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Art Van Meter
Art Van Meter was a candidate for at-large representative on the St. Joseph School District Board of Education in Missouri. Van Meter was defeated in the general election held on April 5, 2016.[1]
Elections
2016
Two of the seven seats on the St. Joseph School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. The seats of first-term incumbent Brad Haggard and April 2015 appointee Eric Bruder were up for election. Bruder filed for re-election. He was joined on the ballot by challengers John Paul Leo Stehr, Maggie Elder, Art Van Meter, Sarah Hochschwender, Kathy Northup, Bryan Green, Teresa Simmons, Michael Dulcan and Tami Pasley. Green and Pasley defeated the other eight candidates in the April election and will take seats on the St. Joseph school board in May.[1]
Results
| St. Joseph School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Bryan Green |
22.74% | 3,145 |
| Tami Pasley |
17.23% | 2,382 |
| Eric Bruder Incumbent | 16.06% | 2,221 |
| Kathy Northup | 14.22% | 1,967 |
| Art Van Meter | 11.43% | 1,581 |
| Maggie Elder | 6.34% | 877 |
| Teresa Simmons | 6.20% | 857 |
| Sarah Hochschwender | 3.00% | 415 |
| Michael Dulcan | 1.61% | 222 |
| John Paul Leo Stehr | 0.99% | 137 |
| Write-in votes | 0.17% | 24 |
| Total Votes (100) | 13,828 | |
| Source: Buchanan County Clerk, "Election Summary Report OFFICIAL," accessed May 3, 2016 | ||
Funding
Van Meter reported $25,875.00 in contributions and $25,225.84 in expenditures to the Missouri Ethics Commission.[2]
Endorsements
Van Meter was endorsed in the race by the News Press Now editorial board.[3]
About the district
- See also: St. Joseph School District, Missouri
The St. Joseph School District is located in northwest Missouri in Buchanan County. The county seat of Buchanan County is St. Joseph. St. Joseph is home to 77,147 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] The district was the 16th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 11,882 students.[5]
Demographics
Higher education achievement
St. Joseph underperformed in comparison to the rest of Missouri in terms of higher education attainment. The United States Census Bureau found that 20.4 percent of St. Joseph residents over 25 years old held undergraduate degrees compared to a 25.8 percent rate for the state of Missouri.[4]
Median household income
St. Joseph had a median household income of $42,248 in 2010 compared to $47,333 for Missouri.[4]
Poverty rate
The poverty rate for St. Joseph was 18.4 percent in 2010 compared to a 10.5 percent rate for the entire state.[4]
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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.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mandy Gillip, "Phone conversation with Joey Austin, director of St. Joseph School District school board public relations," January 20, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Ethics Commission, "Candidate or Committee Name Search," accessed June 24, 2016
- ↑ News Press Now, "Bruder, Van Meter best for schools," March 28, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 United States Census Bureau, "St. Joseph (city), Missouri," accessed February 5, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Missouri Election Results," accessed January 23, 2015
| 2016 St. Joseph School District Elections | |
| Buchanan County, Missouri | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Eric Bruder • John Paul Leo Stehr • Maggie Elder • Art Van Meter • Sarah Hochschwender • Kathy Northup • Bryan Green • Teresa Simmons • Tami Pasley • Michael Dulcan |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
