UPDATE: On Tuesday, April 9, Wayne Strong conceded the final school board race to Dean Loumos.
UPDATE: TJ Mertz won the race for seat 5 and incumbent James Howard won the race for seat 4. The seat 3 race between Dean Loumos and Wayne Strong was too close to call.
The races for three School Board seats will be decided this Tuesday, April 2, and all five candidates have received endorsements in the months leading up to it.
Dean Loumos [1] and Wayne Strong [2] are competing for seat 3. Greg Packnett [3] is running against current School Board President James Howard [4] for seat 4. Finally, TJ Mertz [5] is the sole contender for seat 5, though his former competitor, Sarah Manski [6], who dropped out of the race after the primary, will still appear on the ballot.
Seat 3: Wayne Strong v. Dean Loumos
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Wayne Strong |
Dean Loumos |
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| Local Officials | Ed Hughes, current School Board member
Mary Burke, current School Board member |
Shwaw Vang, former School Board member
Bill Keyes, former School Board member Nan Brien, former School Board member Anne Arnesen, former School Board member Paul Soglin, Madison mayor Chuck Erickson, Dane County supervisor Al Matano, Dane County supervisor Jenni Dye, Dane County supervisor Carousel Andrea Bayrd, Dane County supervisor |
| Wisconsin Officials | Terese Berceau, state representative | |
| Organizations | Equality Wisconsin Inc.
The Cap Times Wisconsin State Journal |
Democratic Party of Dane County
Progressive Dane Four Lakes Green Party MTI - Madison Teachers Inc. South Central Federation of Labor Fair Wisconsin AFSCME PEOPLE UW-Madison Teaching Assistants Association, AFT Local 3220 |
Seat 4: James Howard v. Greg Packnett
| James Howard (incumbent) |
Greg Packnett | |
| Local Officials | Paul Soglin, Madison mayor
Paul Rusk, Dane County supervisor |
Tim Keifer, Dane County supervisor
Bridget Maniaci, alder Lisa Subeck, alder Tim Kiefer, Dane County supervisor Heidi Wegleitner, Dane County supervisor Al Matano, Dane County supervisor Jenni Dye, Dane County supervisor Carousel Andrea Bayrd, Dane County supervisor Analiese Eicher, former Dane County supervisor |
| Wisconsin Officials | Christine Sinicki, state representative
Evan Goyke, state representative Kelda Helen Roys, former state representative |
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| Organizations | MTI - Madison Teachers Incorporated
AFSCME – American Federation of The Cap Times Wisconsin State Journal Fair Wisconsin |
Democratic Party of Dane County |
Seat 5: TJ Mertz
| TJ Mertz |
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| Local Officials | Ed Hughes, current School Board member
Arlene Silveira, current School Board member Larry Palm, alder Brian Benford, former alder Buzz Davis, former alder and Dane County supervisor Andy Heidt, former alder Bill Keys, former School Board member Carol Carstensen, former School Board member Brenda Konkel, former alder Andy Olsen, former alder and Dane County supervisor LeLand Pan, Dane County supervisor Kyle Richmond, Dane County supervisor Marsha Rummel, Madison alder Paul Rusk, Dane County supervisor Heidi Wegleitner, Dane County supervisor |
| Wisconsin Officials | Sondy Pope-Roberts, state representative
Kelda Helen Roys, former state representative |
| Organizations | MTI - Madison Teachers Inc.
UW-Madison Teaching Assistants Association, AFT Local 3220 Union de Trabajadores Inmigrantes (Immigrant Workers Union) The Cap Times South Central Federation of Labor American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees People (AFSCME People) Democratic Party of Dane County Citizen Action of Wisconsin Equality Wisconsin Inc. |
A list of primary election endorsements for seat 5 can be found here [7].
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Links:
[1] http://deanforschools.org/
[2] http://www.waynestrong4schoolboard.com/
[3] http://www.facebook.com/gregpacknettforschoolboard
[4] http://jameshowardschoolboard.com/
[5] http://mertzformadison.com/
[6] http://votemanski.com/
[7] http://madisoncommons.org/?q=content/endorsements-logged-for-the-madison-school-board-primary