By Lynn Binnie
Whitewater Banner volunteer staff
whitewaterbanner@gmail.com
When the Whitewater Unified School District office closed early for the winter break due to weather at the end of the day on December 21, only one candidate, Stephanie Hicks, had filed to run as a candidate for the School Board election on April 4. Upon reopening of the office on January 3, the last day for candidates to file, there was a flurry of activity with additional candidates stepping forward, the last one of whom filed just minutes before the 5:00 p.m. deadline. According to School Board Secretary Jaclyn Tueting, there ended up being twelve candidates, which results in a primary being scheduled for February 21. The six persons with the highest number of votes will advance to the general election, vying for one of three open seats. Incumbents are Thayer Coburn, Casey Judd, and Steve Ryan. Judd and Ryan announced that they are not running for reelection.
The candidates are listed below in alphabetical order:
Michael Bergman, N6323 Delaney Road, Delavan
Thayer A. Coburn, 509 S. Franklin St., Whitewater
Will Dammeir, W9036 Lake Lorraine Road, Delavan
Daniel Dern, N7536 W. Lakeshore Drive, Whitewater
Stephanie Hicks, 1254 Tower Hill Pass, Whitewater
Lisa Huempfner, 976 W. Charles Street, Whitewater
Joseph A. Kromholz, 393 Eagle Court, Whitewater
Christy Linse, W5106 Meske Road, Fort Atkinson
Chuck Mills, 336 S. Whiton Street, Whitewater
Brian Schanen, 1199 E. Bluff Road, Apt. 203, Whitewater
John D. Truesdale, 175 N. Esterly Avenue, Whitewater
Nathan Vander Pas, W7685 Stacey Lane, Whitewater
The order in which the candidates will be listed on the primary ballot will be determined by a drawing conducted by School Board member Larry Kachel, witnessed by District Superintendent Caroline Pate-Hefty, on January 4 at 8:30 a.m. in the district office.
The three newly elected School Board members will take office for a three year term on Monday, April 24, 2023.
