Washington Co., Wi – There will be races in every community across Washington County, Wi in the April 4, 2023 Spring Election.
What follows is a list of some of the races in villages, towns, cities, and school districts across Washington County. Note, those running for local school boards did not have to turn in signatures in order to run for office, however they did have to turn in a finance report and declaration of candidacy. Those running for other offices were required to turn in signatures, anywhere from 20 to 40.
Kewaskum School Superintendent Mark Bazata confirmed all three incumbents filed papers to run again in April. Rhett Engelking also filed to run in April.
Ballot order:
Rhett Alexander Engelking
Dennis Aupperle (i)
Stephanie Bird (i)
Sue Ann Miller (i)
West Bend Superintendent Jen Wimmer filed the list below. The three incumbents all filed non-candidacy in December 2022. There are three seats open on the April 2023 ballot. The ballot order is:
June Kruger,
Dr. Chad Tamez,
Kelly Lang,
Nick Stewart,
Bill Schulz,
Laurie Aleven
Slinger School Board incumbent Bruce Hassler filed non-candidacy. There are two seats up for election in April.
Here is the ballot order for the April Election.
Heidi Gundrum Lofy
Brenda Lighthizer
Jody Melius Strupp
Christy Burg
There are two open seats and four candidates for the Germantown School Board.
There are two candidates running for one seat on the Hartford Union High School Board. The order on the ballot will be No. 1 Nolan Jackett and No. 2 Tracy Hennes.
In the Village of Kewaskum, Village President David Spenner, who took over when Kevin Scheunemann stepped down, has filed non-candidacy. Village Trustee Mike ‘Fuzz’ Martin has filed papers to run for Village President.
Kewaskum clerk and now new administrative assistant Tammy Butz said all three incumbent trustees filed papers to run again. Also, Marnie Parse filed to run for Village Trustee.
In the City of West Bend, the latest aldermanic candidate list is below.
There is also a mayoral race.
The City clerk in Hartford, WI has a lot of last-minute activity.
Dist 1 candidate Jeff Turchi
Dist 2 candidate Dennis Regan and Brian Boehlen
Dist 3 candidates Tina Savage and Kathleen Isleb
In the Village of Richfield, John Jeffords and Tom Wolff filed candidacy to run again for the Richfield Village Board. Don Kriefall filed non-candidacy.
There are two other candidates that filed to run for Village Board in Richfield including Nolan Jackett and Pam Schmitt.
In Washington County Circuit Court attorney Russell Jones is running against Judge Ryan Hetzel whose term in Washington County Circuit Court Branch 1 ends July 31, 2023.
This is a working story and more information will be posted as details become available.