Stephanie Kortyna-Rapach
Stephanie Kortyna-Rapach was a candidate for at-large representative on the Janesville School District Board of Education in Wisconsin. She lost the general election on April 5, 2016.
Biography
Kortyna-Rapach is a Beloit School District teacher and a former teacher in the Janesville School District.[1]
Elections
2016
Three of the nine seats on the Janesville School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. The seats of Kristin Hesselbacher, Karl Dommershausen, and Cathy Myers were up for election. Dommershausen and Myers filed for re-election and faced challengers Michelle Haworth, Jim Millard, and Stephanie Kortyna-Rapach. Myers was successful in her bid for re-election and was joined on the board by newcomers Haworth and Millard. [2]
Results
| Janesville School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michelle Haworth |
21.11% | 8,141 |
| Jim Millard |
19.00% | 7,326 |
| Stephanie Kortyna-Rapach | 18.68% | 7,203 |
| Karl Dommershausen Incumbent | 14.14% | 5,452 |
| Cathy Myers Incumbent |
26.16% | 10,088 |
| Write-in votes | 0.39% | 148 |
| Total Votes (100) | 38,358 | |
| Source: Rock County Board of Elections, "Election Results - April 5, 2016 Final Results," accessed June 15, 2016 | ||
Endorsements
Kortyna-Rapach was endorsed by Wisconsin Progress and Local 95.[3][4]
About the district
- See also: Janesville School District, Wisconsin
The Janesville School District is located in Rock County in south-central Wisconsin. The county seat is Janesville. Rock County was home to 161,188 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] The district was the ninth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 10,390 students.[6]
Demographics
Higher education achievement
Rock County underperformed compared to Wisconsin as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 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.[5]
Median household income
Between 2009 and 2013, the median household income in Rock County was $49,435. During that same time period, the median household income for Wisconsin was $52,413, and it was $53,046 for the entire United States.[5][7]
Poverty rate
The poverty rate in Rock County was 14.3 percent from 2009 to 2013, compared to 13.0 percent statewide.[5] During that same time period, the poverty rate for the country as a whole was 15.4 percent.[7]
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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
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ GazetteXtra, "Five candidates seek three seats on the Janesville School Board," January 5, 2016
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, Email conversation with Board Relations Coordinator Debra Weston, January 14, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Progress, "Our Endorsements for Spring 2016," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ Local 95, "Spring 2016 Endorsements," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 United States Census Bureau, "Rock County, Wisconsin," accessed July 6, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: USA," accessed July 6, 2015
- ↑ Government Accountability Board, "Wisconsin Election Results," accessed January 28, 2014
| 2016 Janesville School District Elections | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Karl Dommershausen • Incumbent, Cathy Myers • Michelle Haworth • Jim Millard • Stephanie Kortyna-Rapach |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
