LUKE WILSEY
DUNN COUNTY — Challenger Luke Wilsey will face Dunn County Board incumbent Charles Maves in the April 5 election for the District 8 supervisory position.
Wilsey, age 41, is married to his wife, Jacklyn.
He serves as the sales manager at Value Implement.
Wilsey is a graduate of Menomonie High School, Chippewa Valley Technical College (associate degree in agriscience) and UW-River Falls (ag business major and agronomy minor).
The Tribune Press Reporter sent out questionnaires to the candidates.
Here are Wilsey’s answers to the questions.
1. Why did you decide to run for the Dunn County Board?
If I’m being completely honest I’d rather not run for Dunn County Board. I’d rather be golfing, or working on my 7 acres at home. Unfortunately I’ve seen such a erosion of trust in our local government institutions. I felt I had no choice but to run to bring back trust in our Institutions.
2. What do you believe to be the two biggest issues facing Dunn County?
The two biggest issues I see are fiscal responsibility and government overreach.
3. How would you go about addressing those issues?
On fiscal responsibility, we have to take a deep dive into how and where our money is being spent. I think a lot of uncomfortable conversation need to happen to get to where we need as a county.
On government overreach, in the last [two] years I never seen more non elected officials try to impose rules regulations on local citizens. Decisions should always come from your elected officials so that there is accountability and they can be voted out of office if they over step. I’m looking to hire people from Dunn County that care what happens here. Instead of people who make decisions that [affect] Dunn county residents and then take [their] taxpayer funded job and go live in Eau Claire.
4. Anything else you would like voters to know?
I’m a life long resident of Dunn County. I care what happens here in Dunn County. Being in Sales and now owning a small business I am uniquely tied in with Dunn County Residents issues and concerns. I don’t want to get elected to sit on the board to feel important. I want to make changes that better suit Dunn County Residents. I ask for your vote on April 5th.
