Thomas Binder
Thomas Binder was a candidate for at-large representative on the Marshfield School District Board of Education in Wisconsin. Binder ran for the seat in the primary election on February 16, 2016 and was defeated. The top four vote recipients advanced to the general election on April 5, 2016.[1]
Elections
2016
Two of the seven at-large seats on the Marshfield School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. A primary election was held February 16, 2016. The seats of incumbents Amber Leifheit and Pete Mancl were up for election. Mancl did not run for re-election. Leifheit faced Thomas Binder, Mark Critelli, Dan Wald and Dale Yakaites in the primary election. All of the candidates, with the exception of Binder, advanced to the general election. Leifheit and Yakaites defeated Wald and Critelli in the general election.[1]
Results
| Marshfield School District, At-Large Primary Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Amber Leifheit Incumbent |
31.10% | 1,546 |
| Dale Yakaites |
25.73% | 1,279 |
| Dan Wald |
17.34% | 862 |
| Mark Critelli |
13.44% | 668 |
| Thomas Binder | 12.39% | 616 |
| Total Votes (100) | 4,971 | |
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Jennifer Heeg," March 16, 2016 | ||
Funding
Binder reported no contributions or expenditures to the Marshfield School District in the election.[2] Any candidate spending or receiving less than $2,000 was not required to file a campaign finance report.[3]
Endorsements
Binder received no official endorsements for his campaign during the election.
Campaign themes
2016
Binder responded to the following questions in an interview with The Hub City Times:
| “ | Why are you running?
I have been in the Marshfield area my entire life. Our school system is an important part of the Marshfield area, and I have concerns about the direction in which it is heading. What do you see as the most significant issue facing the school district that you would have to deal with as a board member? Some years back, the state and federal government decided to take more control of local school operations and teaching methods. We already know how poorly the state and federal government run things. This control has to be stopped. Why should citizens vote for you? I think the students and the teachers are the future of this country. I will invest the time to understand this operation and do the things needed to represent the voters’ concerns.[4] |
” |
| —Thomas Binder (2016)[5] | ||
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marshfield News Herald, "5 run for Marshfield School Board," January 6, 2015
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Marshfield School District Board Secretary Jennifer Heeg," February 10, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "Campaign Financing," accessed January 25, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Hub City Times, "Candidate Questionnaire: Binder, Critelli, and Wald," January 18, 2016
| 2016 Marshfield School District Elections | |
| Marathon County, Wisconsin and Wood County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | Primary Election: February 16, 2016 • General Election: April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Amber Leifheit • Thomas Binder • Mark Critelli • Dan Wald • Dale Yakaites |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
