Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Justice Pat Roggensack defeats Ed Fallone in race for Wisconsin Supreme Court, while Tony Evers beats Don Pridemore for state superintendent of schools.
State Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack defeated challenger Ed Fallone Tuesday in her bid for a second 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Superintendent of Schools Tony Evers withstood a challenge from Republican state Rep. Don Pridemore in the only other contested statewide race on the ballot. Roggensack was declared the winner by the Associated Press shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday. As of midnight, with 88 percent of the statewide vote counted, she had 57 percent of the vote to Fallone's 42 percent, according to election results from WISN 12 News. The race for Wisconsin's top education post wasn't as close. With 88 percent of the statewide vote counted as of midnight, Evers had 61 percent of the vote, with …
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Retired police officer Jim Dobbs and civil engineer Richard Frazier are vying for a spot on Caledonia's Village Board.
Friday, March 29, 2013
There is a contested races for Caledonia village president and for three Village Board seats. We want to know who is going to get your vote — and why.
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Friday, March 29
Caledonia voters head to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in several key local races — village president and three seats on the Village Board. Bob Bradley is challenging incumbent Ron Coutts for village president; Eddie Willing is taking on David Prott in the Trustee No. 1 race; Maureen Cramer faces incumbent Kevin Wanggaard in the Trustee No. 3 race; and incumbent Jim Dobbs is taking on challenger Richard Frazier in the Trustee No. 5 contest. We're giving Caledonia voters an opportunity to tell us whom they support in all or any of these races — and why. Take our unscientific poll to let us know whom you plan to vote for, and also post a comment at the bottom of this article to weigh in on either race. Here's you chance to tell the …
Retired police officer Jim Dobbs and civil engineer Richard Frazier are vying for a spot on Caledonia's Village Board.
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Friday, March 29
Caledonia voters will head to the polls April 2 to vote on several races, including the Trustee No. 5 seat on the Village Board. The candidates are Jim Dobbs and Richard Frazier. (Click on link for biographical information on each candidate). To provide residents with the most information about the election, Caledonia Patch asked candidates for their positions on key issues facing the village. Here, in their own words, are the candidates' answers to those questions.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Friday is the last day for residents to vote early in person for Tuesday's election and clerks' offices across the state, including Caledonia, are required to be open.
With the spring election on Tuesday, muncipal clerks' offices across the state - including Caledonia - are required to be open on Good Friday. The clerk’s office at Caledonia will be open for in-person absentee voting and other election details that day. Friday is the deadline for in-person voting. You may also cast an absentee ballot by mail, but it must be postmarked no later than Tuesday. Here is more information on voting early in Wisconsin. "The absentee voting statutes provide no exemption from or postponement for deadlines occurring on the Thursday or Friday before the Spring Election, regardless of their relationship to religious observances that are not recognized as state holidays," Wisconsin Government Accountability Board …
Monday, March 25, 2013
Two incumbents and four newcomers are vying for six seats on the Racine Unified School Board in the April 2 election.
Voters in Caledonia — along with those in the rest of the Racine Unified School District — will head to the polls on April 2 to elect three members of the School Board. On the ballot are: Get detailed backgrounds on all candidates Caledonia Patch asked the candidates about some of the key issues facing the district. Here — in their own words — are their answers. RELATED COVERAGE: School Board candidates answer questions from the community
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Incumbent Kevin Wanggaard will take on challenger Maureen Cramer in Village Board race on April 2.
Incumbent Kevin Wanggaard will take on challenger Maureen Cramer on April 2 for the Trustee No. 3 spot on the Village Board. (Click on link for biographical information on each candidate). Trustees serve two-year terms and are paid $6,600 per year. To provide residents with the most information about the election, Patch asked the candidates their views on the key issues facing the village. Here, in their own words, are the candidates' answers to those questions as well as some posed by Patch. I have been fortunate to be able to serve the residents of Caledonia over the past ten years. Throughout my terms on the Town and Village Boards, we have been able to balance budgets, maintain and improve services, and hold the line on property taxes…
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Current Village President Ron Coutts is being challenged by Bob Bradley, who served on the Caledonia Village Board and on the Racine Unified School Board, in the April 2 general election.
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Saturday, March 23
Caledonia voters will head to the polls April 2 to vote on several races, including village president. The candidates are Bob Bradley and Ron Coutts. (Click on link for biographical information on each candidate). The village president is paid $13,000 per year and serves a two-year term. To provide residents with the most information about the election, Caledonia Patch asked candidates for their positions on key issues facing the village. Here, in their own words, are the candidates' answers to those questions.
Eddie Willing and David Prott are vying for a Caledonia village trustee seat in the April 2 election.
Eddie Willing will take on David Prott in the April 2 election in the race for Caledonia Trustee No. 1 seat on the Caledonia Village Board. (Click on link for biographical information on Willing and Prott). The winner will replace Kathy Burton on the board, who decided not to seek re-election. Trustees serve two-year terms and are paid $6,600 per year. To provide residents with the most information about the election, Patch asked the candidates their views on the key issues facing the village. Here, in their own words, are the candidates' answers to those questions as well as some posed by Patch. Prott did not return the candidate questionnaire. I am running for the Village Board because I have a great deal of appreciation and respect for…
Friday, March 22, 2013
Incumbent Tony Evers is taking on state Rep. Don Pridemore in the April 2 election for Wisconsin's top education post.
State Superintendent of School Tony Evers will face state Rep. Don Pridemore (R-Hartford) in his bid for re-election in the April 2 election. Both candidates in the nonpartisan race say they're focused on improving the quality of education in Wisconsin, but they differ on the best way to accomplish that goal. Evers, a Plymouth native, has been the state superintendent of schools since 2009. He has been in the education field for more than 30 years, working as a teacher, principal, superintendent, regional administrator and deputy state superintendent before being elected to his current post. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1973, a master's degree in 1976 and a doctorate in education …
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