Shawn Denney
Shawn Denney was an at-large member of the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township school board in Indiana. Denney assumed office in 2016. Denney left office in 2019.
Denney (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 5th Congressional District. Denney lost in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Denney was a 2014 Democratic candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of Indiana.[1] He lost to incumbent Susan Brooks (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[2] Denney won the nomination in the Democratic primary election on May 6, 2014.[3]
Biography
Denney graduated from Chrysler High School in New Castle in 1991. Denney attended the University of Indianapolis where he completed a B.A. in political science in 1996.[4]
Elections
2016
Three of the five seats on the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. One seat was up for at-large election and the other two were up for by-district election. Newcomer Shawn Denney filed for the at-large seat previously held by Matt Brown. District 1 incumbent Wendy Muston and District 3 incumbent Carol Helmus filed for additional terms. All three ran unopposed and won terms on the board. There was no primary.[5][6][7]
Results
| Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Shawn Denney (unopposed) |
100.00% | 20,840 |
| Total Votes (100) | 20,840 | |
| Source: Indianapolis, "2016 General Election Results for Marion County, Certified Results," accessed November 29, 2016 | ||
Funding
Denney did not file a campaign finance report with the Marion County Board of Elections as of October 24, 2016.[8]
School board candidates in Indiana who received more than $500 in contributions or made more than $500 in expenditures had to have a principal committee. This committee was designated by a candidate to accept contributions and make expenditures to promote him or her for the election. Each committee was required to have a chairperson and a treasurer, and no contribution or expenditure could be accepted or made on behalf of the candidate's committee without the authorization of the chairperson or treasurer.
Once the $500 threshold was reached, the candidate had to also file a Statement of Organization form no later than at noon, 10 days after the candidate exceeded the limit. The requirement to form a principal committee and file a statement was lifted for candidates who did not meet the $500 threshold requirement. The pre-election report was due October 21, 2016, and the annual report was due January 18, 2017.[9]
2014
Denney ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 5th District.[1] Denney won the nomination in the Democratic primary election on May 6, 2014.[3] Shawn Denney lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Susan Brooks Incumbent |
65.2% | 105,277 | |
| Democratic | Shawn Denney | 30.8% | 49,756 | |
| Libertarian | John Krom | 4% | 6,407 | |
| Total Votes | 161,440 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shawn Denney |
41.9% | 6,141 | ||
| David Ford | 33.1% | 4,856 | ||
| Allen Davidson | 25% | 3,660 | ||
| Total Votes | 14,657 | |||
| Source: Indiana Division of Elections |
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Campaign finance
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Denney's reports.[10]
| Shawn Denney (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[11] | April 15, 2014 | $ | $ | $() | $ | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $0 | $(0) | ||||||||
About the district
Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township is located in the central part of Marion County, Indiana. The county seat is Indianapolis. Marion County was home to 939,020 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[12] The district was the ninth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 14,871 students.[13]
Demographics
Marion County outperformed Indiana as a whole in terms of higher education attainment between 2010 and 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 27.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 23.6 percent of state residents. The median household income for the county was $42,378, compared to $48,737 for the state. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 21.3 percent, while that rate was 14.5 percent for state residents.[12]
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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.
Recent news
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See also
- Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township, Indiana
- Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township elections (2016)
- United States House of Representatives
- Indiana's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Indiana's 5th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Current in Carmel, "Election season returns as candidates begin filing for May primary," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ ‘’Politico’’, “House Election Results,” accessed November 10, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Associated Press, "2014 primary results," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Denny for Congress, "About," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ Indianapolis, "Candidate Filings," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township, "School Board," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ Indianapolis, "2016 General Election Results for Marion County," accessed November 10, 2016
- ↑ Marion County Board of Elections, "Denney, Shawn Allen," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "2016 Indiana Campaign Finance Manual," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Shawn Denney 2014 Summary reports," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 United States Census Bureau, "Marion County, Indiana," accessed September 26, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014
| 2016 Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Shawn Denney District 1: Incumbent, Wendy Muston |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
