Five candidates are running for three seats on the Willmar School Board

Linda Vanderwerf, West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn.
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Aug. 17—WILLMAR

— A total of five candidates have filed for three seats on the Willmar School Board.

Incumbent Mary Amon filed Tuesday afternoon, a few hours before filing closed.

Other candidates are Steve Biesterfeld, Randy Frederickson, Jay Lawton and Laura Weatherby.

The five will be running for three four-year terms on the School Board in the Nov. 8 general election.

Amon, Frederickson and Lawton are incumbents.

Amon was first elected in a special election in 2017 and elected to a full term in 2018. Lawton was elected in 2018. Amon and Lawton are running for their second full terms. Frederickson was elected in a special election in 2021 and is running for his first full term.

Amon, of Willmar, is a physician at CentraCare — Willmar Lakeland Clinic, formerly Family Practice Medical Center.

Biesterfeld, 48, of Willmar, is a shift supervisor at Prairie Lakes Youth Programs.

Frederickson, of Willmar, is a retired Willmar Middle School science teacher and works part-time at the Wild Bird Warehouse in Willmar.

Jay Lawton, 64, of Willmar, works at Jennie-O Turkey Store in inventory control and logistics for finished goods.

Weatherby, 52, of Willmar, is a psychologist at Life Seasons in Willmar.