School Board candidates

Name: Patrick Dorin

Age: 74

Address: 1409 E. Fifth St., Superior

Family: Married 52 years, five children

Education: Master’s in elementary education from Northern Michigan University; cross-disciplinary doctorate in education and business from the University of Minnesota.

Occupation: Retired teacher and administrator, author

Civic/political experience: Superior School Board member, 9 years; served on transportation committee in Minnesota.

Name: James Farkas

Age: 56

Address: 4 Bennington Rd., Superior

Family: Wife, June (nurse at WITC), married 34 years

Education: Master’s degree in business administration from Seidman School of Business, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Mich.

Occupation: General manager of Northern Engineering in Superior

Civic/political experience: Vocational chairperson of Superior Afternoon Rotary Club; Rotary Interact and Ryla Liaison with Superior High School; volunteer at Great Lakes Elementary; board member of Superior Salvation Army; co-chair of Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival 2009; children’s activities chairperson (Kiwanis Club-Rotary Club partnership) at the Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival; past president of Superior Kiwanis Club; past board member of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; English as a Second Language volunteer at University of Kansas.

Name: Christina Kintop

Age: 43

Address: Foxboro

Family: Married with four children

Education: UWS, Northwestern Chiropractic College

Occupation: Chiropractor

Civic/political experience: Superior School Board member, 10 years; School Board vice president, four years; active in Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools; Four Corners PTA, president for three years.

Name: Michael Raunio

Age: 29

Address: 2820 Ogden Ave., Superior

Family: Single

Education: Earned degrees from UWS in history (2006) and social work (2009)

Occupation: Community organizer

Civic/political experience: Member of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin; field organizer for the 2012 Obama campaign in northwest Wisconsin; co-founder of People First Superior, an organization created to mobilize citizens in response against Act 10; co-organizer of Tony G 3-on-3 Memorial Basketball Tournament, which has raised $75,000 for the UWS Foundation and local charities.

Name: Steve J. Stupak

Age: 54

Address: 5818 Cumming Ave., Superior

Family: Wife, Gina Stupak; son, Steven Jr.; and two stepdaughters, Vanessa and Samantha.

Education: High school graduate and vocational education.

Occupation: Retired chief engineer after more than 30 years in the Superior School district and working for Avanti Health Systems.

Civic/political experience: I am a novice in politics but excited to get involved and gain experience in the political arena.

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