Mike Rooney
Mike Rooney was a member of the Ankeny Community School District school board At-large in Iowa. Rooney assumed office in 2011. Rooney left office in 2019.
Rooney ran for re-election to the Ankeny Community School District school board At-large in Iowa. Rooney won in the general election on September 8, 2015.
Biography
Rooney is the vice president of Royal Bank of Canada Wealth Management. He obtained his bachelor's degree in economics from Gustavus Adolphus College.[1]
Elections
2015
Four of the seven seats on the Ankeny School Board were up for at-large election on September 8, 2015.
Incumbents Mike Rooney, Brad Huss, Dustin Graber and Stephanie Jorgensen faced challenger Leslie Petersen for the four available seats up for election. All four incumbents won re-election to their seats.[2][3][4]
Results
This election was held September 8, 2015.
| Ankeny Community School District, At-Large, 4-Year Term, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Dustin Graber Incumbent |
23.8% | 878 |
| Brad Huss Incumbent |
22.0% | 812 |
| Mike Rooney Incumbent |
21.6% | 796 |
| Stephanie Jorgensen Incumbent |
18.7% | 688 |
| Leslie Petersen | 13.9% | 513 |
| Total Votes | 3,687 | |
| Source: Polk County Auditor's Office, "Regular School Election," accessed November 12, 2015 | ||
Funding
Rooney reported no contributions or expenditures to the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board during the election.[5] Any candidate spending, receiving or incurring debt in the amount of $1,000 or less was not required to file the disclosure form for campaign finances.[6]
Endorsements
Rooney received no official endorsements during the election.
2011
| Ankeny Community School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Dustin Graber |
16.9% | 4,568 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brad Huss |
15.8% | 4,266 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Rooney |
15.4% | 4,179 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephanie Jorgensen |
14.7% | 3,987 | |
| Nonpartisan | Leslie Petersen Incumbent | 9.5% | 2,559 | |
| Nonpartisan | Aaron Johnson Incumbent | 9.4% | 2,547 | |
| Nonpartisan | Trent Murphy Incumbent | 9.1% | 2,465 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andrew Martin | 9% | 2,447 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 42 | |
| Total Votes | 27,060 | |||
| Source: Polk County, Iowa, "Polk County Auditor Election Results," accessed August 14, 2015 | ||||
About the district
- See also: Ankeny Community School District, Iowa
The Ankeny Community School District is located in central Iowa in Polk County. The county seat is Des Moines. According to the United States Census Bureau, Polk County was home to 459,862 residents in 2014.[7] In the 2012-2013 school year, the Ankeny Community School District was the eighth-largest school district in Iowa and served 9,643 students.[8]
Demographics
Polk County outperformed the rest of Iowa in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found 34.9 percent of Polk County residents aged 25 years and older attained a bachelor's degree compared to 25.7 percent of state residents. The median household income in the county was $59,018 compared to $51,843 for the state of Iowa. The poverty rate in the county was 11.8 percent compared to 12.4 percent for the entire state.[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
- Ankeny Community School District, Iowa
- Ankeny Community School District elections (2015)
- Newcomers and incumbents share the victories in Iowa's largest school district elections (September 9, 2015)
- Analysis of incumbency advantage in the 2014 school board elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ankeny Community School District, "Meet Your School Board," accessed August 5, 2015
- ↑ Polk County Auditor's Office, "Regular School Election," accessed September 8, 2015
- ↑ Ankeny Community School District, "Meet Your School Board," accessed June 23, 2015
- ↑ Polk County, Iowa, "Regular School Board Election Candidate List," accessed August 5, 2015
- ↑ Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, "IECDB State/Local Campaign Disclosure Reports," accessed February 2, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, "Reporting Dates," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 United States Census Bureau, "Polk County, Iowa," accessed March 27, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "District Directory Information," accessed June 23, 2015
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, “Voter Registration Totals by County,” accessed July 29, 2013
| 2015 Ankeny Community School District Elections | |
| Polk County, Iowa | |
| Election date: | September 8, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Dustin Graber • Incumbent, Brad Huss • Incumbent, Stephanie Jorgensen • Incumbent, Mike Rooney • Leslie Petersen |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
