Upcoming elections to feature key races

By Journal Times staff, 1/8/03

Wednesday, January 8, 2003 12:17 PM CST

RACINE COUNTY -- The deadline for filing to run in local governments' spring elections passed Tuesday, revealing several contentious races throughout the county.

Among the highest profile races, four people filed papers to run for the Racine County Executive's office being vacated by incumbent Jean Jacobson. And in Racine, four candidates filed to oppose incumbent Mayor Jim Smith.

Primary elections for races countywide will be held on Feb. 18. The general election is April 1.

In Mount Pleasant, Town Board member Mark Gleason is opposing incumbent Town Chairman Joe Clementi, while Gleason will be opposed by former town police officer Tom Prochaska.

Caledonia Chairman Susan Greenfield is facing a rematch with Town Board member Ron Coutts to lead the town. Three candidates will vie for the seat vacated by Larry McCalvy, including McCalvy's wife, Wendy.

On the Racine Unified School Board, six candidates, including two incumbents, will run for three open spots. Long-time board member David Hazen declined to run for another term, guaranteeing at least one new face on the board.

In western Racine County, there is high interest in races in locales where politics took center stage last year.

In the Town of Burlington, Chairman Gerald "Twinkles" Kaul faces a Feb. 18 primary with three other candidates, including past Town Board candidate Jeff Kraschnewski.

A unique situation has developed in the Town of Dover, where Larry Neau is running for both chairman and the supervisor No. 1 position he currently holds.

Town Clerk/Treasurer Merry Kris Demske said that she checked with the State Elections Board to see if it was legal for Neau to run for two positions.

For the chairman's post, Neau will be in the runoff Feb. 18 with incumbent Thomas Lembcke and Patrick Haley. The top two vote-getters advance to the general election. Neau is being challenged by John Hauper for his supervisor position on the April ballot.

In the often contentious Town of Raymond, a Feb. 18 primary is planned for the Supervisor No. 1 post now held by Joe Bergles. Chairman Alan Jasperson will get a bye in the primary, but will be challenged in April by Norman Anderson, a member of the Planning Commission.

While no discontent has been readily apparent in the Union Grove, the decision of incumbent Village President Mike Leider not to seek re-election has drawn the interest of three men interested in taking over for him, including current Trustee Giles Williams, who is also administrator of the grade school district. Also running are former Assistant Fire Chief Patrick Stevens and Robert Orrie, a member of the Water and Wastewater Commission.

A final day filing by local Realtor and physician assistant Jack Baker means there will also be a three-way primary for the Second District aldermanic post in the City of Burlington now held by Robert Miller, the council president. Also running is hardware clerk Chuck Rule.

A primary is also scheduled for the Supervisor No. 2 Post in the Town of Rochester, a post now held by Nancy Klemko.

In the following list, (i) denotes an incumbent.

CITIES

Burlington

Alderman (two-year term)

District 1: John Ekes (i) 6363 Meadow Lane.

District 2: Robert Miller (i), 433 Garfield St.; Charles E. Rule, of 189 S. Pine St.; Jack Baker, 141 Chandler Blvd.

District 3: James McCourt (i), 200 Origen St.; Todd Bauman, 257 Lewis St.

District 4: James Beardsley (i), 1101 Cooper Hawk Drive

Racine

Mayor (four-year term)

Gary Becker, 3020 Chatham St.

Laurie Kell, 110 7th St. No. 103

Kenneth Lumpkin, 1646 East St.

Jim Smith (i), 1129 Virginia St.

Ron Thomas, 1429 Grange Ave.

Alderman ($4,745 per year,

two-year terms)

First District: Jeff Coe (i), 1044 Villa St.; Keith Fair, 228 Main St.; Scotty Martin, 1316 Grand Ave.

Third District: Michael Shields (i), 1850 13th St.

Fifth District: David Maack (i), 2019 Erie St.

Seventh District: Robert Morrison (i), 1100 Florence Ave.

Ninth District: Lorraine Anderson-Bok, 3610 Poe Ave.; Justin Coe, 433 Shelley Drive; Peter Karas, 821 Blaine Ave.

11th District: Phyllis Dresen (i), 2015 Cleveland Ave.

