Friday, Jan. 20, 2012
Filing for April 3 election closes as campaigns begin
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By Allen Edmonds, The Democrat Missourian
Some area political subdivisions experienced a flurry of candidate filing as the Jan. 17 deadline approached for the April 3 General Municipal Election Day, which also includes many school board races.
(I) indicates incumbent
CITIES
Archie
East Ward: Mark Houchen (I); West Ward: Donald Yoakum (I).
Belton
Ward 1: Scott VonBehren; Ward 2: Justin Neff (I); Ward 3: Everett Loughridge (I);Ward 4: Gary Lathrop (I).
Cleveland
Mayor: Patricia Masterson (I); North Ward: Barbara Hemenway (I); Third Ward: DeAnn Ackermann (I).
Drexel
East Ward: Michael Wheeler (I); West Ward: Robert Thomas (I).
East Lynne
At-large: Thomas Shroyer.
Freeman
Mayor: Jim DeRemer (I), Don Jackson; East Ward: Thomas Bray, Travis Ash; West Ward: Tom Giamalva.
Garden City
Mayor: Mark Lopez (I); East Ward: Judy Williams (I), Ronald Holdgrafer; At-large: Linda Mueller; West Ward: Tammy Martin (I), Alvin Poisal.
Harrisonville
Ward 1: Lester Unruh, Stacy Davis-Dahlman; Ward 2: Morris F. Coburn, Gabe Sweitzer; Ward 3: David Dickerson, Vanessa L. Zaroor; Ward 4: Ivan L. Stull, Jason Woodson; Charter Commission (13 to be elected): Morris F. Coburn, Vanessa L. Zaroor, Douglas B. Meyer, Cynthia K. Greenwell, Ivan L. Stull, Chuck Jones, Judith A. Reece, John M. Cotton, John M. Foster, David Dickerson, Brian Hasek, Richard M. Grabill, Jason Woodson, Gary Kidd, Clint E. Miller.
Lake Winnebago
Mayor: Richard Scharfen; Ward 1: Jerry Fortney (I), Daryl Granzella; Ward 2: Steve Silverstein (I), Robert Bryant.
Peculiar
Mayor: Ernie Jungmeyer (I), Harry L. Davis; Ward 1: Homer Dunsworth (I); Ward 2: Donald Turner (I), Kimberly Mallinson; Ward 3: Jim Antonides (I), Michael Gallagher.
Pleasant Hill
Mayor: John VanGorkum; At-large: Ed Lust; Precinct 22: Steve Long (I), D.A. Kramer.
Raymore
Mayor: Jeffrey Adams, Peter Kerckhoff; Ward 1: Jeffrey Stevens (I); Ward 2: Jeff Cox (I); Ward 3: Dutch Becker (I), Richard Hall, Nathan Hughes, Adam Jones; Ward 4: Charlene Hubach (I), Sonja Abdelgawad, Jonathan Seeley.
SCHOOLS
Archie (two open seats)
Dennis Kurzweil, Wade Plattner, Allison Willson.
Belton (two open seats)
Linda Wilckens (I), Jim Armilio (I).
Drexel (two open seats)
Chris Collins (I), Jill Collins, Timothy Eastwood, Sheryl Gilbert, Chuck Martin, Lynne Stark, Judy Still, Share Young.
East Lynne (two open seats)
Keith Riggs (I), William D. Smith.
Midway (two open seats)
Dan Cromer (I), Chris Hillman (I), Richard Funk, Michael Sykes.
Harrisonville (two open seats)
Chad Reynolds (I), Jeff Rudell (I), Marvin Cochran.
Pleasant Hill (two open seats)
David Hertzog (I), Brian Barnum, Michael Mansfield, John (Clay) Kohler.
Raymore-Peculiar (two open seats)
Dana Hille (I), Rich Bartow, Scott Bruegge, Matthew Johnson, Maria Davies.
Sherwood (two open seats)
Donnie Chambers, Mike Depew, Gary Jones, Rusty Miller, Kellie Morgan, John West.
