Developing: Candidates emerge for April election
Editor’s note: This story will be updated as more candidate lists come into the newsroom. Metro Wire staff will conduct preliminary interviews with each candidate in the coming weeks.
Metro Wire Staff
Municipal clerks have closed the book on the open nomination paperwork season. Candidates for the spring nonpartisan election had to return their nomination signatures and declaration of candidacy by the end of the business day on Jan. 3.
Stevens Point
The majority of the Stevens Point City Council, also known as the Common Council, is up for re-election in April.
Mayor
- Mike Wiza (I)
- Meleesa Johnson
- Craig Tesch
City Council, District 1
- Marc Christianson (I)
- Gracia Day
City Council, District 3
- Ginger Keymer (I)
City Council, District 5
- Allison Birr
City Council, District 6
- David Plaisance (I)
- Jason Behrendt
City Council, District 7
- Mary Kneebone (I)
- Tim Johnson
City Council, District 9
- Keith Kedrowski
- Sam Lang
City Council, District 11
- Shaun Morrow (I)
Village of Plover
Village President
- Gary Wolf
- Ross Ballard
Ward 1 Trustee
- Ross Ballard (I)
Ward 2 Trustee
- Al Haga
- Darcy Grabski
- Sara Luchini
- Tim Cisewski
Ward 3 Trustee
- Steve Fritz (I)
Village of Whiting
There are three open seats on the village board. All four races in the village are uncontested. Longtime Village President Paul Stroik has filed non-candidacy paperwork.
President
- Dean Curtis
Trustee
- Kevin Lutz
- Kim Furo
- Bill Taugner
Stevens Point Area Public School District
The district has three open seats on the school board members and seven candidates, meaning all seven will be placed on the primary ballot on Feb. 21. The top six voter-getters will adance to the April 4 election.
- Miguel Campos
- Colin Kobishop
- Ted Kowalski
- Robert Larson
- Gee Pope (I)
- Chris Scott (I)
- Alex Sommers
