Christopher James Kloeppel
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Christopher James Kloeppel is a member of the Champaign Community Unit School District 4 Board of Education in Illinois. He was first elected to the board in the general election on April 7, 2015.[1]
Kloeppel discussed some of the issues facing the district and his plans for the future with the other eight candidates running in this election in a series of candidate forums in March 2015. The candidates shared why they decided to run for school board, where they think the district's new high school should be located if the plans to build it pass a referendum on April 7, 2015, and what they thought about the district's school resource officer program.
- See also: Issues in the election
Biography
Kloeppel works as a plumber and pipe fitter for United Association Local 149. He is the father of two daughters who attend school in the Champaign Community Unit School District 4.[2]
Elections
2015
Five of the seven at-large seats on the Champaign Community Unit School District 4 Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015. Four of the seats were four-year terms, and one seat was up for election to fill an unexpired two-year term.
Only two incumbents, Kerris Lee and Jamar Brown, ran for re-election. They faced six challengers, Amy Armstrong, Azark David Cobbs, Christopher James Kloeppel, Kathy Richards, Kathy Shannon and Alissia Young. Four newcomers, Armstrong, Kloeppel, Richards and Shannon, won the seats. Candidate Jonathan Westfield ran unopposed and won the unexpired two-year term.
The board of education consists of seven members elected at-large to four-year terms on a staggered basis every odd-numbered year. In 2013, three full, four-year term seats and two two-year term seats were up for election.
Results
| Champaign Community Unit School District 4, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Amy Armstrong |
19.3% | 8,315 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kathy Richards |
16.9% | 7,259 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kathy Shannon |
16.4% | 7,083 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christopher James Kloeppel |
13% | 5,579 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jamar Brown Incumbent | 12.1% | 5,214 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alissia Young | 9.6% | 4,145 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kerris Lee Incumbent | 9% | 3,855 | |
| Nonpartisan | Azark David Cobbs | 3.8% | 1,621 | |
| Total Votes | 43,071 | |||
| Source: Champaign County Clerk, "Consolidated General April 7, 2015: Official Results," accessed April 22, 2015 | ||||
Funding
School board candidates in Illinois are only required to file campaign finance reports if they accept contributions or make expenditures in excess of $5,000 in a 12-month period.[3]
Kloeppel reported no contributions or expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections in this election.[4]
Endorsements
Kloeppel was endorsed by the following organizations:[5][6][7][8]
- Champaign Federation of Teachers
- Champaign County AFL-CIO Central Labor Council
- Champaign County Young Democrats
- Champaign County Business Empowered PAC
Campaign themes
2015
Kloeppel shared the following ideas he has for the board in an interview with the News-Gazette:
| “ | I'm someone who sees the benefits of higher education, but also someone who sees the benefits of not going on to college. There's a STEM program and other cool opportunities at our elementary schools that aren't being moved forward to the middle and high school level. With the rising cost of college, not everyone can afford to go. I'd love to see more energy focused on those alternative blue-collar job and skilled trade careers.
There are so many different opportunities in this community. It would be great to help explore and expand different career skills for a wider, more diverse group of students.[9] |
” |
| —News-Gazette interview with Christopher James Kloeppel (2015)[2] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Champaign Community Unit School District 4, Illinois
- Champaign Community Unit School District 4 elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget... (April 8, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ News-Gazette, "LIVE: Election Day April 7, 2015," April 7, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 News-Gazette, "School board candidate cites construction knowledge, wants more trades training," February 6, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Disclosure," accessed March 31, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Disclosure Search," accessed April 3, 2015
- ↑ Champaign Federation of Teachers Facebook, "Timeline post from March 18, 2015," accessed March 20, 2015
- ↑ News-Gazette, "ALF-CIO endorses Gerard for Champaign mayor," March 5, 2015
- ↑ Champaign County Young Democrats Facebook, "PRESS RELEASE FROM CC YOUNG DEMOCRATS," March 8, 2015
- ↑ News-Gazette, "Business group backs Feinen," March 2, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
