13 of 29 Dunn County Board supervisors have 2 candidate races in April 2 election
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By LeAnn R.Ralph
MENOMONIE — Of the 29 supervisory districts on the Dunn County Board, 13 districts will have two candidates for the April 2 election.
Districts 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 18, 21, 24, 25 and 28 all have two candidates.
District 20, which covers Ward 8 in Menomonie on the southwestern side of the city, is listed on the county clerk’s website as having no candidate for the April 2 election.
Hilary Robinson, the Dunn County Board supervisor representing District 20, filed a notification of non-candidacy in December.
In addition to Robinson filing a notification of non-candidacy, Brian Johnson of Colfax, District 1, filed a notification of non-candidacy in late November, and Sean Breslin of Menomonie, District 18, filed a notification of non-candidacy in December.
Two candidates
Here are the Dunn County Board supervisory districts with two candidates:
• District 2 includes the Town of Sheridan, the Town of New Haven, and the northern three-quarters of the Town of Tiffany. Patrick Breslin of Downing, who currently represents District 2, will be on the ballot April 2 along with challenger Heather Seburn of Prairie Farm.
• District 6 includes the southern two-thirds of the Town of Tainter northeast, east and south of Tainter Lake and the western one-third of the Town of Colfax. Incumbent Jim Zons of Colfax will be on the ballot along with challenger Dustin Shackleton of Menomonie.
• District 8 includes the majority of the Town of Sherman, except for a narrow pie-shaped section in the southwest corner as well as part of the Town of Tainter. Incumbent Luke Wilsey of Menomonie will be on the ballot April 2 along with challenger Daniel J. Baldus.
• District 9 includes the Village of Downing, the Town of Stanton and pie-shaped wedge out of the Town of Sherman on the west side. Incumbent Thomas Quinn of Downing will be on the ballot along with challenger Karl Hackbarth of Knapp.
• District 10 covers the Town of Lucas, the northern one-third of the Town of Weston and the southwest corner of the Town of Menomonie. Michael Rogers, who served as the supervisor for District 10 for a number of years, died on August 25, 2023, after an eight-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Pilar Gerasimo of Menomonie was appointed to serve out Rogers’ term. Gerasimo will be on the ballot April 2 along with challenger Donald Gjeston of Knapp.
• District 11 includes the Town of Menomonie south of Menomonie and part of the Town of Red Cedar south of Menomonie. Incumbent Korlee Witzel of Menomonie will be on the ballot April 2 along with challenger Michelle Bachand of Menomonie.
• District 13 covers Ward 1 in the City of Menomonie. Incumbent Monica Berrier of Menomonie will be on the ballot along with challenger Scott Parker of Menomonie.
• District 15 covers Ward 3 on the northwest side of Menomonie. Donald Kuether, who represented District 15 for many years, died on October 28, 2023, following a long illness. Barbara Lyon was subsequently appointed to the District 15 position. Lyon will be on the ballot April 2 along with challenger Michael Werner of Menomonie.
• District 18 covers Ward 6 in the City of Menomonie on the southwest corner of the city. Sheila Stori, who previously served on the Dunn County Board until April of 2022, will be on the ballot April 2 along with challenger Jim Uhlir of Menomonie.
• District 21 covers Ward 9 in the City of Menomonie in the southeast corner. Incumbent Diane L. Morehouse of Menomonie will be on the ballot along with challenger Laurie J. Christianson of Menomonie.
• District 24 covers most of the Town of Red Cedar and includes Cedar Falls. Incumbent Randy Prochnow of Menomonie will be on the ballot along with challenger Ryan Martin of Menomonie.
• District 25 includes a section in the middle of the Town of Elk Mound as well as the Village of Elk Mound. Incumbent Tom Gilbert of Elk Mound will be on the ballot along with challenger Sue Suechting of Elk Mound.
• District 28 includes a little more than half of the eastern part of the Town of Dunn, including Downsville. Incumbent Tim Lienau of Menomonie will be on the ballot April 2 along with challenger Gordon Wolf of Menomonie.
Incumbents
The following supervisory districts on the Dunn County Board will have one candidate in the April 2 election. There are 15 incumbents and one newcomer:
• Timothy A. Lauffer of Colfax will be the only candidate on the ballot for District 1, which includes the Town of Sand Creek, the Town of Wilson, and about three-quarters of the Town of Grant.
• Incumbent Vaughn Hedlund of Boyceville will be the only candidate for District 3, which includes the southern one-third of the Town of Hay River, a portion of Hay River north of Wheeler and the southern one-third of the Town of Tiffany west to Downing as well as the Village of Boyceville.
• Incumbent Ronald P. Score will be the only candidate on the ballot for District 4, which covers the northern one-quarter of the Town of Tainter, the Town of Otter Creek, and the northern portion of the Town of Hay River not included in District 3.
• Incumbent Gary Stene of Colfax will be the only candidate on the ballot for District 5, which includes the Village of Colfax, the northern one-third of the Town of Colfax and the southeastern quarter of the Town of Grant.
• Incumbent Gary Bjork of Colfax will be the only candidate on the ballot for District 7, which includes the Town of Colfax east, southeast and somewhat southwest of the Village of Colfax as well as a portion of the Town of Elk Mound south to I-94 on the west side of the township and a narrow strip on the east side of the township.
• Incumbent Mike Kneer of Menomonie will be the only candidate on the ballot for District 12, which covers the northern portion of the Town of Menomonie south to Irvington.
• Incumbent John Calabrese of Menomonie will be the only candidate on the ballot for District 14, which covers Ward 2 in the northwest corner of the City of Menomonie.
• Incumbent Ann Vogl of Menomonie will be the only candidate on the ballot for District 16, which covers Ward 4 in the City of Menomonie along the southern shore of Lake Menomin.
• Incumbent Kelly McCullough of Menomonie will be the only candidate on the ballot for District 17, which covers Ward 5 in the City of Menomonie, which is southwest of Lake Menomin.
• Incumbent Carl Vandermeulen of Menomonie will be the only candidate on the ballot for District 19, which covers the south side of the City of Menomonie.
• Incumbent Andrew Hagen of Menomonie will be the only candidate on the ballot for District 22, which covers Ward 10 on the east side of the City of Menomonie on the south side of Lake Menomin.
• Incumbent Mark R. Thomas of Menomonie will be the only candidate on the ballot for District 23, which includes Ward 11 in the northeast corner of the City of Menomonie.
• Incumbent Larry Bjork of Menomonie will be the only candidate on the ballot for District 26, which includes the southeast corner of the Town of Elk Mound and south of the Village Elk Mound along with the northern part of the Town of Spring Brook.
• Incumbent Robert Bauer of Mondovi will be the only candidate on the ballot for District 27, which includes the southern portion of the Town of Spring Brook, the Town of Rock Creek and the Town of Peru.
• Incumbent Jerry Joe Hartung will be the only candidate on the ballot for District 29, which covers the western portion of the Town of Dunn along with the Town of Eau Galle.
