Dunn County Board ballot has 5 positions with no candidate and 2 write-in candidates
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By LeAnn R. Ralph
MENOMONIE — The ballot for the Dunn County Board of Supervisors in the April 7 election has five positions with no candidates and two write-in candidates, leaving three supervisory positions with no candidate.
Out of the 29 Dunn County Board supervisors, seven filed a notification of non-candidacy with the county clerk by the deadline in December and included Teresa Lyall (Menomonie; District 14); Gary Seipel (Eau Galle; District 29); Robin Sweeny (Menomonie; District 16); Mary S. Solberg (Menomonie; District 20); Elton J. Christopherson (Elk Mound; District 25); John Rocco Calabrese (Menomonie; District 13); Dale Harschlip (Mondovi; District 27).
The two write-in candidates are Timothy J. Niehoff for District 20 (currently held by Mary Solberg), and Jerry Joe Hartung for District 29 (currently held by Gary Seipel).
John R. Calabrese, who formerly served as the supervisor for District 13, will be on the ballot for District 14 for the position currently held by Teresa Lyall.
District 13 has no candidate on the ballot.
District 16, currently represented by Robin Sweeny, has no candidate on the ballot.
Steven A. Jenson will be on the ballot for District 25, which is currently represented by Elton Christopherson.
District 27, currently represented by Dale Harschlip, has no candidate on the ballot.
The remaining Dunn County Board supervisory districts have incumbents on the ballot who all filed nomination papers with the county clerk by the deadline in January.
CVB
The Colfax Village Board will have four candidates on the ballot for three positions.
The candidates are Margaret Burcham, Carey Davis, Mark Halpin and Gary Stene.
CSB
The Colfax Board of Education has five candidates on the ballot for three positions.
The candidates are Jaclyn Ackerlund, Ken Bjork, Christie Hill, Jodi Kiekhafer and Gary Stene.
EMSB
The Elk Mound Board of Education has four candidates on the ballot for three positions.
The candidates are Mark Cedarblade, Michael Jenson Jr., Patrick Rhude and Timothy Sivertson.
EM referendum
A referendum question for voters in the Elk Mound school district is seeking approval for the district to spend $15 million for school improvement projects.
The projects would include updates to building systems and remodeling district facilities; upgrades to the STEAM and technical education areas; construction of an addition for a band room, a weight room and renovated locker rooms at the high school; a new gymnasium at the middle school; renovation of the existing middle school gymnasium into classrooms; and acquisitions of furnishings, fixtures and equipment.
Presidential preference.
The April 7 ballot also includes 12 Democratic candidates and one Republican candidate for the presidential primary.
The Democratic candidates are Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, John Delaney, Deval Patrick, Bernie Sanders, Andrew Yang, Pete Buttigieg, Tom Steyer, Elizabeth Warren, Michael Bennet, Michael R. Bloomberg and Joe Biden.
The only Republican candidate is Donald J. Trump.
Supreme Court
Two candidates are on the ballot for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
The candidates are Jill J. Karofsky and Daniel Kelly.
Circuit Court
James M. Peterson is the only candidate on the ballot for Dunn County Circuit Court Branch I judge.
Constitution
The April 7 ballot includes one referendum question pertaining to amending the state constitution for “additional rights for crime victims.”
The question does not specify what those additional rights would be.
CVTC
The second referendum question on the April 7 ballot pertains to whether Chippewa Valley Technical College should be authorized to spend $48.8 million for capital improvement projects.
The projects would include the Emergency Services Education Center, the Manufacturing Education center, a new Transportation Education Center and land near the River Falls Campus.
