Amanda Paffrath, 54, is running against Michael Schrader in the spring election. She is running for the Racine Common Council District 4 seat. The election is taking place on April 5. Paffrath lives in Racine, Wis. She has been a resident of Racine County for 50 years, minus the time she spent in Madison for […]
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Candidate Bio: Judi Adams, Racine County Board, District 21
Judi Adams, 59, is running against Taylor Wishau in the spring election. She is running for the Racine County Board of Supervisors District 21 seat. The election is taking place on April 5. Adams lives in Burlington, Wis. She has been a resident of Racine County for 6 years. To read more about other races […]
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Candidate Bio: Taylor Wishau, Racine County Board, District 21
Taylor Wishau, 32, is running against Jodi Adams in the spring election. He is running for the Racine County Board of Supervisors District 21 seat. The election is taking place on April 5. Wishau lives in Burlington, Wis. He has been a resident of Racine County since 2016. Prior to that, he lived in Racine […]
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Candidate Bio: Amanda Bengston, Racine County Board, District 11
Amanda Bengston, 34, is running against Robert Miller in the spring election. He is running for the Racine County Board of Supervisors District 11 seat. The election is taking place on April 5. Bengston lives in Mt. Pleasant, Wis. She has been a resident of Racine County for 11 years. To read more about other […]
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Candidate Bio: Tonya Evans, RUSD School Board, District 1
Tonya Evans, 55, is running against Margaret Oliver and Theresa Villar in the primary election. She is running for the Racine Unified School District’s Schoool Board District 1 seat. The election is taking place on Feb. 15. Evans is a resident of Sturtevant, Wis. She has lived in Racine County for the past 20+ years. […]
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Candidate Bio: Theresa Villar, RUSD School Board, District 1
Theresa Villar, 55, is running against Margaret Oliver and Tonya Evans in the primary election. She is running for the Racine Unified School District Board 1st District. The election is taking place on Feb. 15. Villar is a resident of Sturtevant, Wis. She has lived in Racine County for the past 10 years. If Theresa […]
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Candidate Bio: Margaret Oliver, RUSD School Board, District 1
Margaret Oliver, 70, is running against Theresa Villar and Tonya Evans in the primary election. She is running for the Racine Unified School District Board 1st District. The election is taking place on Feb. 15. Oliver is a resident of Mt. Pleasant, Wis. She has lived in Racine County for the past 70 years. If […]
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Candidate Bio: Henry Perez, County Board, District 9/Common Council, District 12
Henry Perez, 60, is running against Eric Hopkins and Colin Mckenna in the primary election. He is running for the 9th District Racine County Board seat. The election is taking place on Feb. 15. If he wins the primary election, he will advance onto the election taking place on April 5. In addition, he is […]
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Candidate Bio: Eric Hopkins, Racine County Board, District 9
Eric Hopkins, 48, is running against Henry Perez and Colin Mckenna in the spring primary election. He is running for the Racine County Board 9th District. The primary election is taking place on Feb. 15. Hopkins is a resident of Racine, Wis. He has lived in Racine County for the past 42 years. If Hopkins […]
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Local Judge Candidates Unopposed In ’22 Spring General Election
RACINE COUNTY – All three Racine County Circuit Court judge candidates will be running unopposed in the 2022 Spring General Election to be held on April 5. There will be a contest, however, for the Court of Appeals District II judgeship. That district includes Racine, Kenosha and 10 other counties in Eastern Wisconsin. Judge Eugene […]
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Primary Set For County Board District 9 Seat
RACINE COUNTY – A Racine County Board supervisor seat, covering western parts of the City of Racine, will have a primary election race on February 15. Meanwhile, contested races are in place for six other board seats in the Spring 2022 election. All 21 Racine County Board seats are up for two-year terms in the […]
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Most Racine City Alders Unopposed In 2022 Spring General Election
RACINE – A lone Racine Common Council seat will be formally contested in the 2022 Spring General Election, scheduled for Tuesday, April 5. Spring General Election Ballot Seven alders, from even-numbered Council districts, are up for election to two-year terms. The alder for District 9 is on the ballot to fill the remaining one year […]
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Primary Vote On Tap For RUSD Board Seat
RACINE – A primary election vote is on tap for the District 1 seat on the Racine Unified School District (RUSD) Board of Education. The election will be held Tuesday, February 15. Three candidates have filed nomination papers for the three-year term. They are Tonya Evans, Margaret Oliver and Theresa Villar. The top two finishers […]
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Nominations Now Open For Spring 2022 Election Seats
RACINE COUNTY – Wednesday (Dec. 1) is the first day that candidates for local office can circulate nomination papers for the Spring 2022 election, scheduled for April 5. Local government voters will elect board members, supervisors, alderpersons, trustees and judges. The deadline for filing nomination papers in most cases is Jan. 4, 2022. If necessary, […]
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Election fraud charges sought against 5 Wisconsin Election Commission members
RACINE COUNTY – The Racine County Sheriff’s Office referred election fraud charges Wednesday to the Racine County District Attorney’s Office against five members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Commissioners Margaret Bostelmann, Julie Glancey, Ann Jacobs, Dean Knudson, and Mark Thomsen were all named, but they have not formally been charged. Referrals for charging have been […]