Those wishing to run for public office, mark Dec. 1, 2023 on your calendar. That’s the day that filing papers for the 2024 Spring Elections open. The deadline for filing is 5 p.m. Jan. 2, 2024.

All 17 Pierce County Board of Supervisors seats will be on the April ballot, along with many city council, village board and school board seats, including:

Pierce County Board

District 1 (City of Prescott Wards 3-6) – Kris Sampson

District 2 (Town of Clifton Wards 1-3) – Jim Ashbach

District 3 (Town of River Falls Ward 3, City of River Falls Ward 8) – Jon Aubart

District 4 (City of River Falls Wards 5-7) – Lynn Paatalo

District 5 (City of River Falls Wards 12-13) – Ben Plunkett 

District 6 (City of River Falls Wards 9-10) – Michael Kahlow

District 7 (City of River Falls Wards 11 & 14) – Scott Bjork

District 8 (Town of Martell Ward 2, Town of River Falls Wards 1-2) – Dean Bergseng

District 9 (Town of Gilman, Town of Spring Lake Ward 2, Village of Spring Valley) –Angela Mathison

District 10 Town of El Paso Ward 1, Town of Rock Elm, Town of Spring Lake Ward 1, Village of Elmwood) – Rodney Gilles

District 11 (Town of Ellsworth Ward 1, Village of Ellsworth Wards 2 & 4) – Neil Gulbranson

District 12 (Town of Ellsworth Ward 2, Town of Martell Ward 1, Village of Ellsworth Wards 1 & 3) – Dale Auckland

District 13 (Town of Oak Grove Ward 3, Town of Trimbelle Wards 1-2) – Daniel Puhrmann

District 14 (Towns of Hartland, Isabelle and Trenton Ward 2; Village of Bay City) – vacant

District 15 (Town of Oak Grove Ward 1, City of Prescott Wards 1-2) – Jerry Kosin

District 16 (Town of Diamond Bluff, Town of Oak Grove Ward 2, Town of Trenton Ward 1) – Sheila Lorentz

District 17 (Towns of Salem and Union, Villages of Maiden Rock and Plum City) – Mel Pittman

Bay City Village Board (by caucus)

Norm Baker

Jerry McConnell

Ellsworth School Board

Katie Feuerhelm

Steven Mark

Ellsworth Village Board

Mindy Anderson

Tony Hines

Laurie Neeley

Elmwood School Board

Patrick Geraets

Gabriel J. Weix

Jenny Wolf

Elmwood Village Board

Meaghan Poquette

Jason Severson

Luke Weix

Maiden Rock Village Board (caucus, not filing)

Anthony Lins

Plum City School Board

Erin Clare

Plum City Village Board

Peggy Gilles

Rick Gilles

Prescott City Council

Mayor Rob Daugherty

Ward 1 John Peterson

Ward 2 Maureen Otwell

Prescott School Board

Pat Block

Tanya Holub

River Falls City Council

Mayor Dan Toland

Alderperson at Large/Council President Scott Morrissette

Alderperson at Large Jeff Bjork

Alderperson District 4 Todd Bjerstedt

River Falls School Board

Bob Casey

Cindy Holbrook

Alan Tuchtenhagen

Spring Valley School Board

Sandy Jacobs

Jennelle Wolf

Spring Valley Village Board

Matt Huepfel

Brad Jorgenson

Rich O’Connell