Cory Mason emerged as the winner in the Racine mayoral election. With all 36 wards reporting, here are the results: Cory Mason: 5,356 Sandy Weidner: 4,392
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Special Election 2017 Voter Guide
City of Racine residents will head to the polls Tuesday to vote in a special election for Mayor of Racine. Click here to find your polling place. Candidates vying for the seat are Cory Mason and Sandy Weidner. Former Mayor John Dickert announced in March that he planned to resign at the end of the summer to […]
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LTE: Weidner’s characterization of city debt misleads public
Dear editor: Over the past 30 years, I’ve had the opportunity to serve Racine residents as a school board member, alderman, mayor, and as the City Administrator. I strongly believe that honesty is the most important attribute that a candidate for office must demonstrate. I have known and worked with both of the mayoral candidates […]
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LTE: Weidner Not Capable Of Building Consensus
Like it or not, Foxconn is coming to our county. This will have a tremendous effect on the entire area – including our city. The city is also about to elect a new mayor. This is a time of great opportunity. We’ve had one previous mayor leave in disgrace, and the next one exited before […]
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Letter to the editor: Mason is “wishy-washy”
Dear editor: Who will be the best leader for Racine as Mayor? I love Racine, and think it’s the very best value in Wisconsin. We have the lake, entertainment, great pizza, coffee, and much more. We visit the coffee shop multiple times per week on Washington ave, and see many politicians coming through the doors […]
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Letter to the editor: Mason supporter takes issue with campaign ad
To the Editor, On October 1 The Journal Times ran the first of several ads from Sandy Weidner, designed to look and read like news stories. It was headlined “Weidner Will Veto Arena.” However, on September 13 in a Journal Times story about the second mayoral candidate forum, Weidner is quoted that she is “not […]
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Mayoral Special Election Set Oct. 17
The Common Council set the dates for the special election for mayor, which will be Oct. 17. The special election was prompted by former Racine Mayor John Dickert announcing his resignation in March. He turned over the reigns to Common Council President Dennis Wiser in July. Wiser will serve as the interim Mayor until a […]