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Green Bay City Council races shaping up

By Press Times Staff


GREEN BAY – With the Jan. 4 filing deadline approaching fast for candidates to get their names on the ballot this spring, several races are developing for the Green Bay City Council’s 12 aldermanic seats.

As of press time, none of the incumbents indicated they weren’t seeking a new two-year term, with the deadline to file a declaration of non-candidacy being Friday, Dec. 24, City Clerk Celestine Jeffreys said.

The following Green Bay aldermanic candidates have registered to run next year in these districts so far:

• District 1, incumbent Barbara Dorff and challenger Jennifer Grant.

• District 2, challenger Andy Nicholson.

• District 3, incumbent Lynn Gerlach.

• District 4, incumbent Bill Galvin and challenger Douglas Yates.

• District 5, incumbent Craig Stevens and challenger William Maccaux, Jr.

• District 6, incumbent Kathy Lefebvre and challengers Steven Campbell and Andrew Gerlach.

• District 8, incumbent Chris Wery.

• District 11, challengers Melinda Eck and Michael James Poradek.

• District 12, incumbent Jesse Brunette.

In the only citywide race this spring, municipal judge, the incumbent, Jerry Hanson, has filed a declaration of non-candidacy indicating he is not seeking a new four-year term.

Once all the candidates file nomination papers, any race with three or more candidates running will have a primary Tuesday, Feb. 15, to narrow the field to two.

The spring general election is set for Tuesday, April 5.

Green Bay School Board

Of the three Green Bay School Board seats up for election this spring for new three-year terms, there will be at least two new members filling the seats with Eric Vanden Heuvel and Brenda Warren not seeking reelection.

The other incumbent whose current term expires in April is Laura Laitinen-Warren, who was appointed in January 2021 to serve the remainder of Kristina Shelton’s term, after Shelton resigned upon beginning a two-year term in the Wisconsin Assembly.

Shelton has announced she will seek reelection in the 90th Assembly District.

Two challengers registered to run for school board include Bryan Milz, who made an unsuccessful bid last spring, and Jason Johnson.

 

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