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Patricia Madden
Patricia Madden was an at-large representative on the Waukesha School Board in Wisconsin. She was first elected to the board in 2003. Madden won re-election to a fifth consecutive term in the general election on April 7, 2015. She did not seek re-election in 2018.
Biography
Madden previously served as Waukesha County Clerk.[1]
Governing majority
2015
From January 2015 to December 2015, the Waukesha School Board voted unanimously on 85.1 percent of the 94 motions brought forward by board members. The board approved 100 percent of the motions recorded during regular meetings in 2015. These totals exclude motions to approve board minutes or procedural votes. Because of the high rate of unanimous votes, a governing majority could not be determined.
Dissenting votes
Steve Edlund opposed 10 of the 14 measures that were not unanimously approved in 2015. Karin Rajnicek voted no on five of these non-unanimous measures, joining Edlund on four occasions. Of these four motions, one dealt with foreign language as an elective option for sixth-graders, two dealt with facilities upgrades and one sought to exceed revenue limits on a non-recurring basis. There were no board votes in 2015 where more than two members voted in opposition.
Absences
Edlund, Rajnicek, William Baumgart, Ellen Langill, and Kurt O'Bryan each missed one meeting in 2015. No board meetings in 2015 featured more than one absent member.
Issues
Votes on fiscal or budgetary issues accounted for 27 motions or 28.7 percent of all motions brought to the board in 2015. District procedures and personnel decisions accounted for 24 motions each or a total of 51 percent of all motions. The board also voted on 14 curriculum motions with a scattering of votes for athletics, board procedures, and charter schools.
Elections
2015
Three at-large board seats were up election on April 7, 2015. Incumbents Patricia Madden, Patrick McCaffery and Kurt O'Bryan won re-election against challengers Kari Schulte, Amanda Medina-Roddy and Paul Reese.[2]
Results
| Waukesha School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Patricia Madden Incumbent |
18.2% | 5,197 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patrick McCaffery Incumbent |
17.5% | 4,992 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kurt O'Bryan Incumbent |
16.6% | 4,738 | |
| Nonpartisan | Amanda Medina-Roddy | 16.3% | 4,649 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kari Schulte | 16% | 4,562 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul Reese | 15.4% | 4,383 | |
| Total Votes | 28,521 | |||
| Source: Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin 2015 spring general election results," April 7, 2015 These election results are not official and will be updated when certified results are available. You can submit certified results by contacting us. | ||||
Funding
Madden reported no contributions or expenditures to the Waukesha School District as of March 30, 2015. She filed as "Exempt from Filing Campaign Finance Records" on her campaign registration statement.[3]
Endorsements
Madden had not received any official endorsements as of January 9, 2015.
2012
Patricia Madden, Patrick McCaffery and Daniel Warren won re-election to the board without opposition on April 3, 2012.[4][5]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Patricia + Madden + Waukesha + School + District"
See also
- Waukesha School District, Wisconsin
- Waukesha School District elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state...
- Wisconsin school districts 2014 review
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Waukesha County clerk will have a familiar challenger," November 2, 2011
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Phone call with Waukesha School District Superintendent's Office," January 8, 2015
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Sue Ettinger, Executive Assistant to the WSD Superintendent’s Office," March 31, 2015
- ↑ Waukesha School District, "Notice of Election of School Board Members," accessed September 20, 2014
- ↑ Waukesha Patch, "No Challengers Against Waukesha School Board Incumbents," January 4, 2012
| 2015 Waukesha School District Elections | |
| Waukesha County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Patricia Madden • Incumbent, Patrick McCaffery • Incumbent, Kurt O'Bryan • Kari Schulte • Amanda Medina-Roddy • Paul Reese |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
