Jefferson County voters will have some decisions to make at the polls on April 4, 2023.
When the period for candidates to file for the April election closed on Dec. 27, numerous races had emerged, including mayoral races in Festus, Herculaneum and Hillsboro.
The Jefferson County Health Department Board of Trustees, which has three seats up for election on April 4, drew the most interest, with nine people filing to serve on that board.
Several cities also will have races for seats on their councils or boards, including Arnold, Cedar Hill Lakes, Crystal City, De Soto, Hillsboro and Pevely.
Nine school districts will see races for seats on their boards of education, including Crystal City, De Soto, Fox C-6, Grandview R-2, Hillsboro R-3, Jefferson R-7, Meramec Valley, Rockwood and Windsor C-1.
In addition, the Joachim-Plattin, Meramec, North Jefferson County and Rock Township ambulance districts will have races for seats on their boards, as will the Pacific Fire Protection District.
The last day for governmental entities to place tax increase requests and other measures on the April ballot is Jan. 24. The last day to register to vote in the election is March 8.
For this story, the Leader attempted to contact all the entities with seats up for election in April. Not all entities responded by Leader deadline.
Following is a list of candidates reported to the Leader. Incumbents – those who were elected to their seats – are denoted with an (I).
CITIES:
Arnold: City Council (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Jason Fulbright (I), Doris Borgelt; Ward 2, Tim Seidenstricker (I), William “Bill” Moritz; Ward 3, Mark Hood (I); Ward 4, Claude “Butch” Cooley (I).
Byrnes Mill: Mayor (two-year term) – Rob Kiczenski (I); Board of Alderpersons (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Bob Prado (I); Ward 2, Galen Harrison (I); Ward 3, Mary Scheble (I).
Cedar Hill Lakes: Board of Trustees (three two-year terms, elected at large) – Constance Schicker (I), Laura Drummond, Bret Scott (I), Melanie Hudson.
Crystal City: City Council (two-year term in each of four wards) – Ward 1, Jack Ginnever (1); Ward 2, Tony Becker (I), Karry “Dink” Friedmeyer; Ward 3, Taylor Massa (I); Ward 4, John Winkelman.
De Soto: City Council (two three-year terms, all members serve at large) – Kathy Smith (I), Dirk Helms, Shaun Brooks, Marvin J. Campbell, Todd Mahn.
Eureka: Mayor (four-year term) – Sean Flower (I); Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Wes Sir (I); Ward 2, Carleen Murray (I); Ward 3, Maria Ascrizzi (I).
Festus: Mayor (four-year term) – Sam Richards (I), Bobby Venz; City Council (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Dave Boyer (I); Ward 2, Staci Templeton (I); Ward 3, Kevin Dennis (I); Ward 4, Michael Cook (I).
Herculaneum: Mayor (two-year term) – William C. Haggard (I), Ryan Wright; Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Michael Burlage (I); Ward 2, Norm Seithel (I); Ward 3, Jessica Shepherd Barnes.
Hillsboro: Mayor (two-year term) – Douglas G. Browning Jr., Buddy Russell (I); Board of Alderpersons (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Brenda L. King (I); Ward 2, Tim Polkinghorne (I); Ward 3, Nancy K. Maxwell (I); Ward 4, Kevin Payne, Dennis K. Bradley.
Kimmswick: Mayor (two-year term) – Phil Stang (I); Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Connie Schmitt (I); Ward 2, Kenneth Kraft.
Lake Tekakwitha: Information not available.
Olympian Village: Mayor (two-year term) – Adrianne Hulvey (I); Board of Aldermen (two two-year terms, all members serve at large) – David Berry (I), Darlene Wilson.
Parkdale: Board of Trustees (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Tony Day (I); Ward 3, Kenneth Beck (I); (one-year term) – Ward 1, Sherry Schlichtig (I).
Peaceful Village: Board of Trustees, all members serve at large (three two-year terms) – Rachel Ross (I), Daniel Ross (I), Daniel Ross Jr. (I); (two one-year terms) – Danielle Shannon (I), Joy Schanz (I).
Pevely: Mayor (two-year term) – Stephanie Haas (I); Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Steve Markus (I), Marlene Freeman; Ward 2, Rick Yount (I); Ward 3, Don Menkhus (I); Ward 4, no filings.
Scotsdale: Trustees (two two-year terms) – Larry Jeffers (I), Melinda Holahan (I).
BOARDS OF EDUCATION:
Each school district has three seats available, each for a three-year term, unless otherwise noted.
Crystal City: Linda Schilly (I), Cynthia Coleman (I), Curtis Binsbacher (I), Melissa Parker.
De Soto: Mark Ferrell (I), Tarrole Milfeld (I), Trish Coleman; (one-year term) – Nicole Spruell, Michael Kisner.
Dunklin R-5: Michael Hicks (I), Jackie “Cody” Petero, Jason Drinen.
Festus R-6: Marcus Shepherd (I), Doreen Berezowski (I), Brent Abrams (I).
Fox C-6: Curtiss Frazier, Krystal Hargis (I), Judy Smith, Travis Lintner, Jim Osia, Michael Myers.
Grandview R-2: Heather Langhans-Bodnar, Stephen Kuczka (I), Shane Frazier, Rachel Wofford.
Hillsboro R-3: (three three-year terms) – Angie Oshia (I), Beth Petry (I), Erick Stephenson (I); (one one-year term) – Gloria Link, Stephanie Cage.
Jefferson R-7: Justin Neel (I), James “Pete” McPeters (I), Jimmy Jackson (I), Brent Pauley.
