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Oregon School District Elections
General election date
April 4, 2017
Enrollment (14–15):
3,828 students
Expenditures (FY 13):
$46.1 million

Three seats on the Oregon School District school board were up for by-district general election on April 4, 2017. Area II incumbent Charles Uphoff did not file to run for re-election, leaving the seat open for a newcomer. Courtney Odorico ran unopposed and won that seat. In her bid for re-election to Area III, incumbent Barbara Feeney also ran unopposed and won another term. Area IV incumbent Gwen Maitzen was defeated by challenger Tim LeBrun.^[1][2]

Elections[edit]

Voter and candidate information[edit]

The Oregon school board consists of seven members elected to three-year terms. Elections are held by district on a staggered basis every year in April. Two seats—both from Area I—were up for election in 2016, and three seats—from Areas II, III, and IV—were up for election in 2017. The general election was held on April 4, 2017. A primary election could have been held on February 21, 2017, if more than two candidates had filed to run for any seat.^[3]

School board candidates had to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, and residents of the school district for a minimum of 28 consecutive days before filing as a candidate. They also could not be disqualified from voting under Wisconsin law.^[4]

To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file nomination papers with the school district clerk by January 3, 2017. If incumbents whose terms were up for re-election did not file to run in the race and did not file written notification that they would not be running, the candidate filing deadline could have been extended until January 6, 2017. The terms of candidates elected in the race started on April 24, 2017.^[4]

Candidates and results[edit]

Area II[edit]

Results[edit]

Oregon School District, Area II General Election, 3-year term, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Courtney Odorico  (unopposed)	99.09%	2,509
Write-in votes	0.91%	23
Total Votes		2,532
Source: Dane County Clerk, "2017 Spring Election Official Canvass," accessed May 2, 2017

Candidates[edit]

Courtney Odorico
	Former member, Oregon school board, 2005-2014

Area III[edit]

Results[edit]

Oregon School District, Area III General Election, 3-year term, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Barbara Feeney Incumbent (unopposed)	99.41%	2,509
Write-in votes	0.59%	15
Total Votes		2,524
Source: Dane County Clerk, "2017 Spring Election Official Canvass," accessed May 2, 2017

Candidates[edit]

Barbara Feeney
	Incumbent Member, 2014-2017 Graduate, University of Wisconsin at Green Bay

Area IV[edit]

Results[edit]

Oregon School District, Area IV General Election, 3-year term, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tim LeBrun	51.47%	1,784
Gwen Maitzen Incumbent	48.38%	1,677
Write-in votes	0.14%	5
Total Votes		3,466
Source: Dane County Clerk, "2017 Spring Election Official Canvass," accessed May 2, 2017

Candidates[edit]

Gwen Maitzen		Tim LeBrun
	Incumbent Member, 2014-2017 Graduate, DePauw University, Northern Illinois University, and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Retired educator, Oregon School District		Graduate, University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire Business consultant, Runzheimer International

Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: Wisconsin elections, 2017

The Oregon school board election shared the ballot with elections for the office of Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction and one seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.^[5]

Key deadlines[edit]

The following dates were key deadlines for Wisconsin school board elections in 2017:^[6][7]

Endorsements[edit]

The Wisconsin AFL-CIO and the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans endorsed Area IV incumbent Gwen Maitzen.^[8][9]

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Campaign finance[edit]

See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2017

All school board candidates in Wisconsin were required to file a campaign registration statement with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission after qualifying as candidates. This statement declares their candidacy to the county clerk's office and allows them to claim exemption from reporting campaign contributions and expenditures. Candidates were only required to report campaign contributions and expenditures if they did one or both of the following:^[10]

• Accepted contributions, made disbursements, or incurred debt in excess of $2,000 during the calendar year
• Accepted more than $100 from a single source during the calendar year, barring contributions made by candidates to their own campaigns

There were three campaign finance report deadlines in 2017:

• The pre-primary report was due February 13, 2017,
• The pre-election report was due March 27, 2017, and
• The post-election report was due July 15, 2017.^[11]

Candidates who filed before January 1, 2017, also had to file a continuing campaign finance report on January 16, 2017.^[12]

Reports[edit]

Candidates received a total of $1,647.43 and spent a total of $1,353.37 in the election, according to the Oregon School District.^[13]

Area II candidate Courtney Odorico and Area III incumbent Barbara Feeney filed exemption statements detailing they would not spend or receive more than $2,000 toward their campaigns. Because of this, they did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.^[13]

Past elections[edit]

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2016 Oregon School District, Area I General Election, 3-year term, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Krista Flanagan 45.6% 4,964      Nonpartisan Dan Krause 29.9% 3,253      Nonpartisan Uriah Carpenter 24% 2,614      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.5% 57 Total Votes 10,888 Source: Dane County Clerk's Office, "2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote," accessed December 22, 2016 2015 Oregon School District, Area I General Election, 3-year term, 2015 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Steve Zach 56.5% 2,087      Nonpartisan Marilyn McDole 43.3% 1,600      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 5 Total Votes 3,692 Source: Dane County Clerk's Office, "2015 Spring Election Official Canvass," accessed December 22, 2016 2014 General election Oregon School District, Area II General Election, 3-year term, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Charles Uphoff 55.5% 1,983      Nonpartisan Courtney Odorico Incumbent 44.4% 1,587      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 4 Total Votes 3,574 Source: Dane County Clerk's Office, "2014 Spring Election Official Canvass," accessed December 22, 2016 Oregon School District, Area III General Election, 3-year term, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Barbara Feeney 55.3% 1,961      Nonpartisan Lee J. Christensen 44.6% 1,581      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 3 Total Votes 3,545 Source: Dane County Clerk's Office, "2014 Spring Election Official Canvass," accessed December 22, 2016 Oregon School District, Area IV General Election, 3-year term, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Gwen Maitzen 54.5% 1,942      Nonpartisan Wayne Mixdorf 45.4% 1,616      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 4 Total Votes 3,562 Source: Dane County Clerk's Office, "2014 Spring Election Official Canvass," accessed December 22, 2016 Primary election Oregon School District, Area IV Primary Election, 3-year term, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Wayne Mixdorf 46.5% 572      Nonpartisan Gwen Maitzen 45.7% 562      Nonpartisan Justin Zander 7.3% 90      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.4% 5 Total Votes 1,229 Source: Dane County Clerk's Office, "2014 Spring Primary Election Official Canvass," accessed December 22, 2016

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Candidate survey[edit]

About the district[edit]

See also: Oregon School District, Wisconsin

The Oregon School District is located in Dane County, Wisconsin.

The Oregon School District is located in south-central Wisconsin in Dane County. The county seat is Madison. Dane County was home to an estimated 523,643 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.^[14] The district was the 50th-largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 3,828 students.^[15]

Demographics[edit]

Higher education achievement[edit]

Dane County outperformed Wisconsin as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 47.9 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.8 percent of state residents.^[14]

Median household income[edit]

From 2011 to 2015, the median household income in the county was $62,865, compared to $53,357 for the state of Wisconsin.^[14] During that same period, the median household income for the entire United States was $53,889.^[14]

Poverty rate[edit]

The poverty rate in Dane County was 11.2 percent from 2011 to 2015. During that same period, the poverty rate was 12.1 percent statewide, and it was 13.5 percent for the country as a whole.^[14]

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.

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See also[edit]

Oregon School District	Wisconsin	School Boards
List of school districts in Wisconsin	Wisconsin school board elections, 2017 Public education in Wisconsin Local ballot measures, Wisconsin	School board elections, 2017 School board elections, 2016

External links[edit]

• Oregon School District
• Dane County Clerk's Office

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