Common Council
Update 1/7 @ 6:30 a.m.: Correction made to deadline day/date, addition of Michael Smith having submitted signatures.
Four City of Whitewater Common Council seats are up for election on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. If necessary, a primary will be held on February 18 to narrow down each race to two candidates. The two-year term for council member begins on Tuesday, April 18, 2025. The Council regularly meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Members are expected to review the agenda packet prior to the meetings. They also serve on one or more committees, many of which meet on a monthly basis. The salary is $300 per month.
Tuesday, January 7 at 5 p.m. is the deadline for submitting candidacy forms to the city clerk. Here is the status of candidate filings, per Heather Boehm, city clerk, as of January 6 at 2 p.m.
Council member AD 1
Michael E. Smith, 327 E. Clay Street, #29, has taken out nomination papers. – Signatures submitted
J. Christopher Wilt, 334 Parkside Drive – Signatures submitted
The incumbent, Patrick Singer, has filed a notice of noncandidacy.
Council member AD 3
Steven Sahyun, 250 N. Franklin Street – Signatures submitted
The incumbent, Brienne Brown, has filed a notice of noncandidacy.
Council member AD 5
The incumbent, Neil Hicks, 1254 Tower Hill Pass – Signatures submitted
Council member at Large
Patrick Singer, 263 Amber Drive – Signatures submitted
The incumbent, Lisa Dawsey Smith, has filed a notice of noncandidacy.
Information concerning aldermanic (council) district boundaries may be obtained from City Clerk Heather Boehm, 312 W. Whitewater St., 262-473-0102, hboehm@whitewater-wi.gov. There is also a map on the city website that shows the districts; however, it is a bit difficult to decipher. Choose “VotingWardsAldDist-Aldermanic Districts,” and the districts will be shown in the large numbers.
The first day to circulate nomination papers was December 1, 2024, and the deadline for filing nomination papers and required documents is 5:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, in the office of the city clerk. Candidates for an at-large seat must collect a minimum of 50 signatures on nomination papers; a candidate wishing to represent a district must obtain a minimum of 20 signatures.
School Board
Two Whitewater Unified School District School Board seats are up for election. As with the city, the filing deadline for candidates is Tuesday, January 7 at 5:00 p.m. Different from the city, no nomination signatures are required. Candidacy may be established in a matter of minutes by filling out a few forms in the district office, 419 S. Elizabeth Street. Further information is provided on this previous Banner post.
The incumbents are Miguel Aranda and Jennifer Kienbaum. The last update that The Whitewater Banner received from Christine Dodge, school board secretary, was on December 13. At that time, she indicated that Aranda had filed for reelection. Soon thereafter Jennifer Kienbaum confirmed to the Banner that she is seeking reelection.
The Banner is not aware as to whether additional candidates have filed, as requests for an update from Christine Dodge have not been answered as of Tuesday, January 7 at 1 p.m.
By Lynn Binnie
Whitewater Banner volunteer staff
whitewaterbanner@gmail.com
