Candidates running for office on Nov. 6

Howard County - Although the 2018 general election isn’t until Nov. 6, some folks may want to review who will be the candidates on the ballot locally and for the state and federal offices.

Look for the local candidates to answer questions a few weeks before the election to give voters a better idea of where they stand on issues.

County offices

County Supervisor — District 2 (Vote for no more than one)

Don Burnikel — Democratic Party (Incumbant)

Joseph R. Pisney — Republican Party

 

 

County Supervisor — District 3 (Vote for no more than one) Incumbant Jan McGovern is not running.

Brett Daley — Dem.

Jerry Steven — Rep.

Dean Eastman — (Not affiliated with a party)

County Treasurer (Vote for no more than one)

Warren J. Steffen — Rep.

County Recorder (Vote for no more than one)

Cherri L. Caffrey — Dem.

County Attorney (Vote for no more than one)

Kevin E. Schoeberl — Rep.

 

Township offices

Township Trustee (Vote for no more than two four-year terms)

• Albion

George Folta

Gerald Keune

• Forest City 

Gene A. Pisney

• Chester

Brian Goodman

Melissa Adams

• Oakdale 

Loren Rickerl

Keith Knode

• Jamestown

Steve Christensen

Richard J. Brunner

• Saratoga

Richard Baethke

Barry Christensen

• Howard Center

Gerald Reicks

David Ollendick

• Vernon Springs

Mark Reis

Ken Hruska

• New Oregon

Mike Mrachek

Dean D. Hubka

• Paris

Brad Sovereign

Lon F. Scheidel

• Howard

Kurt Grover

Jason Ludwig

• Afton

Ronald O’Donnell

Jim Marr

Township Clerk (Vote for no more than one for a  four-year term)

• Albion

Carol Gates

• Forest City 

Rita Roberts

• Chester

Jean Bowser

• Oakdale 

Monica Jensen

• Jamestown

Edith Asfahl

• Saratoga

Susan Norman

• Howard Center

Gary L. Gassett

• Vernon Springs

Roger Kleve

• New Oregon

Bob Stika

• Paris

Chuck Stevenson

• Howard

Trudy O’Donnell

• Afton

Judy Biwer

 

Nonpartisan offices

Regional Health Services of Howard County Board of Trustees (Vote for no more than three for a  four-year term)

Allen Moudry

Jeremy Johnston

Michael W. Mahr

Howard Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioner (Vote for no more than two for a  four-year term)

Kayla Sebastian

Mike Lewis

Howard County Agricultural Extension Council (Vote for no more than five for a four-year term)

Andrea Malek

Susan Heimerdinger

Jessica Reis

Gary A. Ferrie

Brent Mehmert

 

State offices

Governor/Lieutenant Governor (Vote for no more than one team)

Fred Hubbell/Rita R. Hart — Dem.

Kim Reynolds/Adam Gregg — Rep.

Jake Porter/Lynne Gentry — Libertarian 

Gary Siegwarth/Natalia Blaskovich — Clear Water Party of Iowa

Secretary of State (Vote for no more than one)

Deidre DeJear — Dem.

Paul D. Pate — Rep.

Jules Ofenbakh — Lib.

Auditor of State (Vote for no more than one)

Rob Sand — Dem.

Mary Mosiman — Rep.

Fred Perryman — Lib.

Treasurer of State (Vote for no more than one)

Michael L. Fitzgerald — Dem.

Jeremy N. Davis — Rep.

Timothy Hird — Lib.

Secretary of Agriculture (Vote for no more than one)

Tim Gannon — Dem.

Mike Naig — Rep.

Rick Stewart — Lib.

Attorney General (Vote for no more than one)

Tom Miller — Dem.

Marco Battaglia — Lib.

State Representative, District 051 (Vote for no more than one)

Tim Knutson — Dem.

Jane Bloomingdale — Rep.

 

Federal office

United States Rep.resentative, District 1 (Vote for no more than one)

Abby Finkenauer — Dem.

Rod Blum — Rep.

Troy Hageman — Lib.

 

Judicial Ballot

Court of Appeals 

Anuradha Vaitheswaran

Michael R. Mullins

Mary Ellen Tabor

District Court Judge District 1B 

David F. Staudt

Andrea J. Dryer

Kellyann Lekar

District Associate Judge District 1B 

Patrick Wegman

Jeffrey L. Harris

Brook K. Jacobsen

 

There is also Public Measure C on the ballot. It reads as: 

“SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED?

Shall the Board of Supervisors of Howard County, State of Iowa, be authorized to impose a property tax levy for emergency medical services pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 422D for a period of five (5) years in the annual amount of $50,000 and an aggregate total not to exceed $250,000 over five (5) years (the rate of such property tax levy not to exceed Zero Dollars and Twenty-Five Cents ($0.25) per One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) of assessed valuation per fiscal-year) on all of the taxable property within Howard County, Iowa?”