Andrew Laux

Andrew Laux was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Warren Board of Education in Michigan. The seat was up for general election on November 4, 2014. Andrew Laux lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Elections[edit]

2014[edit]

See also: Warren Consolidated Schools elections (2014)

The election in Warren featured four seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Brian White ran against challengers Kaitlyn Schwab, Timothy Schwartz and Carl B. Weckerle for the two seats with four-year terms. Two incumbents, I. Susan Kattula and Elaine G. Martin, competed with Laura Hawatmeh and Andrew Laux for the two seats with six-year terms. White, Weckerle, Kattula and Martin campaigned together as an unofficial slate.^[1]

Incumbent Brian White and Kaitlyn Schwab defeated Timothy Schwartz and Carl B. Weckerle for two seats with four-year terms, while incumbents I. Susan Kattula and Elaine G. Martin defeated challengers Laura Hawatmeh and Andrew Laux for two seats with six-year terms.

Results[edit]

Warren Consolidated Schools, At-Large General Election, 6-year term, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	I. Susan Kattula Incumbent	32.8%	14,154
	Nonpartisan	Elaine G. Martin Incumbent	32.5%	14,031
	Nonpartisan	Laura Hawatmeh	18.1%	7,811
	Nonpartisan	Andrew Laux	16.6%	7,174
Total Votes				43,170
Source: Macomb County Election Department, "Race Summary," accessed December 29, 2014

Funding[edit]

Laux did not report any contributions or expenditures during the election, according to the Macomb County Election Department.^[2]

Endorsements[edit]

Laux did not receive any official endorsements during the election.

About the district[edit]

See also: Warren Consolidated Schools, Michigan

Warren Consolidated Schools is located in Macomb County and Oakland County in Michigan.

Warren Consolidated Schools is located in both Macomb County and Oakland County, Michigan. The county seat is Mount Clemens. Macomb County is home to 854,769 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.^[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Warren Consolidated Schools was the 10th-largest school district in Michigan and served 15,414 students.^[4]

Demographics[edit]

Macomb County underperformed compared to the rest of Michigan in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 22.2 percent of Macomb County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 25.5 percent for Michigan as a whole. The median household income for Macomb County was $53,628 compared to $48,471 for the state of Michigan. The percentage of people below poverty level for Macomb County was 11.8 percent while it was 16.3 percent for the state of Michigan.^[3]

Racial Demographics, 2013^[3]
Race	Macomb County (%)	Michigan (%)
White	83.6	80.1
Black or African American	10.5	14.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.3	0.7
Asian	3.4	2.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0	0.0
Two or more races	2.1	2.2
Hispanic or Latino	2.4	4.7

Presidential Voting Pattern, Macomb County^[5]
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote
2012	208,016	191,913
2008	223,784	187,663
2004	196,160	202,166
2000	172,625	164,265

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[edit]

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Andrew + Laux + Warren + Consolidated + Schools"

Andrew Laux News Feed

External links[edit]

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Footnotes[edit]

[1] Facebook, "A Parent Slate for WCS School Board," accessed October 27, 2014

[2] Macomb County Election Department, "Campaign Finance Reporting," accessed October 24, 2014

[census-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Macomb County, Michigan," accessed July 24, 2014

[4] National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014

[5] Secretary of State - Department of State, "Previous Election Information," accessed August 1, 2014

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2014 Warren Consolidated Schools Elections
Macomb County and Oakland County, Michigan
Election date:	November 4, 2014
Candidates:	At-large (4-year term): • Incumbent, Brian White • Kaitlyn Schwab • Timothy Schwartz • Carl B. Weckerle At-large (6-year term): • Incumbent, I. Susan Kattula • Incumbent, Elaine G. Martin • Laura Hawatmeh • Andrew Laux
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