VOTER EDUCATION RESOURCES
To learn more about the candidates on the ballot, we recommend checking the candidates’ own statements in the League of Women Voters Guide, published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and at Vote411 online, and the West News Magazine Voter Q & A. To view a sample ballot for your specific address in St. Louis County, use the Sample Ballot Lookup Tool at the St. Louis County Board of Elections website.
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE
This is a list of candidates we are aware of who have either officially filed for office or have publicly stated their intention to run as write-in candidates in the area of West St. Louis County. Please note that inclusion on this list does not imply endorsement by our club. This is just a list of candidates for your information. Make sure to look into the candidates’ statements and backgrounds before you vote. We have included links to campaign Facebook pages, campaign websites, or government directory pages for candidates we were able to find such resources for.
If there is only one candidate listed that means that only one candidate filed for the position in question. (If you are disappointed to see a candidate running unopposed in a district you live in, we strongly encourage you to consider running for local office during the next election cycle!) If you are aware of a local write-in candidate we have missed including on this list, please let us know.
Note that this list is focused on the West St. Louis County municipalities in or near our township club area. For a list of all St. Louis County candidates who filed (not including write in candidates) please check the St. Louis County Board of Elections ballot report.
MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES
BALLWIN
Board of Aldermen, Ward 1
Michael Finley
Board of Aldermen, Ward 1 (unexpired term)
Janet Rodriguez Judd (incumbent, appointed mid-term to fill a vacancy)
Stephen Ward
Board of Aldermen, Ward 2
Jonathan Harvey
Lori A. Kelling
Board of Aldermen, Ward 3
Frank Fleming
Board of Aldermen, Ward 4
Julie Hardiker-Wilkison
David Siegel
CHESTERFIELD
City Council, Ward 1
A.J. Moll
Mary Monachella
City Council, Ward 2
Mary Ann Mastorakos
City Council, Ward 3
Michael Moore
City Council, Ward 4
Merrell Hansen
CLARKSON VALLEY
Board of Aldermen Ward 1
Jeff Schweig
Board of Aldermen, Ward 2
Brock MacDonald
Board of Aldermen, Ward 3
Lin Midyett
CREVE COEUR
City Council, Ward 1
Donna Spence
City Council, Ward 2
Kimberly Norwood
City Council, Ward 3
Drew Newman
City Council, Ward 4
Scott Saunders
Fire Board
Harvey Seigel
DES PERES
Mayor
Mark J. Becker
Board of Aldermen, Ward 1
Jennifer Weller
Board of Aldermen, Ward 2
Brent Dolezalek
Board of Aldermen, Ward 3
Patrick Barrett
ELLISVILLE
Mayor
Mick Cahill
Robert Clark Compton
City Council, District 3
Mike Roemerman
EUREKA
Board of Aldermen, Ward 1
Jerry Diekmann
Board of Aldermen, Ward 2
Kevin Kilpatrick
Board of Aldermen, Ward 3
Jerry Holloway
FENTON
Board of Aldermen, Ward 1
Jimmy Lange
Board of Aldermen, Ward 2
Ron Harrell
Board of Aldermen, Ward 3
Robin Huels
Board of Aldermen, Ward 4
Scott Maserang
FRONTENAC
Board of Aldermen, Ward 1
Annie DiPasco
Board of Aldermen, Ward 2
Jamie Griesedeck
Board of Aldermen, Ward 3
Dan Millman
MANCHESTER
Mayor
Benjamin Toben
Board of Aldermen, Ward 1
Jessica Green
Bill Parmentier (write-in candidate)
Board of Aldermen, Ward 2
Phillip T. Bruno II
Marilyn L. Ottenad
Board of Aldermen, Ward 3
Peter Bitzer
Nate Chacon (write in candidate)
Kevin Koch (has withdrawn his candidacy but he did so too late to have his name removed from the ballot)
Paul Lovegren
Deanna Taylor
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Board of Aldermen, Ward 1
Barbara Ann Hughes
Board of Aldermen, Ward 2
Michelle Friedman
Board of Aldermen, Ward 3
John R. Harder
Kristin MacDowell
Board of Aldermen, Ward 4
David Murphy
TWIN OAKS
Board of Aldermen (elect two)
John Chereji
Joe Krewson
Tom Stoeckl
VALLEY PARK
Mayor
Chandra Webster
Board of Aldermen, Ward 1
Pam (Johnson) Evans
Dave Rose
Board of Aldermen, Ward 2
Betty Halker
Wendy Kindlesparger
Board of Aldermen, Ward 3
Jon Young
Board of Aldermen, Ward 4
Mike White
Marshal
Wm. Scott Rue
WILDWOOD
City Council, Ward 1
NO CANDIDATES FILED
City Council, Ward 2
Bob Mabry
City Council, Ward 3
Scott Ottenberg
City Council, Ward 4
Joe Farmer
City Council, Ward 5
Chris Means
City Council, Ward 6
Rob Rambaud
T.J. Robinson
City Council, Ward 7
Jim Kranz
City Council, Ward 8
Michael Gillani
Tim Kummer
COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CANDIDATES
Board of Trustees, Subdistrict 4
Deborah Bush-Munson
Patrick McKelvey
Fielding Poe
BALLOT ISSUES
PROPOSITION F – VARIOUS LOCAL FIRE DISTRICTS
Multiple West County area fire districts have an identical Proposition F on their ballots. These propositions would raise sales taxes by one percent to fund local fire departments, and lower fire district property taxes by half of the new revenue collected under the sales tax.
Overall this would result in a net tax increase for these fire districts, since the new sales tax increase would only partially be offset by the property tax decrease. These propositions would slightly lower property taxes (which are progressive taxes, meaning those with higher income tend to pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes) while raising sales taxes (which are regressive taxes, meaning, those with lower income tend to pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes). This means that people who do not own property in the district would take on some of the tax burden for the support of the local fire district while homeowners and business owners who do own property in the district would pay slightly less.