Rick Melcher
Rick Melcher is a former write-in candidate for the nonpartisan office of Wisconsin superintendent of public instruction.[1] He was defeated in the primary election on February 21, 2017.
Biography
After graduating from high school, Melcher worked as a laborer, a truck driver, and a bartender, before attending the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He graduated with a B.S. in secondary mathematics education in 1992. His career in education includes 25 years as a teacher in rural and urban schools in Wisconsin and Colorado. He has served as a lead teacher for the Wisconsin Academy Staff Development Initiative and as a member of the board of directors for the Wisconsin Mathematics Council.[2]
Education
- B.S., secondary mathematics education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Elections
2017
The office of Wisconsin superintendent of public instruction was up for election in 2017. The primary election was held on February 21, 2017, to narrow the candidate field to the top two vote recipients. The general election was held on April 4, 2017.
Incumbent Tony Evers, who was first elected in 2009 and then re-elected in 2013, filed to run for re-election. Two challengers, former Beloit superintendent Lowell Holtz and former Dodgeville district administrator John Humphries, filed to challenge Evers' bid for a third term in office. Rick Melcher ran as a write-in candidate.[3]
| Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction, Primary Election, 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Tony Evers Incumbent |
69.7% | 251,477 | |
| Lowell Holtz |
22.9% | 82,519 | |
| John Humphries | 7.4% | 26,563 | |
| Rick Melcher | 0% | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 360,559 | ||
| Source: WisconsinVote.org, "Current election results," accessed February 22, 2017 | |||
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Wisconsin Public Education Network, "2017 Candidate Questionnaire—Superintendent of Public Instruction," accessed February 6, 2017
- ↑ Rick Melcher for State Superintendent, "About Rick Melcher," accessed February 13, 2017
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