13th District: James Spangenberg (i), 1238 Hayes Ave.

15th District: Thomas Sollman (i), 465 Dena Circle

VILLAGES

Elmwood Park

Nominations will be taken during a caucus on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the village hall, 3554 Taylor Ave. Positions up for election include village president, clerk/treasurer, and three trustees.

North Bay

Nominations will be taken during a caucus on Monday at 7 p.m. at the village hall, 3615 Hennepin Place. Positions up for election include the president, clerk and trustee No. 3.

Sturtevant

Village President ($6,000 per year, two-year-term)

Allan Acker (i), 9717 Durand Ave.; Steven Jansen, 3425 Kensington Square Road

Village Board ($5,000 per year, three seats open, two-year terms)

Marianne Mitchell (i), 3047 86th St., Apt. 104; Dwight Wendt (i), 3118 S. Kennedy; Jerrold Klinkosh, 9024 Boys Drive; Ronald Kimberlain, 3117 94th St.

Village Judge ($2,400 per year, two-year term)

Robert Niemiec, 8904 Durand Ave.

Union Grove

Village president (two-year term, $4,500 per year)

Giles Williams (i), 1637 State St.; Patrick Stevens, 617 11th Ave.; Robert Orrie, 507 Ruth Court

Trustee (two-year positions, $3,300 per year, three open seats)

John Korzilius (i), 490 18th Ave.; Glen Cayemberg (i) 386 Cardinal Lane; Ronald Bogard 1418 Jean Court; Mark Hoefs, 140 Mill Ave.

Municipal judge (two-year position, $3,400 per year)

Rod J. Koenen (i), 611 12th Ave.

Waterford

Village president (two-year term, $800 per month and $40 per board meeting)

Dave Richmond, 611 Washington St., Waterford.

Trustees (two-year terms, $450 per month and $40 per board meeting, three open seats)

Nancy Hoevker (i), 400 Field Drive; Roy Gawlitta (i), 602 Edmund St.; Joe Scheele (i), 616 Rohda Drive

Municipal Judge (two-year term, $6,973 per year)

Greg Miller (i), 502 Franklin St., Waterford.

Wind Point

President (two-year term, $1,800)

John Knuteson, 12 Redwood Court

Trustee (three two-year terms, $1,400)

William Schalk, 4700 Lighthouse Drive ; Ann Brodek, 228 Eldorado Drive; William Bensman, 131 Tera Lee Court

TOWNS

Burlington

Town chairman (two-year term, $7,500 per year)

Gerald Kaul (i), 1404 Linden Lane; Thomas Charles Hawkins, of 33700 Curtis Court (Bohners Lake); James Hargis, 8326 Schaal Road; Jeff Kraschnewski, 1100 Crossway Road

Supervisors (two, two-year terms, $5,000 per year)

Supervisor No. 1: Thomas Sondej, 33940 Lagoon Drive (Bohners Lake)

Supervisor No. 2: Ralph Rice (i), 30341 Bushnell Road; Barbara Ruud, 33900 Lagoon Drive (Bohners Lake)

Dover

Chairman (two-year term, $6,825 per year)

Thomas P. Lembcke (i), 1610 Raynor Ave.; Larry Neau, 2201 S. Beaumont Ave.; Patrick Lee Haley, 24026 Oakwood Lane.

Supervisors (two-year terms, $4,200 per year, two open seats)

Supervisor No. 1: Larry Neau (i), 2201 S. Beaumont Ave.; John P. Hauper, 24227 Fairway Drive.

Supervisor No. 2: Dean R. Larsen (i), 4301 S. Beaumont Ave.

Municipal Judge (two-year term, $2,000 per year)

Thomas Bellovary (i), 24209 Lotus Drive.

Norway

Town Chairman (two-year term, $9,500 per year)

William Hassey (i), 5219 E. Wind Lake Road

Supervisors (two two-year terms, $6,000 per year)

No. 1: Robert Helback (i) 7124 W. Wind Lake Road

No. 2: Chet W. Kintop (i), 5112 E. Wind Lake Road

Clerk (two-year term, $30,000)

Kathryn A. Gibbs (i), 6929 S. Loomis Road

Treasurer (two-year term, $10,000 per year)

Thomas R. Kramer (i), 6419 Heg Park Road

Municipal Judge (two-year term, $500 per month)

Douglas P. Pachucki (i), 26116 Windmere Drive

Norway Sanitary District (six-year term, $2,750 per year)

Norman Schultz (i), 26054 S. Wind Lake Road.

