STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) — There will be some turnover on the Stevens Point city council this spring as the city prepares for one primary and four alderperson elections. Additionally, one council member will be resigning her position shortly after the spring election.
Heidi Oberstadt told those on the council and Mayor Wiza she will resign her position on April 30th due to the need to better balance motherhood and her son’s health issues.
According to the Stevens Point Jornal Oberstadt said her son Teddy requires “much more time than a typical infant, and his health issue have required much of my attention.”
Oberstadt was appointed to the District 4 seat in 2015 to replace Mike Wiza, who was elected Mayor. She then won the seat in the 2018 election for a term to expire in 2020. It’s unclear how the council will handle the vacancy, either by appointment or holding a special election. The seat could also be left vacant.
Additionally, all odd-numbered Alder districts are up for election this April. Four of the six races are contested, and one will require a primary to narrow three candidates to two.
That primary will take place in District 9 where incumbent Mary McComb faces Brian Beaulieu and Polly Dalton. Voters in that district will go to the polls on February 19th to narrow the list to two. The primary will be held in conjunction with a primary for three seats on the Stevens Point school board. Seven candidates have declared for those seats, the top six will move on.
Districts 7 and 11 are unopposed. Mary Kneebone and Shaun Morrow will hold those seats, respectively.
In District 5 Meleesa Johnson faces Brian Jurgella. Johnson is the Council President and also serves as a Portage County Supervisor.
District 3 has incumbent Cindy Nebel up against Amelia DelGreco.
District 1 incumbent Tori Jennings faces Shannon Semmerling.
Mayor Mike Wiza will be running unopposed on the ballot. This will be his second term.
