Many Incumbents Face Re-Election Challenges Issue Date: January 6, 2022 Electors who cast their ballots in Wisconsin's Spring non-partisan elections on Tuesday, April 5 will have choices for most municipal, county and school board offices in TIMESLand.
Primary elections, where necessary, will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 15.
In Peshtigo, there are two-way races for Mayor and District 1 alderman, and in the Town of Peshtigo a primary run-off in February will be required to select two of three candidates for the Supervisor 4 position.
Contests have developed for all three seats to be filled on Marinette City Council.
All 30 Supervisor seats on Marinette County Board expire in April, and there is competition from candidates interested in filling eight of them. Five incumbent supervisors filed declarations of non-candidacy and the remaining 25 incumbent supervisors filed nomination papers for return to office prior to the filing deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 4. District boundaries changed slightly due to re-districting after the 2020 census.
TOWNS:
There are town board elections this year only in towns with 5-member boards. There is competition only in Town of Pound and Town of Peshtigo.
Town of Peshtigo: Kayla Furton is seeking re-election for Supervisor 3 unopposed. Kristen Edger, looking to return as Supervisor 4, is being challenged by Moses Adams and John B. Kowalski. A primary run off will be necessary.
Town of Pound: Both incumbent supervisors, Dave Pellman and Mike Zeitler, are seeking re-election. Challenging for a spot as Supervisor is Glenn Broderick.
Town of Stephenson: Jeffrey Lieuwen is running for Supervisor 2, and Andrew Rogers for Supervisor 4. Neither one has competition.
Town of Wausaukee: Supervisor 3 incumbent Matthew R. Jicha and Supervisor 4 incumbent Dennis Taylor are unopposed for return to office.
VILLAGES:
Village of Coleman: There are three Trustee positions open for re-election. Sean Van Ermen and Jeffrey Gosa are both seeking offices. Timothy Gould filed for non-candidacy. However, Phillip Risner is running for the third seat open.
Village of Crivitz: There are three spots open for Trustee, but only two candidates seeking to fill them. Incumbents Ross Behrendt and Stewart Swanson both filed for re-election. Michael Strandt filed non-candidacy papers and will not be on the April balllot.
Village of Pound: Wayne Gross filed non-candidacy for his trustee position. Incumbent Mary Meyer will seek re-election, and two new candidates, Bethany Navis and Morgan Messenger, will also be on the ballot to fill the two trustee positions.
Village of Wausaukee: Incumbents Steve Stumbris and James Feldmann filed for re-election. The third incumbent, Derrick McGee filed non-candidacy papers. Keith Frank, Jr. has filed for the third open spot.
CITIES:
City of Marinette: Incumbent District 1 Alderperson Ken Keller is seeking re-election but is being challenged by Kathy Korchak; District 4 Alderman incumbent Mike Wolfe is also seeking re-election but is being challenged by Tom Bero; and Alderperson A-Large incumbent Dorothy Kowalski is being challenged by Tom Karban.
City of Niagara: There are three open alderperson spots, and all three incumbents have filed, Lisa Lattia, Dan Decker, and Glenn Lantagne.
City of Peshtigo: Mayor Cathi Malke is being challenged by Rick Berth, who is currently Alderperson for District 1. Berth is also a candidate for return to that position, and is being challenged by newcomer Chris Rohde. District 2 Alderperson John Berendt filed non-candidacy papers but Allen England is seeking that post; and Alderperson District 3 incumbent Katie Berman is seeking re-election without opposition.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS:
Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine: There are two openings on the School Board, and both incumbents are running again. They are Ryan Berger and Brian Parr.
Coleman: There are three openings for Board member. Incumbent Ryan Wendt, who has been board president for many years, is not seeking re-election and filed for non-candidacy. The other two incumbents, Barb Van Drisse and Jeremy Hoida are seeking return to office. Newcomer Geoff Seefeldt is the third candidate for the three posts to be filled.
Crivitz: There are five candidates for the three openings on the Crivitz School Board. All three incumbents - Amy Grandaw, Michael Frievalt and Kayla Gauthier-Ihde - are seeking return to office, and two others - Sonny Grease and Cory L. Sotka - are looking to get the job.
Goodman-Armstrong Creek: Both incumbents are seeking the two School Board spots. They are Timothy Barribeau and Laura Klescewski.
Lena: Incumbents Edward Huberty and Timothy A. Goldschmidt are seeking re-election to the position. They have no challengers.