Meramec Valley: Matt Trower (I), Dianna Meyer (I), Clint “Allen” Tindall Jr., Amanda Nemeth, Charles “Charlie” Williams; (one-year term) – Laura Riegler.
Northwest R-1: Mary Thomasson (I), Michelle Coats, Retta “Susan” Tuggle (I).
Rockwood: Lynne Midyett (I), Thomas Dunn, Kary Bachert, Trisha Katzfey, Richard Wierzba, Bob Cadigan.
Sunrise R-9: David Sebastian (I), Justin Peppers (I), Brandi Richards.
Windsor C-1: Scott Brothers (I), Tim McCraw (I), Dan Shaul (I), Dustin Schwartz.
JEFFERSON COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Board of Trustees (two six-year terms) – Marc Williams, Margaret “Margie” Passmore (I).
JEFFERSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT:
Board of Trustees (three four-year terms) – Timothy J. Pigg (I), James Prater (I), Toney Dunaway, Tammy Stidem, Dennis M. Diehl (I), Ian McFarland, Amer Hassan, Valerie Brown Taylor, Shane Roden.
AMBULANCE:
Each district has two seats available, both with a three-year term, unless otherwise noted.
Big River: (serves 125 square miles in areas north of Hillsboro) – Joshua Williams (I), Janet Taylor (I).
Joachim-Plattin: (serves 180 square miles in southeast Jefferson County) – Ron Weeks (I), Cindy L. Vaugh (I), Rachel (Jefferson) Edwards, Tyler Schmitz, James K. Howard.
Meramec: (serves northeastern Franklin and small sections of northwest Jefferson and St. Louis counties) – Subdistrict 2, Floyd Blake, Curt Saitta (I); Subdistrict 5, Justin Smith.
North Jefferson: (serves 32 square miles in northwest Jefferson County) – Jessica Rider, Desmond “Desi” Kirchhofer, Kenneth Kays (I).
Rock Township: (serves 108 square miles in northeast Jefferson County) – Jeremy Day (I), Mandy Dockery, Paul D. Horn, Bob Butler.
Valle: (serves 250 square miles in southwest Jefferson County) – Tammie Scullin (I), Patrick C. Bingham, Jason Jarvis.
FIRE:
Each district has one or two seats available, each with a six-year term, unless otherwise noted.
De Soto Rural: (serves about 260 square miles in south and southwest Jefferson County) – (two seats): Mark Mahn (I), Tammie Scullin (I).
Eureka: (serves 82 square miles in northern Jefferson County and southwest St. Louis County) – (one seat): Greg Mathison.
High Ridge: (serves 92 square miles in northern Jefferson County, including Murphy, High Ridge, House Springs, Byrnes Mill, Scotsdale and Parkdale) – (one seat): Gary Heskett (I).
Hillsboro: (serves 42 square miles in the city of Hillsboro and surrounding areas) – (one seat): Matt Woods (I).
Mapaville: (serves 22 square miles including parts of the Pevely, Festus and Hillsboro areas) – (two six-year terms) – Sherri Hensley (I), Marvin Boehm (I); (one two-year term) – Kevin Lacostelo.
Pacific: (serves 76 square miles in the city of Pacific, the towns of Catawissa and Robertsville and other unincorporated parts of Franklin, Jefferson and St. Louis counties) – (one seat): Steve Woodruff (I), Spencer Giles.
Saline Valley: (serves 19 square miles in north central Jefferson County) – (one seat): Allen Lanzarini (I).
SEWER:
Each district has one or two seats available, each with a five-year term, unless otherwise noted.
Glaize Creek: (serves the Barnhart and Antonia areas) – Jeff Siudzinski (I).
Lake Adelle: (serves Lake Adelle area near Cedar Hill) – Katherine Phillips (I).
Public Water Supply District 13: (serves Lake Tishomingo) – District 1; District 2, filing information not available.
Valle Lake: (serves Valle Lake south of De Soto) – (one seat for five years): no filings; (one seat for three years): no filings.
WATER:
Each district has one or two seats available, each with a three-year term, unless otherwise noted.
Public Water Supply District C-1: (serves Imperial, Barnhart and nearby areas) – Subdistrict 5, no filings.
Public Water Supply District No. 1: (serves the city of Arnold) – Subdistrict 2, Phillip Hogan (I); Subdistrict 5, Bob Lindsley (I).
Public Water Supply District No. 2: (serves the High Ridge area) – Subdistrict 2, Mike Tamme (I); Subdistrict 3, Steve Conley (I).
Public Water Supply District No. 3: (serves the Fenton area) – Subdistrict 2, Ralph Stuckmeyer (I).
Public Water Supply District No. 5: (serves the Hematite area) – Subdistrict 5, no filings.
Public Water Supply District No. 6: (serves the House Springs area) – Subdistrict 3, Angela Berga.
Public Water Supply District No. 7: (serves the Hillsboro area) – Subdistrict 1, Cheryl Meese (I); Subdistrict 5, Jacob Parsons.
Public Water Supply District No. 8: (serves the Cedar Hill area) – Subdistrict 1, Daymond Graham Jr. (I); Subdistrict 3, Shirley Null (I).
Public Water Supply District No. 10: (serves a portion of the Imperial area) – Subdistrict 2, William Todd (I).
Public Water Supply District No. 12: (serves southeast Jefferson County) – Subdistrict 2, Steve Horn; Subdistrict 3, Drew Null.
SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICTS:
Each district has one seat available with a three-year term, unless otherwise noted.
Festus: Michael Dutton (I).
Hillsboro: Matt Woods (I).