Here’s the report made by McHenry High School District 156 Board candidate Arnie Waltmire:
$5,000 – Waltmire, Arne, Occupation: Teacher, Employer: Community High School District 155.
Previously Waltmire ran unsuccessfully for McHenry County College Board and the McHenry County Board.
Interestingly, Waltmire has not told the State Board of Elections that he is running for the high school board.
I wouldn’t bet against his success this third time out.
Taxpayer candidates do not seem to be mounting a campaign and McHenry High School teachers are motivated as a result of the strike last year.
We constantly hear that Illinois doesn’t adequately fund education.
Yet look at these salary hikes for Mr. Waltmire.
What would be the result of more funding for education?
Bigger salaries?
2015 – $121,243 – 28th year teaching in state, plus taught 2 years out of state.
2014 – $121,206
2013 – $121,096
2012 – $120,538
2011 – $113,873
2010 – $107,323
2009 – $100,679
2008 – $095,603
2007 – $090,243
2006 – $086,370
2005 – $078,519
2004 – $071,454
2003 – $067,974
2002 – $061,301
2001 – $055,225
2000 – $052,373
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Mr. Waltmire was a high ranking leader in the Illinois Education Association (IEA) teacher union.
He is a former Chair of IEA Region 23, and as such was on the IEA Board of Directors.
IEA Region 23 is one of over 50 IEA regions.
It consists of 16 locals with 2,000 members in elementary and high school districts and McHenry County College.
Members of the IEA Board of Directors attend the IEA Representative Assembly, which is held in late March / early April (this year it was March 30 – April 1, 2017 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel at 301 East Water St, Chicago).
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IEA has 135,000 members.
NEA has 3,200,000 members.
The NEA Representative Assembly is held annually over the 4th of July holiday.
It is a massive event with over 8,000 delegates.
In 2017 it will be held in Boston.
There is no effective taxpayer association counter to these organizations.
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The current chair of IEA Region 23 is Tammy Mootz in Crystal Lake Elementary District 47.
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IEA is networked at the local, regional, state, and national level.
There is no taxpayer counter to the IEA political machine.
There is no taxpayer lobbyist in Springfield to counter the IEA lobbyists.
The closest the taxpayers have is the “management alliance” of:
– IASB (Illinois Association of School Boards)
– IASA (Illinois Association of School Administrators)
– IASBO (Illinois Association of School Business Officials)
– IPA (Illinois Principals Association).
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Mr. Waltmire is a seasoned union political operative.
Treason is the Reason
Awesome pic Cal and congrats.
You have solved the mystery of the origin, of Mad Magazine cover boy Alfred E. Neuman.
“What, me worry?”
As more and more teachers, firemen, police, school admins, librarians, and public sector union workers retire, we will continue to see a major increase in beneficiaries of public sector pensions running for office.
Why? If you need to ask, you are the problem.
Yup, their all trying to protect their own nuts
Waltmire!!! When I hear that name, I go into a conniption fit!
When you look up ‘Taxoholic’ in the Websters, it’s that same exact photo!