Art Van Meter
Art Van Meter was a candidate for at-large representative on the St. Joseph School District Board of Education in Missouri. Van Meter was defeated in the general election held on April 5, 2016.[1]
Elections
2016
Two of the seven seats on the St. Joseph School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. The seats of first-term incumbent Brad Haggard and April 2015 appointee Eric Bruder were up for election. Bruder filed for re-election. He was joined on the ballot by challengers John Paul Leo Stehr, Maggie Elder, Art Van Meter, Sarah Hochschwender, Kathy Northup, Bryan Green, Teresa Simmons, Michael Dulcan and Tami Pasley. Green and Pasley defeated the other eight candidates in the April election and will take seats on the St. Joseph school board in May.[1]
Results
| St. Joseph School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Bryan Green |
22.74% | 3,145 |
| Tami Pasley |
17.23% | 2,382 |
| Eric Bruder Incumbent | 16.06% | 2,221 |
| Kathy Northup | 14.22% | 1,967 |
| Art Van Meter | 11.43% | 1,581 |
| Maggie Elder | 6.34% | 877 |
| Teresa Simmons | 6.20% | 857 |
| Sarah Hochschwender | 3.00% | 415 |
| Michael Dulcan | 1.61% | 222 |
| John Paul Leo Stehr | 0.99% | 137 |
| Write-in votes | 0.17% | 24 |
| Total Votes (100) | 13,828 | |
| Source: Buchanan County Clerk, "Election Summary Report OFFICIAL," accessed May 3, 2016 | ||
Funding
Van Meter reported $25,875.00 in contributions and $25,225.84 in expenditures to the Missouri Ethics Commission.[2]
Endorsements
Van Meter was endorsed in the race by the News Press Now editorial board.[3]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mandy Gillip, "Phone conversation with Joey Austin, director of St. Joseph School District school board public relations," January 20, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Ethics Commission, "Candidate or Committee Name Search," accessed June 24, 2016
- ↑ News Press Now, "Bruder, Van Meter best for schools," March 28, 2016
| 2016 St. Joseph School District Elections | |
| Buchanan County, Missouri | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Eric Bruder • John Paul Leo Stehr • Maggie Elder • Art Van Meter • Sarah Hochschwender • Kathy Northup • Bryan Green • Teresa Simmons • Tami Pasley • Michael Dulcan |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
