Candidates file in municipalities, school districts

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Filings came to a close last Tuesday for the balance of the elected offices in Carlton County’s schools, municipalities and hospital districts not requiring a primary election.

Names of candidates filing for those offices will appear on the ballot during November’s General Election.

Following are the latest filings in alphabetical order:

Atkinson Township –

Supervisor at Large – No candidates filed

Town Clerk – No candidates filed

Automba Township –

Town Supervisor, Seat B – Dan Reed

Town Clerk – Cynthia Disterhaupt

Barnum –

Council Member (Elect 2) – Darrel Berry, Dale Riihiluoma

School Board (Elect 4) – Colleen Fetters, Michael Line, Jason Montgomery, Patrick S. Poirier, Lenore Skoglund

Barnum Township –

Town Supervisor at Large – Michael W. Clark, Thomas L. Duesler

Town Clerk – Julie R. Klejeski

Beseman Township –

Town Supervisor, Seat B – Jeanne Schulke

Town Clerk – No candidates

Blackhoof Township –

Town Supervisor at Large – Clayton Kauppila

Town Clerk – No candidates filed

Special Election for Town Treasurer – Rhoda Fitzsimmons

Carlton –

Mayor – Kitty Bureau

Council Member (Elect 2) – Leola D. Rodd, Wesley Vork

Special Election for Council Member – Sheryl L. Davis

School Board (Elect 3) – Penny Bennett, Timothy A. Hagenah, Benjamin E. Nilsen

Cloquet –

School Board (Elect 3) – Duane Buytaert, Jim Crowley, Gary “Hawk” Huard, Brett Wienen

Cromwell –

Mayor – Sam Clark

Council Member (Elect 2) – Tom Borglund, Philip Matthew Lippo, Warren Peters, Edwin Raisanen

Special Election for Council Member – Brian Jatkola, Raymond M. Lally

School Board (Elect 3) – Angela Lind Anderson, Walter Collman, Tim Hakamaki, Lance Line, Steve Risacher

Special Election for School Board Member – Loran Shelton, Rod Walli

Eagle Township –

Town Supervisor, Seat B – Loran Shelton

Town Supervisor, Seat C – Kenneth Koivisto

Town Treasurer – Jackie Koivisto

Esko –

School Board (Elect 3) – Julian “Bert” Bertogliat, Brandon Crotteau, Jerry Frederick, Rick Liljegren, Jeff Salo

Holyoke Township –

Town Supervisor, Seat C – Christy Gould

Town Clerk – No candidates filed

Special Election for Town Treasurer – Claudia Budisalovich

Kalevala Township –

Town Supervisor, Seat A – John Gran

Town Supervisor, Seat C – No candidates filed

Town Treasurer – Angela R. Gran

Kettle River –

Mayor – Kyle Riel

Council Member (elect 2) – James J. Sanders

Mahtowa Township –

Town Supervisor, Seat B – Emma Higby

Town Clerk – James Haley

Moose Lake –

Mayor – Ted Shaw

Council Member (Elect 2) – Kristin Heaton Huso, James Michalski

School Board (Elect 3) – Lisa Anderson Reed, Scott Benoit, Jamie Jungers, Adam Kamp, Byron Kuster, Kristi Skelton-Weisert

Moose Lake Commmunity Hospital District –

BarnumTownship – No candidates filed

Kalevala Township – Gail Langhorst

Moose Lake Township – Wendy L. Delly

Moose Lake – No candidates filed

Moose Lake Township –

Town Supervisor, Seat B – Dorette Christenson

Town Clerk – Gail Lundgren

Perch Lake Township –

Town Supervisor, Seat B – Dave DeLovely

Town Clerk – Lora L. Eames

Scanlon –

Council Member (Elect 2) – Scott B. Boedigheimer, Marshall J. Johnson, James Pratt

Special Election for Council Member – Mathew Falk

Silver Township –

Town Supervisor at Large – Rick Peterson

Town Clerk – Mark Carlson

Silver Brook Township –

Town Supervisor at Large – Brian Johnson

Town Clerk – Alieca Johnson

Skelton Township –

Town Supervisor, Seat A – Bruce Benson

Town Supervisor, Seat B – James Charboneau

Town Treasurer – Corina Newman

Split Rock Township –

Town Supervisor, Seat B – Thomas Mikrot

Town Supervisor, Seat C – Philip Jurek

Town Clerk – Kenneth Halverson

Thomson –

Council Member (Elect 2) – Ann Gustafson

Thomson Township –

Town Supervisor, Seat C – Bill Gerard, Jeff Monaghan

Town Supervisor, Seat D – David W. Sunnarborg

Twin Lakes Township –

Town Supervisor, Seat C – Diane Felde-Fink

Wrenshall –

Mayor – Michael Hyland, Gary L. Butala

Council Member (Elect 2) – Meloin M. Martindale, John Tanner

School Board (Elect 3) – Janaki Fisher-Merritt, Matthew Laveau, Troy Powers, Tony Paul Sheda

Wrenshall Township –

Town Supervisor, Seat A – Jeanine Pauly

Town Clerk – Judy Korby

Wright –

Mayor – David R. Chambers, Donovan E. Ranta

Council Member (Elect 2) – Patty Bradford, Jerri L. Haugan

Special Election for Council Member – Gene Lott

According to staff at the Carlton County auditor’s office, the races where no candidates have filed for open positions will be filled either by write-in vote or appointment by the local board or council. Candidates selected to fill those posts will serve only until the next general election.

For more information on the ballot in this November’s general election, contact Carlton County Auditor/Treasurer Paul Gassert at 218-384-9127.

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