Raymond

Town chairman (two-year term, $600 per month)

Alan Jasperson (i), 5232 W. Five Mile Rd.; Norm Anderson, 3619 Highway K.

Supervisor No. 1 (two-year term, $317 per month)

Joe Bergles (i), 3901 W. Three Mile Rd.; Colin Sadler, 2054 108th St.; John Jacobs, 3417 108th St.

Supervisor No. 2 (Two-year term, $317 per month)

Doug Schwartz (i), 1080 51st St.; Gary Kastenson, 5729 Highway K.

Municipal judge (two-year term, $100 per month)

Patrick Moczynski (i), 1519 76th St.; Rita Michel, 3518 Highway K.

Treasurer (two-year term, $583 per month)

Diane Schwartz (i), 4601 7 Mile Road

Rochester

Town chairman (two-year term, $6,740 per year)

Gary Beck (i), 2441 Beck Drive.

Supervisor No. 1 (two-year term, $4,718 per year)

Paul Beere, 733 N. English Settlement Ave.; Charles Haubrich, 33343 Academy Road.

Supervisor No. 2 (two-year term, $4,718 per year)

Nancy Klemko (i), 2500 Beck Drive; Jane Babik, 29117 Washington Ave.; Mike Weinkauf, 1310 Heritage Road.

Waterford

Town chairman (two-year term, $14,000 per year)

Robert Langmesser (i), 6613 Willow Lane; John Boyd, 5625 W. Peninsula Road

Supervisors (two-year terms, $6,000 per year, two open seats)

Donald Baumgart (i), 4920 Elm Island Lane; Duane Luick (i), 28904 Beach Drive; Mary Kacmarcik, 4306 Valley View Lane; Karen Sohr, 5523 Scenery Road

Municipal judge (four-year term, $7,750 per year)

Jill Mitchell (i), 7102 Idlewood Court

Sanitary commissioner (six-year term, $283 per month)

Tom Pisarski, 28530 Williams Court

Yorkville

Town chairman (two-year term, $13,500 a year)

James Moyer (i), 216 N. Colony Ave.

Supervisor (two-year positions, $6,750 a year)

Kevin Whitley (i) 4209 57th Drive; Terrence McMahon (i) 18114 - 52nd Road

Constable (two-year position, $75 a month)

Terrence J. O'Brien (i), 14800 Braun Road

Caledonia

Chairman (two-year term. $11,000 per year)

Ron Coutts, 609 Kentwood Drive; Harry Garnett, 4925 Crystal Springs; Susan Greenfield (i), 700 Waters Edge Road, No. 8

Supervisor 1 (two-year term, $6,600 per year)

Howard Stacey (i), 5750 5 Mile Road

Supervisor 3 (two-year term, $6,600 per year)

Kevin Wanggaard, 4932 Aberdeen Drive; Wendy McCalvy, 5400 6 Mile Road; Bill Folk, 2836 Frontier Drive

Clerk (two-year term, $43,000 per year)

Wendy Christensen (i), 9103 Meadow Park Lane

Treasurer (two-year term, $41,476 per year)

James Woolrage (i), 6712 Douglas Ave.

Municipal Judge (four-year term, $7,500 per year)

David Paulson (i), 3515 Leo Lane

Sanitary District

Commissioners

Caddy Vista (six-year term, $1,000 per year)

Lois Priem (i), 10248 Root River Drive

Crestview (six-year term, $1,500 per year)

Siegfried Bira (i), 2616 6 Mile Road

North Park (six-year term, $1,500 per year)

Armin Clobes, 5358 Hunt Club Road

Mount Pleasant

Town Chairman (two-year term, $12,500)

Joseph S. Clementi (i), 5819 Emstan Hills Rd.; Mark M. Gleason, 8332 Dora Lane

Supervisors (two-year term, $6,500)

