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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 2015
Page
1
Two challengers defeated an incumbent board vice president and a five-term member in Cedar Rapids, while two other incumbents held on. Turnout reached 3 percent with 2,494 voters in the Cedar Rapids Community School District, where four of seven four-year terms were contested.
WINNERS President Allen Witt captured 65 percent to 35 in the race. In the two at large seats Kristin Janssen 36 and John Laverty 30 led challengers, Ann Rosenthal 21 sought a sixth term, Todd Cohenour 12 trailed. Incumbent Mary Meisterling won District 1 unopposed for a fifth term.
In Iowa City voters selected five newcomers to join the seven member board after an 18 candidate field. Three challengers critical of the district including Hoover Elementary closure were among the winners as no incumbents ran for re election.
Inside county by county results LaTasha DeLoach Phil Hemingway Tom Yates and Lori Roetlin win four year terms. Christopher Liebig captures a two year seat after Tayet Baruah resigns in July. Turnout in the J.C. is discussed.
Investigators link shootings in Cedar Rapids to the killing of 15 year old Aaron K Richardson. Police say the incident was not random and are pursuing leads as patrols and overtime increase. No arrests announced as authorities address ongoing gun violence and community calls for action.
The University of Iowa Faculty Senate censures regents for selecting J Bruce Harreld, a business executive with limited academia experience, over finalists with academic leadership backgrounds. The symbolic vote aims to influence the process and healing, with potential future actions including a no confidence stance against Harreld and public letters to Gov. Branstad.
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