By Susan Richards, City Clerk
In 2018, there will be a change in the number of Alderpersons representing the City of Sheboygan. Per Ordinance, the Common Council will go from 16 Alderpersons to 10 Alderpersons as of the April 2018 Spring Election.
How is this going to work?
There are currently 10 County Board Supervisors that represent their 10 Districts in the City of Sheboygan. There will be 10 Alderpersons that represent the same 10 Districts in the City. The Ward you currently live in will remain the same. The Polling Place you currently vote in will remain the same.
A chart is included of the new District numbers, the Wards in which those Districts represent, and the current Alderperson(s) who CURRENTLY reside in the new Districts. In April of 2018, five Alderpersons in the five even-numbered aldermanic districts will be elected for a two year term and five Alderpersons in the odd-numbered aldermanic districts will be elected for a one year term. Thereafter, the five alderpersons from the even-numbered aldermanic districts shall be elected in the even-numbered years for terms of two years and the five alderpersons from the odd-numbered aldermanic districts shall be elected in the odd-numbered years for terms of two years. The alderpersons shall be residents of the aldermanic district from which they are elected.
| District | Wards | Alderperson(s) who CURRENTLY reside in these Districts |
| 1 | 1, 5, 6 | Ronald Rindfleisch |
| 2 | 2, 3, 12 | Todd Wolf John Belanger Mike Damrow |
| 3 | 11, 13 | Andy Ross Mary Lynne Donohue |
| 4 | 4, 7, 10 | Roman Draughon Rosemarie Trester |
| 5 | 8, 9, 16, 17 | Markus Savaglio Scott Lewandoske |
| 6 | 18, 19 | Henry Nelson |
| 7 | 14, 15, 21 | Bryan Bitters |
| 8 | 20, 24 | Ryan Sorenson |
| 9 | 22, 25 | No current Alderperson |
| 10 | 23, 26 | Jim Bohren Susan Holzschuh Andrew Schneider |
Depending on how many people take out papers to run for the office of Alderperson in their District for the 2018-2019 Council year, we may have a Primary Election on February 20, 2018 (if there are more than 2 people running in any one District) and then the Spring Election will be held on April 3, 2018 to fill the 10 spots for Alderpersons in the 10 Districts – one in each District. There is a map available at sheboyganwi.gov.
Residents will be represented by their current alderperson (one of 16) until April, 2018. To check your registration status and other voting information visit “My Vote Wisconsin” at myvote.wi.gov/en-us. At this site you may; verify voting status, find your polling place, see what will be on your ballot (prior to an upcoming election), update your Name or Address, register to vote and request an absentee ballot.
Residents may also come to the City Clerk’s Office for election information including; voter registration, name or address change and absentee voting (at least 2 weeks prior to each election).
A photo ID is required to vote in Wisconsin. The following are common acceptable IDs that can be used if unexpired or expired after November 8, 2017: a Wisconsin DOT-issued driver license, Wisconsin DOT-issued identification card, Military ID card issued by the U.S. Uniformed Services, or a U.S. passport book or card. Visit bringitwisconsin.com to see the complete list.
The dates for the 2018 Elections are; Spring Primary – February 20, Spring Election – April 3, Fall Primary – August 14, General Election (Governor’s race) – November 6
Please feel free to contact the City Clerk’s Office at 920-459-3361, Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.