Warren Consolidated Schools elections (2014)

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2014 Warren Consolidated Schools Elections
General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district Method of election Elections Key deadlines Additional elections External links
See also
Michigan Warren Consolidated Schools Macomb County, Michigan ballot measures Oakland County, Michigan ballot measures Local ballot measures, Michigan

Four seats on the Warren Consolidated Schools Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.

Incumbent Brian White ran against challengers Kaitlyn Schwab, Timothy Schwartz, and Carl B. Weckerle for two seats with four-year terms. The candidates who ran for the two seats with six-year terms were incumbents I. Susan Kattula and Elaine G. Martin and challengers Laura Hawatmeh and Andrew Laux. White, Weckerle, Kattula, and Martin campaigned together as an unofficial slate. Fellow board member Susan M. Jozwik did not file for re-election.

Incumbent Brian White and Kaitlyn Schwab defeated Timothy Schwartz and Carl B. Weckerle for two seats with four-year terms, while incumbents I. Susan Kattula and Elaine G. Martin defeated challengers Laura Hawatmeh and Andrew Laux for two seats with six-year terms.

About the district

See also: Warren Consolidated Schools, Michigan

Warren Consolidated Schools is located in Macomb County and Oakland County in Michigan.

Warren Consolidated Schools is located in both Macomb County and Oakland County, Michigan. The county seat is Mount Clemens. Macomb County had a population of 854,769 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau in 2014. In the 2011-2012 school year, Warren Consolidated Schools was the 10th-largest school district in Michigan and served 15,414 students.

Demographics

In 2012, Macomb County had a lower percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree compared to the state overall. The United States Census Bureau reported that 22.2 percent of residents aged 25 and older in Macomb County had earned a bachelor's degree, compared with 25.5 percent for Michigan. The county’s median household income was $53,628, above the state median of $48,471. The poverty rate in Macomb County was 11.8 percent, below the state rate of 16.3 percent.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Macomb County (%)	Michigan (%)
White	83.6	80.1
Black or African American	10.5	14.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.3	0.7
Asian	3.4	2.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0	0.0
Two or more races	2.1	2.2
Hispanic or Latino	2.4	4.7

Presidential Voting Pattern, Macomb County
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote
2012	208,016	191,913
2008	223,784	187,663
2004	196,160	202,166
2000	172,625	164,265

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Voter and candidate information

As of the 2014 election, the Warren Board of Education consisted of seven members elected at-large to four or six-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Four seats were up for election in 2014, two seats with four-year terms and two seats with six-year terms.

School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which ended on July 22, 2014. The deadline to withdraw was on July 25, 2014. Write-in candidates had to file by October 24, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 6, 2014.

At-large (4-year term)

• Brian White
  • Incumbent

• Kaitlyn Schwab

• Timothy Schwartz

• Carl B. Weckerle

At-large (6-year term)

• I. Susan Kattula
  • Incumbent

• Elaine G. Martin
  • Incumbent

• Laura Hawatmeh

• Andrew Laux

Election results

4-year term

Warren Consolidated Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Brian White Incumbent	33.2%	13,961
	Nonpartisan	Kaitlyn Schwab	24.8%	10,413
	Nonpartisan	Carl B. Weckerle	23.3%	9,769
	Nonpartisan	Timothy Schwartz	18.7%	7,864
Total Votes				42,007
Source: Macomb County Election Department, "Race Summary," accessed December 29, 2014

6-year term

Warren Consolidated Schools, At-Large General Election, 6-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	I. Susan Kattula Incumbent	32.8%	14,154
	Nonpartisan	Elaine G. Martin Incumbent	32.5%	14,031
	Nonpartisan	Laura Hawatmeh	18.1%	7,811
	Nonpartisan	Andrew Laux	16.6%	7,174
Total Votes				43,170
Source: Macomb County Election Department, "Race Summary," accessed December 29, 2014

Endorsements

Incumbents Brian White, I. Susan Kattula, and Elaine G. Martin and challenger Carl B. Weckerle each received endorsements from the local chapters of the Michigan Education Association and the UAW.

White also received endorsements from AFSCME Locals 1815/1346 and the AFL-CIO.

Campaign finance

Candidates reported $28,794.00 in contributions and $18,729.21 in expenditures during the election, according to the Macomb County Election Department.

In Michigan, candidates are prohibited from receiving contributions from corporations or labor organizations. Within 10 days of becoming a candidate, candidates must form a candidate committee. Following the creation of the committee, candidates have an additional 10 days to register the committee with the school district by filing a statement of organization. A candidate committee that does not expect to receive or spend more than $1,000 during the election cycle is eligible to receive a reporting waiver, which allows that committee not to file pre-election, post-election and annual campaign statements without legal penalty.

In the at-large race for two seats with four-year terms, candidates reported $14,942.00 in contributions and $9,258.67 in expenditures during the election.

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Brian White	$8,016.00	$4,259.71	$3,756.29
Kaitlyn Schwab	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Timothy Schwartz	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Carl B. Weckerle	$6,926.00	$4,998.96	$2,419.10

In the at-large race for two seats with six-year terms, candidates reported $13,852.00 in contributions and $9,470.54 in expenditures during the election.

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
I. Susan Kattula	$6,926.00	$4,209.71	$2,774.74
Elaine G. Martin	$6,926.00	$5,260.83	$3,813.01
Laura Hawatmeh	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Andrew Laux	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2012 Warren Consolidated Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Sue Trombley Incumbent 32.1% 18,565      Nonpartisan Ben Lazarus 17.1% 9,902      Nonpartisan Carl Hessing 15.9% 9,187      Nonpartisan Loretta Crow Incumbent 15% 8,700      Nonpartisan Jane E. Gabler 14% 8,134      Nonpartisan Carl P. Priemer 5.9% 3,411 Total Votes 57,899 Source: Macomb County Election Department, "Warren Consolidated Schools Board Member," accessed September 1, 2014 2011 Warren Consolidated Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Megan Papasian-Broadwell 59.5% 3,377      Nonpartisan Carl B. Weckerle 28.4% 1,615      Nonpartisan Ben Lazarus 12.1% 686 Total Votes 5,678 Source: Macomb County Election Department, "Warren Consolidated Schools Board Member," accessed September 1, 2014

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Warren Consolidated Schools election in 2014:

Deadline	Event
July 22, 2014	Last day for candidates to file nomination documents
July 25, 2014	Last day for candidates to withdraw
October 6, 2014	Last day to register to vote in the general election
October 24, 2014	Last day for write-in candidates to file nomination documents
November 4, 2014	General election day

Additional elections on the ballot

This election shared the ballot with general elections for a U.S. House seat, U.S. Senate seat, Michigan state executive offices, Michigan House of Representatives seats, and Michigan State Senate seats. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal, and judicial elections.

See also

• Michigan
• Warren Consolidated Schools, Michigan
• Michigan school board elections, 2014
• List of school board elections in 2014
• School board elections, 2014
• Macomb County, Michigan ballot measures
• Oakland County, Michigan ballot measures
• Local ballot measures, Michigan

External links

Suggest a link

• Warren Consolidated Schools
• Macomb County Election Department