District No. 1: Mark M. Gleason (i), 8332 Dora Lane; Thomas M. Prochaska, 5133 Rosedale Lane

District No. 3: Thomas W. Smith (i), 1231 N. Sunnyslope Drive, No. 204

Clerk Treasurer (two-year term, $39,000)

Juliet Edmands, 8312 Gittings Road

RACINECOUNTY

County Executive (four-year term, $84,870)

Kim Bloomer, 22902 Church Road, Kansasville; William McReynolds, 1812 Selma Drive, Union Grove; Dennis Navratil, 43 Parkwood Court, Wind Point; Q.A. Shakoor II, 1516 W. Sixth St., Racine

Circuit Court Judge (six-year term, $108,950)

Faye Flancher (i), 6 Cherrywood Court, Wind Point; Wayne Marik (i), 23525 Apple Road, town of Norway; Allan Torhorst (i), 580 Highridge Road, city of Burlington

Municipal Judge For villages of Wind Point and North Bay (two-year term, $1,800 annually)

Joseph T. Kivlin Jr. (i), 5120 Wind Point Road

SCHOOLS

Racine Unified School District

Board of Education (three-year term, $3,600 per year, three open seats)

Buddy Collins, 1540 West Road, Sturtevant; Janet R. Days, 5432 Wakefield Ave., Racine; David S. Isaacson (i), 5138 Starlight Drive, Wind Point ; Susan F. Kutz, 4937 Regal Court, Racine ; Adrienne M. Moore, 612 Augusta St., Racine ; William H. Schalk (i), 4700 Lighthouse Drive, Wind Point

Burlington Area

School District

(Two three-year terms, no compensation)

John Kessler (i) 8435 McHenry St., Town of Burlington; John Anderson (i), 6504 Brever Road, Town of Burlington.

Drought School District

(Two three-year terms, $550 per year)

Don Walter (i), 6730 Raynor Ave., Raymond; Joe Blazek, 11410 W. 7 Mile Road, Raymond.

Kansasville School District

(One three-year term, $1,000 per year)

Robert Kordus (i) 21415 Durand Ave.

Muskego-Norway

School District

(Three three-year terms, $3,600 per year)

Daniel Kinnick (i), W160S7266 Daisy Drive, Muskego; Mark Waltz (i), W195S8638 Plum Creek Blvd., Muskego; Ray Schrank (i), W172S8087 Lannon Drive, Muskego; Vince Foglia, S72W14844 Rosewood Drive, Muskego.

North Cape

Elementary District

(One three-year term, $750 per year)

Roger Blair (i), 4811 Pine Ridge Road, Town of Norway.

Raymond Elementary

(Two three-year terms, $1,300 per year except for treasurer, which is $1,500, and clerk, which is $1,600)

Patti Johnson (incumbent treasurer), 4165 Highway K; Sue Goodrich (incumbent clerk), 5410 W. 2 Mile Road

Union Grove Graded

School District

(One three-year term, $1,400 per year)

Scott Cincotta (i), 3131 67th Drive

Union Grove High

School District

(One three-year term, $1,800 per year)

Steve McClelland (i), 538 13th Ave., Union Grove.

Washington-Caldwell

School Board

(Two three-year terms, $1,000 to $1,200 per year, depending on office on board)

John Thorstad (i), 29038 N. Lake Drive, Tichigan; Darlene Reinke (i), 8325 Eagle Lane, Tichigan.

Waterford Graded

School District

(Two three-year terms, $2,334 per year).

Dan Jensen, 5011 Mesa Court, Town of Waterford; Sharon (Linneman) Jackson, 225 Ridge Line Road, Town of Rochester; Julie Plantz, 28848 Beach Drive, Town of Waterford.

Waterford High School District

(Two three-year terms, $2,334 per year)

Steve Bell (i), 30914 Lawn Drive, Town of Waterford; Kevin Malchine (i), 27402 Malchine Road, Town of Norway.

Yorkville Elementary School

(One three-year term; $1,460 per year)

Donald Tubman (i) 13904 Spring St.; Randy Rehberg, 2300 Raymond Ave.

Special Offer: Get 5 Weeks of the Journal Times for $7!