Kaukauna Area School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Kaukauna Area School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. Incumbents Chris Bouressa, Tim Reichenberger and Mark Miller filed for re-election. They faced challengers Kathryn Breitzman and Chad Berken in the race. Bouressa, Breitzman, and Berken won seats on the district board.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Kaukauna Board of Education consists of seven at-large members elected to three-year terms. A primary election would have been held on February 16, 2016, if the number of candidate filings was more than double the number of seats up for election. Because only five candidates filed for the three seats, they all ran in the general election on April 5, 2016.
To be elected to the board, candidates must reside in the boundaries of the school district for 28 days prior to the filing of a "Declaration of Candidacy" form. [2] Candidates must also be 18 years old and citizens of the United States. Unless pardoned, those who have been convicted of a felony are not eligible for election to office in Wisconsin.[3]
Candidates had until January 5, 2016, to collect between 100 and 200 signatures for their nomination papers. The signatures had to come from residents of the district where the candidate sought election, but the petition circulators were not required to reside in the district or municipality. Circulators were required to be U.S. citizens and 18 years or older.[4]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Kaukauna Area School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Chris Bouressa Incumbent |
23.23% | 3,895 |
| Chad Berken |
22.84% | 3,831 |
| Kathryn Breitzman |
22.12% | 3,710 |
| Mark Miller Incumbent | 17.88% | 2,999 |
| Tim Reichenberger Incumbent | 13.92% | 2,335 |
| Total Votes (100) | 16,770 | |
| Source: Mandy Gillip , "Email communication with Deb Dakins, district assistant to the superintendent, Certification of the Board of Canvassers," May 10, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2016
The Kaukauna Area School District election ballot also included the state's presidential primary, and races for state and county courts.[5]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Wisconsin school board elections in 2016:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| January 5, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| January 26, 2016 | Referendum submission deadline |
| March 28, 2016 | Pre-general election campaign finance deadline |
| April 5, 2016 | Election Day |
| April 25, 2016 | Board members take office |
| July 15, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance deadline |
Endorsements
No official endorsements were made in this election.
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Kaukauna Area School District.[7]
Candidates were only required to file campaign finance reports if they did one of the following:[8][9]
- accepted contributions, made disbursements or incurred obligations in an aggregate amount of more than $2,000 in a calendar year
- accepted more than $100 from a single source in the calendar year, except contributions made by candidates to their own campaigns
What was at stake?
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About the district
- See also: Kaukauna Area School District, Wisconsin
The Kaukauna Area School District is located in Calumet County and Outgamie County in eastern Wisconsin. According to the United States Census Bureau in 2014, the population of Calumet County was 49,491, and its county seat was Chilton.[10] The population of Outagamie County was 182,006, and the city of Appleton was the county seat.[11] The district was the 46th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 3,953 students.[12]
Demographics
Calumet County outperformed the rest of Wisconsin in terms of higher education achievement in 2013, while Outagamie County underperformed compared to Wisconsin as a whole. The United States Census Bureau found that the percentage of residents aged 25 and older that had attained a bachelor's degree was 27.6 percent and 26.4 percent in Calumet County and Outagamie County, respectively, while 26.8 percent of all Wisconsin residents attained that same level of education.[10][11] From 2009 through 2013, Calumet and Outagamie counties' median household income was $65,130 and $58,318, compared to the state's median of $52,413. During that same time period, the median household income for the United States was $53,046.[10][11] Calumet and Outagamie counties had poverty rates of 6.4 percent and 8.7 percent, respectively, while the national rate was 15.4 percent.[13][14]
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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
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Footnotes
- ↑ Nick Katers, "Email exchange with Deb Dakins," January 11, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Wisconsin Candidate Eligibility," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates: Getting on the Ballot," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "State Statutes: CHAPTER 8," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote," accessed January 12, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Campaign Finance Report Dates 2016, 2017 and 2018," accessed January 25, 2016
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Phone conversation with district secretary to the superintendent, March 31, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Campaign Finance Overview: State Candidates," May 2010
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "11.0104 Reporting exemptions: limited activity," accessed January 26, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 United States Census Bureau, "Calumet County, Wisconsin," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 United States Census Bureau, "Outagamie County, Wisconsin," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcensus - ↑ United States Census Bureau,"State & County QuickFacts: USA," accessed January 12, 2016
- ↑ Government Accountability Board, "Wisconsin Election Results," accessed January 28, 2014
| 2016 Kaukauna Area School District Elections | |
| Calumet County, Wisconsin • Outagamie County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Chris Bouressa • Incumbent, Tim Reichenberger • Incumbent, Mark Miller • Kathryn Breitzman • Chad Berken |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
