Candidates file petitions for local positions

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Posted 12/29/20

MENDOTA – Candidates for local positions in the April 2021 general election turned in their election petitions by the deadline of Dec. 21.

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Candidates file petitions for local positions

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MENDOTACandidates for local positions in the April 2021 general election turned in their election petitions by the deadline of Dec. 21.

In the City of Mendota, the positions of mayor, city clerk, city treasurer and one seat in each of the four wards will be decided in April. There will not be any contested races for any of the positions.

Incumbents David Boelk and Emily McConville were the only ones to file for mayor and city clerk, respectively. Incumbent aldermen Jim Fitzpatrick (First Ward) and Kyle Kim (Third Ward) will also be the only candidates on the ballot in their wards.

Two current members of the City Council who were appointed to their positions will be on the ballot for the first time. Leo Hochstatter was appointed to the council in December 2019 to replace the late John Pierson in the Second Ward, and Vicki Johnson was named to the council in March 2020 to take the Fourth Ward seat of Bill Hunt, who resigned.

Current city treasurer, Jeff Simonton, will not seek another term. No one submitted a petition for the treasurer’s post.

In Mendota High School District 280, there are five seats open and four candidates that turned in petitions. They are incumbents Jim Lauer, Jim Strouss and Jim Sundberg. Current board member Aaron Elston also filed for the election. He was appointed to the board in 2018. Another current board member, Jason Motter, will not run for re-election.

In Mendota Elementary School District 289, six people turned in petitions. They are incumbents Sean Pappas, Tim Pohl and Joel Johnson, and newcomers Liz Zinke, Holli Rapp and Amanda Coss.