Spring 2026 Candidate Information

SPRING 2026 ELECTION  (this is a nonpartisan election)
Polls will be open on Tuesday, April 7, from 7:00am to 8:00pm.
Click here for early absentee voting dates, times, and places in Oshkosh, Neenah, Menasha, and Fox Crossing.

VOTE411
Find Candidates' credentials as well as answers to questions posed by LWV on Vote411.org

• Go to Vote411.org. Click on See What's on Your Ballot. Enter your address, click on Get Started.

• Click on your first race.

• Check View Answers beneath each of your candidates. Scroll down to compare your candidates' credentials and their answers to LWV questions.

• Move on to your next group of candidates by clicking Next ->
  
  

CANDIDATES (candidate websites, interviews, forums, debates, etc.)

🟨  State Supreme Court Justice:
    Maria Lazar          TV interview    TV interview   TV interview
    Chris Taylor         TV interview    TV interview   TV  interview

- Read this LWV Wisconsin fact sheet about evaluating the state supreme court justices.
- A single debate is scheduled for Wednesday, March 25, at 7:00pm hosted by WISN-TV at Marquette University Law School and broadcast live on WBAY-TV 2 in Green Bay.
- Candidates' responses to questions from Wisconsin Public Radio
- PBS article
- WATCH: The candidates discuss Homeland Security ICE raids and the law on PBS's show Here & Now.

🟨  Court of Appeals Judge District 2
    Anthony LoCoco is unopposed.

🟨   Winnebago County Supervisors: all seats (map)
    District 1: Incumbent is Rachael Dowling
    District 2: Incumbent Kristl Laux and Paul A. Selle   (Oshkosh Northwestern article)
    District 3: Incumbent Walt Ulbricht and Tanya Keech
    District 4: Dean Spoehr and Incumbent Jeff Lutz
    District 5: Richard Leroy Bodenhagen and Shiloh Ramos - (Oshkosh Northwestern article)
    District 6: Incumbent Lucas Reinke and Brandon Ramus
    District 7: Incumbent Kate Hancock-Cooke
    District 8: Incumbent Jim Wise
    District 9: Devin Moonin -- (Incumbent Donald Nussbaum is not running.)
    District 10: Timothy Jacobson and Chris Rosenow - (Incumbent Bryan D. Stafford is not running.)
    District 11: Incumbent Tim Paterson and Jacob Klaameyer
    District 12: Incumbent Maribeth Gabert and Toby Vanden Heuvel
   District 13: Incumbent Steven Binder
   District 14: Jon Doemel  and  Richard Norenberg
    District 15: Incumbent Amber Lyn Gilbertson
   District 16: Casen J. Frassetto - (Incumbent Christian Mueller is not running.)
    District 17: Incumbent Billy J. Halbur and Caden McCartney
   District 18: Incumbent James Ponzer
    District 19: Micah Graf and Bob Poeschl  - (Incumbent Joshua Belville is not running.)
    District 20: Incumbent Timothy Macho
   District 21: Incumbent John Hinz
    District 22: Cullen M. Bettin - Incumbent Doug Zellmer is not running
    District 23: Incumbent Brenda Pluchinsky and Cameron T. Crandall
    District 24: Incumbent Andy Buck and Lorenz Scherzer
   District 25: Incumbent Karen D. Powers
    District 26: Incumbent Conley Hanson
    District 27: Incumbent Morris J. Cox and Carl Schulze  
    District 28: Incumbent Robert Gustafson
    District 29: Incumbent George Bureau and Ben Frank
    District 30: Matthew Woods -- (Incumbent Chuck Farrey is not running.)
    District 31: Glenn David Vogelsang and Brian Noe - (Incumbent Ralph Harrison is not running.)
    District 32: Incumbent Frank Frassetto
    District 33: Incumbent Thomas J. Egan
    District 34: Incumbent Tim O'Brien
    District 35: Incumbent Douglas Nelson
    District 36: Incumbent Howard Miller

🟨  Oshkosh

Oshkosh Common Council: (vote for three)
    Meredith Scheuermann, Tim Neubauer, Logan Jungbacker, Paul J. Essling, Alec Lefeber, and Incumbent Jacob Amos
    (Incumbents Jacob Floam and DJ Nichols are not running.)
    WATCH: League of Women Voters Primary Candidates Forum: Oshkosh Common Council - 2/3/26

