Local school board elections are coming up quickly, and with early voting having started recently, the final countdown to the April 7 general election has begun.
There are no school board seats up for election on the Milwaukee School Board this year.
Here are the districts where there are contested seats.
Arrowhead Union High School District
Three-year terms, three seats
At-large seat
Chris Farris (inc.)
John Marek
The board’s Merton seat and Stone Bank seat are both up for election too, but Merton seat incumbent Amy Hemmer and Stone Bank seat incumbent Lynn Blazei are both running unopposed.
Cedarburg School District
Two seats, three-year terms
Brady Brown
Jake Hebda
Connie Kincaide (inc.)
Incumbent Kate Erickson is not seeking reelection.
Cudahy School District
Two seats, three-year terms
Katy Castleton
Chris Galewski (inc.)
Randy Hollenbeck
Rhonda Riccio (inc.)
Elmbrook School District
Three seats, three-year terms
At-large seat
Sam Hughes (inc.)
Elizabeth Theis
Area I seat
Kevin Klandrud
Scott Wheeler (inc.)
Area III seat
Robert Burlage
Jennifer Roskopf
Incumbent Preetha Kurudiyara is not seeking reelection.
Franklin Public Schools
Two seats, three-year terms
Kathryn J. Eckhardt
Denise Groniger
Mary Yank (inc.)
Incumbent Linda Witkowski is not seeking reelection.
Germantown School District
Two seats, three-year terms
Seat No. 3
Kimberly Higgenbotham (inc.)
Anne Utech
Seat No. 5
Molly Bussie
Richard Yu
Incumbent Eric Brown is not seeking reelection.
Greendale School District
One seat, three-year term
Mary Laurel Grogan
Kathleen Wied-Vincent (inc.)
Hamilton School District
Three seats, two three-year terms, one two-year term
At-large seat (three-year term)
Cassie Hoehnen
Tom Seiler
Incumbent Tom Lodzinski was eliminated during the Feb. 17 primary election.
Village of Sussex seat (two-year term)
Adam Gegare
Ashlie Schaffner (inc.)
The Village of Lannon seat, which carries a three-year term, is also up for election, but the candidate for that seat, Jay Jones, is running unopposed. That seat’s incumbent, Katie Streblow, is not running for reelection.
Hartland-Lakeside School District
One seat, three-year term
Kristopher “Kpher” Evans
Morgan Henning (inc.)
Kettle Moraine School District
Two seats, three-year terms
Jay Crouse (inc.)
Katie Grillaert
Amy Richards (inc.)
Menomonee Falls School District
Three seats, two three-year terms, one two-year term
Nicole Barker
Jefferson E. Davis
Rebecca Derlein
Emily Kant Schlimme
Steve Taylor
Joel Woppert (inc.)
Incumbents Sarah Renn and Shelley Holzman are not seeking reelection.
Muskego-Norway School District
Two seats, three-year terms
Robert Bohmann (inc.)
Pattie Morales
Jason Szemborski (inc.)
New Berlin School District
Two seats, three-year terms
Matthew J. Arend
Joseph Greenhagen
Amanda Peterson
Bob Willkomm
Incumbents Amy Crosby and Allison Spindler are not seeking reelection.
Nicolet Unified School District
Two seats, three-year terms
Laura Felix
Anthony Pennington-Cross (inc.)
Theresa Seem (inc.)
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
Two seats, three-year terms
Sheryl Cerniglia (inc.)
Genene Hibbler
Jen Knor
Mark Verhalen (inc.)
William McIntosh was eliminated in the Feb. 17 primary election.
Port Washington-Saukville School District
Three seats; three-year terms
City of Port Washington seat
Kiersten Cira (inc.)
Matt Riemer
While the Village of Saukville and Town of Port Washington seats are both up for re-election, both Saukville incumbent Sara McCutcheon and Port Washington challenger Dave Didier are running unopposed. Port Washington incumbent Justin Myers is not running for reelection.
South Milwaukee School District
Three-year terms, three seats
Tory Elliot
Melissa Ellis
Brian Genduso (inc.)
Patrick Hintz (inc.)
John Nuck
Terrence Talley
Incumbent Nathan Jurowski is not seeking reelection.
Swallow School District
Three-year term, one seat
Katie Bergmann
Colin Chance
Incumbent Mike Hoida is not seeking reelection. Lisa Erdmann was eliminated in the Feb. 17 primary election.
Waukesha School District
Three seats, three year-terms
Chase Allen
Maria Carrillo
Mitchel Gallagher
Bette Koenig (inc.)
Melissa Toledo
Diane Voit (inc.)
Incumbent David Wadd is not seeking reelection. While Maria Carrillo said she has stepped back from active campaigning, her name is still on the ballot.
Wauwatosa School District
Three-year terms, four seats
Heather Birk
Liz Heimerl-Rolland (inc.)
Todd Koehler
Melissa Lamers
Christopher Merker
Dan Stemper
Jason Wautier (inc.)
Lynn Woehrle (inc.)
Incumbent Phillip Morris is not seeking reelection.
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District
Three-year terms, three seats
Jeremiah Houle
Brian Keller (inc.)
Noah Leigh (inc.)
Sagar Tolani
Incumbent Kristen Keyser is not seeking reelection.
Whitnall School District
Three-year terms, three seats
Don Geiger
Joseph D. Hurkman
Cassie Rainer (inc.)
Rachel Scherrer (inc.)
Jesse Stachowiak (inc.)
Referendums
Three suburban Milwaukee school districts are going to referendum April 7:
Glendale-River Hills School District: The district is seeking an additional $5 million per year for four years ($20 million total) for an operational referendum beginning in the 2026-27 school year and ending in the 2029-30 school year.
Lake Country School District: The district is seeking an additional $800,000 per year for four years ($3.2 million total) for an operational referendum beginning in the 2026-27 school year and ending in the 2029-30 school year. Superintendent Chad Schraufnagel has said the district could face dissolution if the referendum doesn’t pass.
Whitefish Bay School District: The district is asking for $135.6 million in a facilities referendum that would fund renovations to Cumberland, Richards elementary schools and Whitefish Bay High School and the construction of a new Whitefish Bay Middle School building.
Contact Alec Johnson at 262-875-9469 or alec.johnson@jrn.com. Follow him on X at @AlecJohnson12.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Who wants to run your local schools? See who’s on suburban Milwaukee ballots
Reporting by Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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