SPRING 2022 GENERAL ELECTION
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
General Election Day for local municipal and county elected officials is April 5th. Early voting is usually available in the 2 weeks before Election Day. Early Voting usually ends on the Friday before Election Day. Check the following websites for information:
My Vote Wisconsin: https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Whats-On-My-Ballot
Vote 411 from the League of Women Voters: https://www.lwv.org/elections/vote411
The LWV Appleton-Fox Cities has been interviewing candidates both individually and in a candidate form format when there is a contested election. You can find these interviews at: https://lwvappletonfoxcities.org/
More information on the election and the candidates running (including personal statements, responses to DPOC questions on progressive issues, and DPOC endorsements) can be found below.
APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
Over half of the Appleton School Board positions (4 of the 7) are up for election this spring! There are currently 8 candidates running. The top two finishers will earn three year terms, the 3rd and 4th place finishers will earn 1 year terms.
The DPOC is assisting the five (5) progressive candidates with their primary elections by making phone calls and possibly knocking on doors or dropping literature for them. Our progressive candidates are marked on the full list of candidates below. We urge you to vote them in the April 5th primary.
As part of our regular election cycle process, the DPOC reached out to all school board candidates to collect personal statements and responses to questions on critical progressive issues. Click the names below view the candidate’s response.
- James Bacon (I) ** DPOC Suggested **
- Jim Bowman (I) ** DPOC Suggested **
- Andrea Klitzke
- Jason Kolpack ** DPOC Suggested **
- Nick Ross ** DPOC Suggested **
- Mike Schinke
- Pheng Thao ** DPOC Suggested **
- Deb Truyman (I)
KAUKAUNA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
Half of the Kaukauna School Board positions (3 of the 6) are up for election this spring! There are currently 6 candidates running. The progressive candidates are marked on the full list of candidates below.
For more information on candidate positions, check out candidate responses to a questionnaire from Kaukauna Community News. Read Responses.
- Chad Berken (I) ** DPOC Suggested **
- Kathryn Breitzman (I) ** DPOC Suggested **
- Christine Bouressa (I) ** DPOC Suggested **
- Samantha Hoffer
- Melissa Kurey
- Charles West
APPLETON COMMON COUNCIL DISTRICT 4
Appleton Common Council District 4 (Central south Appleton, includes Lawrence University) has three candidates. The top two from the primary will advance. DPOC encourages you to support and vote for Israel Del Toro as the progressive candidate for District 4 in Appleton.
As part of our regular election cycle process, the DPOC reached out to all candidates to collect personal statements and responses to questions on critical progressive issues. Click the names below view the candidate’s response.
APPLETON COMMON COUNCIL DISTRICT 6
As part of our regular election cycle process, the DPOC reached out to all candidates to collect personal statements and responses to questions on critical progressive issues. Click the names below view the candidate’s response.
- Denise Fenton ** DPOC Suggested**
- Greg Dannecker
APPLETON COMMON COUNCIL DISTRICT 8
As part of our regular election cycle process, the DPOC reached out to all candidates to collect personal statements and responses to questions on critical progressive issues. Click the names below view the candidate’s response.
APPLETON COMMON COUNCIL DISTRICT 10
As part of our regular election cycle process, the DPOC reached out to all candidates to collect personal statements and responses to questions on critical progressive issues. Click the names below view the candidate’s response.
- Vaya Lauren Jones ** DPOC Suggested**
- Michael Smith
APPLETON COMMON COUNCIL DISTRICT 12
As part of our regular election cycle process, the DPOC reached out to all candidates to collect personal statements and responses to questions on critical progressive issues. Click the names below view the candidate’s response.
- Brian Meyers
- Nate Wolff ** DPOC Suggested**
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 11
As part of our regular election cycle process, the DPOC reached out to all candidates to collect personal statements and responses to questions on critical progressive issues. Click the names below view the candidate’s response.
- Ryan Ferguson ** DPOC Suggested**
- Nick Thyssen
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 14
Outagamie County Board of Supervisor District 14 (part of Little Chute and eastern Appleton) has three candidates. The top two from the primary will advance. DPOC encourages you to support and vote for Mike Woodzicka as the progressive and most responsive candidate in District 14 for Outagamie County.
As part of our regular election cycle process, the DPOC reached out to all candidates to collect personal statements and responses to questions on critical progressive issues. Click the names below view the candidate’s response.
- Timothy Hermes
- Austin Niemi
- Mike Woodzicka ** DPOC Suggested**
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 18
As part of our regular election cycle process, the DPOC reached out to all candidates to collect personal statements and responses to questions on critical progressive issues. Click the names below view the candidate’s response.
- Cathy Spears
- Mike Thomas
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 19
As part of our regular election cycle process, the DPOC reached out to all candidates to collect personal statements and responses to questions on critical progressive issues. Click the names below view the candidate’s response.
- Eric Davidson
- Chad Cooke
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 20
As part of our regular election cycle process, the DPOC reached out to all candidates to collect personal statements and responses to questions on critical progressive issues. Click the names below view the candidate’s response.
- John Cuff ** DPOC Suggested**
- Harry Dorman
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 21
As part of our regular election cycle process, the DPOC reached out to all candidates to collect personal statements and responses to questions on critical progressive issues. Click the names below view the candidate’s response.
You can also find information and interviews with the candidates on the website for the League of Women Voters of Appleton and the Fox Cites or at the Vote411 and MyVote Wisconsin websites. Here are those links:
https://my.lwv.org/wisconsin/appleton