Oshkosh Area School District Board of Education: (vote for two)
    Incumbent Dr. Barbara Herzog, Paul Molitor, Mallory Schneider Birschbach, and Jacob Wolf
    (Incumbent Kelly DeWitt is not running.)
   WATCH: League of Women Voters Primary Candidates Forum: Oshkosh Area School Board - 2/3/26

CANDIDATE FORUM
The Grand Oshkosh,  100 High Ave.
Monday Evening, March 16
    6:00pm: Oshkosh Common Council
    7:45pm: Oshkosh Board of Education

Hear from the candidates. Attend in person or view the recording later. (The link will be posted here.) Candidates will respond to audience questions, which will be screened to prevent duplication and ensure they are suitable for all candidates. The forum will be broadcast live and will be replayed periodically until Election Day, April 7. It can be viewed on OshkoshMedia.org, Spectrum Channel 10, and the Oshkosh Media app for Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV. Recordings will be accessible on-demand on the Oshkosh Media YouTube channel.


🟨  Neenah: LWV has held a forum with the contested candidates listed. A link to the forum will be posted here as soon as it is available.

Mayor of Neenah
    Scott Becher and Brian Borchardt   (Post~Crescent article)
    Incumbent Mayor Jane Lang is not running

Neenah Common Council (map)
    District 1:  Incumbent Cari Lendrum and Brian Defferding   (Post~Crescent article)
    District 2: Incumbent Tami Erickson
    District 3: Incumbent Scott Weber

Neenah Joint School District Board of Education:  (vote for three)  
    Becky Heidke-Kwiatkowski, Christian Blanton, Samuel Roth, and Tom Hanby   (Post~Crescent article)
    (Incumbents Deborah Watry, Michelle Swardenski, and Lindsay Clark are not running.)

Municipal Judge Neenah/Menasha:
Incumbent James B. Gunz is running unopposed.


🟨  Menasha

Menasha Common Council (map)
    District 2: Incumbent Rosita Eisenach and Genaro S. Cardaropoli  (Post~Crescent article)
    District 4: Incumbent Terri Perkins
    District 6: Incumbent Tom Marshall
    District 8: Incumbent Randy Ropella and Josh School  (Post~Crescent article)

Menasha Joint School District: 2 seats elected at large
    Incumbents Heidi Quick and Maria Vera are running unopposed.

Municipal Judge Neenah/Menasha:
Incumbent James B. Gunz is running unopposed.

Menasha School Referendum: (vote yes or no)
"Shall the Menasha Joint School District, Winnebago, Calumet and Outagamie Counties, Wisconsin be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, by $6,000,000 per year for six years, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year and ending with the 2031-2032 school year, for non-recurring purposes consisting of operational expenses?"
Read Fox 11 News Story

In addition to the forum posted below, Menasha School Superintendent Zimmerman will give brief presentations outlining the school referendum's goals and its impact on MJSD students. A  dedicated question-and-answer session will follow each presentation.

• March 18: Menasha Senior Center (116 Main St., Menasha), 3:30-4:30 p.m.

• March 18: Gegan Elementary LMC (675 W. Airport Road, Menasha), 6-7:30 p.m.
  
  

CANDIDATE FORUM
Elisha D. Smith Public Library, 440 1st St., Menasha
Thursday Evening, March 26
    6:00pm: Menasha Common Council
    7:00pm: Menasha School District Referendum Discussion

Hear from the candidates. Attend in person or view the recording later. (The link will be posted here.) Candidates will respond to audience questions, which will be screened to prevent duplication and ensure they are suitable for all candidates. This forum is co-hosted by League of Women Voters of Appleton/Fox Cities, Fox Cities Advocates for Public Education, the Menasha Library, ESTHER Fox Valley, and the Doty Island Development Council.

🟨  Fox Crossing Village Board elected at large, all candidates are running unopposed

🟨  Winneconne Community School District Board of Education (vote for two)
    Kari A. Flagg, Cindy Otten, and Incumbents Nathaniel Harter and Jaci Stelzner