to the board and understand that the education of children starts first in the home. We need to always respect that role for parents. I have a business background based in six sigma principles that will help improve our practice and process making us even more effective and efficient. I have gained much knowledge and understand the complex issues we face today and into the future. I promise that I will continue to work tirelessly on behalf of the students, families and community to provide the best education possible with the dollars available. 2. What is Anoka-Hennepin’s biggest strength and largest weakness? Anoka-Hennepin has excellent teachers and staff that care deeply about students and the families we serve. We have a non-partisan School Board that makes the difficult decisions and works together for the benefit of students and not one’s own political agenda. Our families choose to send their kids to the Anoka-Hennepin Schools, and as a result, we have one of the highest retention rates and approval ratings in the metropolitan area. It has created new growth in our school population, specifically in the northern areas, and we must put together a long-term plan to accommodate the new growth. Our student performance on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment accountability measures for math and reading proficiency needs to increase. We must also formalize a process for continuous improvement that uses taxpayer money wisely and guarantees all new initiatives are well managed and will result in improved student achievement. We need to maintain a customer-service attitude in all our interactions with our community. 3. Anoka-Hennepin administrators are planning to present between $4 million and $6 million in budget reduction options to the School Board in November. What options are off the table for you? What steps can be taken to prevent budget cuts in the future? It is always my goal to keep budget reductions as far away from the classroom as possible. An increase in class size will be something very difficult for me to support. We need the Legislature and governor to focus on funding the programs we have before deciding to fund new programs. We also need to find ways to be more efficient with our resources while still providing an excellent education with higher levels of student achievement.[5] |
” |
| —ABC Newspapers survey (2015)[1] | ||
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ABC Newspapers, "Three seats up for election on Anoka-Hennepin board," October 23, 2015
- ↑ Sun Post, "Coon Rapids candidate withdraws from A-H school board race," August 24, 2015
- ↑ Anoka County Elections & Voter Registration, "Campaign Finance," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, "General Election, November 3, 2015," October 23, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2015 Anoka-Hennepin School District Elections | |
| Anoka County, Minnesota | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Tom Heidemann District 2: • Incumbent, Marci Anderson |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
