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Wendell Harris Sr.

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Wendell Harris Sr.
Image of Wendell Harris Sr.
Prior offices
Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors District 2

Elections and appointments
Last election

April 2, 2019

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Air Force

Personal
Birthplace
Arkansas
Contact

Wendell Harris Sr. was a member of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors in Wisconsin, representing District 2. Harris assumed office in 2015. Harris left office in 2019.

Harris ran for re-election to the Milwaukee Board of School Directors to represent District 2 in Wisconsin. Harris lost in the general election on April 2, 2019.

Biography

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Born in Arkansas, Harris served in the U.S. Air Force before going on to work for A.O. Smith. During that time, he served on the executive board of Smith Steelworkers, DALU 19806, AFL-CIO for eight years. After his retirement in 1998, Harris went on to serve as the first vice-chair of the Wisconsin NAACP. When he served on the school board, Harris lived with his wife, Rozalia, in the Enderis Park neighborhood.[1]

Harris ran as a candidate for the Socialist Party in the Milwaukee mayoral race in 2000.[2]

Board membership

See also: Governing majority in Milwaukee Public Schools

2015-2016

The Milwaukee Board of School Directors voted unanimously on 88.74 percent of its votes between the annual organizational meeting on April 28, 2015, and the regular board meeting on November 17, 2016. The voting data indicated that Mark Sain, Larry Miller, Carol Voss, Terrence Falk, and Claire Zautke were the majority faction on the board, and Annie Woodward and Wendell Harris Sr. were the minority faction on the board. Michael Bonds and Tatiana Joseph did not vote consistently enough with either group to be included in the majority or minority faction.[3]

Elections

2019

See also: Milwaukee Public Schools, Wisconsin, elections (2019)

General election

General election for Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors District 2

Erika Siemsen defeated incumbent Wendell Harris Sr. in the general election for Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors District 2 on April 2, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erika Siemsen
Erika Siemsen (Nonpartisan)
 
60.1
 
5,338
Image of Wendell Harris Sr.
Wendell Harris Sr. (Nonpartisan)
 
39.9
 
3,542

Total votes: 8,880
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2015

See also: Milwaukee Public Schools elections (2015)

Five seats on the Milwaukee Board of School Directors were up for election on April 7, 2015. Two of the races were contested.

District 2 incumbent Jeff Spence faced challenger Wendell Harris Sr. Stephany Pruitt challenged District 3 incumbent Michael Bonds.

Brian Eisold filed a declaration of candidacy to challenge at-large incumbent Terrence Falk. However, Eisold did not file the necessary nominating signatures, leaving Falk unopposed in his re-election bid. District 1 incumbent Mark Sain and candidate Carol Voss for District 8 were also unopposed in the election.

All of the incumbents except Spence, who was defeated by Harris, retained their seats, and Voss won her first term on the board in the open District 8 race.

Results

Milwaukee Public Schools,
District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngWendell Harris Sr. 62.5% 3,467
     Nonpartisan Jeff Spence Incumbent 37% 2,053
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.5% 26
Total Votes 5,546
Source: City of Milwaukee Election Commission, "April 7, 2015: Spring Election Summary Report," accessed April 22, 2015

Funding

Harris reported $18,260.09 in contributions and $10,283.19 in expenditures to the Milwaukee Election Commission, which left his campaign with $7,976.90 in cash on hand in this election.[4]

Endorsements

Harris was endorsed by Wisconsin Progress.[5]

See also


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Footnotes