Shannon Scharmer
Shannon L. Scharmer was an at-large representative on the Beloit School District Board of Education in Wisconsin. Scharmer sought and won another term in the general election on April 5, 2016, but resigned on September 16, 2016, after first stepping down from her position of board president in July 2016.[1][2]
Elections
2016
- See also: Beloit School District elections (2016)
Four of the seven seats on the Beloit School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. The seats of incumbents John Acomb, Shannon Scharmer, John Winkelmann, and Laurie Endres were up for election. Scharmer and Endres filed for re-election and four candidates joined them in the race to fill the seats: Kris Klobucar, Jennifer Long, Shelly Cronin, and Pam Charles.[3] Scharmer was successful in her bid for re-election, while Endres was not. Klobucar, Charles, and Cronin won the remaining seats on the board. Because Cronin was the fourth-highest vote recipient, she filled a one-year term to serve out a vacancy on the board.[4]
Results
| Beloit School District, At-Large General and Special Elections, 3- and 1-year terms, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kris Klobucar |
22.10% | 4,475 |
| Pam Charles |
19.84% | 4,017 |
| Shannon Scharmer Incumbent |
15.71% | 3,180 |
| Shelly Cronin |
15.46% | 3,131 |
| Laurie Endres Incumbent | 14.13% | 2,860 |
| Jennifer Long | 12.57% | 2,546 |
| Write-in votes | 0.28% | 57 |
| Total Votes (100) | 20,266 | |
| Source: Rock County Board of Elections, "Election Results - April 5, 2016 Final Results," accessed June 15, 2016 | ||
Endorsements
Scharmer was endorsed by the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO and Local 95.[5][6]
2013
| Beloit School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | John Winkelmann Incumbent |
34.6% | 1,329 | |
| Nonpartisan | John C. Acomb Incumbent |
32.6% | 1,251 | |
| Nonpartisan | Shannon L. Scharmer Incumbent |
31.6% | 1,213 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.2% | 47 | |
| Total Votes | 3,840 | |||
| Source: Rock County Clerk, "2013 Spring Non-Partisan," accessed September 24, 2014 | ||||
About the district
- See also: Beloit School District, Wisconsin
The Beloit School District is located in Rock County in southern Wisconsin. The county seat is Janesville. Rock County was home to 161,188 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[7] The district was the 18th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 7,116 students.[8]
Demographics
Higher education achievement
Rock County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Wisconsin in terms of higher education achievement from 2009 to 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 19.4 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.8 percent for the state as a whole.[7]
Median household income
Between 2009 and 2013, the median household income in Rock County was $49,435. At the same time, the median household income for Wisconsin as a whole was $52,413, and for the entire United States it was $53,046.[7][9]
Poverty rate
The poverty rate in Rock County was 14.3 percent from 2009 to 2013, while it was 13.0 percent statewide.[7] During that same time period, the poverty rate for the country as a whole was 15.4 percent.[9]
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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.
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See also
- Beloit School District, Wisconsin
- Beloit School District elections (2015)
- Beloit School District elections (2016)
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- Wisconsin school districts 2014 review
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Beloit Daily News, "Scharmer quits as board president," July 14, 2016
- ↑ Beloit Daily News, "Shannon Scharmer announces she will step down," September 14, 2016
- ↑ Beloit Daily News Connection, "Field of six will contest four Beloit school seats," January 6, 2016
- ↑ School District of Beloit, "Board of Education," accessed February 5, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, "2016 Spring Election Candidate Endorsements," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ Local 95, "Spring 2016 endorsements," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 United States Census Bureau, "Rock County, Wisconsin," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: USA," accessed July 6, 2015
- ↑ Government Accountability Board, "Wisconsin Election Results," accessed January 28, 2014
| 2016 Beloit School District Elections | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Shannon Scharmer • Incumbent, Laurie Endres • Kris Klobucar • Jennifer Long • Shelly Cronin • Pam Charles |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines |
