Michigan voters will name their choices for president and vice president of the United States, one U.S. Senator, representatives to the U. S. Congress, state representatives and state boards of education officials.
Supreme court justices and judges for circuit, district, probate and the court of appeals will be chosen, along with county, township, city and village offices and local school boards.
Also, millage requests from the county, townships and a library are on the ballot. The Barry County-wide request, asking $25 million for a new jail and sheriff’s office will be decided.
All candidates are republican (Rep) unless identified as a democrat (Dem). No party affiliation is (N/PA).
First, Barry County positions, candidates and proposals, followed by city, village and school board races, and the state and national contests.
COUNTY COMMISSION:
District 1: Howard R. Gibson
Martha Reyff-Banash (Dem)
District 2: Catherine Getty,
Cody Hayes (Dem)
District 3: David Jackson
District 4: Jon Smelker,
Rich Burtts (US Taxpayer)
District 5: Ben Geiger
District 6: Vivian Lee Conner
District 7: Bruce D. Campbell
COUNTY OFFICIALS:
Sheriff: Dar Leaf
Register of Deeds: Barbara D. Hurless,
Jordan Brehm (Dem)
County Clerk: Pam Palmer
Prosecutor: Julie Nakfoor-Pratt
Drain Commissioner: Jim Dull
Treasurer: Susan VandeCar
Jennifer Meyer (Dem)
Surveyor: Brian Reynolds
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS:
Assyria:
Supervisor: Thomas J. Wing
Clerk: Annette J. Terry
Treasurer: Terry Ryder Stephens (Dem)
Trustee: James D. Miller,
Zachary Haralson
Baltimore:
Supervisor: Chad VanSyckle
Clerk: Penelope Ypma (Dem)
Treasurer: Melissa VanSyckle
Trustees: Gerard Ypma,
Aaron VanSyckle,
Michael Altoft (N/A)
Dowling Public Library Board
Jennifer J. McKeever (N/A)
Laura Sue Kingma (N/A)
Roxanne Frey (N/A)
Barry:
Supervisor: Wesley Kahler,
Rodney Dye (NPA)
Clerk: Debra Knight
Treasurer: Judith E. Wooer
Trustees: Lee A. Campbell,
Barry Bower
Carlton:
Supervisor: Brad H. Carpenter
Clerk: Amanda Brown
Treasurer: Terri Geiger
Trustee: Gary VandeCar,
Scott Bond
Castleton:
Supervisor: Cheryl Hartwell
Clerk: Marcia Scramlin
Treasurer: Joy Mulder
Trustees: Earl M. Wilson,
H. Michael Trahan
Hastings Charter:
Supervisor: Jim Brown
Clerk: Anita S. Mennell
Treasurer: Jenee S. Phillips (Dem)
Trustees: Timothy B. McNally, Scott Savage (Dem), William Wetzel
Hope:
Supervisor: Douglas E. Peck
Clerk: Deborah Jackson
Treasurer: Arlene Tonkin,
Jolene Payne (Dem)
Trustees: David Messelink
Matt Peake
Irving:
Supervisor: Jamie R. Knight
Clerk: Sharon L. Olson
Treasurer: Alesse Cross (Dem)
Trustees: Michael Buehler
Dean Bass
Johnstown:
Supervisor: Barbara J. Earl
Clerk: Sheri M. Babcock
Treasurer: Karmen Kay Nickerson
Trustees: Deana M. Powell
Jeffrey T. Warren
Dowling Public Library Board
Eve Sidney (N/A)
Grethel Inman (N/A)
Georgia Robinson (N/A)
Maple Grove:
Supervisor: Jeff Butler
Clerk: Holly Carpenter
Treasurer: Ginger Cole
Trustees: Larry Hook,
Doug Westendorp
Orangeville:
Supervisor: Thomas J. Rook
Clerk: Melody Risner
Treasurer: Michelle Ritchie
Trustees: Linda Ribble,
Chad Kraai
Prairieville:
Supervisor: Jim Stoneburner
Clerk: Rod Gobel
Treasurer: Judy Pence
Trustee: Ted DeVries
Mark D. Doster
Office of Parks: Judith A. Risdon (Dem), Scott Kuebler, Kevin Louden, Joanna Haneckow, (Dem) John Kurak (Dem)
Rutland Charter:
Supervisor: Larry Watson
Clerk: Robin Hawthorne
Treasurer: Sandra Greenfield
Trustee: Sandra L. James
Brenda Bellmore
Matt Spencer
Gene D. Hall
Thornapple:
Supervisor: Dan Parker
Clerk: Cindy Willshire
Treasurer: Debra K. Buckowing
Trustee: Ross DeMaagd,
Curtis Campbell,
Sandra L. Rairigh,
Kim Selleck (NPA)
Woodland:
Supervisor: Jeffrey S. MacKenzie
Clerk: Nancy Stanton
Treasurer: Shawn Durkee
Trustee: Gabriel Steward (NPA),
Mikel Slater
Yankee Springs:
Supervisor: Rob Heethuis
Clerk: Michael Scott Cunningham
Treasurer: Debra L Mousseau
Trustee: Larry Knowles,
Dave Van Houten
Constable: Dennis Buist
COUNTY JAIL MILLAGE PROPOSAL
Barry County requests approval to issue general obligation tax bonds not to exceed $25 million dollars to pay for design, engineering, construction, furnishing and equipping a new county jail and sheriff’s offices.
The bonds will be outstanding for a maximum of 26 years (2021 through 2046). It is estimated that it will be necessary to levy 0.1722 mills for debt service on bonds the first year and an estimated average of 0.451mills for debt service for the remaining years until the bonds are paid.
Property in the county with a taxable value of $50,000 will pay an estimated $8.61 the first year and on average, $22.51 in subsequent years.
CITY AND VILLAGES
City of Hastings: (all terms 12-31-2024)
Mayor: David Tossava
Ward 1: Al Jarvis
Ward 2: John Resseguie
Ward 3: Norman Eugene Barlow (Write in),
Don Bowers
Ward 4: Willard R. Redman
Jacquie McLean
Shawn Winters
Board of Review:
Melissa A. Winick
Timothy James Girrbach
Village of Freeport:
President: Bill Andrews
Village Clerk: Shawna Hill
Trustees: Shawna Hill (two year term)
Lani Forbes
Village of Middleville:
President: Charles T. Pullen
Trustees: Sherry Lynn Ronning,
Mike Lytle
Village of Nashville:
President: Mike Kenyon
Trustees: Tanett A. Hodge,
Johnny L. Hartwell
Village of Woodland:
Mayor: Ronald Martin
Trustees: Rick Denker
Arlene Barry
John Kennedy
Kevin Duits
TOWNSHIP MILLAGE PROPOSALS:
Orangeville Township asks for renewal of 1.5 mills for township road improvements for the period of 2021 through 2024, inclusive, raising an estimated $240,242 the first year.
Prairieville Township asks for renewal of:
.8174 mills for four years, 2021through 2024, to fund the township police department, raising an estimated $145,992 in the first year.
.9087 mills for four years, 2021 through 2024, for township roads, raising an estimated $162,298 in the first year.
.9559 mills for four years, 2021 through 2024, to fund the township fire department, raising an estimated $170,729 in the first year.
Woodland Township asks for renewal of 2 mills for fire, cemetery and the township for the period of 2021 through 2024, inclusive, which would raise an estimated $182,600 the first year.
DOWLING LIBRARY MILLAGE PROPOSALS:
Dowling Public Library asks for renewal of :
.30 mills for the library for the years 2021-2024 inclusive in Baltimore Township which will raise an estimated $17, 261 the first year.
.30 mills for the library for the years 2021-2024 inclusive in Johnstown Township which will raise an estimated $33,624 in the first year.
SCHOOL BOARDS OF EDUCATION:
Bellevue School Board:
Seth C. Madry
Wayne B. Root
Michael DeRyder
Caledonia School Board:
Andrew Backus
Brittany N. Barber Garcia
Christopher Behm
Trevor DeGroote
Bill Donahue
Katie Isic
Andrew Pastoor
Delton Kellogg School Board:
Brandy Shooks
Craig Jenkins, Jr.
Jessica Brandli
Kelli Martin
Gull Lake School Board:
Eddie Keene,
Carole McFee Mendez,
Paul K. Riker,
Krystal S. Scott
Hastings School Board:
Luke Haywood
Mike Nickels
Bradley Tolles
Elden Shellenbarger
Lakewood School Board:
Melissa McClelland
Jamie Brodbeck Krenz
Kerry Possehn
Darin Weller
Paige O’Mara (Write in)
Maple Valley School Board:
Justin Keiffer
Jennifer Burns (Write In)
Jonathan Lynn Denton (Write in)
Kimberlee Kenyon (Write in)
Andrea Lynne Montgomery (Write in)
Brian Scott Green (Write in)
Nicholas Burpee (Write in)
Martin School Board:
Rosemary Andrews
Austin Marsman
Art Shook
Pennfield School Board:
Dawn Bayman
Jack Branham
Alicia Bronson
Greg Kapus
Chad Peterson
Stephen Herbstreith
Sarah Marie Jones
Dana Wells-Jenney
Tim Wood
Todd Woodworth
Plainwell School Board:
Mike Hopson
Jill Dunham
Anthony McNeel
Thornapple Kellogg School Board:
Kirsten R. Cove
Anne Hamming
David Smith
Donald Haney
Risa Lovell
Wayland School Board:
Theresa Dobry
Dan M. Cassini
Jason M. Shane
Becky Hohnke
Cinnemon L. Mellema
In national and state contests:
U.S. President:
Donald J. Trump (R)
Joe Biden (D)
U.S. Vice President:
Mike Pence
Kamala Harris
U.S. Senate:
Gary Peters (D)
John James (R)
Marcia Squire (Green Party)
Doug Dern (Natural Law Party)
Gregory Charles Jones (other)
Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers Party)
Michigan House of Representatives 87th District:
Julie Calley (R)
Jay Molette (D)
U.S. House of Representatives District 3:
Hilary Scholten (D)
Peter Meijer (R)
State Ballot Measures:
1. Michigan use of state and local park funds amendment: revises formula for how state and local park funds from trusts can be spent.
2. Michigan search warrant for electronic data amendment: requires search warrant to access a person’s electronic data
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