Brown County area elections roundup: 7 Allouez candidates, Suamico extends filing deadline

Benita Mathew and Jeff Bollier, Green Bay Press-Gazette
Updated ·4 min read

Editor's note: The story has been corrected to note Allouez Village Board will not have a primary.

Brown County voters will elect local village board and city council members in the spring elections.

Candidates had to file their nomination papers by 5 p.m. Tuesday to appear on the ballot.

Information about your polling place and registering to vote can be found on the MyVote Wisconsin website at myvote.wi.gov/en-us.

Here are the candidates who will be on the ballot for open seats on village boards and for municipal judge offices in Brown County on April 2.

Allouez

Seven people are running for three seats on the Allouez Village Board. The seats are three-year terms.

There will be at least two new voices on the Allouez Village Board after incumbents Sarah Deutsch and Lynn Green opted not to seek reelection.

The candidates on the ballot are:

  • Incumbent Rob Atwood

  • Matt Hohner

  • Will Knaapen

  • Rich Krieg

  • Charlie Leiterman

  • Jean Marsch

  • Raymond Maxwell

Ashwaubenon

Three Ashwaubenon Village Board seats, representing Wards 7-12, will be on the April ballot for three-year terms. Board members represent specific areas of the village.

  • Wards 7 and 8: Incumbent Chris Atkinson faces challenger Drew Kuehl

  • Wards 9 and 10: Incumbent Jay Krueger is unopposed

  • Wards 11 and 12: Incumbent Tracy Flucke is unopposed

Bellevue

Two incumbents on the Bellevue Village Board will run unopposed in the April election. The seats are two-year terms. The incumbents on the ballot for Village Board are:

  • Incumbent Jackie Krull

  • Incumbent John Sinkler

Incumbent Village President Steve Soukup is running unopposed. His seat is a three-year term.

Bellevue Municipal Judge Ron Metzler is running unopposed.

Denmark

Four people are running for three seats on the Denmark Village Board. Incumbent Debra Kralovetz opted not to seek reelection. The candidates on the ballot are:

  • Incumbent Vince Wertel

  • Incumbent Jim Steffek

  • Brandon L Ackley

  • Jon P Shedlosky

Denmark Municipal Judge Shawn Brady is running unopposed for another two-year term.

De Pere

Four De Pere City Council incumbents will run unopposed for their seats in the April election. The seats are two-year terms. They are:

  • District 1 (Wards 1-5): Incumbent Shana Defnet Ledvina

  • District 2 (Wards 6-9): Incumbent Pamela Gantz

  • District 3 (Wards 10-16): Incumbent Devin Perock

  • District 4 (Wards 17-23): Incumbent Dan Carpenter

De Pere Mayor James Boyd is seeking reelection unopposed for another two-year term.

Hobart

Two Hobart Village Board incumbents will run unopposed for their seats in the April election. Village Board seats are elected by the entire village and are two-year terms. The incumbents on the ballot are:

  • Incumbent Vanya Koepke

  • Incumbent Tammy Zittlow

Hobart-Lawrence judge

Two candidates are running for Hobart-Lawrence Municipal Judge. The seat is a four-year term. The candidates are:

  • Incumbent Gregg Schreiber

  • Tara Adolph

More: Here is who's running for Brown County Board, Circuit Court in the spring election

Howard

Four Howard Village Board seats will be up for election on the spring ballot and all four incumbents will run unopposed.

  • District 3 (Wards 5-6, 19): Incumbent Cathy Hughes

  • District 4 (Wards 7-8): Incumbent John Muraski

  • District 5 (Wards 9-10, 15): Incumbent Scott Beyer

  • District 6 (Wards 11-12, 18): Incumbent Raymond Suennen

Pulaski

There will be a new voice on the Pulaski Village Board this spring after incumbent Gordi Black opted not to seek reelection.

Three candidates have filed paperwork for the three seats on the spring ballot and they will run opposed for the two-year terms. The candidates are:

  • Incumbent Bruce Brzeczkowski

  • Incumbent Stephanie Rodgers

  • Ernie Allen Jr.

Suamico

Three candidates will appear on the ballot for two seats on the Village Board. Incumbent Daniel Roddan is not running for re-election.

Because Roddan did not file a declaration of non-candidacy, residents had until Jan. 5 to submit necessary paperwork to appear on the ballot. No one met the extended deadline.

The candidates who will appear on the ballot for the two seats are:

  • Incumbent Michelle Eckert

  • Andy Congdon

  • Mark D. Stevens

Village of Wrightstown

Three Village Board seats and the Wrightstown municipal judge will be up for election. Three incumbents and one challenger will vie for the three board seats:

  • Incumbent Terry Schaeuble

  • Incumbent Julie Sigmund

  • Incumbent Daniel J. Segerstrom

  • Ryan Roebke

Wrightstown Municipal Judge Evan Mathu is running unopposed.

Key 2024 Spring Election Dates

  • Jan. 9: Ballot placement lottery.

  • Jan. 16: Campaign finance report for period from July to December 2023 due.

  • Feb. 12: Spring pre-primary campaign finance report due.

  • Feb. 20: Spring primary election (if needed)

  • March 13: Last day for voters to register online or by mail.

  • March 25: Spring pre-election campaign finance reports due.

  • March 29: Last day to register to vote in the clerk's office.

  • April 2: Spring general election. People can register to vote at their polling location on election day.

This list will be updated as needed.

Contact Jeff Bollier at (920) 431-8387 or jbollier@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JeffBollier.

Contact Benita at bmathew@gannett.com or follow her on Twitter at @benita_mathew.

This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: Brown County spring election 2024 roundup: Here's who's on your ballot