UPDATED: Check Out the Candidate Filings for the 2012 Elections
The filing period for elected positions that hold primary elections closed today at 5 p.m. Here's a list of candidates running for office in the Stillwater area.
The filing period for elected positions with primaries has closed with a few 11th hour filings and announcements in the Stillwater area.
Sen. Ray Vandeveer, (R-Forest Lake) announced today that he will not run for re-election in Senate District 39. Vandeveer, who had filed for office, told MPR that he has decided to retire due to health issues.
"I was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2000 and my thought at that time was that I would serve until it started impacting my ability to represent my constituents," Vandeveer told MPR. "In the wake of a grueling session I decided that the time has come."
So Republicans Karin Housley and Eric Michael Langness and Democrat Julie Bunn will run for the Senate District 39 seat.
In Stillwater, Ted Kozlowski, Cassie McLemore, Tom Corbett and Adam Frederick will vie for the city council seat in Ward 2 after Micky Cook announced yesterday that she will not seek re-election.
In Ward 3, Jim Roush will be challenged for his seat on the city council by Tom Weidner.
Gary Kriesel will run unopposed for the Washington County Commissioner seat in District 3.
After redistricting, Stillwater will now be in the Fourth Congressional District.
According to the Minnesota Secretary of State website:
Candidates who have filed for U.S. Representative District 4 are Steve Carlson of the Independence Party, Republicans Tony Hernandez and Ron Seiford, and DFLers Diana Longrie, Brian Stalboerger and Betty McCollum.
Nine candidates have filed for U.S. Senator, including: Glen R. Anderson Menze and Stephen Williams of the Independence Party, Republicans Kurt Bills, David Carlson and Bob Carney Jr., and DFLers Amy Klobuchar, Darryl Stanton, "Dick" Franson and Jack Edward Shepard.
Republican Kathy Lohmer and Democrat Tom DeGree have filed to run for the Minnesota House of Representatives seat in District 39B.
In House District 39A, Republican Bob Dettmer and Democrat John Bruno have filed for office.
There will be three seats open for the Stillwater Area School Board. The filing period for those positions is July 31-Aug. 16.
Randy Marsh
1:05 pm on Tuesday, June 5, 2012
What exactly is going on with Ward 2?
Shawn Hogendorf
1:12 pm on Tuesday, June 5, 2012
What do you mean, Randy? The latest I heard was that Cassie McLemore filed for the seat.
Randy Marsh
3:26 pm on Tuesday, June 5, 2012
"As of 11 a.m. no candidate has filed for the Ward 2 Stillwater City Council seat.
In Ward 2, Cassie McLemore is currently the only candidate who has filed."
Is it safe to assume that Ms. McLemore filed after 11 a.m.? I don't think it can be both.
Shawn Hogendorf
3:54 pm on Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Correct, Randy. My apologies it was an update and I forgot to delete that sentence. This just in, Ted Kozlowski has also filed in Ward 2.
Randy Marsh
4:02 pm on Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Does anyone know which one of those candidates is on Harycki's speed dial, co-leads his son's boy scout troop or that he has discussed a business partnership with?
Randy Marsh
4:38 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
I just assumed the mayor found another lackey to fill out his rubber stamp band of clowns on the council and I think it would be helpful to voters to know if there is a connection there. My uninformed guess would be Kozlowski because we know how much respect Harycki has for women (not to mention police officers).