Tom Kruse
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Tom Kruse is an at-large representative on the School District of Holmen school board in Wisconsin. Kruse won a new term in the at-large general election on April 4, 2017.
Biography
Kruse moved to Holmen in 1998. He earned a bachelor's degree in middle school education from Georgia State University. His work experience includes being an A & P jet engine mechanic for Delta Airlines, an alternative education teacher with the Family & Children’s Center, a training and safety coordinator for a wood manufacturing company, a corporate instructor for a publicly traded company, and a business owner.[1]
Elections
2017
Three seats on the School District of Holmen Board of Education were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017. In their bids for re-election to the board, incumbents Gary Dunlap, Cheryl Hancock, and Tom Kruse ran unopposed and won additional terms.[2][3]
Results
| School District of Holmen, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Cheryl Hancock Incumbent |
35.97% | 1,975 |
| Gary Dunlap Incumbent |
31.91% | 1,752 |
| Tom Kruse Incumbent |
31.07% | 1,706 |
| Write-in votes | 1.06% | 58 |
| Total Votes | 5,491 | |
| Source: La Crosse County Clerk, "Municipal Summary," accessed May 9, 2017 | ||
Funding
Kruse filed an exemption statement detailing he would not spend or receive more than $2,000 toward his campaign. Because of this, he did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[4]
2014
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Cheryl Hancock |
28.6% | 1,345 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gary Dunlap |
28.1% | 1,321 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Kruse |
22.6% | 1,063 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joe Gittens | 20.4% | 961 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 18 | |
| Total Votes | 4,708 | |||
| Source: La Crosse County, Wisconsin, "Unofficial Summary, 2014 Spring Election," April 8, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2017
Kruse highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | My 3 LEGGED STOOL OF EDUCATION is as follows:
These three variables apply to all areas of a school: curriculum, start times, tutoring groups, online illuminates, subject matter, school year, student personal scheduling and accepting of responsibility, etc. As we face a demanding 21st century the list of opportunities are endless and exciting. Schools help anchor communities. We must work and think outside the box to keep Holmen school district a district of choice. We need to challenge our students, our parents, educators, and school board members to think and improve all involved.[5] |
” |
| —Tom Kruse (2017)[1] | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tom Kruse for Holmen School Board, "About," accessed March 14, 2017
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Cristina Kovacs," January 5, 2017
- ↑ La Crosse County Clerk, "Unofficial Summary," accessed April 5, 2017
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Cristina Kovacs, School District of Holmen," March 28, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| School District of Holmen elections in 2017 | |
| La Crosse County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Gary Dunlap • Incumbent, Cheryl Hancock • Incumbent, Tom Kruse |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