Marinette: There are three openings and five candidates. Incumbents Eric Craver, Terri Florek and Chuck Rowell are seeking re-election, and are are being challenged by Todd Oleszak and Martin Shaw.
Niagara: Patti Sparapani filed for non-candidacy. Two incumbents, Ann Brasure and Lisa Swanson are seeking re-election. Also seeking the job is Kimberly Champeau-Dumke.
Peshtigo: Peshtigo has three openings for Board Members. All three incumbents are seeking re-election. They are Seat 2-Jenni Schwittay, #3-Joe Nault, and #4-Kelly Jones. Kevin Roeder is challenging Jones for the #4 position.
Wausaukee: Two spots are open on the Wausaukee Board and three candidates seeking to fill them. Incumbent Sherri Schlies filed non-candidacy papers. The other incumbent, Joe Lanich is seeking re-election, and Robert "Bob" Orlando and Brandon Taylor are also candidates.
COUNTY BOARD:
Incumbent supervisors who filed Declarations of Non- Candidacy announcing that they are not seeking re-election are Tricia Grebin, Dunbar/Goodman, District 3 (formerly District 5, Dunbar/Athelstane); Penny Chaikowski, Porterfield/Lake, District 13; Jillian Schutte, 491 N. Lake Street, Peshtigo, District 19; Mike Behnke, 345 S. Ellis Ave., Peshtigo, District 20, and Ted Sauve, 3341 Carney Ave., Marinette, District 27.
District 1: Incumbent Gilbert Engel of Niagara is challenged by Roger Allen, also of Niagara.
District 2: Al Sauld, Niagara, is unopposed.
District 3: Incumbent Bill Stankevich, Goodman, is challenged by Thomas A. Oldenburg, Amberg.
District 4: Incumbent Clancy Whiting, Beecher, is challenged by Kenneth Hanson, Pembine.
District 5: Political newcomer Christopher Norton, Silver Cliff, is unopposed. Tricia Grebin, of Dunbar, who was supervisor of the former District 5, did not seek re-election.
District 6: Incumbent George Kloppenburgm, Amberg, is challenged by Hank Novak of Wausaukee.
District 7: Incumbent Bonnie Popp, Town of Stephenson, did not seek return to office, and no one else filed to fill the position.
District 8: Incumbent Robert Hoyer, Crivitz, is unopposed.
District 9: Incumbent John Guarisco, Crivitz/Wausaukee, who also is County Board Chair, is unopposed.
District 10: Incumbent Stan Gruszynski, Porterfield, is unopposed.
District 11: Incumbent Robert Holley, Crivitz/Beaver, County Board Vice-Chair, is unopposed.
District 12: Incumbent Ginger Deschane, Crivitz, is unopposed.
District 13: Incumbent Penny Chaikowski, Porterfield, filed notice of non-candidacy. Seeking to fill that position are Kevin Schutte, who at one point was Pound Village President, and Mark Anderson, who formerly was County Board chair.
District 14: Incumbent Thomas Buelteman, Hwy. 180, Marinette, is inopposed.
District 15: Incumbent Glenn Broderick, Pound, is unopposed.
District 16: Incumbent Connie Seefeldt, Coleman, is unopposed.
District 17: Incumbent Thomas Mandli, Peshtigo, is unopposed.
District 18: Incumbent Christopher Gromala, Peshtigo, is unopposed.
District 19: Incumbent Jillian Schutte is not seeking return to office. Rick Thill, Peshtigo, is the sole candidate.
District 20: Incumbent Mike Behnke is not seeking return to office. Allen England, Peshtigo, is the sole candidate.
District 21: Incumbent Tom Gromala, Town of Peshtigo, is unopposed.
District 22: Incumbent Don Pazynski, Town of Peshtigo, is unopposed.
District 23: City of Marinette. Incumbent Ken Keller is being challenged by Timothy Pelzek.
District 24: City of Marinette. Incumbent Gail Wanek is unopposed.
District 25: City of Marinette. Incumbent Paul Gustafson is unopposed.
District 26: City of Marinette. Incumbent Shirley Kaufman is unopposed.
District 27: City of Marinette. Incumbent Ted Sauve filed notice of non-candidacy. Wally Hitt is the sole candidate seeking to fill the position.
District 28: City of Marinette. Incumbent Tom Mailand is unopposed.
District 29: City of Marinette. Incumbent Rick Polzin is being challenged by Andi Rich.
District 30: City of Marinette. Incumbent Al Mans is being challenged by Denise Oleszak. If a primary is required for any of the elections to be held in April, it will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 15.
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